The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village To
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Miss Eliza Galliger is spending her
vacation at her home in Rutland.
C. II. Cone and son William have
gone to Dorset to spend the day.
Edwin Godfrey of New York is visit
ing his niece Mrs Grin w. Davis.
Ramon Owls Jr has gone to Rut-
land to engage in the meat business.
Edward Lovett of Ware, Mass,
called on his friend L. E. Royce We'd
nesday.
John Bolan of Troy who was for
nerly frequent visitor in the village
has been here portion ofthe week for
the first time in over ten years.
Mrs j. r. Burke who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis in
a Troy hospital returned home last
evening.
The annual meeting of the trustees
of the Vermont Soldiers home will be
held next Wednesday July 81. There
is no special business to be transact
ed.
At a business meeting of the OAR
held yesterday with the Secretary Mrs
+. L. Sibley, treasurer, Mrs H. G..
Root was elected, as the former one
had resigned. The observance of the
10Th Of August is contemplated in a
quiet and informal way and notice will
b9 given later. In the absence of the
regent, Miss Katherine Hubbell
vice-regent presided.
The feature of the second round in
the handicap tournament for the Ia
comic cup on the Ekwanok golf course
at Manchester Thursday was the match
between T. c. Thacher of Albany
and r. NJ. Gilmer OF Bennington,
who were competing for semifnal
honors in the second Is. The: ALBANY
man won out on the 18th green, after
one OF the hardest fought matches ever
Witnessed on the links there.
Miss Margaret Thompson of Airing
ton spent Wednesday with her sister
Miss Mary Thompson
Miss Mary Dwyer of Troy is visit
ing her brother, Frank Dryer of
Spring st.
Chas A. Wood and Grant Harbour
drove to Cossayuna Lake Thursday,
Mr. Harbour will remain for two weeks.
Roy Davis and wife of Sandy Hill,
who have been visiting DR. Wilcox,
are in woodford city for brief stay.
Philip Ahearn has purchased the
It'll ward fruit store of Ramon Owls
and will continue to sell the same
kind Of goods
Mrs Anna Jewett has gone to Dorset
to spend the day with her friend Miss
Winnie Dean.
Miss Mary Butler returned home
this morning after visit to Mount
Vernon.
Miss Eva Hufnickle who has been
visiting her sister in Hoosick Falls
returned home yesterday.
Thomas Toohey manager of the
Hoosick base ball team and his friend
John Brazil spent yesterday after
noon and a portion of the evening
putting up bills for the game to be
played there Sunday.
Misses Mary and Bridge Toomey
and Lena Mathers attended the moon
light festival at Buskirks Wednesday
evening. they will not return home un-
til Saturday.
Mrs NJ. Manning and two children
of Troy are the guests of her sister
Mrs j. Leonard of Adams st.
Mr. aud Mrs w. d. Newton started
in their auto blackboard Wednesday
afternoon for battlefield park to join a
party Of picnickers who were spending
the day there Between here and the
park, the machine broke down, and
came back to the village about 5. 30
o'clock in the rear OF John Houran's
team. The route was up the lane south
of the Putnam, then Union street home.
Mr. Newton was the only passenger
Mrs Newton concluded her trip by
electric car,
The Equinox baseball team of Man
chester scored its first victory of the
season Thursday afternoon by defeat
ing the Dorset nine in fve-inning
game by the score of I to 4.
Geo. B. Sears who with his wife
has been at Camp Comfort three weeks
returned home Thursday. Mrs Sears
will remain al the Camp another week
after which she will spend the remain
der of the season at the Putnam.
Mrs A. c. Heating and two children
of Dallas, Texas, are at Camp Com
fort for the season.
Mrs Hattie Albee and two daughters
Ethel and Daisy of North Adams are