Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers

Henry Knapp of Stafford street has
been visiting in New York,
Henry E. Marsh Jr. will spend the
winter in San Francisco, Cal
Harold Larrabee was home from
Schenectady to spend Sunday.
Prof. L. H. Elwell of Amherst, Mass.
is spending a few days in town.
Miss Della Lar1ins of Troy is visit
iny Mrs James Ryan of South street.
Miss Margaret Corbett of Hoosick
Falls spent Sunday with friends here.
Robert Moore of Pleasant street
spent his vacation in Caledonia coun-
ty.
Miss Flora Durham has been visit
ing relatives in Schenectady the past
week
Miss Vandenburg and Miss Ella Pur-
cell we're here from Schenectady over
Sunday.
Matthew Leonard Of Park street went
last week for visit in New York and
vicinity.
w. r. Pierson of Lowell, Mass, has
been spending his vacation with rela-
tives in town.
Mr. and Mrs E Parmlee Prentiss
have returned from a four weeks trip
through the west.
Miss Florence Lane of Valley Falls
has been the guest Of Miss Mabelle F.
Rice of Park street.
Nrs F. B. Pope of West Main street
is spending a few days in Hartford,
Conn, and Palmer, Mass.
Mrs P. H. Kellogg and son Joseph
of Troy are guests of Mrs Margaret
Kelley Of Pleasant street.
Barker Vailhas disposed of his well
known saddle mare, Monte Jr., toJas.
L. Griffin of Sunderland.
The Misses Mabel and Emily Chand
Ter returned recently from a weeks Wis
it with relatives in Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs D. F. Murray Of Pleas
ant street are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a son, Friday last.
Sele Pixies little son Sidney who has
been so very i'll for several weeks, was
able to take a short drive Sunday.
Mrs Mary Hayner and daughter
Mary OF Rutland have been spending
several days with Mrs John Purcell.
Mrs Graham and son Eugene who has
for some time been living in New York
have gone TO housekeeping on North
street.
D. a. Marsh and wife Of Cleveland,
Ohio, returned to their home Tuesday
after spending several days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs Henry Marsh.
The trout season closed Monday
night and that evening Arthur Clark
was showing as fine a mess on the
street as has been seen this season.
1. r. Brimmer and wife and son
Carl have been in North Petersburgh
to attend the funerals of Mr. Brimmer's
cousins, Mrs Brimmer and Miss Dem
nison.
Eugene S. Graves, son of Eugene L.
Graves has accepted the position of
foreman of the chemical department
of the New Bedford, Mass, Textile
company.
Rev DR. Washburne went to Troy
Monday and assisted in the funeral
of William E. Smith, a we'll
known business man Of that city who
died suddenly Saturday.
Dexter /. Thayer and wife arrived
Monday, Aug. 81 for visit with !
friends in town. They came by theway
of Philadelphia and witnessed the
launching of the armored cruiser,
pennsylvania" named by the daugh-
ter Of Senator Quay, They were with
the christening party and it was more
enjoyable as Miss Quay, first cousin |
to Mrs Thayer, was the ships sponsor.
Within a short time a change impor-
tant to travellers on the Boston and ]
Maine and Rutland roads will be /
made. 1t has been decided to discon- /
.inue the Rutland trains, with the ex-
ception of two, which now run to Troy !
and Albany. The Rutland trains, in
stead of coming to Troy, will connect |
with the Boston and Maine trains at |
Hoosick Junction. The two trains
which will run through to Troy will |
probably run one during the day and |
the other at night.
A party composed of c. NJ. Rollins,
assistant superintendent of the Metro
politan Life Insurance company,
agents d. A. Ward, Fred Kelley, r. !
c. Bristol and wives left Friday after