The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-10-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News % the Town and village Told
Bnsay for Busy RsAdera

Wallace schram vent today 10
ScheBeciad'.
Miss Jennie Simpson Of Ludlow IL
visiting here.
Miss Henrietta Craven has reiurn,d
10 her home In Troy.
Miss Celia Reynolds IL visiting n
Manchester Depot.
INV Myers IL improving the grounds
around his house on Cnion street
Newell T. Clifford Of Essex Junction
was u visitor In The village Tuesday.
Miss Ne,ile stration leil this more.
ing for a visit with relatives In Green.
field.
ID Edward Moore left today for Brat
tleboro 70 be absent the remainder OF
the week.
William Roberts OF Horizon IL
spending lew days With friends In
the village.
Mrs Downs announces the opening
Of her fall and winter millinery for
Thursday Oct s.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs Root. South street, Friday after
noon Oct 9th at O'Clock.
Misses Ryan & o'Connor announce
their fall opening OF pattern hats and
bonnets Thursday, Oct. D.
Mrs Mary Leonard and Nellie Scan.
Ian are visiting friends In Troy and
Schenectady for several days.
Order the Boston Sunday Herald for
Oct 8. Something OF interest to Ben.
nington people.-D @ Burt, agt.
BIG Oman, who has been the guest
of N B Middleton returned this morn
ing TO his home In Newport, X. l.
Mrs Jane Potter has vacated her
house on School street and taken
rooms in the Walker house on Pleas.
ant street.
Sunday, Oct s, will be the last day
on which the summer excursion rate oil
fare one way will prevail on the Rut-
land railroad.
Rev b Lyman who has been visit
ing here went TO North Benningt' n
Sunday and preached in the Congrt-
gational church.
The Rutland railrord will run its
annual fall excursion to New York
Wednesday Oct IL. The round
trip fare from Bennington will be
$500.
Carrie and Harry Rugg celebrated
their eighteenth birthday anniversary
by inviting Is Of their friends TO their
home Monday evening Music and
games we're enjoyed, ice cream and
cake we're served, all wishing them
many happy returns OF the day.
Among the horses entered In the
races attheDanbury, Conn.,, fair which
IL being held this "eek, are the follow.
ing: All the purses are for $500.
Mildred, b m formerly owned by w FL
Bradford, entered In the 2.20 class,
pacing; Joe Wilkes, in the Eli class
by B A Buckley, Southport, Conn.,;
and In the same class Gene Cuyler, q
Oh m, is entered by Q Scott OF this
village.
The report OF the Vermont Soldiers
home for the quarter ending September
30 shows the total membership present
to be 81 OF which 20 are In the hospital.
This is a gain of IL from the proceed.
ing quarter. Twenty five members are
absent with leave, making the total
membership l07, gain of II during
the quarter. During the three months |
there were II admissions and II read
missions, two we're discharged, two |
died, and one was dropped from the |
rolls. The average present daily dur
ing the three months was 80.
The electric railroad has two gangs
of men working on the roadbed be- |
tween here and North Bennington |
and also putting the track in order |
where 1t Is needed. In some places the |
track is being raised considerably.
There has not been time before in |
the history of the road when the road
and track between the two villages was |
in as good condition for the opening |
of winter as it Is now. During the sum
mer the closed cars which were RETURNED |
to duty az few days ago have been |
thoroughly renovated, repainted and
thoroughly overhauled and put in |
condition for the winters use.