The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News of the Town and Village Briefly
Told For Bnsy Readers.

Miss Lila Mattison returned to New
York today.
Mr. and Mrs William c. Bull and
Mr. and Mrs George w. Keeseman are
at Saratoga and Lake George for a
few days.
Work uponthe generator of the Ben
ningtop Gas Co. is being pushed as
rapidly as possible 1t is hoped by the
Co. and bennington public that gas
viii be flowing 10 the mains before
winter. This viii be accomplished if
nothing retards setting the gas holder
before the ground freezes up.
At the first Baptist church Sunday.
morning at 1880 the pastor Rev Frank
r. Morris, will preach on "The Secret
of Assurance There will be special
music at this service Strangers in
Bennington and others who have no
home service are invited. Bible
school and Young Peoples meeting rs
usual. The evening ser vice will be a
union service at the Old First church
Bennington Center, at 7;45 O'Clock
David Downey, 6s years of age, was
admitted to the Soldiers home from
Brattleboro Thursday. He served in
Co A. Attn Vermont volunteers and
enlisted from SALISBURY. de is in
good health.
S Huling Blackmer has declined to.
run asjustice of the peace on the
representative ticket and the town
committee has substituted the name of
NJ. r, Swift in his place.
The Boston Herald of Sunday will
be devoted almost to GAR matters,
with a history OF every New England
department with photos OF department
commanders etc. D. G. Burt supplies
them.
Miss Mary Loughlin is at home after
visit to Hoosick Falls.
Miss Sadie Mooney of Hoosick
Falls spent Friday with friends here.
The Rev Philip Schuyler, who is on
his vacation, will preach in Bristol
tomorrow.
Miss Lena Collins is visiting in
Manchester Center.
The annual camp meeting of the
Burlington district of the Troy Con-
ference will be held at Spring Grove
near New Haven next week beginning
Tuesday. Thursday Rev DR. c. w.
Rowley of this village will speak at
the Epworth League anniversary.
The condition of Mrs A. B. Valen-
tine is quite critical today, and she
has been failing for week or more.
Tuesday being legal holiday in
Vermont, the local banks will be
closed to business. The post Office
probably will observe the day as
usual on holidays.
Mr. and Mrs 1. E. Gibson go to
Boston tomorrow to attend the GAR
encampment.
H. G, Hindloff, George Cox and Geo
Temple have gone to Dresden, N. ",
on a fishing and hunting trip.
Miss Mary Westfall has gone to
Albany for few days.
Joseph McDermott leaves for Boston
Monday
VIM Hollister of Grove st is enter
tanning Earl Barnard of Hoosick
Falls this week.
Mr. and Mrs David Mcclellan and
son Ralph of Brooklyn are visiting at
a. M Torrance's.
Louis Morse is clerking in E. T.
Griswold's store for few days.
Mrs Dick of Troy is the guest of Mrs
Green of Pleasant st.
Robt Tiffany and Frank Clark, who
are visiting in town, and Harry Bates
went to Sucker Pond to day to camp.
Miss Ruth Aldrich has returned from
a visit in Salem, N. Y.
Sidney Edison left Friday to camp
with the Chas Phillips family at Bar
/ ber's Pond.
Miss Laura Pilling of Greenwich is
visiting Mr. and Mrs Robert Pilling.
Harry Sears and Clarence Sweet re-
turned from a camping trip at Lake
Emerald Friday.
Mrs Lyman Harwood left Saturday
for two weeks visit in Boston.
The Misses Anna and Cora Williams
of Troy are the guests of Mr. and Mrs
f H. Peeler.