Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-09

WILLIAM E. HAWKS is repainting hi
houses fronting on the electric railway
on County street.
S. H. RoCKwooD and family leave to
day for three weeks vacation at Win
throp Beach, Mass.
ENGINEER SHELLEY of the Bennington
and Rutland railroad, has been taking {
vacation of week.
STARK LODGE No. 8, 1. O. o. F., will
work the third degree tomorrow even
ing. A large attendance is desired.
j. II. WHITNEY is delegate from the
w. H. Bradford Hook and Ladder Com
pany to the State Fireman's convention.
Mrs. JOHN LEWIS of Charlotte anG
Miss Addie Pease of Northampton are
visiting their sister, Dr. M. E. Partridge
BISHOP HALL preached in st. Peters
church Sunday morning and evening
He was greeted with large congregations
at both services.
THE excursion of st. Peters Sunday
school to Dorset Pond occurs Thursday,
and already large number of tickets
have been sold.
FRED MoRHOUsE and wife leave Thurs,
day for couple of months visit to the
Adirondacks and other places IN New
York and Vermont.
GEORGE FROST is visiting in Boston
and vicinity. He made the trip from
here on his wheel and before his return
will visit SocO, Bath, and other towns in
Maine.
THE Troy Times says: 1.-THE capture
of the bank burglar Shinborn recalls the
fact that he is credited with robbing the
First National bank of bennington in Au-
gust, 1868, of about S25, 900.
JAMES BURKE and wife have returned
from their wedding trip. They have
leased the tenement of Mrs. Henrietta b.
Adams, on Grand View street. and will
occupy it at once.
GILBERT RANSOM while assisting in
handling some pigs of iron at DIN Scott S
foundry.a few days ago, had the misfor-
tune to have an ankle badly hurt by one
of the pigs sliding against it. He will
be unable to work for some time.
CHAs. MCDoNoUGH has just received
IS pound tandem bicycle. Columbia
make. This is the second tandem
owned in town, Mr.. Reeve having used a
Rambler since the early part of the sea-
son.
WHILE Mrs. Emory S. Harris was
driving through Depot street, Sunday
afternoon, her horse stepped into quite a
hole that was caused be the sinking of
the earth just over sewer connection.
The horse was thrown down and one leg
badly cut, and was otherwise injured. 1t
was with difficulty that it was driven
home. The village will probably be call.
ed upon to settle.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Post Office at Bennington, for the
week ending July Sth: Miss Lottie Bat
ties, Mrs. Louis Clark, Mrs. John Miller,
Mrs. w. Whitcomb, Rev. T. S. Richards,
DR.. John WILDER. These letters will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office July 22nd,
1895, if not delivered before. In calling
for above please say advertised" Civ
ing date of list.
CASHIER CONE of the Bennington
County National Bank received a few
days ago in remittance from the treas
ury departmental reminder of the early
days of the bank in the shape of a So. bill
in remarkably good condition. 1t is sign
ed by Charles Thatcher, president, and FL
lis A. Cobb, cashier. In the same bank
is displayed check payable to the order
of Funk S Wagnalls, 20 which no name
is attached and the writing on which is
unknown. 1t was sent there for identi.
fication.
THE first annual convention of the tri.
county tiremen's Association for Warren,
and Saratoga counties was
held in Ordway Hall, Glens Falls last
week. About so delegates were present.
In the parade sixteen engine and hose
were in line. In the hand en-
CINE contest the Schuylers of Schuyler
vile won first prize, 5000, 224 feet four
inches, and the Torrents of Whitehall
second, SlO2, 213 feet. The first prize in
the hose race, $3.50, was won by the
Unions of Sandy Hill, forty-nine and one.
half seconds, and the second S75, by the
Boxers of Burlington, six and one-half
seconds. 1t is estimated that about o.
COO strangers were in town. The best
order was observed.
A FEW nights since young bicyclist
Of the village was working his way home
from White Greek. Everything was
Shrouded in darkness, nevertheless he
was riding at full speed. Suddenly, di-
rectly in the pathway, and too near to
admit of a change of direction, was dis
covered an animal about the size of
large cat. Its color was black, with a