Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-16

a business trip.
Miss Lula Gokay is visitingrelatives
in Niscayuna, N. Y.
A large band Of gypsies is camping
little below the Soldiers Home.
Mrs Edward Scott of New York city
is guest of Miss Hattie Sibley.
A Sidney Edison has gone to Man
chester to work until school opens.
The young son of Mr. and Mrs S. S.
Pike is critically i'll with cholera in
fantum.
Charles f. Rice has been i'll with
a severe attack of erysipelas portion
of the week.
Alton M. Thayer of West Summer
vile, Mass, is guest of DR. and Mrs
L. L. Fillmore.
Eugene S. Rice is confined to the
house suffering from an attack of
nervous prostration.
DR. A. q. Cutler is in Montpelier
this week attending a meeting Of the
board of state dental examiners.
Henry d. Fillmore and daughter
Fannie, left to-day for a two week s
outing,o the coast of Maine.
Raspberries are very plentiful on the
east mountain. One man this week
counted 10 pickers on one hillside.
Rev w. H. Washburne willspeak at
the Y. NJ. c. A. meeting atthe Soldiers
Home Sunday. Everyone is cordially
invited.
f. j. McCandliss who has a position
in New York city spent a couple of
days with his family on South street
last week.
The Eastern Star will hold basket
picnic at Battlefield Park next We'd
nesday. Masons and their families
are invited.
friedrich A. Burt is clerking in Glib
sons Drug store during the absence
of ames Martin who is taking his
vacation.
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Y. NJ. c. A. Monday
evening, the committees for the year
we're appointed.
Mrs William Z. Lawrence who has
been visiting her mother Mrs J. l.
LOOMS, has returned to her home in
Troy. Her children will remain here
some time.
Fred Martin, an employee in Hol-
denis Office, is spending his vacation
at Lake Emerald, Dorset. Hisbrother
Dean went with him.
Misses Mary aud Margaret Sey-
mour started this morning for a three
week camp at Lake Hancock. Dur
ing their stay they expect that several
friends from out of town will visit
them.
An automatic time keeping system
has been installed in the factory Of
the Cooper Manufacturing Company,
a system somewhat the same has been
in use for some time at Charles
Coopers.
Mr. and Mrs J. w. Mattison of OK
ford, Nebraska, are guests of their
sister Mrs C. f. Galusha of Willow
street. Mrs Madison will remain for
an indefinite period for the benefit Of
her health.
Rockwood's mill will shut down in
about week for impr ovements and
repairs. Some new machinery includ-
ing water wheel has arrived and
work commenced on a mewhich must
be built for the water wheel.
The following enlistments in Com
pany K have been made this week. O.
Perry Gokay, Tarrant Sibley, Harry
Jubb and Cole Burt. Harry Mattison
will go to camp with the company, as
orderly for Captain Graves.
Miss Hazel Hart pleasantly enter
tanned the members of the Y. p. S. c.
E. of the 2nd congregational church
Tuesday evening at her home on Main
st. An attractive feature Of the even
ing was marshmallow roast around
a large fire of brush in the yard. Re
freshments were served and games
played until late in the evening.
Frank McRae, a former member Of
Company E at Barre, lst Vermont
volunteers, who served with the com
pany at Chickamauga during the Span
ish war, returned to Barre this week
after an absence of five years. About
a year ago, while in command of a
scOutincr detachment Of the 18th IT 9