Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-23

Mrs. ELIZABETH ATKINS OF Troy, is
here for few days.
A. E. CoRDEs Jr., of Hoosick Falls is
spending few days here.
Mr.. AND MRS. c. E. RICE have been
visiting friends in Salisbury
MRS. S. S. PRATT and grandchildren
have gone to Martha's Vineyard.
MISS MARY and Master Eddie Calm of
Rutland, are visiting friends here.
CHAs. L. HALLETr and wife of New
York, are spending few days here.
Mrs. D. A. WARD, ST., of Salem, is
visiting her son on Grand View street.
. Mr.. AMAsA BRADFORD of Gardner,
Mass, is a guest of his cousin, Edward
W. Bradford.
Mrs. ISABELLA S. WRIGHT of Plainville,
Ohio, is visiting friends and relatives in
town and vicinity.
MRS. E. A. SEVERANCE and daughter
Maud, spent part of last week in Bur-
lington with C. S. Severance.
Mr.. AND Mrs. FISHER and child, of
Central New York, are visiting their
mother, Mrs. Chas. Brown, on Grand
View street.
WILL NJ. MCCLURE, formerly a resi-
dent of this place, now with j. NJ. War
rem d Co., of Troy, is spending part of
his summer vacation with friends here.
Mrs. JOHN W. FLAGLER and daughter
of Brooklyn who have been visiting in
town, three weeks, left Saturday last,
for Hydeville, to pass the remainder OF
the season.
ANNIE, the seven years old daughter
of William Ewens, was run into by BIZ
cyclist, on Main street, yesterday, and
thrown to the ground. The little girl,
though not severely injured, was badly
frightened and somewhat bruised.
VIM. f. HAWKS has been re-laying the
marble walk in front of Frosts fish store
| on Main street. He has filled the space
between the walk and the building with
concrete and has also laid a walk of the
same material in front of his business
blocks put up last summer.
WITHIN a few days the county and vi
cinity subscribers of the BANNER will re-
ceive sample copies of the Boston Daily
Traveller, advertised at S1.00 per year to
BANNER subscribers. This is probably
as low a price as an eight to sixteen page
daily was ever offered. For paper of
the true worth of the Daily Traveller, the
price is astonishingly low,
A YOUNG lady, stranger, had the mis-
fortune to lose valuable gold watch on
Main street Saturday afternoon. She
noticed her loss when In the vicinity of
the Congregational church. Not only
her watch, but her belt in which her
handkerchief and watch had been placed,
were gone. The belt was found in front
of Frost's fish market and her handler
chief further down, but no trace of the
watch was found. The lady remembers
placing it in her belt just before going
out the Post Office A reward is offered
to any one leaving the watch at the Post
Office.
THE second fire within almost as many
days, occurred Sunday morning about
$50 o'clock when an alarm from box %
brought out the fire department. Fire
had been discovered in a stack of straw
belonging to George II. Moore, of Weeks
street, and standing dangerously close tC
a large barn filled with hay. Owing tc
the distance from hydrant, it was nee
essary to couple together the hose OF
Stark and Putnam companies. The fire
was soon extinguished with small loss
1t IS thought that the fire was accidently
set by some boys who were playing
around the straw with matches.
THE remains of Willie Mahar, four
year and a half old son of Michael Ma
har, of Mill street, arrived here Friday
night and were buried privately in the
Catholic cemetery. The little fellow wal
taken to hospital in Troy, few week.
ago, to be treated for hip disease. Las
week diphtheria set in accompanied
with spasmodic Group, causing death
Friends from here went down Thursda.
night but were not allowed to see TIN
boy and could do nothing for him. I'm
dertaker Walbridge sent team for tn
remains and brought them here. TIL
deceased was the only boy of four child
rem and was the idol of the family VIII,
are almost heart broken over the death
They have the sympathy of the entir
community.
THE following will be of interest t.
many of our older people who are &C
quainted with the venerable lady re
ferred to, and who has relatives residin
here: The relatives and friends of Mrs
Emyle Hyde Grinnell, celebrated he
Doth birthday on Saturday, July 9Th a
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Marti
Fowler in Colchester, Mrs. Fowler bein
her granddaughter. Twenty-three rela
tives were present from Georgia, Fairfax
Burlington and two from Craftsbury
The only of Malone, N. Y, was KEEP
} home nv sickness One daughter wa