Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-10
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THOMAS BARRON, of Haverhill, Mass.
formerly of this village, is visiting here.
CONRAD SCHwARz has been confined
to the house for several days by a severe
illness.
MRS. II. S. BINGHAM has issued invi'
tations for reception at her home,
Thursday.
THE II. w. Putnam Hose Company
will hold fair in Library Hall the 18th,
18th and 10Th of October.
Mr.. AND MRS. H. P. WooDMAN have
returned from two weeks visit at Bran
don and Lake Dunmore.
CAPT. II. w. KINGSLEY of Rutland,
has been visiting his old comrade, Major
A. b. Valentine, this week.
THE Father Matthew T. A. B. Society
will hold the first of the seasons series
of social dances at its hail next Friday
evening.
Mr.. AND MRS. W. B. HoUGHToN, Miss
Houghton and Margie Houghton, of
North Adams, are registered at the Put
nam, to-day.
The Citizens League will hold its
fourth quarterly meeting at the vestry
of the Methodist church on Friday even
ing, September 18th, at s o'clock. Re-
ports will be rendered and officers elect,
ed.
Mrs. S. II. BROWN, the second oldest
resident in town, has been quite low for
several days, suffering from paralytic
shock which she experienced last week.
She is now more comfortable, and APP
pears to be gaining.
FRITZ ULRIcH and Harold Wrenn
went to Pittsfield, Mass, on their bicy-
Giles last Saturday. They made the run
from here to Pittsfeld, including three
stops, in three hours and thirty five min
utes, and returned home the same day.
S. EVERETT HARDWOOD, son of Mrs. A.
W. Harwood, and for the past two or
three years a student in the High School,
leaves tomorrow for Easthampton, Mass.
to enter Williston Academy. He will be
accompanied by Roger Peck, son of Rev.
c. H. Peck, of North Bennington.
NELLIE MCHENRY, who created roars
of laughter all through her "a Night at
the Circus" at the Opera House, about
two years ago, appears in Troy Saturday,
in "The Bicycle Girl,'' written especially
for her. In this new farce comedy she
is meeting with greater success than ever
before.
E. S. HARRIS, United States Marshal,
went to Barre, Saturday, and arrested
Hugh McNulty for selling liquor without
government license. McNulty was ia
ken before L. S. Commissioner Gleason
and given hearing He waived exami-
nation and furnished bail in the sum of
$500 for his appearance before the U. S.
| Court, in October.
The new uniforms of the f. NJ. Tiff
fanny Hose Co. No. 2, to be worn the first
time in Saturdays parade, are said to be
the finest uniforms owned by any fire
company in Vermont. They are ex-
tremely handsome, and are rich appear
ing. Their cost was Sl100. The double
row of buttons on each coat are triple
gold plated.
THE Lebanon Springs Railroad will
run its autumn excursion to Montreal
next Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th
and 10Th. The fare for the round trip
will be but $3.50, an exceptionally low
rate Tickets will be good going on the
afternoon of September 18th and on reg.
ular trains September 18th. Montreal
trains leave Bennington as follows: "a
p. m. and -. Is midnight, reaching Mon
treal at 1915 p. m, and 7.4O a. m.
THROUGH the kindness of A. S. New
ton, the Junior Department of the Y. NJ.
c. A. enjoyed days outing at Perch
Pond, Saturday. An early start was
made in a big wagon, arriving at the
pond at 10 clock, a. m. Base ball, foot
ball, boating, bathing and fishing filed
the time until four o'clock, when the
start for home was made. About TWEEN
ty of the Juniors availed themselves of
Mr.. Newton's hospitality.
Mr.. MARTIN tells us that theatre will
be built, in readiness for next seasons
business, in connection with the Casino
at Woodford. This, perhaps, is pleas
ing announcement for the merchants of
Bennington. With a Casino, and the
added attractions of theatre, accessible
by electric cars day and night, Sundays
included, will afford an excellent Oppor-
tunity for our working people to dispose
of all their surplus earnings, and little or
none of it will come back to Bennington.
As a drain ON the financial resources of
Bennington village, the electric road to
Woodford and the Casino have so far,
proved marked success.
THE annual parade and inspection of
the Bennington Fire Department will
take place Saturday afternoon. The
parade will form in front of the Brad
ford Hook and Ladder house and will
start promptly at four o'clock. Headed
! by the City Band, the chief engineer