Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town aud village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Coleman Lame has visited his sis

Briefly for Busy Readers.
Coleman Lane has visited his sister,
Mrs VIM E. Bailey
Miss Henrietta Poor Of North
Adams is visiting at VIM E. Bailey's
for few days
S. F. Plank has moved from Ball
ston Spa where he went few months
ago to Pittsfeld, Mass.
Rev John NJ. Harris of Troy, who
has just recovered from a severe ill
ness, spent last week here
Mrs Clinton F. Smith and son have
gone to New Haven, Ct, and Gardner,
Mass, to be absent a month.
Mrs l.. A. Graves was called to New
York last week by a telegram announc-
ing the serious illness of her father.
NJ. V. b. Armstrong has returned
to Bennington to live and is once
more on his farm in the west part Of
the town.
The Eagle hose company will give
its second annual bazaar in Foresters'
hall April l6, II and Is. They will
have plenty Of attractions, including
dancing every evening.
The Rev 5. II. Watkins delivers his
last Lenten instruction at St Peters
church this Friday evening, The sub
jet is "Christ Our Example in Suffer-
ing" All are cordially invited
As has been its custom for number
of years, G. A. Custer post will OBJ
serve the anniversary of the surrender
OF Lee with a camp fire. For the sake
of convenience, the gathering will be
held the evening Of Saturday, April 4.
Invitations are out TO the marriage
OF Miss Alice Martin of East Main-st
to Burton Percy of Hoosick Falls.
The ceremony will take place at her
home Wednesday evening, April s, at
s O'Clock. Rev Frank II. Morris will
ofiiciate
Miss Eiva G. Coulter, for some time
assistant in the high school. has re-
signed. The resignation was caused
by the sudden death of a brother
Miss Coulter has made herself popu-
lar with both teachers and pupils and
her departure is much regretted.
Twenty-Five thousand brook trout
fry we're received from the New York
state fish hatchery at Hoosick Friday.
Fifteen thousand of them we've placed
in White Creek streams and 10000 in
the Shingle Hollow brook. The same
number of fngerlings are expected for
the same streams in July.
The marriage of Miss Georgianna
Lord to John Henry Cushman of
North Bennington is announced tod
take place at her home, Irvington-on-
the-Hudson. Saturday afternoon
April 4, at $3.50 o'clock The prospec-
tive bride is a daughter OH. f. Lord.
of Lord and Burnham OF New York.
About 100 Hardwick business men
rendered the officers Of the Woodbury.
Granite Company reception and
banquet last week, in honor of the
81, 600, 600 contract recently secured by
the company. The company was rep
resented by Its manager, Geo Il. Bick-
ford John S. Holden of this village
and c. W. Leonard of Boston were
unable to attend
VIM Washburne, for three years |
baggage master at the Rutland rail
road station, severed his connection |
with the company Tuesday. He will |
return to Whitehall, his former home, |
to reside. Mr. Washburne has been a |
courteous and faithful official and
with his wife has made many friends
here who regret their departure, He
is succeeded by Geo w. Wickham
The grand jury Of Rensselaer, coun-
ty on Friday returned an indictment
for burglary against Robert Hunt,
Fred Hill and James Moon, who broke
into the barn of LeGrand c. Tibbetts
Of Hoosick, and who are suspected of
burglaries in North Ben
nington and vicinity. The accused
pleaded not guilty but were held for
trial
The Troy Press of Friday last had
the following deputy Sheriff John
Nash of Bennington, Vt, with his
brother-in-law, called on a number of
friends in this city yesterday He is
without doubt the best detective in the
Green Mountain state and whenever
there is a mysterious case to unravel
he is invariably called upon. Years
ago he was in the United States mail
service and ran with James f. Ma
honey, the railway clerk who disap-
Deared from this city a number of
vneks aro npuuty sheriff Nash IL