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

Miss Lula Mae Wyman of Hoosick
Falls is visiting friends here.
Mrs F, o. Graves and daughter have
returned from their yachting trip.
The F. M. T. A. B, cleared 1885
from its picnic and field day, August
18th.
II. Harry Levin is in New York
ransacking the market for the newest
and best values in fall goods.
Mrs f. Kelliher and children who
have been visiting here returned to
their home in Waterford Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Gallagher are
spending a portion of their vacation
at Schenectady and Lake Cassayuna.
The different knitting mills in the
place shut down Wednesday evening
and will not reopen until next Mon
day.
Miss Agnes Foley entertained friends
Tuesday evening in honor of Miss
Alice Wood of Troy who is visiting
here.
New potatoes are selling at SOC per
bushel with prospects that they will be
sold at 81 per barrel when farmers
come to dig.
The Rutland railroad company is
putting in new iron bridge over the
Hoosick river in Petersburg. Ithas a
span of $50 feet.
The Rev David N. Beach who is
passing the summer at the Walloom-
sac Inn preached in the Second Pres
byterian church in Troy Sunday.
The Rutland railroad viii sell excur-
sion tickets to South Wallingford and
return at rate of fare one way for the
18th annual fair on September q, p,
% and "A.
Mr. and Mrs A. p. Childs who were
recently injured in an accident near
Wilmington have so far recovered
that they returned to their home in
Castleton Monday.
A. w. Moore of the Coy Babcock
company has leased the George Coop
er house on Pleasant street and will
occupy it as soon as his household be-
longings and family reach here from
Bellows Falls.
John II. Burgess while hunting in
the west part Of the town Tuesday shot
a blue heron, bird that is not often
seen in this section. It was a fine
specimen measuring five feet in height
and with a spread Of wing OF six feet.
Mrs H. c. Cole, d. d. G. NJ. of the
first district o. f. s., made an official
visit to Mt. Anthony chapter Wednes-
day evening. The degrees we're con-
ferred on one candidate. Following
the work was a supper after which
came a social hour.
Business with theCoy Babcock COM
pany starts off with a rush. The com
pany gotso behind during the trans
fer of the plant, and to catch up and
ill orders that are coming in all the
time, overwork every day in the week
Is necessary. The company now has
y hands employed.
Invitations are out to the marriage
of Miss Ellen Veronica Chrystal to
James Barnard Mahoney of Worces-
ter, Mass. The ceremony will take
place at st Francis de Sales church
Wednesday afternoon, September 9 at
two O'Clock. Following viii be re-
ceptiOn at the home OF the bride.
On account of the continued rains
from Thursday night until Tuesday,
crops, including fruits suffered consid-
erably and considerable damage in a
general way was caused. Potatoes
are suffering from blight, and in some
fields they are rOtting badly, Much
fruit was blown off during the high
winds that prevailed, especially APP
pies. Fields OF corn and buckwheat
we're leveled.
The Bennington and Hoosick Valley
electric railroad company has pc
titioned the Hoosick Falls authorities
for permission to cease operating that
part of its line from the car barn on
Church street to the western terminal
of the line, corner Elm and Railroad
avenue. This, it is said, win enable
the company to lessen considerably
the time Of the trip between this village
and Hoosick Falls, improving the SER
vice.
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