Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-02

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party at cards yesterday afternoon. d.
MRS. C. G. THOMPSON left Wednesday
for four weeks, visit to Asbury Park,
NY.
Mrs. HIRAM HALL is ill with muscu-
lar rheumatism at her home on Union
street.
MISS JENNIE BINGHAM of North
Adams, is visiting her uncle, Josiah
Bingham.
MR.. AND MRS. E. E. HART are receiv-
ing congratulations over the birth of a
son Tuesday.
THERE will be no services Sundays, in
the Soldiers Home Chapel, during the
month of August, unless special notice
is given.
G. N. POWERS has recently put in posi-.
zion on his lawn, century plant that
has been in his family for considerably
over 20 years.
BARNEY CANNON, Department Com
mander, will visit Sixth Corps Post to-
morrow evening. There will be a special
meeting of the Post.
THE announcement of the arrival, last
week, OF Mrs. Geo. Albro, was prema-
ture. She is expected the last of the
present month.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment of auction sale of property belong
ing to the bankrupt estate of J. S. Lind
ley. A large part consists of lumber
ready for use.
VIM TooMEY has been al sent all the
week on business connected with Chas.
Cooper's machine shop, which is being
run to its full capacity.
MRS. H. L. HOVER gave her Sunday
school class of ten members, an excur-
sion and picnic to the Casino grounds in
Woodford, to-day. The trip was made
ON the electric cars.
HENRY DIETEL, who was injured on
the electric railroad several days ago,
was on the street to-day for the first
time since the accident occurred.
DEPUTY SHERIFFs GODFREY and Nash
searched the place on North street run
by James Griffin, this morning. They
seized bottle of wine, bottle of rum,
one of whiskey and two of lager, and ar
rested four or five men who were there.
The hearing will come later.
THE following Benningtonians were in
attendance at the meeting Of the Yer
mont Fish and Game League at Isle La
Motto, yesterday: Gen. j. G. McCul-
Tough, Hon. H. G. Root, Col. L. F. Abb
bolt, Col. R. j. Coffey, Maj. A. B. Valen-
tine, Judge c. II. Darling, Messrs. w. Z.
Hawks, II. T. Cushman, End, L. S. Nor
ton, Geo. r.. Leonard, H. S. Bingham.
There were about 300 in attendance.
MISS MARY E. CoFFEY, who has been
the companion of Mrs. Gen. U. S. Grant
for the past four years, is cousin Of Col.
R. j. Coffey, Superintendent of the Yer
mont Soldiers Home. The two cousins
had never met or known each other I'M
til at Manchester short time ago, when
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visit of Mrs. Grant to Bennington. q.
INTENDING buyers of goods in the boot
and shoe line should remember the store
of John Evans. Mr.. Evans prides him
self upon furnishing, from large stock,
the best that can be procured FOR the
money, and guaranteeing satisfaction
In case what the customer wants is mot
in stock, he always cheerfully orders by
first mail. 1t has been by careful,
obliging and painstaking attention to
the wants of all his customers that Mr..
Evans has been enabled to increase his
business to its present proportions.
WIN. VANKLEECK and Miss Lena Hath
away were married in North Hoosick,
Wednesday evening. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Mr.. Scovey, pastor of
the Baptist church. The bridal party
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. B. G..
! Slade, Fred NJ. Warner and Miss Bertha
Hathaway, both of these two ladies being
sisters of the bride. The entire party
returned that night and the bride and
groom were at their work the next morn
ing. They will begin housekeeping the
first of September.
A CIRCULAR letter has been sent by
Representative Bingham to all the pa
pers in the State, requesting them to call
the attention of their readers to the fact
that August Sixteenth is State holiday,
having been made so by the last Legsa-
ture. Bennington is extremely proud Of
her battle which was one of the greatest
events in Vermont's history, and which
finally resulted in the surrender of Bur-
goyne at Saratoga The citizens of this
town would be extremely pleased to see
the day recognized throughout the en-
tire State, as its Importance deserves.
A PRELIMINARY hearing in the case of
State of Vermont VS.. Clarence Rhodes of
Pownal, accused of setting a fire in a
tenement house in that village, Thursday
July 18th, was begun before the Munich
pal Court here, this morning. The fol-
lowing were subpGned as witnesses for