Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-19

MISS NELLIE NJ. WHITNEY is spending
the summer months in Rutland.
C. p. NILES leaves next week for a va
cation in and around Philadelphia.
LoRING D. BINGHAM is confined to the
house with an attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. NJ. II. BURT, of Castleton, is with
her son, Chas II. Burt, for the present.
Miss ANNIE o. Common of Troy, is
visiting Mrs. John Hackett, of Grove
street.
The choir of the Second Congregation
al church take a months vacation, COM
mencing the 2Sth.
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Mrs. REUBEN RICHARDS and daughter
of Lansingburgh, N, Y, are visiting Mrs.
r. j. Coffey at the Soldiers Home.
Mr.. j. CODY and VIM. B. McNulty,
agent of the B. & r. railroad, of Hudson,
Mrs. and Miss Nellie McNulty of Adams,
Mass, spent Sunday in town, with
friends.
MISS GRACE FLAGLER of New York
who is visiting here, entertained a few of
her friends yesterday afternoon, with a
ride on the electric cars to the Casino,
followed by picnic, etc.
To all subscribers OF the BANNER we
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OF the most reliable and newsy papers of
New England.
THE excursion to Providence Island in
Lake Champlain, to-day, was well at
tended Four car loads came from sta.
tons on the Lebanon Springs railroad,
and ITO tickets were sold at the station
here.
NEXT Sunday evening the Second Con-
gregational choir will render one of
Chas. II. Benefits compositions enti-
tied: ~ Waited Patiently ON the Lord. -
Mr.. Bennett will conduct the choir dur
ing the singing of the above compost
ton.
The Walloomsac House at Benning-
ton Centre is enjoying a prosperous sea-
sou. A select North Adams party, con-
ssting of ex-senator Cady, wife and
brother, Thomas Skies and family and
7. w. Richmond and wife, drove up Sun
day for dinner. Among the more prom
inent recent arrivals is Mr.. Rosevier of
the well known New York dry goods
firm of McCleary & Co.
THE first of July the First National
Bank declared the usual semi-annual
dividend of five per cent and carried
quite a sum to the surplus fund. The
Bennington County National declared a
semi annual dividend of three per cent,
carried $500 to the surplus and $4,000 to
the profit and loss account, making it's
total surplus $l1, 800. The Savings bank
declared 2 per cent dividend, carried
500 to the surplus, making that $1l, 300
at the beginning of the month.
LAST Wednesday evening musical
was given at the house of Mrs. John
Merrill for the benefit of foreign mis-
sions. The entertainment was well at.
tended and the evening was one of en-
jOyment. The programme consisted in
the main of selections by Mr.. Dick Ba-
han of Troy, and his male quartette who
need no introduction to Bennington So
ciety, having sung here repeatedly in the
past. Their music was in every way a
delight, and it was evident by the APP
plause that the audience were thorough
ly appreciative. A soprano solo was
very prettily rendered by Miss Grace
Roberts accompanied by her sister Miss
Roberts, on the piano and by Mr.. George
Donnelly on the violin. Mr.. Donnelly
has been studying in Boston and is GER
talnly proving that he has decided talent.
Many thanks are due also, to Mr.. Ned
Donnelly, brother of the violinfst, for
his very able recital of "The Raven by
Edgar Allen Poe. The piece is diff
cult one but Mr.. Donnelly seemed to
have conquered the difficulties and held
his audience remarkably from beginning
to end. Two or three comic selections,
which greatly amused the listeners, were
recited by Mr.. Bahan, and the entertain
ment was concluded by the serving of
cream and cake. All pronounced the
evening great success.
DURING the past week Mrs. Samuel S.
Scott and her sister Mrs. Gains A. Nor
ton of Newark, n. j., and Samuel G.
Cone of Manchester, have been enjoying
a reunion at the old homestead situated
between Williamstown and North Adams.
In these days when old homesteads are
becoming rare, it Is interesting to note
that the land upon which the old home
stands, was formerly portion of Fort
Massachusetts,. The late Clement Har-
rison, father of these ladies, was the sec
ond owner from King George, the prop.
erty still remaining in the family except
the actual cite upon which the old Fort
stood, which has been given by the heirs
of the estate to the town. for park pur-
noses. Clement Harrison married Sarah