The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

II, N. Williams is in burlington iol
the week,
Matthew Conroy of Plttsiord Is visit
Ing here,
Miss Annie nakin Is confined TO the
house by Illness.
Thomas Whitman Is IN at his home
on lmperlalayenue.
Miss Angelina Bovea Is visiting hen
parents la East Dorset.
Miss Marie Schumway Is the guest VI
! Miss Josie +. Martell In Cohoes.
Mrs T.. r.. Cram and son have gon'
TO Barre 10 attend her grandmother
funeral.
Zebra Quackenbush was the CUES
OF his daughters In the village this
u orning.
l.. G. Norton, u former resident
now OF Mcchanlcylile, Is In the VII
lage for few days.
j. Sidney Hutton OF Chicago IA visit
ing his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs H.
n. Williams.
John Remington who Is quite III at
his home on South street remains
about the same.
Mrs II. 4. Pecands has closed her
summer residence At Bennington Cen
ter aud returned TO Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs Thos II. Whitman have
returned after weeks visit In PawleI
a. the home OF II. NJ. Roblnst n.
Misses Ryan Il O'Connor are In New
York purchasing their fall and winter
millinery. Announcement OF opening
later.
The veteran chowder maker X. w.
Hyde will make the chowder 10 be ser
we'd tonight at tho Congregational
chapel.
Miss Mabel lockwood OF the local
telephone exchange who has been III
several weeks has not yet been able to
resume her duties.
Judge r.. l.. Bates, II. T.. Burgess,
w. A. Root and Frank h. Howe with
Chauffeur De Laurie went 10 the Brat
tleboro fair Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Torrens OF Griswold' s
store was called TO her home In sand
gate yesterday boy telegram announ-
cling the critical Illness OF her mother.
Mrs II. ). Bingham Is chairman OF
the committee on credentials NJ the
convention OF the ID. a. x. OF Vermont
in session in Burlington today and
tomorrow.
The mother OF Mr. wilmarth, princl.
pal OF the high school has come TO
spend the winter with her son and has
taken rooms at &. G. kimball's on
Union street.
Haviland Sibley has been quite III
at his home on Union street for a cou.
pie OF weeks. He is under the care Of
Il trained nurse and his recovery Is
looked for soon.
Hiram II. Allen had on the streets a
couple of days ago string OF gray
squirrels that he had been out that day
and secured. That species OF game Is
not very plentiful this fall.
Among the guests from North Ben
nington who we're present at the East
ern Star card party last evening were
DrJ. b. Woodruff, Mr. and Mrs +. o.
Ranney, Mrs Center and others.
The general store of Randall Bros.
at SALISBURY Depot was robbed sun
day night. Some shoes, cigars, and
candy were taken bot no money. Its
thought II was the work OF amateurs.
IL is stated on authority that the
concert given on the Putnam house
veranda yesterday morning by the
band OF the 18th L. 5. cavalry, was
the first one that had ever been given
by the organization of from a camp
ground.
Townsend Wellington, son of Geo.
b. Wellington, has entered his faith.
er's Office and will study law. Young
Mr. Wellington is graduate OF Will
Jams college and is also member OF
the Mt Anthony country club.
Bradstreets report for this week
says: Bennington complains of scar
city OF water for the use OF manufac
.urers who depend largely on that for
motive power. Mills however are rum
ming on full time. Retail trade holds
good with collections the same.
Miss Helen Frances Armstrong
whose parents reside on Union street
and whose name was intended TO erter
in the baby contest at the Methodist
church fair, but it was impossible 90
account of her illness. Votes to the
amount OF $500 have been taken for
her benefit.
The annual fall excursion to New
York via the Citizens line Steamer
Saratoga will be 90 Wednesday, Oct.
3. Tickets will be good on all trains
making regular stops and returning
leave New York on or before Wednes
day. Tickets from Bennington So and
from North Bennington 81 IS.
For the Columbia county fair which
vii be held in Chatham next Tuesday.
Weds., Thurs. and Fri, Rutland r h.
will sell excursion tickets for fare
one way. For Thursday and Friday
special trains will be run leaving here
at 1850 a. m. and returning Till leave
Chatham at $40 p. m. arriving at Ben.
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