Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-03

Miss Sadie Dunn who has been very
i'll with typhoid fever, does not in
prove.
Alderman w. L. Davis and sister
Jessie of Rutland spent Sunday with
relatives here.
Misses Laura and Lizzie Remington
have been in Dandy couple of weeks
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Spaulding of
North Hoosick visited Mrs Frank
Camp last Sunday.
Miss Alice L. W. Ford, who has
been visiting here, will return to her
home in Cohoes today.
John S. Holden and family have re-
turned from Cottage City, where they
have spent most of the summer.
Mrs Kate Green and Miss Edith
Walbridge are in Rome, N, Y, for a
several weeks visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs d. A. Rifenburg are
spending couple of weeks at their
former home in Middleburg, N, Y.
Mr. and Mrs E. B. Winterstein have
been spending several DAYS with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs John S. Brant.
Miss Grace Patterson went to Troy
last Thursday to spend several days
visiting her cousin, Miss Grace Childs.
Mr. and Mrs George Snow OF West
Chelmsford, Mass, spent several
days with Mrs D. G. Burt, returning
Tuesday.
Miss Maggie Cone is passing the
week with her brother in Chatham.
Her father, John Cone, will spend a
couple of days there attending the fair.
Master Frank r. Camp has secured |
the local agency for the Saturday
Evening Post of Philadelphia and has
been very successful, having gained a
prize of silver watch for his large |
sales.
In the municipal court Friday, Gid |
Connor, charged with taking sum Of |
money from Charles Herrick, was
held in the sum of $500 for appearance
before the grand jury and in default
of the same went back to jail.
George Cottrel left Monday for
Evansville, Wis, where he will take a
position In a mill in which Charles
Cooper is interested. His place here
has been taken by w L. Long, who
has returned from Waterford.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur c. Elliott and
Mrs Wakelee of New York, who have
been here since the first of May, re-
turned home Saturday. Mr. Elliott is
the leading man in Daniel Frohmans
stock company at the Empire Theatre,
and commenced rehearsals for the
coming season Tuesday.
Mrs James Martin, Miss Elizabeth
D. Sibley, and Mr. and Mrs H. f.
Rudd enjoyed a picnic party at Clear
Springs last Thursday 1t is claimed
that on this spot where the party pic
nicked the surrounding view is the
finest that can be obtained in the town.
Nine cars containing a large num-
Der of excursionists for Lebanon
Springs passed through here Sunday
morning. Quite an additional num-
Der joined here 1t rained about all
the day and when the excursionists re-
turned in the e7ening, they we're a be-
draggled looking lot OF people.
Miss Mary Chadwick Of Troy Fri
day evening rendered reception to
Miss Alice McDermott OF this village,
who is her guest. Vocal and instru-
mental selections we're contributed by
Miss Mary Ryan, Miss Nellie Null
cahy and James McCue. Miss Cath
crime Chadwick presided at the piano.
Afterwards a collation. was enjoyed.
Additions to the inmates Of the Yer
mont Soldiers Home last week we're
Edward Lovelett, served in.Co. G, 18th
Vermont volunteers, enlisted in Rich
ford; Edward A. Upper, late first
lieutenant Of Co. A, Bird Vermont vol
unteers, enlisted from bakersfield.
Both were admitted from Rutland.
Lieut. Frank Cheney of the lst YER
mont cavalry has been transferred to
the national home at Togus, Me.
Residents Of the seventh ward are
again complaining of the depredations
of chicken thieves. Monday night the
roost of the Misses Olive and Mate
Martin on East Main street was at
tackled. Not being able to unlock the
door of the coop, the thieves broke in
and seized four fine fowls, which they
decapitated on the spot, and made
their escape before the family was
aroused. The offending parties are
we'll known and it is expected that they