Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-21

for few years past, has removed to
North Adams, Mass.
miraculous Debt Paying will be
the subject of the address on Sunday
evening at the Second Congregational
church. Special music is in preparation.
AT the Y, p. s. c. E. lawn party Sat
urday afternoon, on the grounds of j. S.
Holden, members are to be admitted
free. A small admission fee will be
charged the general public.
ROLAND MATHERs, whose arm was so
badly mutilated Monday afternoon, is
doing as well as possible. 1t will be sew
eral days before the doctors can decide
whether the arm can be saved.
SERVICES in the Methodist church at
the usual hours Sunday. Morning sub
ject.-"Tongues Without Love are
Empty and Discordant" Evening"
"The Potter and the Clay"
f. E. Hart will have another Special
Sale at his Mill Store until July 1st. He
is making big reduction all along his
grocery and provision line for this sale,
as will be seen by his advertisement in
another column.
Z. Z. HART of the Mill store has made
great improvements in and around his
house, recently purchased from the Geo.
Bradford estate, so much so that one will
hardly recognize the surroundings in
passing it.
J. ED. WALBRIDGE has just completed
the work of laying water pipes nearly the
entire length of Imperial Avenue, and is
now connecting sewer pipe with the
sewer on Union street, Walbridge is
hustler.
THE last quarterly meeting of the
Women's Auxiliary of the Y. NJ c. A.,
occurred Thursday afternoon. The
meeting was well attended and much in
telest was manifested. Reports made
showed an excellent condition in all de.
partments of their work.
HOME grown Strawberries have been
quite plenty in the market this week,
and are of superior quality. They IRE
selling from -! to 10 cents basket.
Foreign grown berries have been sold
here this week as low as three baskets
for quarter.
AN announcement was made in the
Old First Church, last week, that the
members of the convention would be
permitted to see the Robinson collection
of Bennington Battle relics, and consc-
quentIy large number availed them
selves of the opportunity. The occasion
was made especially interesting from the
fact that the Robinson Homestead is one
hundred years old this year.
JOIN II. LEAHY has taken the local
agency of the Mutual Reserve Fund AS
ISOLATION of New York, under r. X.
Milne, State manager. The Association
paid the heirs of Mr.. ShafTner of Man.
chester Centre, last week the sum of SO,
600, which in its self is guarantee of
the stability of the Mutual Reserve and
will no doubt silence the cold liners"
cry that you will never get anything
from that company"
THE Free Library has, to-day, received
an accession of seventy volumes of the
leading and most popular magazines of
the day, thus attOrding 4 large increase
of intellectual qualification to the many
readers who frequent the library. The
books are strongly and neatly bound in
imitation calf, and were done at the BAN
NER Bindery. w. b. Sheldon's mag.
nifcent donation of Historical works is
now complete, the last volume having
been added Who is to be the next spir.
tied donor?
WM. T. HAWKS and wife left on Wed.
nesday for Mooschead Lake, Maine, to
be absent about ten days, during which
time Mr.. Hawks will have opportunity
to test his large supply Of fishing tackle
which he provided himself with for the
occasion. Being familiar with the lake
there is no doubt but that his efforts
will be abundantly successful. He will
spend one day in Portland to consult
with Gov. Cleaves, his associate in sew
eral water works plants in the West.
PREPARATIONS are well under way for
the firemen's tournament at Fair Haven.
From all parts come assurance of a large
attendance, and the home frcmen are
making every effort to have the accom-
modations the best. All the vacant
rooms that are centrally located have
been engaged by the company for visit
ing fremcn. The executive committee
have made arrangements whereby the
Ladies' society of ST. Marys church will
serve meals on Paramount park on the
day of the tournament, Meals will be
served all day.
Mrs. Z. /. SHELLEY will sail from New
York on July 9th per steamer "Umbria"
in company with Mrs. Geo. w. Ward, of
Worcester, Mass, wife of the business
manager of the Worcester Daily Spy"
and a number Of Schoolmates and friends
from that city. The party will be under
the direction of the Rev. Dr. Gunnison
of Worcester, who has travelled much
abroad and who has volunteered to take
charge. They will visit London, Paris,
Roma and tlp Ia r,rnr italian oifin1 and