Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers

Mr. and Mrs Edward Harris OF Adams
are visiting here.
About $50 attended the excursion to
Dorset last Friday.
Miss Edna Russum is confined to
the house by illness.
E. B. Patterson and wife are home
from their Adirondack trip.
Mrs Laura Hills Norton is visiting
her cousin, Mrs H. S. Bingham.
John Sculley is critically i'll at his
home in the west part of the town.
Mail carrier Hallorn has returned
from his vacation and resumed his
duties
The Misses Powers have returned
from few weeks outing at Lake
Hancock.
E, 3. Patterson, DR. L. L. Fillmore
and several others are in camp near
Dunville.
Mrs A. c. Sweet and sons have re
turned from several weeks in camp at
Lake Emerald.
Rev and Mrs George c. Morehouse
of Salem are guests at the Methodist
parsonage today.
Y. NJ. G. A. Secretary F. S. Morris
son OF Burlington recently visited the
local association.
Vim. Holt and family left Monday
for three weeks campat North Heroon
Lake Champlain.
Miss Reynolds, who has been the
guest of Miss Mabel Barber, has re-
turned to her home
Rev r. H. Washburne, wife and son
visited at the Methodist parsonage
Monday and Tuesday.
The Sunday school of ST Peters
church has gone on an excursion to
Lebanon Springs to-day.
Miss Fannie Thatcher has returned
from a visit with her sister in Oneida
accompanied by a friend
Miss Kate Healy of New York city
is visiting at the home Of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs John NJ. Healy.
Bennington lodge Of Elks will give
a clam bake on the Burt farm north of
the village in the near future.
The guideboard aid society will
hold a lawn party at the home of
Mrs Emma Harwood Saturday after
noon.
The Y. NJ C. 4. glee club is plan
ing to give a musical entertainment
sometime during the second week in
August
The Bennington Fire Department
will go to Cohoes Labor Day and par
ticipate in the parade TO take place In |
that city.
Welcome Allen, an employee in
Holden & Leonard's Office is spend. |
ing a two weeks vacation with his sis
ter in Dandy.
Frank Phillips is clerking in H. NJ.
Ramsdell's store during the absence |
of Roger Ramsdell who is spending
the week with friends in Pittsfeld and |
North Adams.
Mrs N. f. Greenslit and children Of
Boston are spending the month of
August with her parents Mr. and Mrs
George Smith.
Mrs Frank Hopper and daughter OF
Wilkesbarre, Penn are occupying
for the summer the new residence
built by her on Gage street
Mrs L. L. Fillmore and daughter,
leave Saturday for a months
trip. While absent they will visit
friends in Ayre and Boston and spend
two weeks in northern Vermont
The New York state board Of rail-
road commissioners inspected the Chat
ham division of the Rutland railroad
Tuesday. They went north to Rutland
on a special train about 4 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
In the Methodist church Sunday
the pastor, w. H. Wash
burne, win speak on, "My Opportun-
Ity." and in the evening on "In the
House of the Forever. Seats all free.
Pleasant ushers.
There was large crowd and lively
bidding at the auction sale of johnson
< Welch Saturday afternoon. John
Robinson was the auctioneer. Some
30 wagons we're disposed of and most
IF them at good prices.
Mail Carrier Harwood, G. Eugene
stevens, and William Greenslet will
cave Saturday for Lowerr Lake inthe
own of Londonderry where they will
lamp for two weeks. At Chester the
party will be joined by G. Louis Har-