The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village nHsny
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A son was born this morning 20 Mr.
and Mrs =. B. Sloat which weighed
"a pounds.
Harrison /. Norton returned yester'
day from "a business trip to Montpe-
lier and Barre.
Miss Jennie Patterson Is TO return
toaay from u three weeks visit IN bos'
ton and vicinity.
Miss Ida Livingston Is enjoying a
three weeks vacation from her duties
Ia the Banner office.
oven IS tickets we're sold at the 10.
cal railroad station this morning for
the Manchester fair.
George W. Hawkins Is expected at
his home in South SALISBURY tomor
row 10 spend his vacation.
NJ. r. Tarbel OF Troy is here today.
lie is accompanied by his daughter,
her first visit TO this village.
Richard r Powell Esq and Mrs L.
Il, Powell, both of Rosslyn, J.. l., are
registered at the Cottage hotel.
Richard Roberts OF Fair Haven a
we'll known slate dealer OF Rutland
county Is here today on business.
"The Choir Singer" will be atthc OPP
era house tonight. II Is one OF the
most delightful comedies on the road.
James +. and Patrick Whitney re.
turn 10 day from Clinton, n. j
where they were called 10y the death of
a relative.
Mr. and Mrs james Wood return to.
day from trip To Boston and vicin-
! ity. On their way home they visited
briefly IN Pittsneld.
"Our Sunday School" will be the
/ topic OF the Prayer meeting atthe Bap-
list church tonight. Parentsoi Sunday
School children are especially invited.
A. X. Richie has now reached Eng
land on his European trip and will
spend some time there aud Is then go
ing for ten days auto trip through
Scotland.
Miss May j. Harvey who has been
spending her vacation ia Bennington,
left today for Chicago. Miss Harvey
Is connected with the western branch
OF Houghton. Mifllin q Co.
Teddy McKale announces that he
will wheel Ed Baker in payment of his
bet tonight at O'Clock. Mr. Baker
will wear plug hat and smoke a cigar
made especially for the occasion by
James j. Burns.
The army Is in nearly all civilized
and many heather countries doing the
same kind OF work they are doing In
this. The whole world needs them
Your help In their harvest festival may
hasten such results.
TIE Hoosick Falls Electric Light co
OF which Harold ID. Larrabee, former
ly OF this village is superintendent, is
installing a new steam power for the
use OF its plant and the same will soon
be placed in operation.
The Methodist prayer meeting will
be held at the y. W. A. rooms, South
street. this evening at 100. The pas.
tors topic will be Walking With
God" a special meeting OF the lad
les aid society will be held at the
close. Also al important meeting of
the official board.
Among the guests at the Wilson
Newton wedding Wednesday were Mrs
Charles l.. Hallett OF Boston, Mr. and
Mrs II. o. Burtis OF Warren, r. L.,
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Wilson and DR.
George Wilson OF Hoosick Falls. DR.
G. w. Rowley otficiated.
w. r. Sweet and Lawrence b. Rob
bins struck this village today. They
are on a tramp from Boston TO Mon
treal and are taking this way on the
outward route. They are linking"
the road in perfect hobo style, having
left Boston several days ago without
a cent in their pockets, picking up odd
jobs along the way and sleeping on
hay mows wherever they were when
night overlook them. They expect to
be several weeks on the trip.
Preston Perry of New York, the no.
ted book collect passed Sunday in
town. Miss White writing in the
brush and Pencil" says of Mr. Per-
ry's collection: Perhaps the two
men who have recently done more for
the aid of book binding in America
than any others are w. G. Bowdoin
OF New York who has written exten.
sively about American binders, and
Preston A. Perry who has one OF the
largest and most unique book co!lec-
tions in the country. His books in
bindings done by Americans are per
haps the most notable in the United
States.