The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tho rown snd village BHsny
Tald tor Bar Readers

Told ior Has, Readers
Wilson Parker OF Kalamazoo, Mich 1,
was 10 the village yesterday visiting
friends
Miss Grace q. Eddy left yesterday
for u weeks vacation Ia New York aud
brooklyn.
Branch No oi 81 Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs T0mllnson, corner
Main aud Morgan street Thursday,
3 TO bp. m.
Mr. aud Mrs WIN Holt entertained
the N. =. quartelte at thelr home last
evening. Refreshments we're served
and Finch enjoyed.
VIM Mcdonald has been engaged as
professional for the Nj Anthony club
Tor the present year. Mrs Mcdonald
Sill also retain her former position AT
The club house.
Mr. aud Mrs Charles T.. Patterson OF
Troy have closed thelr summer resi-.
denee at bennington Center and return.
cd 10 Troy. lie Is II former speaker OF
the New York state assembly.
Bradstreets report for this week says
"The knit goods mills at Bennington
report as all running 10 full capacity
aud retail merchants are having plen'
" OF business with collections salts
factory"
Miss ". Jennie Cleveland, aged o.
died last night after 4 lingering illness
with consumption at the home OF Mrs
Frank w. Harwood ION Main street
The funeral arrangements have not
been made.
The house known rs the Victor Alvey
house, owned by Charles II. Darliug,
was sold Tuesday through the Charles
n. Powers agency TO George kapltz
The house Is situated on the east side
OF Mccall street
The Bennington machine works tina,
have been shut down for month
while new penstock was being put 10
expect 10 resume operations this week.
The new penstock Is about 400 feet long
and made OF steel.
Mrs Ida ID. Kimball and Frank
Moon were married Monday afternoon
at . o'clock. Rev. Geo. ). Mills per-
formed the ceremony. The br ide was
dressed In green broadcloth travelling
gown. Immediately after the ceremo
ry Mr. and Mrs Moon left for New
York.
The condition OF Mrs Eleanor All
bott Bradford, widow OF the late II. h.
Bradford Is unchanged. Her advapc-
ed age, 10 years, makes the chance for
her recovery doubtful. A daughter,
Mrs g. j. Reynolds OF South Bend,
Ind, arrived here Tuesday evening "
be with her mother.
SIR and Mrs Edward Todd we're sur.
prised last evening at their home On
jefferson street. The visitors brought
their refreshments with them. There
was singing, card playing, dancing,
banjo and guitar selections by Mr. and
Mrs Todd and piano selections. All
appeared to enjoy the evening.
c. M.Lincoln OF Rupert commenced
last spring with so swarms OF bees
which made him 10, 1856 pounds OF hon.
ey and which sold for si057.45 He now
has so more swarms than he com enc
ed with. He has sold ITO pounds OF
bees wax which sold far s35. 20, making
the whole amount sold from his bees,
sl092.65.
Partridges are said to be plenty 10
the vicinity OF Hoosick Falls and
Hooslck. Humphrey Groosbeck and
Geo S. McKearn OF the former village
have returned after q three days hunt.
ing trip during which time they bag.
ged Is partridges. Geo Stemp OF the
same place nailed FIVE wild ducks an d
John w. Davis claimed seven.
The store OF II. Allen & Co., In
Shushan was burglarlzed Monday
night. Entrance was gained by break
ing a large pane OF glass In the store
room. The cash register was found
bottUmside up on the floor. The cash
was removed at closing up time and
this morning 1t was impossible to as.
certain whether any goods were taken.
Arrangements have been made for
the early appearance here OF Madame
Modjeska, long remembered as Ameri
as greatest exponent OF the classic
drama. Unusual interest attaches to
her coming as II Is known by local
theatergoers that they will never again
have the opportunity TO witness Ma
dame Modjeska's wonderful acting
since this is positively her farewell
tour.
Harmon Saunders, 13 years OF age,
son OF Hartman Saunders In the west |
part of the town, was operated on at
the Troy city hospital last Thursday
for appendicitis. His mother ard father
were with him. The operation is
thought to be successful. His father,
who returned from the hospital Satur.
day, goes back tomorrow and will re-
main in Troy until the boy is able to
be brought hcme.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
officers Reunion society will take
place In Montpelier next week. Col
Thomas Harmon and Mrs Harmon will |
attend. The anniversary OF the Yer.
mont Commandery Military order OF
he Loyal Legion will be held In Mont
)elier the second week In November.
Gen N. M. Curtis of Ogdensburg and
rational inspector OF soldiers homes
las promised to be present and address
he commandery.
Col, Mrs, Miss Ella Bingham, Mrs ]
). Holden, Mrs r. S. Drysdale, Post
master and Mrs @. M. Graves, Mr.
md Mrs VIM e. Hawks and Geo NJ.
Hawks of Bennington, Hon. j. X.
Batchelder and Miss Pauline Batchel.