Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
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Mrs e. A. Booth is spending the week with
brother In Boston,
W. A. Root has gone to Denver Cole for
several weeks trip.
Charles Barney Of Columbia college is visit
Ing his parents here.
Charles Dryer OF St. Adams spent Sunday
OF his home here.
Asa p. Harwood has taken position in the
Pine Knitting mill at Waterford.
The rain fall here for the past week as regis
tered was little over ave inches.
Warren A. Pierce OF Northampton visited
former friends here the last OF last week.
Mr. and Mrs George H. Shurten returned
from their wedding trip Friday afternoon.
Miss Florence March has gone to Cambridge
to spen some weeks with her grandmother.
E. II Holden has been re-appOinted d. D. C.
NJ. OF the second Masonic district OF the state.
Misses Edith and Olga Cordes are with
friends IN Northampton, Mass, for ten days
visit.
Mr. and Mrs Don p. Fullam, recently married
we're guests at the Soldiers Home over Sun
day.
Loan J. Marsh and son Of Philadelphia are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Marsh for a few
days,
Miss Helen Slavery OF Petersburg, N. Y was
the guest OF Mrs E. A. Booth a part OF last
week.
Edwin A. King and family occupied their
summer residence at Bennington Center last
Friday.
Mrs E. A. Booth and Mrs j. F. Kennedy Wis
tied Mrs J. H. savery At Petersburg. N. Y,
Friday OF last week.
Harry p Hudson ana friend OF Schenectady
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Hudson
over SUNDAY
The Rutland railroad company IS ballasting
! portions OF the roadbed Of the Chatham diVi-
sion with cinders.
Misses Gertrude and Frances Capelis OF
Pittsheld have been the guests OF Miss julia
! ODonnel for few days.
Wallace Schramm Is in Amsterdam and this
! evening will be the best man at a society we'd
ding thai win take place there.
J Mrs W. H. Shields and daughters will spend
/ the summer at the walloomsac Inn, on ac-
count OF Mr. Shields and son going TO Europe
! il. Mahou has the contract 10 build the
house for J. Z. Burke to be erected on Grand
View street. Work viii be commenced at
once
] Guests at the Wanoomsac Inn include Mrs
J. n. Outhwrite. New York: Mrs Chas Town.
send and daughter, Buffalo Mr. and Mrs f. u
| Lane, son und daughter, New York
Mrs E. Q. Lassere aud daughter and Mrs
! Maynard OF Troy are at the Walloomsac Inn.
! They viii divide the season between the Wal
loomsac and Dorset Inns.
Harry p Burt for the last two years and
] three months with the Philadelphia bIanch OF
I the Vermont Marble Co.. the last year as In
voice clerk has been promoted 70 the position
OF booSkeeper at that branch and began his
duties Monday. The Philadelphia branch Is
one OF the largest OF the company.
Mrs Mary Rogers and Stella Bates we're re.
turned to the jail here Friday evening and viii
probably be Kept here until their trial They
expressed themselves as much pleased at get
ting back here and hope they will not have to
go back to Rutland.
Col e. Grswold, A. J, Grlnin and John
Charles Moore are in stowe representing |
Camp Ray, sons OF Veterans IN the annual en- |
campment OF the Vermont division Division |
Commander Fred J, Spear, and Ernest @. |
Briggs are representing the Manchester Camp. |
There were thirteen prisoners In jail over
Sunday ana only three OF them for DRINKS who |
we're sering ten days sentence. Two OF |
these were Manchester men. That was. the /
largest number ever confined there for "a |
hours. and the Accommodations we're quite lin |
tied. II was necessary to secure cots and |
place in the corridor OF the jail for some Of /
the male prisoners to sleep on.
Mrs c. Bennett charmingly entertained % |
OF her lady friends Friday evening In honor OF /
Mrs John Henry eastman recently married. |
Mrs. Bennett was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Cushman, and Mrs. f. II. Holden. The house |
was trimmed with ferLs and plants. Ten
tables were provided for card playing. The 1
first prize went to Mrs. c. yelling Thatcher.
second to Miss Clara Hyde. consolation to
Mrs. Z. H. Holden. Refreshments we're served
at $3.50 by Lucas OF Troy.
The game Of baseball saturday afternoon
between the high school nine, and one from
SALISBURY was won by the visitors, score II
5. The home nine put up good game but
we're not heavy enough to compete with the
visitors While the game was in progress one
OF the Shaftsbory men was run into by Burt
who was trying TO make base. with such
force that ne was thrown down. He was
some what niured and had to retire from the
game
Eugene Shea, boss carder at the mill Of the
Cooper Manufacturing Company, came near
losing bis life Saturday afternoon. He was az
tea with his family when piece OF meat be-
came lodged In his throat. The efforts OF him
self and his wife failed to dislodge It and II
was growing worse when the physicians who
had been summoned arrived, aud after severe
exertons succeeded in removing the obstruc-
ton, but none too soon to save his life.