Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
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lbed Iflends mere lueSday'
Harry Chase Of the Banner and Re-
former staff has been i'll part Of the,
week.
Capt. Russell c. Graves returned
from Hot Springs Friday afternoon
much improved in,health.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ. Cottrell have
commenced housekeeping in the Hyde
tenement on South street.
C. S. Perry of the firm Of Perry &
Keeseman has been visiting his mother
in Brattleboro this week.
The state convention Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. IS of Vermont will be held at Bur-
lington April II, is and 10.
At meeting of the board of school
trustees Tuesday evening, L. 3. Hart
was chosen president of the board
Committees will be named later
In the Methodist church Sunday
morning, the pastor Rev w. H. Wash
burne will speak on The Kingdom, -
an Easter sermon, and in the evening
there win be a concert by the Sabbath
school.
Charles Dunn celebrated his list
birthday last Saturday, with a few of
his friends at Belmont cottage, Dunr
ham-st. Refreshments we're served
and all who we're present greatly en-
joyed the occasion.
The Tudor steam mill in Pine Valley
began operations this week with about
800, 900 feet of logs in the yard. The
entire product goes to one mill in
North Adams. Not as many logs were
got in as was expected, the deep snow
and other causes preventing.
Hon. o. NJ. Barber returned Satur-
day evening from Rutland where he
had been engaged for three weeks as
one of the attorneys of the Patch Man
ufacturing Company in its case against
the machinists' union. Mr.. Barber
was in Readsboro Monday.
Clark Bartlett died at the Soldiers
Home hospital Monday. He was ad-
mitted from SALISBURY, was SO years
of age, and death was caused by a
general break up of the system. He
served in Company A, Fourth Yer
mont Volunteers, and re-enhsted, be-
ing mustered out in July, 1864, with
the rank Of corporal. His death was
l49 at the Home
Charles NJ. Cram, of the census se-
partment at Washington d. c., was
in town last week and the first of this
week, making Investigations as to the
town and county affairs, which are re-
quired by that department in its In
quiry as to wealth, debt and taxation.
Mr.. Cram will visit all the county
seats of this state, having gone from
here to Rutland.
Gov Mccullough and staff win leave
North Bennington the 2sth of this
month to be present at the opening OF
the centennial of the Louisiana Pur-
chase, which takes place in st Louis
April 30. E. L. Bates, secretary of
civil and military affairs, Adjutanr
General Gilmore, and probably some,
of the prominent citizens of the state
will accompany the party. The trip
will be made in Pullman cars, but the
route and headquarters while in st
Louis have not yet been fully deter
mined upon.
The camp fire given Saturday even
ing by Custer Post was not as largely
attended as usual, as the night was in
clement. Those who were there report
good time. Commander Dennis pre-
sided. Past Department Commander
Puffer who was present gave a talk
There we're musical selections, vocal
and instrumental, including selections
by Mrs. Sullivan's orchestra, readings
by Miss Dakin, aud other forms of en-
tertainment. An important part of the
evenings program was the bounteous.
supply of rations furnished and served
by the w, r, C.
James X. Miller, who formerly re-
sided here, died last Friday in Cox
sackie, N. Y, where he had been liv-
ing for several years. Deceased was
in poor health for some time before he
left here, and for the past three years
had been practically helpless. Mr..
Miller was a member of the Masonic
Lodge in Coxsackie. He was about
5S years of age and is survived by
wife and one daughter. When a resi-
dent of Bennington Mr.. Miller was in
the boot and shoe business in the store
now occupied by Mulligan & Roche.
Neil Burgess new play Daugh
ter OF the Revolution in which he is
to appear at the Opera House Satur-
day evening not only gives him un-