Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Zebra Quackenbush of Hoosick was
among the visitors to the place satur.
day.
Miss Della Dupois Of Manchester
Centre spent last week with her sister
here.
@. NJ. Russell Of Wilmington was
among the guests at the Putnam Sat
urday.
Miss Ethel Colvin of Manchester
Centre has been spending sevearl days
with friends here.
The FIRE department of Hoosick Falls
is planning for freman's parade and
tournament for the Fourth of July.
Miss Florence Walbridge was among
those who we're present at the Charity
Ball given under the auspices OF the
Thirty Second Separate Company Of
Hoosick Falls IN the state armory Fri
day evening. Mrs. C g Wilcox was
one of the reception committee.
One Of the largest trout ever seen
in this section was taken from the Bat
teDkill, near West Arlington, Saturday
afternoon by Patrick Garfield 1t
weighed three and one half pounds.
II was captured with a fly in swift
water and it took Garfield half an
hour to land it.
Col. H. e. Taylor, +. A. Smith, S.
L. Hunt and G. A. Smith OF Brattle-
boro came over the mountain Sunday
on two automobiles owned by Q
Messrs Smith, and were guests of
Supt. Haunon at the Soldiers Home
over Sunday night. They left Mon
day for home via North Adams.
John ". Davis claims to hold the
record for trout fishing in this vicin-
ity, having caught one day last week
"a pounds OF trout, and it was not
N uch of day for trout either. Far
.mers complain that considerable dam.
age is being done their crops and grass
by the fishermen who trample through
them.
Chief of Police Tiff was called to a
house at Browning Place Thursday
evening, to arrest Alfred Barnes, who
was creating disturbance there.
He was lodged in Jail and Saturday
morning was sentenced to the House
Of Correction at Rutland for six
months. Tiff took bin up Saturday
afternoon.
A widow party, given by the Odd
Fellows in their rooms Friday even
ing, proved to be q delightful success.
The first ladies' prize was secured
by Miss Mary r. Hyde, thu second by
Miss Leila Percy and the consolation
by Mrs. Chas s, Adams. The first
gentlemeus' prize went to II. Z.
Hover, the second to j. K. Burke and
the consolation to Benz. N Estabrook.
Sherbet was served during the even
ing.
VIM. H. Frear & Co. have this week
sent out their new catalog which con-
tains all the new spring and summer
garments so necessary for a wonans'
wardrobe. Frear & Co. have the lar
gest store and stock in New York state
north of New YORK city aud number
their customers by the hundred
thousand. Every woman should have
copy Of the catalog.
A delicate operation was perform ed
on z. W. Kemp Of Pownal at the Troy
hospital Thursday morning by Dr.
j. B. Hsrvie, when a growth extend
ing some distance on the lower rart OF
the bowels was removed The opera
tim was a very serious Que, but was
seemin gly quite successful. DR.. L. II.
Nichols, the local physician, was pres
ent and was very hopeful Of his pa
TENTS recovery.
OF the 10 American missionaries who
lost their lives in the Shansi province
in China during the Boxer uprising
in 1900, seven we're graduates of ODER
lin college. To-day 10 Oberlin will
be dedicated in Remembrance of their
devotion and sacrifice a monument in
the form Of a memorial arch, 100 feet
long, ami unlike'in design anything
I
else in America, which has been
erected at the entrance to the campus
and at the head Of one of the principal
walks.