The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Told Tor Basy Readers.
II. G, Llndloit was home over Sun.
day from Cohoes.
Miss Josephine Morrissey goes 10
Troy today for a short visit
James Thomas OF the local express
Office was In Rutland over Sunday.
Richard Lee and family OF Albany
are guests at the home OF l.. j. Nc
Guire.
There will be special meeting OF
the Stark Hose company tomorrow
evening.
Miss Mary Lundergan has taken a
position In the Bottum and Torrance
collar shop.
w. Roy Ford OF North Adams spent
Sunday with Miss Dorothy Hart OF
Grove street.
Beginning Monday Arthur White
Will drive the pickup" wagon for the
express company.
John s Brant went yesterday 10
New York 10 begin his duties Tor the
Livingston Nall Co.
c. M. Lambert Is doing cemetery
work for Mrs Ciarrisa Whitman In
Arlington this week.
Amyel Baker OF Plattsburg, former
ly In charge OF the local express Office,
was In town Saturday.
Wm Il. Hawks and wife and George
AZ HatnLra ~ MAnfnallAR thlg
morning 10 spend the week.
G. NJ. Lambert has just completed
the setting OF monument on the lot n
Arlington for Thomas II. Whitman.
Mr. and Mrs w. l.. Simonds OF North
Bennington spent the most Of last week
with Porter Hubbard OF Wilmington.
Mrs Esther Ann Parker who died
recently ut HoosicI Falls was native
OF Bennington, q sister OF George Col
grove.
During the absence OF Mrs Barbara
Moore In New York her son ID. Edw
Moore and wife are occupying her
house on South street.
Jonas c. Clark who has Just return.
cd from abroad Is visiting his uncle
s. Is. Hall at the Center before return.
lug TO his home 10 st Augustine, Fla.
The water situation has been reliev.
ed by the copious rains OF the past few
days. The water In the walloomsac
Is nearly up 10 the top OF the bank =
and mill owners are happy.
The Rutland railroad will run an
excursion 70 Montreal Thursday, Oct.
20, and tickets going will only be good
on that day, returning up " and 10.
Guiding the 18th. Fare from Bending.
ton and return Is s. 80.
Grant Harbour OF the /. T.. Gibson
company claims that Saturday he left
the village with the largest supply OF
bread that ever left the village. On
that trip he took with him 1850 pounds
all baked and delivered 1t TO the Ital-
iap colony.
Gordon SoutLall, the eldest son OF
Mr. anil Mrs II. T. Southall sustained
quite o cut on his head the last OF the
week by falling out of cart In which
he was being drawn by playmate. 1t
was not serious however and the little
fellow will soon be at his play ssain
as happy as ever.
An Italian boy about 20 years old
was painfully injured in the side Sun
day while working In the mountain
hills of Wilmington being caught lie
some machinery in the mill. The side
was severely confused and lacerated
but the injuries are not OF serious
character. He was taken 10 the hos
pital at North Adams.
Madame Helena Modjeska signed
contract last summer with Manager
Jules hurry to make one more tour
before she retires To private life. 10.
cal theatregoers are to be congratula-
ted that this city will be embraced in
her farewell tour; in fact the announce.
ment has already been made Of Mad
anne Modieska's early appearance
here.
The praise service opening the state
Christian Endeavor convention at the
Second Congregational church to-
night will begin promptly at 1915. The
music will be in charge of Mr. Long. A
full chorus is desired to lead the con-
gregation in singing and the choirs
OF the Baptist, Congregational and
Methodist churches are kindly request.
ed to be present.
The heavy rains OF Friday and Sat
urday IL Is said by hunters will great.
ly advance the shooting season Hith.
erto the woods have been so dry that
II was very difficult to stalk deer as
the rustling of the leaves gave the
game warning of the approach OF the
hunter. The rain has removed much
Of the dying foliage so that hunters
can see the game more easily. Deer
are not reported as being very plenti-
full in this section.
District attorney j. l.. Martin re-
ceived q telegram announcing that
President Roosevelt had appointed
him as Judge of the United States
court In place OF Judge II. ii. Wheel.
err, resigned. Should Mr. Martin re-
ceive his commission in time he will
go to Rutland in time TO preside at the
October term which was continued on
account OF the health of Judge Wheel
er. The telegram also said that Alex
an der Dunnett of St Johnsbury will
be appointed district attorney.
A Holden, Mo-. paper OF a recent
date contains the following: '4F. |.
Batchelder, formerly of Peru, VT, now
of Holden, has Just passed anothe
mile stone, the 9lst, on his life jour
ney, and enjoyed another family reun-
ion. Two OF his daughters, Mrs
knight of Chicago and Mrs Cronk and
husband Of Carthage. Mo-, his son, Fl.
p. and wife, and little great grand
son helped Mr. Batchelder to dispose
of his birthday dinner, which he enjoy.