Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-26


MISS ALICE Pope of Troy, N. Y, is
visiting at the Centre.
THERE will be meeting of the Sixth
Corps Post tomorrow evening.
THE condition of Loring Bingham who
has been quite i'll, is improving.
MISS BELLE MORGAN of Poughkeepsie,
is visiting Miss Fanny Walbridge.
PROF. DAVIS left on the noon train for
his new home in Amsterdam, N. Y.
MISS COLEMAN, of San Francisco, is
visiting aU her grandfather's S, NJ. Sib-
ley.
NJ IND Mrs. D. A. WARD have been
visit, his brother in Rutland this
week.
MIR. ANn Mrs. GEO. HovEY, of Wor-
cester Mass, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
1. E. Gibson.
CONTRACTOR E. F. BOYD has begun
the residence for Mrs. Kate NJ. Green on
Imperial Avenue.
Miss LIZZIE MACKEY of Albany, N. Y,
is spending a part of the summer with
Miss Alice Gibson.
Miss NELLIE CoFFEY is the guest of
Mrs. Richardson, on Second avenue, in
Lansingburgh, N. Y.
WIN. CAMPBELL, who has been spend
ing few weeks in the Adirondacks, is
expected home tomorrow.
Miss BESSIE MATTIsoN entertained a
number of her young friends at a picnic
on the Casino grounds, Thursday after
noon.
J. G. CHANDLER of Manchester. N H.,
is spending few days here. Mr.. Chand-
is son of U. S. Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire and represents the Granite
State Provident Association.
THE Rev. G. N. Smyth, D. D., of East
Orange, N. j., who is passing the sum-
mer in Manchester, is expected to preach
at the First church next Sabbath.
Mrs. A. K. Richie gave the members
of her Sunday school class ride to the
Casino Wednesday, on the elecric cars.
The ride was followed by picnicing.
JOSEPH O'DoNEELL, assistant to the
baggagemaster at the depot, while help
ing unload baggage, Tuesday evening,
gave one hand bad cut on jagged
piece of sheet iron on the corner of the
trunk.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN is visiting in Man
chester. With the presence of the wild
ow of General Grant and the son of
President Lincoln, Manchester is just
now having her share of the Nations
celebrities,
LAST Monday evening Miss Alice Glib
son gave dancing party to about % of
her young friends, at the Casino, car
being chartered to take the guests up
and back. Elaborate refreshments were
served.
AT the regular meeting of Company X,
Vermont National Guard, Monday even
ing, Privates VIM. Bates, and VIM. Hall,
who have qualified as marksmen, were
awarded badges. The company will
have competitive drill in Library Hall,
Friday evening, admission to which will
be free.
EVANGELIST WIN. GEAL has accepted
an invitation to visit Bennington. He
will come October 18th for two or more
weeks of work under the auspices of the
several churches. If possible the Opera
House will be secured in which to hold
the services.
THE New York Tribune of Tuesday.
noted the death in that city, the day be-
fore, of Ethan Allen, a well known liter
airy man of that city and U. S. District
Attorney during Lincoln's first admins
tration. He was also author of the mill
tary drama, Washington" which was
recently noticed in the BANNER.
WHILE the grain team belonging to II.
W. Putnam was standing near a car
Wednesday afternoon, the car door fell
off, while being pushed open and fright
ened the horses. They began to run
leaving the driver in the car. Daniel Nc
CURE, who was in the wagon, attempted
to stop them but was unable to do so.
They ran up river street finally bringing
up against a telephone pole freeing
themselves from the wagon, which was
esome what broken up as was the harness,
Mcclure received some slight bruises.
OUR village subscribers, during the
latter half of this week, will receive the
Boston Daily traveller for examination.
Next week the paper will be sent to the
balance of the BANNER subscribers re-
siding in the vicinity. The Daily Tray
eler is offered our subscriber at only 81
per year, an astonishingly low offer for a
daily paper of from eight to sixteen
pages. The Traveller is one of the old
standard Boston dailies, but under a re-
cent change of management greatly i'm
proved, being recognized as the equal of
any IN its own vicinity. Old or new sub
scribers to the BANNER may receive the
beneft-of the-offer.
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