Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-08-06

John S. Holden has been home from
Cottage City portion of the week,
F. o. Graves is out after being con
fined to the house several days ty i'll
ness.
Mr. and Mrs F. G. GilIis Of Uohoes
are visiting at Mrs Kate Green's on
lmperIaIrve.
A ten YEAR old son of E. p Shum-
way fell from fence yesterday and
broke his arm.
Mrs John M. Burt has returned from
Lebar on Springs where she has been
visiting Cor several weeks.
The Chatham division Of the Rut-
land system is being equipped with
new bridges Of the saue strength and
quality as those Oh toe main line.
Miss Alice f. W. F, I'd will sing the
otfertory solo at the morning service
in st Peters church Sunday, and at
the Baptist church in the evening.
The train due here at 70: 40 yester-
day was an hour and a half late, owing
to the engine on the main train blow
ing out cylinder head at East Dor
set.
The young ladies of the Guideboard
Sunday school gave an entertainment
at the rooms last evening. The prin-
cipal feature Of the evening was
graphophone recital.
Next Wednesday evening the band
concert will be given 10 the seventh
ward. 1t is probable that at least two
of the concerts will be held in this
part of the town during the season.
Miss Emma Lanarre, daughter Of
Leon Lamarre, left tbs first part of the
week for St. Anne de Beaupre. Before
returning she will visit the principal
cities of the Province OF Quebec.
Conductor j. h. Shufelt went to the
Troy hospital this week for an opera
tion which was performed yesterday
afternoon d. A. Baldwin is taking
Mr. Shufelt's place on the branch line
to North Bennington.
Governor Mccullough is fast PROV
ing himself an ideal man for the posi-
tion and is giving the state the bene-
fl OF his successful business career
The interest he IS showing 10 Yer.
mont state institutions Is we'll worthy
OF public note. His recent visit to
state bospital. for the insane at Water
bury proved by his suggestions that
his time ana attention is TO be given
to the Green Mountain State. Water.
bury Record.
The Banner and Rtformer will pro-
vide bulletin board and bulletin the
coming yacht races between the Reli-
| ance and Shamrock Ill, giving the
people of Bennington the news practi.
cally as promptly as il will be known
10 New York and other large cities.
We base engaged complete telegraphic
service # the races including the
Publishers Press wireless telegrapbic
reports from the steamers that will fol-
low the yachts. Every important
movement of the international racers
will be bulletined as soon as the
telegraph can get it here right from
the scene Of the contest.
Miss Ella Bingham has returned
from visit to Greenfield, Mass.
Will Cain and his sister, Miss judi
it'll Cain, of Brattleboro were guests
of Mr. and Mrs F. T. Hopkinson over
Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Cain, also of
Brattleboro, has been spending
month with Mrs Hopkinson.
At an adjourned session of the
supreme court in Montpelier last
Thursday Judge Watson delivered the
opinion in the appealed case Fred
Godfrey collector VS. Bennington
Water company. The court sustained
the special master in favor of the
water company.
l.. L. Mum lost purse containing
$3.50 between Williamstown, Mass,
and Bennington Thursday. He
learned that a Pownal man had picked
it up, and the man handed it over
without murmur. Mr. Mum present
ed him $40 bill in exchange. Mr.
Mum is the president of a Holyoke
| bank and was the guest of friends In
Williamstown.
A little daughter of Isaac F. Blandy
of Greenwich and her governess mar
rowly escaped being killed Saturday
afternoon. They were driving near
the railroad tracks, the governess
holding the reins, when the pony be-
came frightened, rushed on the track
and was struck and killed by the en-
CINE. The cart was wrecked and the
occupants thrown out, landing several