The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy ReAdera

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Mrs Wm Bahan has been spending
the week with friends In Shushan and
yieialty.
Miss Victoria Temple returned TO
her dulles la the Telephone Exchange
this morning
Circle No o OF the Me church meets
with Mrs Hudson on Grand View street
Friday afternoon from ) 10 o.
James Eddy of Troy was IN town
yesterday 10 attend 10 the closing OF
his residence at the Center for the win
ter.
Adelbert Wlnn has closed his ser.
Vices with NJ. Il. .Hamlin and Is In
charge OF the Lorlng a Co. delivery
team.
Joha G. Temple who was called home
by the death OF his daughter returned
10 his duties Ia MankaIo, Mimi, this
INT raing.
Miss Ruth Madison returned yesier
day afternoon from Troy where she 10
Gently underwent an operation for up.
pendicitls.
For two weeks T.. l.. Nichols will
hold Thanksgiving Sale with many
bargains. Notice advertisement on
lass page.
Real Estate Agent c. n. Powers has
sold for Judge Darling two story
house on the west side uf Mccall street
10 Mrs Margaret kaue.
Mason * Co. OF Burlington have the
contract 30 build the house aud stable
Tor Guy II. Johnson which he Is 10
erect NJ Bennington Center.
Mrs Anna Penny OF Troy visited
with Mrs +. Is Edgerton this week.
Her daughter, Hiss Helen Penny nas
b,en win Mrs Edgerton II couple OF
weeks.
The members Of Bennington lodge
OF Elks will meet at their rooms AZ
lU:i5 tomorrow forenoon for the pur.
pose OF attending the funeral OF Fred
q. Hutchins.
Mr. aud Mrs David Shayne left yes
terday noon for Bedford station, n.
", where he will enter sanitarium
with the intention OF remaining six
months. Mrs Snayne will return home
next week.
Local marketmen report this moro
ing that tu, keys are fairly plentiful,
aud II Is not expected that tue price
will be higher than IL was last year
They expect that the retail price will
be from 30 to IS cents.
A fence Is being erected on the south
side of the graded school grounds on
the'bank OF the river That runs near
by. IL Is being erected 70 prevent any
possibility OF any of the younger pu
pills falling into the stream.
The schedule OF prices for Modes.
ka's appear iuce mere next week Is 80
cents 10 sl.J0. Joseph j. Daley is cir.
culating the subscription list for seat.
aud ato her list is at Gokay's TO
hose whom MIR Daley fails To see.
G q. f. ID. Grant commadiug the de-
partment Of the East went north over
the Rutland railroad TO Fort Ethan Al
len. lie i on his annual tour OF in
slection Of the pos In his department
add will inspect Fort + han a lien TO
day.
j site Dart OF Springfield and c, S
sus Pee (, both trustees of the Soldiers
GONE, were here yesterday making
their quarterly inspection of the home
The D:mt er OF inmates at the Ia THU
tlon this m, raing was 90 per ceut OF
which about % were In the hospital.
Thomas Baker OF Burlington arriv-
ed at the Soldiers home last night.
John willard of Dummerstou is one OF
the last arrivals at the home. He was
a member of Co X 9th Vermont during
the civil war, the same company in
which Superintendent Harmon of the
home was member.
The Hooks have Just put in ut their
rooms on the second floor of the truck
house a handsome set of III ssion iu-
niture and have refnshed the wa
aud ceiling. When few IN IRE min
improvements have been made the DO
are of the opinion that they will have
some comfortable quarters this winter.
Bradstreets for this week says-Pa-
per mill at Bennington is running full
time. Knit goods mills running over
time. Work of constructing electric
railroad Is we'll under way and nearly
completed. The furniture factory at
North Bennington is rushed W IL bust
ness and other factories at that point
are running full time.
Hunters out hunting for rabbits the
first two days Of the week found it ex-
ceedlngly difficult TO make their way
through the woods aud swamps with
any succ SIS. The snow was 50 heavy
that in many instances good sized
frees were bent over to such All extent
that IT was almost impossible for the
hunters TO get through. No good sized
results are reported.
The Congreg ational church prayer
meeting will be Omitted tonight on at-
count of the Home Missionary rally at
North Bennington. IL is hoped the @
may be a large attendance from tn q
illage at the meeting At North Ben.
n ng' on which will be held in the Cor.
sregational church at 100 Represe >
tatives Of the National society and the
Vermont Domestic society will address
theconference.
A well known horse breeders paper
of a recent issue has the following:
Money-winning drivers on the PennsS
vania and New Jersey Fair Circuit of
1906 are as follows: Edward McGrath,
81, 100 at six meets; F. a. Burgess, 81
$40 at five meets; Simon Wash, 81, 270
at six meets; James Stahl, $2,705 at
six meets: Allan Cummings, $2,l5 at
five meet; William l. Rhodes, 80, 1870 at