Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-03

York City, are visiting at b. +. van s.
W. H. SHELDON of West Somerville,
Mass, formerly resident of this village,
is visiting friends here.
Mr.. AND Mrs. LYMAN Coz of Lemona,
Florida, are visiting Miss S. f. Park.
Mrs. Coe is a cousin of Miss Park.
THE Misses Sadie, Jessie and Mamie
Guiltinan of Saratoga, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. Nolan, on Depot street.
Mrs. B. F. Pooh has returned to her
h,u,. aero, after passing a week with
49,. ,lnr,. Poor and family of Andover,
NJ .-,.
T.. 'i'oo of the Sunday evening SER
vice al ST. Peters church has been
changed IRON half past seven to five
o'clock.
JAMES McANANY of the Fitchburg
freight Office in Boston, spent few days
with his sister, Mrs. John Denly, on
West Man street.
H. n. JOHNSON brought into this office
last evening, a bunch of nine sickle
pears, all on one stem, and whose COM
bined weight was one pound.
ROBERT POTTER, member of one of
the Episcopal choirs in New York City,
sang an offeratory solo very acceptably,
at the Methodist Episcopal church, last
Sunday evening.
CLAY CLEMENT in his comedy, "The
New Dominion" appears in the Opera
House this evening. The next attrac-
ton will be, ga Baggage Check" dated
for next week.
AT the regular Communion service IN
the Second Congregational church, Sun
day, three persons were received into
membership and the rite of baptism was
conferred on three.
KINGS DAUGHTERS meeting Friday
September 9th, at the usual time and
place. 1t is hoped the members will not
forget this meeting, as delegates are to
be chosen for the State convention.
NELLIE CLARK appeared before the
Municipal Court, Saturday, according to
her word, and was tried for intOxication,
etc. Sentence was suspended until
Monday. Then she was fined 800 and
costs and appealed to the County Court.
She is now in the jail
Mrs. PERCY CoMsToCK returned to
her home in Brooklyn. yesterday, after
having spent six weeks at the bedside of
her mother, Mrs. James Bassett. She
was accompanied by her husband, who
arrived here Saturday morning. There
seems to be no appreciable change i'll
Mrs. Bassett's condition.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN Wool GRIswoLD
gave a pleasant reception at their sum-
mer residence at the Centre, Saturday,
the hours being from 5 to p. m. The
house was prettily decorated, the City
orchestra was present and choice re-
freshments were served.
ST. MARY's. GUILD of st. Peters
church will hold an important business
meeting at the rooms of the 9th Corps
Post next Thursday afternoon at four
o'clock. Arrangements will be made for
the Diocesan convention of the Womans
Auxiliary, which is to meet here Sep
tcmber oath and 18th. After the meet
ing supper will be served.
MONSIEUR LECAT, whe conducted les
sons in French so satisfactorily last win
ter, is ready to recommends his work
here by the middle of this month, pro-
vided a sufficient number of pupils be
obtained. Old students wishing to con-
tiiue lessons, and new ones, forming a
class Of beginners, will please send pos
tai card to- or personally notify, Mrs. A.
3. Valentine.
A YOUNG man of this village, whom
we will call John Smith, becarSe that IS
not his name, had rough experience
with bicycle on North street, yesterday
afternoon. He is unused to wheeling,
and in attempting to dismount, lost con-
trcl of himself and wheel and went over
the handlebars. lie landed on his hands
and face, cutting his nose and otherwise
disfguring his countenance. As he
weighs about 200 pounds, he is congrat-
D ulating himself that no bones were brok-
en-. No more bicycling for him, he says.
This was his second trial OF the sport,
the first resulting almost equally as dis
astrOuslv.
ENGINE 46 of the Fitchburg Railroad,
which has come into such great promi-
hence lately because of the many acct
dents in which it has been, is again on
the road, after being in the Mechanic
vile repair shops for about three weeks,
it having been in an accident at Rotter-
dam junction. The engine is the old SO,
which struck and killed four North
Adams young men at Pownal, and later
killed an old man and boy at Johnson
vile, and, which has taken the lives of
numberfess horses and cattle. The en-
CINE is one of the best in the passenger
F.rvice, and it is welcomed back by the
engineers.