The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town aud voltage Brlsny
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Middlebury college over Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs Morse Of Bradford place
are speeding few days Ia Albany.
Mrs @. l. Hudson enlerlpins one o.
the Methodist circles Fridsy aflernoonf
The little daughter OF NJ. y. Buss
died at 1870 this morning OF dlphlhe-
ria.
Milton Gunckle. advance agent for
Madame Modieska was In town over
Sunday.
Arthur q. Merchant one OF the solid
citizens OF Pownal 10 here today on
business.
james II. Shufelt who was IL ken
suddenly III on his train has recovered
and returned To his work.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Gage OF schen.
ectady are here being called by the
death OF Mrs ii. T., Bradford.
Amassa Bradford OF Gardner, Is
here, called 70 attend the funeral OF
Mrs Eleanor Bradford Saturday.
A pleasant card party was given
Friday night nj the home OF II. ;
Marsden. Refreshments we're served.
The fund for the construction OF the
Garrison marker 10 be placed on the
common ut Bennington Center isgrow'
Ing In an encouraging manner.
Despite the storm Sunday night
about so people attended the service'at
the Baptist church TO hear the talk by
pastor Morris on John Bunyan,
DIR Luther j. Callahan who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs Il. o Eddy,
has returned 10 his home In Bui ling.
ton.
Walter Hayes OF this village who en-
erred the University ui Vermont Ia.
September stood second Ia the priz
contest In ma hematlcs last week at tue
university.
Warren q. Richards Of Boston,
reader aud impersonator will be at TIA
bennington cue Friday eveliug, Nov.
10 ut S:l5. All IN, mbers are Invited
and requested 10 bring friend.
The IoOF officers who drove o.
lleadsbOro Saturday night 10 yisl
hat lodge found It hard crossing tn
mountain In some places enough
snow had fallen for sleighiDg.
Charles Roberts Of Ogdensburg who
succeeded James O'Dunuell as ticket
agent at the Rutland railroad station,
nas moved his family here aud Is oc-
'upying one of the Day tenements on
Acams street.
Mr. aud Mrs James Garahan OF New
York guests at the home OF James
Evans. Mrs Garahan was formerly
Miss Anna Evans. Her parents did
not know OF her marriage until the
young people arrived.
Parties who drove over the noun
tainyesterday reaching here 10 the at
ternoon, say that for good part OF
the way from here TO Wilmington, the
snow was at least Is inches deep and
1t showed all day. They had a hard
time getting through.
For a number OF days Fred Corbetl
has been endeavoring 10 put his hands
on a shipment Of new balls fer tn
bowling alley made some time ago but
failing TO do so went TO Albany today
for another set which he wall bring
back with him tonight.
Six candidates will be initiated at
be regular meeting of Bennington
lodge OF Elks tomorrow evening. The
Antlers cuartette supported by a
strong chorus from the members of the
lodge will, provide the entertainment !
which will be followed by a banquet
Although the hills around the vii.
T.. it'll roCtarA "a q
il rained most OF the day. There was |
also considerable snow at differ !
ent times. The water that fell will go |
quite a way toward replenisbing the |
brooks and other streams which were !
getting so low.
The Boston and Maine railroad has
commenced installing the new automa'
tic block signal system recommended !
by the state board of raj 'road commits !
sioners. The system will extend from !
Mechanicville to North Adams and |
will consist of semaphone signals a |
mile apart, except at crossings and
curves.
An alarm was rung In shortly after
6 o'clock Saturday afternoon from box
"a, corner of Adams and North street,.
The hose companies that responded,
hosever. were stopped before reaching
the fire which was only burning CHM
ney on County street and which was
put out almost as soon as II was dis |
covered.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs |
Fl. T.. Southall who is just beginning |
to walk, strayed away from her moth |
err Saturday and fell down the stairs |
head first into the cellar. The mother |
picked her up as soon as possible ana |
took her TO ply stefan who upon ex-
animation could find no evidences of |
injury and the little one was all right
next day.
Mrs Barbara Moore and son Harry
returned Saturday from e three weeks
absence visiting in New York and Ar
lington, N. j. At the latter place she
visited her brother-ln law, Alvin NAL
lison and wife, formerly of this village.
He now has good position with Un
derwood e. Underwood, the photogra-
piers of New York whose works are in
Arlington. Y
A man giving his name as Albert
Wright was arrested on River street
this morning by Special Officer Brazil,
Wright was intoxicated and using Ian.
guage that was OF an improper charac-
ter. AS it could not be found where
his home was be was brought to the
Jail where he was welcomed by Tailor
Russell. He is to have hearing to-
morrow morning.
ACanadian lynx weighing 40 pounds
and being one OF the finest specimens
ever seen here, was shot Saturday af-