Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-10
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with relatives here.
Fred D. Burt was home from Am
sterdam over Sunday.
Miss Mary Fray has been visiting
friends in New York and Albany.
George Whitney has returned to his
school duties 10 Manville, r. l.
Miss Nina Bailey of Adams, Mass,
is visiting at Bennington Center.
Miss Lillian l. Ford spent Saturday,
Sunday and Monday with friends in
Troy.
Mr. and Mrs George Albro have
gone to Syracuse for a two weeks Wis
1t with friends.
Mr. and Mrs Chas G. Hutchins of
Burlington, Ia, are at the Walloom-
sac Inn for a few weeks.
Mrs George H. Taylor of Fort Ed
ward and sister, Mrs Taylor of Sara
toga, are with friends here.
Mrs James H. Norton and Miss FL
della s. futile have returned to their
home in Chicago, after a several weeks
visit here,
Misses Joanna Leonard of North
Hoosick and Miss Anna Leonard Of
New York we're guests of the Misses
Cordes over Sunday.
Misses Elizabeth McGurk and Anna
r. Evans have been in New York the
past two weeks and Witnessed the in
ternational yacht races.
Mailing Clerk Fassett of the local
post Office force is taking his two
weeks annual vacation. Stamp Clerk
J. B. P. O'Donnell is acting as mail
ing clerk,
The Social Circle of the Baptist
church met with Mrs Homer Lyons on
Congress-st last Friday afternoon.
The day was fine and was enjoyed by
all present.
A son was born last week to Mr. and
Mrs Collins NJ. Graves; a daughter TO
Mr. and Mrs A. w. lockwood, and a
son to Mr. and Mrs Harry Phillips Of
North Bennington.
Mai Sartelle Prentice, who has been
at the Walloomsac Inn for the season,
returned to his home in Chicago Tues
day in his private car. His health is
considerably improved.
VIM H. Shields and son, who have
been travelling in Europe since the
first of June, joined the remainder Of
the family at the Walloomsac Inn
Saturday evening. 1t is doubtful if
their summer residence win be opened
owing to the lateness of the season.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Darling is expected here in a few days
for a short visit. He will afterwards
leave for an extended trip to the Pa
cifc coast on a tour of inspection to
the different stations and navy yard
on the western coast.
The w. Fl. Bradford Hook and Lad
der Co., p men, with the Sons Of Vet
Grams Drum Corps went to Cohoes
Monday and participated in the Labor
Day parade in that city. The com
pany made good appearance IN par
AIDE, which included over twenty en-
CINE aud hose companies.
Mrs Ora Fuller Slavery, who has
been i'll for several months, died at
her home in Wallingiord last week.
She is survived by her husband and
one son. The funeral was held Friday
afternoon from the Baptist church in
that village Mrs Slavery had friends
here where she formerly visited.
The Hollister marble quarries at
Plttsford, which for the past Is years
have been owned and operated by J.
Burton HOLSTER Of Rutland, were sold
Thursday to the Vermont Marble COM
pany. The new owners assumed con-
troll OF the property at once. lhese
quarries have been in operation for
over 80 years and produce the finest
marble which is quarried in Vermont
The circus has come and gone, and
once more the people in this vicinity
have had an opportunity Of attending,
and enjoying the wild animals, the
fearless acrobats, the daring riders,
the races, the red lemonade and fake
games, which usually attend a show Of
this kind. The street parade attracted
large crowd, but was hardly up to
the standard AS to the circus itself
the less said the better though it had
several good features. The menagorie
was small but contained some of the
best specimens ever seen in town.
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