The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
N,ws OF the Town aud village BRIEFLY
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The funeral of the late A p Cbilds
viii be held Friday at one o'clock
from his late home in Castleton.
Fred Wilson was in very critical
this morning and his recov
cry seems impossible.
A monograph concert at the Putnam
house this morning attracted and
pleased large number.
The infant daughter of DR. and Mrs
w b Stewart is critically IN, with
slight prospect OF recovery
Walter Strunk who has been in ho
tel in Johnstown N. y, for several
months is athome for short visit.
VIM f Hawks has forwarded check
for $50 TO the state president of the Red
Cross society for the San Francisco
fund.
The Gas company is piping G = En-.
dress house on Elm street and Mrs
Jennie l. Firms house on Valentine
street,
A son was born last'week at Cohoes
20 Mr. and Mrs W n Penfeld formerly
Of this village, but the infant lived
only two days,
The civil suit of l. w Welcome rs r.
NJ Hulett brought to recover wages
was begun before Municipal Judge +
l. Bates this morning and continued to
May S. J v d S Merrill appeared 70
the plaintiff and G A Maurer for u e
defendant.
The Rutland Railroad, commencing
May LIST, will resume service Of the
early morning train leaving Rutland
at 600 a. m. arriving at Bennington
$40 a, m; also the train for Rutland
leaving Bennington ll;0O m reach
ing Rutland at Hop m.
/ Grand Chancellor j II Remington
/ has received two responses from the
circular letter sent to the Knights OF
/ Pythias lodges OF the state requesting
aid for the suffering members of the
order IN San Francisco one of the
replies was accompanied by check
for S25 aud the other check for SOL
Mr. and Mrs Harry c Roster were In
Troy Monday evening as guests at the
marriage OF Ernest Geiser to Miss
Bessie Duncan, a friend of Mrs Roster
The father Of the bride is one of the
bidders on the YMCA building. The
ceremony took place at the home o
the bride and was brilliant affair,
Up to last evening the contributions
D f,sgt l. 10
Relief fund as reported we're as fol
lNs. Congregational church at Nortf
3enn ngton. Sll0, Second Congregat
iOnai church, Bennington village, S64
- the treasurer of the relief fund s37
A collection will be taken in st Peter.
church next Sunday. The amount
raised by the Elks bids fair to leacf
over $500
News was received yesterday OF lh,
death at Long Beach, Cal April II
Of Mrs Mary r Butterlield, aunt o
Frank A ButterGeld of this village,
( Mr. Butteried having been a brother
Of Oscar Butterield who died here 6
few years ago Their last visit her,
was % years ago. Mr. and Mrs But
lerfeld we're residents of California ;
number of years going there from
Iowa The announcement OF the dealt
can as a surprise.
Col Hugh Henry OF Chester, Col I
+ Taylor of Bratteboro and Cassiui
Peck of Burlington three members o
the board OF trustees OF the Vernon
soldiers home made regular vista
ton to the institution Tuesday. Tn,
, special object of the visit was to con
slider the question of repairing th
, buildings at the home which will pro
badly be done this summer Mr. Peel
returned to Burlington last night an,
the others went home this morning