The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-08
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George Allen OF Brattleboro is the
guest of Col Thos. Harmon at the
Soldiers home.
Two of the Oldest residents of the
village appeared at the polling place
yesterday at the same time. One was
Robert Collins, over 80 years of age
anu tne other, John Mulligan was
over eighty.
Mrs j. L. Lyons and two children
and w. c. Kennon and wife have re.
turned to their homes in Greenfield,
Mass, after spending a week with rel
atives here. Miss Lura Morse of Div
ision street accompanied them to stay
q week with her father, C. II. Morse,
who boards with Mr. Lyons.
Mr. and Mrs Timothy Houghton from
West Dover have been spending the
past week with relatives in Benning :,
| ton.
Charles Hutchins and wife of Bur-
lington, Iowa, are visiting friends in
town and have rooms temporarily with
Mr. Conover on Valentine street
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post Office are Miles Clarke.
Rev w. 0. Higley, j. G. Jaquette, f.
L. Lacrosse, Henry w. Martin, Jas.
Ross, George II. Shelter, Miss Elm
Backlin, Miss Hazel p. Babcock Mrs
Nellie Boss, (2) Mrs Frank N. Case,
Miss Louise Rowland, Miss Alice
Johnson, Miss Lettie Knapp, Mrs A.
j. Knapp, Mrs w. A. Lee, Mrs A. NJ.
Martin, Mrs Harriet Maher.
Miss Mamie O'Neil has returned
from Hoosick.
Miss Janet O'Neil goes to Burling-
ton Saturday to take post graduate
course at st Mary's Academy.
Miss Nellie Meagher is spending
few days in Troy.
Miss Annie Loughlin will soon enter
Castleton Normal school.
Miss O'Donnell of North St., has
returned from visit in Boston.
Miss Blanche Penders has gone to
Rutland
Mrs Frank Lasher, Mrs Leon Rob-
inson, Mrs Jesse Carpenter, Mrs L.
E. Royce and two daughters, Zenobia
and Philomena camped at the Casino
Wednesday.
Mrs A. w. Half was in Berlin We'd
nesday.
Mrs Henry Farrari who has been
the guest of Mrs Rockstroh returned
to Greenwich Tuesday.
The Fannie Wood company play 4
"Facing the Enemy" to large audi
ence in Library hall last evening. To:
night they will present "The Gre /
Diamond Robbery"
Miss Ruth Martin was the elocution-
list at the entertainment at the First !
Baptist church of Hoosick Wednesday |
evening, V. V. Rogers, the we'll known
harpist of the n. E. Conservatory Of |
music, played several selections. The
audience was much pleased with Miss
Martins recilals.
Miss Julia Caldwell has gone to
East Arlington to spend the winter.
Col F. f. Burgess of Burlington,
former Lieut.. Gov. Mansur and Adj
General Gilmore are at head quarters
at Manassas representing Governor
Mccullough who was unable to be
present.
Miss Agues Quinlan spent Monday
and Wednesday, with friends
in Hoosick Falls.
One of the patriotic ladies residing
near Bennington Center was so much
interested in the election news, that
she received state and county returns
early Wednesday morning, and in less
than FIVE minutes the national colors
we're flying from the flag staff in her
yard.
Misses Margaret Brazel and Louise
Burns of Hoosick Falls spent the first
Of the week with friends here.
Kathryne Mitchell and Mary Har-
ris have been visiting in Hoosick
Falls.
Mrs John Casey has returned from
visiting her daughter in Pittsield.