The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

buehY TOT Busy keAoeIe'
VIM II. Young OF Sandgate is here
today on business.
Miss Julia Hayes has returned from
q visit IN New York.
Miss Harriet james Is seriously III
at her home on Scott street
j. G. McCreedy OF Saratoga Springs
Is spending few days In town.
Roger Thomas OF Pownal Is the
guest OF friends IN town today.
Miss Eva Huinagle has been visiting
her sisters In Hooslck Falls this week.
Misses Eva Goodell and Rachel Com
ar are gu sts OF Miss Bella Harvey OF
Troy.
Rev and Mrs A. n. Blackford Of
Wilmington have been spending pant
Of the week here.
Mr. and Mrs Chas Bellows OF New
York are spending the week with
friends In the village.
Mrs Lucy Northrup of Sohuyleryille
Is visiting Mrs Gilbert Ransom and
mother for few days.
Special to-day chocolates and bon
bons 29c per box. Fresh to-day AT
Wards drug store. 2lsl2
James Plumb who has been spending
his vacation nc his home here has re-
urned TO his work In Worcester, Mass.
John Cummings who has been visit
ing his aunt, Miss Silk, has returned
to Troy 10 resume his studies az the Il.
L. i.
Rev. Joseph H.. Robinson OF White
Plains, n. Y. will preach at the old
First church al the Center tomorrow
morning.
A. A. Wright who has been very
sick for about two weeks, does moi
improve as fast as his many friends
could wish.
Mrs Bert Saunders and son who
have been visiting In Pittstield aud
Lanesboro, Mass. for few weeks
have returned.
Judge Bates left this afternoon for
Montpelier TO meet State Auditor
Graham for the quarterly audit of the
municipal court accounts.
Jes Sc Buss finishes work tonight as
messe nger boy for the Postal Tele
graph company and on Monday will
begin work at G. A. Woods office
The 10th annual reunion Of the sur
viyors Of Co. + 9th VI. Reg. will b,
held In the yestry OF the Baptist church
in Manchester Center, Oct. ,, 1906.
II. l.. Hindley OF Ludlow, manager
of the Clement Literary Bureau Ia Rut
land during the recent gubernaioria
campaign was in the village this morn
log.
John Remington, father OF j. T
Remington, is critically ia at the home
of his son on South street. The old
gentleman is In his Sjth year and has
ceen confined about a week.
The 10th annual fair OF the South
Wallingiordt driving association Will
be held next week Tuesda, Wednesday
and Thursday. The Rutland railroad
will sell tickets good TO 90 md return
for 81. 10.
The bear hunting party that left
here yesterday for Sucker pond return
ed last evening They brought back
no bear, saw no bear, no signs OF a
bear, but returned with whole load
OF empty guns.
Don't miss the entertainment giver
by the Baby Show and Fair held in
Forester's hall Tuesday evening, sept
%. Good music will be furnished, al
50 pantomine entitled IAN OLD
Maids Tea Party"
In Rutland county court yesterday
the estate OF Dennis Manoney secured
d verdict of 5000 against the Rutland
railroad. Mr. Mahoney was formerly
an engineer and was killed at Shell
burne, Jan. 3, 1903.
The lookout committee, Miss Marthi
Pratt chairman, will lead the Baptis
&. f.. meeting Sunday at $50 p. IN
The topic is Just How" There vii
be special music. A cordial invita-
tiou is extended to all
Edwin A. King, Referee in Bank
ruptcy whose ankle was injured by
falling sever al weeks ago is improy
ing at his home at Bennington Center
he is still confined TO the bed but eX
poets to return to Troy about oct. !
The delivery horse on the wagon o
Thomas f. Morrissey x Co. while be
ing driven on Union street late yester
day afternoon was taken suddenly il
and almost Immediately dropped deaC
in the shafts. To all appearances /
was as well as usual moment before
Yesterday was the day when the SUI
crossed the line aud marked the begin
ming OF autumn. That it was success
full in crossing the line is manifest b.
the appearance early this morning d
the equinoctial storm which up to nooi
had prevailed.
The Rutland railroad in connection
with the West Shore will run an al
rail excursion to New York. Wednes
day, Sept 26. Tickets for return will
be good until oct. 3 Fare from Ben
nington and return will be $4.00. Goo,
going and returning on regular trains
| Rev u l., Dow DreSi1inU elder wi