The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Told
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bEloht DuhI AAoAueNbs
Mrs Edna Evans is confined to her
home by illness.
Merritt Burnam leaves today for the
Albany city hospital for an opera
ton.
Alfred Dryer has accepted posit-
ion as janitor at the Academy build
ing.
New planks have been laid on the
School street bridge which is now in
good condition.
There will be a "Longfellow Even
ing" entertainment Wednesday night
at the Young Womau's club.
Attorney C. A. Maurer is filling in
and grading the grounds around his
residence on Imperial avenue.
The Pratt house on South street, re-
Gently vacated by Mrs Haythorne, is
being overhauled and repaired inside.
Allen M. Barrett has resigned his
position with the Metropolitan Life In
surauce company to take effect Satur-
day.
Misses Alice Fitzgerald, Alice Nc
Donald and Nellie Mcdonald have
returned from their visit to Granville,
n. Y.
Alfred Douglas, who has been VISIT
ing at his home in vergennes, return
ed to his duties today on the Rutland
railroad.
Deputy Sheriff Mash has gone to
Rutland with Joseph Couture who took
the alternative sentence to the House
of Correction for intoxication, second
offense.
There is a special business of impor-
lance to be transacted at the regular
meeting of Sixth Corps w. r. c. We'd
nesday evening and a large attend
ance is desired.
The license commissioners we're out
this morning making their inspection
of the licensed saloons. Judging from
appearances they were satisfied with
what they found.
Mrs NJ. j. Belden and daughter have
gone to Rutland to attend the burial
service of the late John J, Paris,
whose body has been kept in the vault
since his death last winter.
Albert Unger employed in Burts
harness shop has taken tenement in
the Wilcox house on West Main st
and will remove his family from Hud-
son, n. Y, as soon as it is ready for
him.
Mrs c. H. Mason purchased the
Daniel Huling property on South St
that was sold at auction this morning
by John Robinson auctioneer. The
first bid was s., 500, which was increas-
ed to $4,000, when it was struck off to
her.
D. \. Rifenburg, H. G. Liversedge,
J. A. Jubb d. A, Greenslit, william
Pike, Fred Woodward, Albert f, I'm
ger went to Buck Lookout and spent
Sunday. 1t is said to be a very pleas
ant place for a Sunday holiday.
Under the new arrangement at the
Holden Leonard q Co mill, and the
Scott stocking the employees
now work from 6.3l a. m. until 6.l5 p.
m. with the exception OF an hour noon.
This gives them the entire Saturday
afternoon for holiday.
The semi annual business meeting of
the Barracks ofthe First Baptist church
was held Monday evening. The otiic-
ers elected for the coming six months
are president, A. S. F. Edison; vice
president, V. N. Porter; secretary,
Frank Phillips; assistant secretary,
Fred Myers; treasurer, Lynn E. Wood;
teacher, Frank r. Morris.
The remains of Mrs Walter L. Allen
arrived from North Adams this morn
ing and we're taken direct to the Bap-
fist church where the funeral was held.
Mrs Allen was former resident here,
leaving for No. Adams, where Mr. Al
len was in business about % years ago.
She is a niece of Mrs George Coul-
grove and of Harvey and Herbert AL
len. Rev Frank r. Morris conducted
( the funeral services. Mrs Allen was
81 years old and death was caused by
consumption.