The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Buzy Rsadera


few days from Waukegan, Ill.
Miss Mary Butler is visiting at the
home OF n. 5, Wilson Ia Arlington.
W.T. Lawrence played two violin
solos last night at the 81 Francis fair,
DIR w. y. Putnam has gone to New
York aud will return the last OF the
week.
Mrs Lucy ID. Dean was recent
guest Of Mrs II. n. Shaw OF Manche'.
ter Center.
VIM l.. Gokay and Arthur T.. Hollis
ter left this morlng for a weeks trip
TO New York
Miss Ailene aud Chas Somers OF
Arlington have been spending a few
days Ia town.
There will be- q regular meeting OF
the WRC this evening. A full atten'
dance Is desired.
Ping Pong photos, % for 25c. Post
cards n specially. lis South street;
entrance Union street. 1915
Fresh eggs we're selling for % cents
dozen In Bristol yesterday. Here
they are scarce at - cents.
Miss jennie Patterson OF Troy who
has been visiting friends here for the
past week has returned home.
DR. Frank Grennan who has been In
town several weeks left this morning
for Schenectady TO spend the dsy.
Tho funeral OF the late Mrs Susan T..
Upham will be- held at the residence
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Mary Sanford closed her house
az Bennington Center yesterday aud
returned 10 New York for the winter.
Geo Lampson of Gardner, Mass, Is
spending a couple Of days with his
friend @. J. Haggerty at the Cottage
hotel.
Mrs ]. a. Sipperly OF Bridgeport,
Conn, who has been with her parents
here for the last month returns home
tomorrow.
II Is reported that Frank Holllster
who has been In the Soldiers home at
Dayton, Ohio for the past few months,
Is 10 return to this village.
Business at the George lockwood &
Co. mill Is exceedingly brisk, night
work is in order and all the help that
can be procured Is put at work.
Mrs Chester ]. Reynolds leaves for
her home In South Bend, Ind, tomor.
row. She will be accompanied as far
as New York 10y Mrs Il. w. Bradford.
Preparations 10 feed a large number
have been made by the committee hay-
ng 10 charge the supper TO be given
by the NEOP 10 their rooms this even
ing.
In the probate court this morning q
hearing was given on an application
for decree OF distribution and part
ton Of the estate Of the late Jeanette
II. Sibley.
Thomas Temple, John Temple from
Fort Plain and Geo Temple OF Amster
dam, who, we're called here by the
death and burial OF their sister Mary,
returned TO theis homes last evening.
Rev. G. S. Mills and Mrs Mills | It
this morning for Lee, Mass, where
he will preach this evening, the ordina
ton sermon OF Rev. John Il. Barstow,
formerly Congregational pastor at
Manchester.
NJ. S. Atwood OF the Soldiers home,
who was knocked down by a switching
engine in the local yard last week,
sustained two broken ribs. Although
10 wears OF age he will recover unless
complications arise.
The new grist mill OF Frank M.
Crawford is nearing completion and
ne hopes to have IL running by Decem-
Der first. The work has been delayed
because OF the other business engage.
ments OF Mr. Crawford.
Harmon Saunders who was operated
upon for appendicitis in Troy hos
pital about three weeks ago returned
home Monday evening, having recov
cred from the operation. His speedy
recovery is considered quite remark
able.
The marriage of John Cole OF this
village TO Miss Angelina Boovier of
Dorset took place at the old st Francis
church Monday afternoon The cere-
money was conducted by Rev A. j.
Barron. Mr. and Mrs Cole will reside
here.
The l4th anniversary nesting Of the
Vermont Commandery Military Order
Of the Loyal Legion will be held in
Burlington tomorrow evening. Gen
N. NJ. Curtis, national inspector OF
soldiers homes vii be the guest Of
honor and will be the principal speak
err.
The old glastonbury railroad, now
used only as side track to Myers
coal shed is out of com ission. Yes
terday the rails spread under two cars
of coal and the fuel will have to be
carted away before the track can be
repaired.
At their business meeting Monday
evening, the Baracas elected the fol-
lowing officers: pres, G. Lynn Wood;
vice pres Leroy Bates; sec. Francis
w. Smith; asst. sec., A. Sidney F
Edson treas, Harold Moon; asst.
treas, Buel Miller; teacher, Collins
M. Graves.
The Pittsfield opera house, owned by
Zebra Quackenbush Of Hoosick, was
partially destroyed by fire Saturday
night. He estimates his loss at. about
$4,000. The interior will probably have
to be redecorated and repainted and
the seats re-varnished as the fire was
confined to the Interior.
Mrs Susan e. Upham died Sunday
at her home in the "Brooklyn" district
aged 66 years She leaves one daughter
Mrs Chas. a. Carpenter, with whom
she has made her home since the death
of her husband. The funeral will be
held from the house Wednesday at p.