Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers.

Briefly For Busy Readers.
Carl White has been home from Elk
eter, N. r., for few days.
w. S. Underwood was among the
visitors 20 the village Saturday.
W. F. Toomey has been confined to
the house several days by illness.
Charles NJ. Bliss returned Friday
from three months absence in Mont
pelier.
Mrs J. H. Sheridan OF Troy is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs William F.
Toomey.
Mr. and Mrs E. c. Bennett were in
New York and Boston last week and
portion OF this,
Friday the mercury registered 10 de-
grees above zero and Sunday morn
ing it stood at IS above.
Miss Grace Sibley has been in Low
ell several days, called there by the !
serious illness of an aunt.
Bishop Michaud and Rev p. j. Bar
RAFT, who have been travelling through
Cuba, Porto Rico and Mexico, re-
tnrned home Friday.
J. c. Colgate is having barn
30by50 feet erected on what is known
as the Potter farm, at the western base
of Mt Anthony. Garrett Paddock has
the work in charge.
M. S. Childs, formerly of the Ma
tional Express Company here, now at
Manchester Depot, has begun the cree
tion of new residence.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Bessie Vanderburg to
Chas f. Jackson of Saratoga. The
event took place in that village March !
., the Rev Dir Joseph Carey officiat-
ing.
The sleeper from the north due here
at 210 a. m. Friday morning, did not
arrive here until well into the evening.
The train was delayed by the washing
out of the Rutland roads FIJI across
the lake.
The high school base ball nine has
arranged for two games with the nine
from the Drury high school at North
Adams. The first game will be played
in that city April 27, the second here,
May first.
Superintendent Simmons attended
me ting of the Vermont Schoolmas-
ters' Club held in Burlington Friday.
He gave an interesting report of the
slperintendents convention which he
recently attended in Cincinnati
The parents of Max Severance, who
recently died in the Philippines, have
been notified that the remains will be
bought home and will reach Montpe-
lier some time in July. At the time of
death Severance was staff CORE
1ondent for the New York Sun in the
Philippines, and that paper has as
lmed the expense of bringing home
the remains
Among the new companies to file ar
btNANo VI d1oOtldbLOii W Abl bAlC SCGA GbdIN !
Of stat last week was the Parker Fur
niture Company of Bennington and
North Adams, S25, 900, general mer-
chandise; subscribers, John Parker,
North Adams; Charles A. Maurer,
w. W. Stewart, G. H. Wakefield, f.
Z Tiff OF Bennington. The head
q iarters and factory of the company
WI be located in North Adams.
Sheriff Wilson last week attached
tAe real estate of the Unity Collar and
Cdff Company in a suit brought by L.
Schlessinger to recover for services
which the plaintiff claims we're rem
dered in settling with the insurance
c )mpanies after the destruction of the
mill over a year ago The ad dannum
is placed at 5000. The case will come
before the June term of the county
court
The Rutllnd railroad is contemplate
ing extensive improvements to the
Bennington and Chatham divisions
as soon as work can be commenced.
New ties, ballast and Strengthening
some of the curves will be included.
Especial attention is to be paid to the
Chatham division which is to be put
in shape so that the heavy freight en-
gines can pass over it with safety. 1t
is also understood that an electric bell
will be put in at the Dewey crossing in
this village.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative BrOmo Qunnc Tablets All
druggists refund the money If 1t fails 10 cure. /
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