Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-27

tsed in the name of an organization,
committee or individual.
DAVID MURRAY is visiting his mother
in Troy, y. Y.
MRS. D. G. BURT is in Rutland for a
couple of weeks.
Mrs. j. r. DOYLE of North Pownal, is
visiting Mrs. w. E. Hawks, Jr.
JOSEPH COLLINS and wife of New
York, are visiting at the Putnam.
THE fall catalogue of Frear's Troy Ba-
2arr has just been issued. Copies are
forwarded on request.
THEODORE L. THOMAS, of the Boston
office OF Holden, Leonard Il Company, is
paSsirc IL TWO weeks vacation with lis
mn,-r here.
'oEALo P. HURLBURT, of the last
: .... ,nG class of the High School, en-
tel 'l.i.ieUlry College at the opening
of IT,. 10 term.
Miss J iHNIE HAYES, who has been in
poor health for some time. has been tax
en- to a retreat in Stamford, Conn, for
medical treatment.
THE members of the primary classes
of the Methodist Sunday school, about
fifty in number, will be given a ride
about town this afternoon in four horse
teams.
OWING to the rain last Saturday, the
illuminated bicycle parade was post.
Poned until this evening. The parade
starts at about eight o'clock, the Citi-
zen's Band leading, and will proceed
over the main streets of the village.
A COPY of the recent Souvenir edition
of the BANNER will please some of your
former Bennington friends, if they have
not yet received copy. 1t will cost you
but five cents to buy copy for them,
ready for mailing.
w. c. BURGESS of Atlantic, Iowa, was
in town yesterday, en- route to Boston to
attend the Knights Templar conclave.
Mr.. Burgess was formerly resident of
Bennington but left here for the West
about twenty years ago.
Miss NJ. A. RYAN is taking months
vacation from business, during which
time she will go as far west as Des-
Mones, la. Miss Connor, who is assist
ant in her store, will be absent a month,
visiting in Ludlow and places in Mas
sachusetts.
WORD was received in Ryegate the
past week, of the death of Miss Mary
Leitch, for many years a missionary in
Ceylon. Miss Leitch was student at
st. Johnsbury Academy and had signal
success in raising money for the college
in Jatfna, in Ceylon. She had died in
Ceylon while in the midst of her work.
A HORSE belonging to William Kirk
wood was quite badly injured Friday aft
ernoon. A pair of horses belonging to
William Cromack were running towards
the barn with a load of sawdust. The
pole of the wagon struck Kirkwood's
horse, entering the fleshy part of the leg
to the depth of four inches. Several
stitches were taken.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Post Office OF Bennington, for the
week ending August goth, 1895: Mrs.
Mary Noble, Mrs. Z. L.. Leonard, Mrs.
w. w. Cary, Miller Il Putnam, Mr.. r.
Murphy, Mr.. A. j. Brown, Mr.. Chas. f.
Fisher, Mr.. c. J. Laurey, McNamer Il
Spencer. These letters will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office September 9th, if
not delivered before. In calling for
above please say advertised" giving
date Of list.
WALLACE BRUCE, Wallingford boy,
4 noted lecturer and consul, unveiled the
fourth and last panel of the Burns statue
at Ayr, Scotland, Wednesday. 1t repre-
SCENTS the parting of Burns and Highland
May 1t is mainly through the efforts
OF Mr.. Bruce that the statue has been
erected. Many of his friends in this
community contributed funds to aid him
in bis enterprise. Mr.. Bruce is well re-
mombered here, having spoken here on
one or two occasions.
In several places near here, Brattle-
b0ro, Adams and North Adams, tramp
thieves have been extremely active. In
Brattleboro about dozen houses were
entered in one night and considerable
property was stolen. In Adams and
North Adams large number of houses
have been entered, and in Adams, man
was stabbed in the arm by tramps whom
he was attempting to drive from his
premises. Had this village any police
officers on active duty, it would be an ex-
tlemely wise measure for them to pay
particular and prompt attention to any
suspicious characters, should they APP
pear here, as Bennington is easy of ac.
cess by foot from the towns above men
toned. But as Benningtouians depend
for the safety of themselves and proper
ty more upon the kindness and forbear-
auce of their fellow citizens of tough in
clinations than upon police protection,
we can only hope that the tramp ele-
ment. if it strikes town, will imbibe