Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-17

ERNEST r. GRIswoLD has accepted
position in the Office of E. L. Sibley.
WILLIAM MAGURE, the barber, is
spending a couple of weeks in Pittsfield,
Mass.
JUDGE AND MRS. c. H. DARLING have
returned from two weeks visit to the
sea shore.
E. L. SIBLEY and E. w. Bradford left
this morning for a month of hunting in
Maine woods.
MRS. GEO. CHANDLER has returned af-
ter week spent in visiting friends in
the Eastern part of the State.
The ''credit system" so popular in
times past in the local Good Tempars
lodge has recently been re-established.
THE Young Women's Club will have
their regular business meeting on We'd
nesday evening, Sept. 18th, at eight
o'clock, followed by an advertisement
party.
I. j. MCKENsIE, employed in Holden,
Leonard and Company's mill, has moved
his family here from Massachusetts, and
has taken a tenement on County street,
near Lincoln.
d. B. HAYNES, who has been at the G.
A. r. encampment in Louisville re-
turned home Monday evening. He was
accompanied by friend, Mr.. Sturtevant
of ST. Adams, who will spend few days
with him.
READ Heaths advertisement in an
other column. 1t contains valuable in
formation for anyone in need of jewelry,
silverware, watches, crockery ware, etc.
He announces his intention of closing
out his entire present stock before his
removal
WHILE going to Salisbury on his
wheel Saturday, Charles Carpenter passed
a field about two miles this side of that
village, in which, feeding with a herd of
cows, were two deer. They did not APP
pear to be at all frightened by the pass
ing of teams in the road.
THE local lodge of Good Templars is
arranging to entertain large delegation
from the various lodges at the county
convention to be held in the lodge rooms
here, the 9th. A business meeting will
be called to order at p. M, followed by
an entertainment of reciUations, singing
etc., by members of the various lodges.
PROF. D. II. SNYDER, instructor of
music in the HoosiCk Falls Graded
Schools was the guest of Charles H. Ben
nett last Sabbath, and sang an offertory
solo in most pleasing and satisfactory
manner, at the Methodist church at the
evening service. Mr.. Snyder is also
chorister and tenor of st. Luke's church
in Cambridge, one of the best in Eastern
New York.
A FELLOW weighing about 17j pounds
came down Main street Sunday morning
on his bicycle, speeding for all he was
worth In turning onto South street he
struck the curbing. The wheel was un
injured, but the somersault that the rid
er took over the front OF the machine.
would have done credit to any circus
acrobat. He picked himself up and
went on his way.
Mr.. AND MRS. NJ. MCKEoUGH of Rut.
land are visiting here. Mr.. McKeough
is manager of the Rutland electric rail
road. He was also manager of the Rut,
land horse railroad from it's beginning,
and had charge of laying the tracks when
the road was built. He was for fifteen
years conductor ON the Delaware and
Hudson railroad. running between Rut-
land and Whitehall.
THE balance of the brick for the Bank
building having arrived Saturday, the
exterior work has again been resumed
and will be rapidly pushed to completion.
The previous lot, received several weeks
ago, was not match in color to those
already used, being much darker, and
was discarded and new lot ordered.
The interior carpenter work has been
continued along. 1t is expected that the
building will be ready for completion by
january ISL.
Z. L. WENTWORTH presented the BAN
NER people Saturday with mess of nine
potatoes weighing thirteen pounds.
They were of the American Wonder va
riety, (ftly named) From three bushels
planted, 102 bushels were harvested.
The yield was uncommonly large, as has
been the case in many places this year.
The potatoes presented to the BANNER
are smooth and fine looking, and will
probably make as good eating, as they
are good looking.
The anniversary of the Imprisonment
of Pope Leo XIII will be observed in ST.
Francis de Sales church, Friday evening
with benediction service, under the di-
rectiOn of Chas. H. Bennett. The pro-
gramme will be as follows:
Chas II. Bennett
Cor Jesu''' - $50. ......., ...GregOrian
Choir without organ
Mrs. e. b. Daley.
Tautum Ergo. Recommendations. &c. Noyello
Choir without