The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Miss Jennie Hayes Of brandon Il
visiting here.
Cole %. Burt Is assisting In DR. A, y
Cutters dental oiiIee.
q. Il. Griswold has been spending d
couple of days la liraiileboro.
Col A. 81. Downs n substituting a,
mail carrier again Tor few days.
Regular meeting Of MI Anthony
lodge, y aud a ~ this evening az
O'Clock.
Mr and Mrs John Mccarthy have
returned 10 their home ln Troy after a
week visit with Chas Mccarthy.
The village steam roller which has
been rented 90 j. a. Colgate for use
in building ihe road zap Mount An
ihnny vas returned 90 thoylllago Mon
day.
The representatives from so Ant
hony chapter oES io the meeting Of
thu grand chapter left this morning 10
lie present
Health On'cor Stlllson says that
scarlet fever, which had a long run,
principally among children, has run
out. The general health of the town
IL good.
The hymn which was sung nt the
Baptist church Sunday morning in
place ~ the anthem was ohc of GO
lu'o ones composed by Mrs Annie
Sherwood Hawks.
States Attorney Daley, Sheriff Cod
frey a. ". Barber, e.. n, Mason .and
IS. y. sheldon lcii thl, morning a.
attend the opening session of county
court 40 Manchester.
10 IL stated that Calvin Titus. who
will graduate from West Point this
month. plll b. assigned 90 orc of the
fsld haiierles IT, stands well ln his
class which Is d large one.
Harry Roster loii Tor Troy this
morning where be- will marry Miss
Lena A. Ferguson Of that city ihl.
evening. Ward T.. LYONS left this
noon 20 be- one 81 the ushers.
The fountain iu che village cemetery
park which was placed there several
years ago in memory of the la'o Mrs
Ei Tiffany has recently been ropaint-
20 and repaired hy SIR Tiffany. The
fountain Is nov Boo fret class condition
and makes a crediiahle appearance.
The heavy shower of last night was
much needed and 10 did great good.
The streams we're getting quite low
and iu many places the grass which
D. al a. 4raaA unf AUI N..rs
considerably affected by the dry spell.
Charles J. Bonaparte who has spent
several successive summers at the
Walloomsac Inn recently sent word
that Re- would be unable 10 b. here this
season. From this IL Is thought by
several that he knew some time ago
that be was 10 receive the appointment
OF secretary OF the navy.
The many friends OF b. a. Fryer,
former superintendent Of Bradford's
mill. will be pleased 10 learn that az
the surgical institute in Buffalo, they
have made OF Mr. Fryer an X ray pho
tograph which plainly shows that not
sciatica, but spinal trouble has been
the real cause Of all his terrible suf
feribg for almost three years. and that
by surgical operation the doctors
hope TO cure him.
The Boston and Maine Railroad has
entered into new agreement with the
trackmen and work train laborers. The
new schedule went into effect June /
and gives the men an advance Of ten
cents per day, overtime after working
ten hours and time and one half for
Sunday work. The employees feel
quite jubilant over the increase, as il
was unsolicited.
The project of a soldiers monument
is being quietly agitated by few and
a canvas is being made to see what
support the plan will have. Benning
ton ought 70 have had monument
years ago. II sent the first three
years company from the state in the
civil war and hardly a command fol-
led il but what contained representa-
tives from the town.