The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News ofths Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

George Klock was home from Troy
over Sunday.
Mrs Paul G. Cornell is visiting
friends In Granville.
Mrs Hattie Hurley is quite i'll with
congestion OF the lungs.
Chas V. Taft, an aged resident has
been quite Ill for several days.
Miss Mary Biggert former resi-
dent Is quite i'll at her home in Pow
nal.
Nj. l.. Downs and Il. j. Stratton
went TO Hoosick Falls Sunday and
spent the day with friends.
Nat Smith was arrested Saturday
on the charge OF intoxication. In
court this morning he was fined the
usual amount
Mr. and Mrs Bryan River who have
been spending few days with H S.
Chandler at Bennington Centre have
returned to New York.
Elmer Somersgill has sold out his
plantation in Porto Rico and has re-
turned to Bennington. Harry Jubb
and Curtis Burt are both in good
health.
States attorney Daley is In Pownal
today, representing the state in the
case Proud vs. Williams assault which
is being tried there before Justice
Norwood.
Extra freight trains were run over
the Chatham railroad Sunday in or
der to relieve the local yard of the
freight that has accumulated in the
last ew days.
Chas Coonrad now II years of age
has resided in Readsboro since he
was II years OF age and since he be-
came OF age has never missed voting
at town meeting but once.
r. o. Goldsmith has been confined
to the house several days with an al
tack of the grip DR. W. e. Putnam
was taken suddenly i'll Sunday morn
ing but is somewhat better today
The Walloomsac Battle Monument
| association has decided to take i'm
mediate steps toward the incorporation
of the association. Nelson Gillespie
is president and VIM A. Cahill secre.
tary of the association.
In an order issue Saturday National
Commander Blackluer, GAR amour
ced the following appointments on his
staff from Vermont; Charles j. Bell,
post 6; II. f. Taylor, post s; j. f..
Eldredge; post SO.
The Salvation Army is conducting
a vigorous campaign in the village
| and their meetings are well attended.
| Sunday the detachment consisting OF
| four women and one MAJ went to the
| soldiers home and held a service in
the smoke room. Most of the we'll
men at the home attended.
There was quite an attendance at
the smoker given in G. A. Custer post
hall under the auspices OF the two
| posts of the village Saturday evening.
The comrades enjoyed their smokes
telling army stories, recalling those
days that tried mems souls, and sing
ing old songs, 1t is intended to have
another soon.
Rev Lewis Grout for many years a
Congregational missionary in Natal,
South Africa, and an authority on the
Zulu language, died yesterday at Brat
tleboro in his ninety fret year. He
was graduated from Yale in 1912 and
in 1916 went to South Africa where he
remained twenty years. Later he oc-
cupied different pulpits in Vermont.
A freight car on the early morning
train over the Chatham division Sat
u:day morning jumped the track few
miles south OF here. The accident
was caused by broken truck. A
wreck train had to come down from
Rutland, substitute new truck, clear
the track, and as consequence all
trips on that division were more OF
less late all day.
A clam chowder supper will be serv-
"a by the young men of the Second
Congregational church at the chapel
on Wednesday evening, March 18th
from quarter after six to I o'clock
The fact that this chowder will bemade
by Fred Harmon who prepares the fa
nous Stark Hose chowders is full
guarantee for its excellence. All are
cordially invited.