Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-20

GEORGE WHITE of North Adams,
Mass, visited friends here, Saturday.
ADoLPHUs PERRAULT of North
Adams, Mass, is here for few days
Miss FANNY ToMLINsoN is with her
sister, Mrs. John Tudor, in Stamford.
MIR. AND Mrs. H. S. BINGHAM have
been spending few days with friends
at Lake George.
Nr AND Mrs. HIRAM ALLEN left yes
terd ~ FOR a two weeks visit to friends
ov~r he mountain.
Dn u. j. POTTER, SR,, is visiting
frieLdy in Maine. He has been absent
about three weeks.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN w. CRAvER, Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Goomley of Ida Hill,
Troy, N, y, spent Sunday with friends
here.
Mr.. AND Mrs. WILLIAM TooNIY of
Grand View street, entertained several
friends from Cohoes and vicinity, over
Sunday.
@. M. SEVERANCE of the Burlington
Free Press force, passed Sunday with his
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. NJ. L. Sever
ance, of the Centre.
Mr.. AND Mrs. F. S. HOLMAN of Pool.
vile, n. Y, who are on their wedding
trip, are visiting her aunt, Mrs. Warner,
on Grand View street.
THE Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. of Rutland,
will have an excursion to this place to.
morrow. Headquarters will be at the
Soldiers Home grove.
CHESTER H. MITCHELL and Miss
Frances L. Gavin, both of Bennington,
were married last Thursday at the Bap-
fist parsonage, Hoosick, N. " by the
Rev. Geo. j. Scovey.
THE allowance for clerk hire at the
Bennington Post Office has been in
creased from 81, 400 to 81 600, the in
crease dating from July 1st. This in
crease adds S10G year to the salaries of
Chief Clerk Guiltinan and Mailing Clerk
Robinson.
LOUIS f. CARY has resigned his posi-
ton as machinist for the Valentine Knit
ting Company, and leaves for Scranton,
Penn. He was presented by his fellow
employees with purse containing sub.
stantial sum of gold coin, as token of
their esteem.
Mr.. AND Mrs. AUGUSTUS WALBRmGE
of Brooklyn, n. Y, are visiting at Bar
ker F. Wallis. They never feel that
vacation is quite complete without
short sojourn at the "Old Homestead"
JAMES BAssETT has discontinued the
heavy part of his carriage business and
has moved his wheelright tools and
stock to his shop back of his residence
on Main street, where he will do light
carriage work only.
Miss HOPKINS of Morristown, N. j.,
who is spending the summer at the Put
nam, gave pleasant dancing party, Sat
urday evening, to Bennington friends
and guests at Camp Comfort. The party
returned to the Camp at a late hour.
COMPANIES E, F, and II, of the Berdan
Sharpshooters, will 90 into camp at
Basin Harbor, Lake Champlain, August
Goth. All will 90 with blankets and
three days rations, prepared to stay
through the week. All trains stop at
Vergennes station, to which tickets
should be bought.
THE North Adams Transcript of Sat
urday says: "The Father Matthew dele
gates who went to Bennington, yester-
day, were well entertained. The cadets
gave an exhibition drill that was highly
endorsed by the Vermonters. The boys
believe Vermont people are hospitable
and appreciative."
THE excursion of the Bennington and
Rutland railroad to Saratoga Saturday,
was well attended. There were thir-
teen filled cars when the train pulled out
of North Bennington, three of them be.
ing from here. The return train arrived
here about 7.3O p. m. All were well sat
isfied with the trip.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Post Office at Bennington, for the
week ending Aug. 18th, 1895: Miss
Annie HodOsis, Miss Kate Kelly, Mr. S.
F. Lyons, Mr.. W. II. Manning, Mr.. Dick
Morrissey, Arthur L. Sherman, George
Leak. These letters will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office September 2nd, 1895,
if not delivered before. In calling for
above please say ADVERTISED" giving
date of list.
THE Graded Schools commence the
first week in September. The teachers
appointed are as. follows: Misses Me-
LISA Morse, Jessie Smith, Cora B. Whit
ney, j. A. White, Flora E. Ball, Claudia
A. Ross, Katharine Keefe, Virginia T.
Scarborough, NJ. Blanche Sibley, Nellie
s. Hathaway, Maude L. Carpenter, Hat
te L. Haven, Anna D. Rogers. Arabelle
Horton.