The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of The Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


w j Healey of Schenectady was here
over last night
Ameyel Baker was here from Plats-
onrg over Sunday
James McDermott of Schenectady
was home over Sunday.
Il e Hart aud son Raymond are in
New York for few days.
Miss Celia Reynolds is visiting
friends in Manchester Center.
Judge Bates left last night for
Springfield. Mass on business
Admiral Wells Laflin Field will oc-
cupy his summer residence about the
w b Sheldon entertained his brother
John Sheldon from Dorset over Sun
day.
Theodore Thomas, wife and child Of
Brooklyn are visiting here for few
days.
Miss Edith Dewey entertained the
Molly Stark whist club Monday eve
nipg
Miss Jennie Drysdale is removing to-
today to the Rogers home on South
street.
James A. Eddy OF Troy will open
his summer residence at Bennington
Center the p.
Mrs Clarence Curtis of Manchester
Center has been the guest of her par
ents OF North street
Mrs Mcneil and son Douglass OF
Manchester Center are the guests OF
Mrs Philip Schuyler
Edgar ) Buss has decided not to re-
turn to Bennington as he has boon
offered a better position.
Mrs Louis Haussler Of Hoosick
Falls formerly Miss Lizzie Rnbinion
OF this town is seriously i'll.
Miss Louise NJ. Vail has returned iC
her home after spending five weeks il
New York and Philadelphia
Geo Richardson of Rutland is here
to-day on business. Ii is his second
visit to the place ia 30 years.
A. NJ. Downs is making considerable
improvements to the grounds around
ais residence on Grand View street.
DR. Bartlett was called to Manche,
ter last week in consultation with Dl
Trull during the sickness of the la'C
Mrs Fisk
The marriage of Miss NJ Louise
Rawson is TO take place this evening
at $3.50 at the home OF MIR aud Mrs L
T. Rawson.
Geo. Worthington who is now in
New York after spending the winter
farther South will return to Bennington
Thursday.
Lester II Nichols has gone to Prov
idence To see the Brown-Haryard game
tomorrow, From there he will 20 to
New YORK.
Miss Elsie Vandenburg has returned
from her visit home, and is again at
tending to her duties in the Posta Tele-
graph Ofice
The condition OF Geo. w. BickfOrd
the veteran former town clerk and
treasurer OF Woodford is no bette
yhis morning.
News came from Woodford this
morning that 5. NJ Bowles is
quite i'll the last two days being threat.
ened with pneumonia.
James II Habberly has decided moi
to build the new house he was planning
this year owing TO the exceptionally
nigh price OF building material
Miss Mae Clark is stopping at the
/ Welloomsac House, while the cottage
on Catamount Lane is being put ii
readiness for summer occupancy
At the entertainment and sale at the
/ Congregational Chapel on Wednesday
evening you may hear music, see liy'
ing pictures aud pick oranges from tn,
orange tree.
The work of SEEMING the North Ben
nington pond will rot begin until to
morrow. The rec 5 for the big seines
! did not arrive having gone astray anc
it was necessary to make new ones.
Henderson's Comedians failed tC
show up in town Monday night SO thu
Opera House was not opened. tn,
/ sale of seats here was small so tn,
company probably saved money by
not coming.
During the past few days the Ban
ner has received several unsigned item
and communications All such arr
promptly thrown into the waste basket
I'VE do not want the signatures t
print but to show where the items com
from.
1t is is now stated that the Ne,
York Central railroad in figuring OF
its extension through here is trying t.
arrange so as to utilize the presen
station. Bennington has the nices
railroad station in the state and tn,
company does not want to desert it,
Herbert W Burgess V. S, has re
turned from four days trip to Wi
mington where in company with an ii
specior from BrattlebOro, and Wood
stock ia The service of the state, the
made an inspection of 20herd of cattl,
to find traces of tuberculosis and OF
of 300 cattle examined they found onl,
/, 10, that showed signs of the disease
The postofiice department has SCI