The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-04
BENNINGTON ssIFFS.
News Of THE Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy RsadsrA


Bnehy Tor Busy RsadsrA
W. ID Badlong OF Rutland is here
today.
Mrs Isaac Jennlngs Is visiting her
mother at Orange, N J.
OTIS Ladd OF willlamstown has been
resent visitor In town.
Miss Elolss CASTOR OF North Adams
Is guest OF Miss Daisy Richie.
Ml,s Irene Ury Of Schenectady Is a
guest OF Hiss Mildred Newmayer
N. Noyeck has gone 10 New York TO
purchase holiday goods and ladies
coats.
The meeting OF Bra ch 3 OF ST Pet
er's church which was 10 have been
held this week.-Mrs. been postponed.
Guy @. Johnson OF New York has
been Ia town recently inspecting the
progress OF bis residence at Bsnning'
ton Center.
Ladies aud misses coats that will
keep Jhe cold out. The best ever, you
save money by purchasing at the Ben.
nlngton Shoe Store. 2J0t2
Mrs T. j. Cummings entertained n
number OF her lady friends Monday
afternoon, In honor OF her guest, Mrs
z. +. Leary OF Utica.
The annual election OF officers foi
the companies comprising the Dire de
partment OF Bennington will take pl ace
the iirst meeii1g Ia January.
Custer Relief cor)s at It's regular
meeting this eyeoing will elect officers
for the ensuing year and there will al
so be an initiation Of candidates.
r. Arthur Richardson, advance
agent for DE Alyas College Girls aud.
The Cook 4 Harris Moving Pictures,
is In town 10 the Interest Of these com
panies.
Hubert Smith OF Peru shot last week
la thesoutheast part Of the town the
largest wild cat ever shot 10 that town.
II was over four feet long from tip TO
tip and weighed 52l pounds.
MRS Fillmore Paddock and son Ray
and Miss Charity Paddock are the
guests OF relatives In Boston. They
will sop AZ the Mount lermon school
90 their return 10 visit Warren Pad.
dock who Is student At that institu.
ton.
Thomas McCafirey, who for some
time has been acting as superintendent
OF construction on the high tension
line WHICH Is being put 10 the new cleo
trio road between here aud Williams.
town, has resigned and gone 10 Boston
10 WORK on similar job. Joseph
Lyons az expert on the line Is hlling
the vacancy.
At the annual fair OF the Benning
ton City Baud there will be given
s25.U youths bicycle To the boy o.
girl, between the ages Of and 10, oh
iaining he greatest number OF votes
at lie per vote. Aoy one desiring to
enter the contest may do so by ca ling
az Gokay's drug store. Fair Is TO be-
given 10 January. 1906
4 gasoline engine attached to
thresher on the farm OF John Robinson
exploded yesterday afternoon Just
about an hour before the work would
have been completed. There was 70 ap
parent reason for the explosion, and |
the machine was badly wrecx d. 70 tu |
nately no one was hurt. IL will take
several days To get necessary repairs.
II is announced that DIR T. J Pu =
nam, brother OF DR. w. T.. Putnam
OF this village, for a years practic
ing physician In that city has decided
10 leave North Adams and will remove
10 Springfield, Mass whore he will |
practice as a specialist. He has been
lifting himself for that practice fol
some time. Many friends will regrel
mis- departure from North Adams.
Capt Frank Ray Camp. sons of vet
Grams, has elected the following officers
Ior the ensuing year: Commander,
Addison L. Stewart; senior vice COM
Ralph l. Durkee; jupinr vac
Earle IA Buchanan; camp
,Ouucil, ErHest Briggs. LOuyiiie New
on, Ernest l.. Lambert: delegate at
arge, Fred w. Spear; DELEGATE, Ern-
,st L. Lambert: secretary and treasur-
,r Fred w. Spear.
Richard S Bahan, who leaves in a
ew days for New York whence he will
vi lor OeTuuuy W COnpltJe MS musl-
,sl studies. gave largely attended
concert at Valley Falls Friday evening
Mr. Bahan last evening was the guest
IF Mr. and Mrs J. V. D. $. Merrill at
Inner and gave number OF vucs
md instrumental selections. DE will
De absent in Germany for two years
to complete his studies dur
ny that period.
An order has just been issued by
First Assistant Postmaster General
effective on January /.
cooking toward the adoption Of uni
orm rates Of rent for boxes in postof.
ices. Some Of the rates will be revis.
I'd and lowered and the aim is to cor
'ect inequalities. Inquiry at the local
)ostofiice shows that 40 such order has
IS yet been received here and Assis-
ant Postmaster Robinson says that
rom all that be eau learn the order
will probably not affect rates prevail
ng at the local postcf1'ce.