Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-06

Mrs. NELLIE BLACKBURN, Andover,
Mass, and Mrs. Kimball, Newton,
Mass, are guests at Geo. F. Graves.
THE Misses Annie and Mamie Daley
and Bertha Fink of Troy, N. Y, have re-
turned from two weeks visit in this
town.
Miss HENRIETTA S. Poor and Leon c.,
left Friday morning on visit to their
grandmother, Mrs. iona Poor, of Andov-
er, Mass.
ARCHITECT J. PHI. RIM of Boston, is
spending few days here. He came via
Wilmington where he was met by A. B.
Valentine.
Mrs. DR.. G. A. ALDEN and daughter,
of New York, are spending few weeks
here. Mrs. Alden is the mother of Mrs.
| L. A. Graves.
SARGT. L. L. ARMSTRONG was detailed
to act as first sergeant of the Rifles dur
ing muster, in place of First Sergeant E.
j. Stratton, detailed as Sergeant Major.
GEO. HEATH places upon the editorial
desk hens egg weighing four ounces,
and measuring Ski inches, exceeding by
a trife, the one he brought in several
weeks since.
DEPT. Con-. CANNON of the Vermont
G.. A. r., and Comrade Hugh Henry,
who passed the Sabbath at the Soldiers
Home, visited Sixth Corps Post Satur-
day evening.
THE annual clam bake of the Forest
and Stream Club, will be held on the
Club grounds at Wilmington, next Sat
urday afternoon. II. S, Bingham and
family, A. P. Childs and family and 9th
ers from Bennington will attend.
READ the $4,000 prize story, THE
Long ARM by Miss Mary E. Wilkins, to
be commenced in Fridays issue of the
BANNER. Miss wilkins was formerly a
resident of Vermont, and has laid the
scenes of her great story in Vermont ter
ritory. Don't miss the story.
j. ED. WALDRIDGE is opening new
road from Imperial avenue to Union
street, the outlet being over E. A..
Booths road, known as Short street.
This road will be a great convenience to
Mr.. Walbridge as well as the people liv-
ing on Grand View.
JOSEPH BURGESS, of Waltham, Mass,
brother of Geo. Burgess, of Heath's Jew
elry store, died at his home last Satur-
day. In response to telegram annOunc-
ing the failing condition of his brother,
Mr.. Burgess left here Thursday night,
arriving a few hours previous to the
death.
Forty braves of Mohegan tribe, l. o..
r. NJ, are to visit the wilds of WoodfOrd
on Saturday, and after hunting and fish
ing in the forests, will have dinner, to
be cooked and served by the pale faces
at the Casino. To reach there they will
follow the trail pursued by the electric
cars.
A MESSAGE received from Chas. Lind
loft of the Bennington Knitting Company,
announces that he sailed from Hamburg
August 2nd for New York, and will be
due there the coming Saturday, Mr..
Lindloff, with his wife, have been max
ing trip through Europe for the past
! three months.
THE Bennington Knitting Company
has received a new turbine water wheel,
and hopes to be able to put it in
the last of this month or the first week
in September, At present the mill is
running to its fullest capacity though
not working evenings, with prospects
for brisk fall trade.
HIRAM HALL and Miss Ida Sweet
were married this morning by Rev. S.
Mclaughlin at the Methodist parsonage.
Mr. Hall is an employein the mill of VIM.
Campbell and is a resident of North Ben
nington. The bride, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Sweet of this village
was for long time member of the
choir of the Methodist church.
THE application of the Bennington
and Woodford Electric Railroad Co., fol
permission to extend it's track from the
Depot, south to Lorlng's corner, and
thence east up Main Street to the Put
nam House corner, was refused by the
Board of Trustees at their meeting last
evening. The action of the Board vii
meet we believe with the general approx
al of our citizens.
JERRY HARRIGAN, a workman on the
new Penstock of Holden, Leonard e Co.
met with an accident Monday. He haC
been working inside tightening some riv
its and on his way out had to cross ovel
the shaft to the water wheel which was
revolving. His clothing caught on thu
shaft and he was whirled over FOrtu
nately his clothing gave way releasing
him. He was thrown down to the foo
of the shaft breaking two ribs and other
wise injuring and bruising him. DIR
Putnam attended, and expects no serious
results to follow.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled fOl
in the Post Office at Bennington for TIN
week ending Aug. 9Th, 1896: Martil
Benedict. Paul Jones, Albert &. Kinsley