The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

oysters now on mana.
DR. Z. b. Denny Of Amsterdam Is the
guest of John Nash. He Is here look
ing over tract of woodland in Glas-
tenbury with view OF purchasing 1t.
Over 900 bushels of apples have
been received at the Hamlin cider mill
this week. The mill has run night and
day, the average output daily being
from 60 to 70 bbls.
James Corbierre of New York for
mer resident, with his family are at
the Walloomsac house. He is vice
president of the Morton Trust COM
pany of New York.
Tarrant Sibley and Will Greenslt
have joined the army of hunters on
the Green Mountains hunting for deer
They expect to be absent the entire ten
days of the season.
Today is the 9lst birthday of Melvin
Wadsworth, the Oldest living native
of Bennington and the Oldest Odd Fell
low both in age and years OF member
ship there is in the state. Mr. Wads-
worth is now at the Gill Odd Fellows
home and at last accounts was in his
usual good health.
The marriage of former lieutenant
Sanford f. Worthington, who served
during the Spanish American war, TO
Miss Susan \. French of Fitchburg,
Mass, is announced to take place at
her home next Tuesday evening. Mr.
Worthington is now connected with
the express Office in that city.
John d. Stehman will lead the Chris
tian Endeavor meeting at the Congre-
gational church Sunday evening at
$50 and will speak upon Thomas
Hughes ''The Manliness of Christ"
This is the first of two evenings with
great books. These meetings for
young people have taken on new in
terest and cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all young people not regu-
larly connected with any other socie-
ty to attend them.
The Foresters of America cleared
$500 at their fair last week
The various deputy sheritfs, police
officers etc, were before the license
commissioners this morning for reg
ular examination.
The funeral of DIR w. W. Seymour
OF Troy was held at his home yester.
day. Among the bearers we're Sayre |
Mcleod, Thomas Vail, and James
II. Caldwell
William johnson, son of William j. |
johnson, died at his home onthe Pow
nal road Thursday morning, Deceas'
ed was about "A years of age and had |
been in poor health Cor some. The |
funeral was held from the house this |
afternoon.
Wanted Two more route boys for |
the Evening Banner. Apply at once.
Clam Chowder at Aliens Market to-
night. Also few hundred baskets of |
Concord grapes at 7 cts a basket. Not |
: cts outside and 10 cts inside.
DR. Daniel V. O'Donnell has receiv.
ed an appointment or the staff of the |
Good Samaritan Hospital in New |
York city and assumed his duties there |
last Thursday. He is a recent gradu.
ate of the medical dept of the UVM
Mr. and Mrs James Eddy have re-
turned to their home. in Troy.
James G. Colgate is home from his
trip to the st Louis exposition.
At the convention of the state teach
ers yesterday, Miss Elizabeth WEIGH |
OF the Bennington high school, intro
duced the discussion on the topic "The |
teaching of Geography" What ere the
ends to be sought.
There will be lecture on the Anat-
omy and Hygiene of the human body
next Tuesday afternoon at 800 at the
Baptist church under the auspices OF
the Womans Home missionary socie-
ty. No admission, all ladies are well
come.
At the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing Mrs GeorgeHarmount will speak
on Palestine" Mrs Harmount is a
daughter of Mr. Camp, a long time
friend and supporter of Mr. Moody in
his Mortified school enterprise. She
has travelled widely in the east and
has the gift of picturing what she has
seen. There will be no preaching SER
vice in the evening. The evening con-
is invited to hear the Neal
Dow quartette and the temperance ad-
dress at Library Hall at O'Clock.
The funeral of Mrs Theodore Cook
was held at her home on East Main
st Friday afternoon at two o'clock.
Rev G. S. Mills officiating. She had
been i'll for some time with incur
able disease. She was 3S years of
age and resided in Bennington most
Of her life. She leaves husband and
.hree children. The burial was in
village cemetary. Those present from
out of town were William Cook of
New Haven, Conn, and George Cook,
brothers of the husband of the dis
eased,
New Tourists Arrived