The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Louis Levin OF New York Is here for
a few days.
John Nash has returned from his
visit ~ Boston,
james Plumb is spending bis yaea
ton 40 bis home here.
Walter Slrunk has taken position
In h. h. Harris store.
Miss Alice Sears leaves Saturday to
attend Middlebury college.
There will be "a dance 10 Foreslers'
I hall Saturday evening. Good music
Roswell Blandey Of Waterfowl, Mass
Is visiting Harold Sweet for few
days.
George Townsend who has had an
attack OF lumbago Is able 70 be out
again.
Mrs John Carrigan who has been
visiting In Dorset has returned 10 her
home here.
T.. ID. Haskellof the circulation dc
parlment Of the Boston Herald Is In
town today.
Sale OF Mems and Womon's high
grade oxford ties at the Bennington
Shoe Store.
Mrs Laughlln OF Grant street Is con
lined 10 the house by serious attack
OF pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. W. Stewart are
spending the week with their daughter
Ia Manchester.
Special to-day chocolates and bon
bons 2Dc per box. Fresh to-day az
Wards drug store. 2lsl2
August Beachor has moved his fam
ily from Troy and has taken house
on West Main street
Matthew Brady has been In town the
past ieg days on business Tor W. II.
Fullerton OF Manchester.
Miss Mary McGurk Is to furnish
music for the Eastern star card party
and dance next Tuesday evening.
a daughter Was born to Mr. and Mrs
VI. j. llawiey of San Francisco recent
ly Both we're formerly Of Manches
ter.
DR. WIN II. Maynard, professor IN
Hamilton Theological seminary, will
preach at both services al the Baptist
church Sunday.
Sheriff H. S. Wilson and son Will
lam are visitors 10 the village today.
They made the trip ia the automobile
that the sheriff has recently bought
and will return home this afternoon.
Mrs l.. G.. Wolch former resident
81 the town, now Of Elizabeth, Y. j..
vas a guest at the home OF B 4. Henry
a portion Of the week. Mrs Welch re
turned to Elizabeth yesterday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs George Gregg will take
carriage drive over the mountain
next week and will visit jamaica,
Heaftwellville. Dover, Somerset, and
incidentally will stop at Bratieboro
two days 10 take in the fair.
Walter w Hayes, Burniss b. Shel
don, NJ. L. Burlington, Lester b.
Wall, Forest W. kehoc and Roger O..
Ramsdell will attend Jhe University
Of Vermont this fall. The last two
return tomorrow and ths other9 will
ieaNe MONDAY.
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Russell re-
ceived a message yesterday announ-
cling the death near Brattleboro OF an
aunt, the only one he had. Both him
self and wife left this morning for
Bratlleboro to attend the funeral. They
will return tomorrow.
Frank NJ. Crawford Is making an
addition TO his new grist mill and ex-
poets TO install the machinery soon. a
few days ago a man brought a grist
there from the west part OF the town 10
he ground and was very much surpris-
ed to find that the mill is not yet in op.
GRAFTON.
The funeral OF the late Mrs VIM.
Mccarthy OF Bennington Center will
be held from st Francis church tomor
row morning at 9 O'Clock. Mrs Nc
Carly was 6S years OF age. Sne was
is years of age when she came 10 this
country from Ireland and has lived at
Bennington Center most of the time
since.
The Salvation Army is conducting a
harvest home festival In the barracks
on North street this week. They have
on sale a large and excellent assert
ment of country produce and fancy
needework that they are disposing Of
The larger part Of the proceeds will be
devoted TO home and foreign mission
airy work
Mrs c. Fremont Barnes and Mrs l..
&. Parker entertained Is ladies of the
Social club at Camp L'Oafmore in
Wooodford Thursday. The guests
were taken up about nine o'clock in the
morning aud returned early in the eve
ming. During the day there were var
ious amusements and an elaborate din
ner was served.
AT meeting Of the fire department
Tuesday evening it was voted to par
ade on the evening of Sept. % to assist
the Putnam Hose company which is
giving an entertainment in the opera
house that night The line of march
will be from the Hook and Ladder