The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-05
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day.
II. N, Ramsdell Is In North Adams
today.
Joseph Hartman OF Waterford, n
Y, Is visiting here.
Robert Hitchcock OF Plttsiord Is q
guest la the village today.
Mrs NJ T.. Burgess went To Troy
this noon TO spend a few days.
Mrs Paul G. Cornell and daughter
are visiting friends In Granville.
Senator and Mrs j. II. Holden re
turned this morning to Montpelier.
The regular meeting OF the WRC
will be held on Tuesday evening, Nov
John Coltrell OF Eagle Bridge wal
the guest Saturday OF Mr. aud Mrs New
ton M. Coltroll.
Mr. and Mrs Fred ID. Burt went L
White Greek Sunday and spent III,
day with friends.
Mr. and Mrs Chas Hoag OF Saltwater
were guests Sunday Of Mr. aud Mri
Chas Carpenter.
Miss Elsie vandenburg OF the Postal
Telegraph company spent Sunday n
her home 10 Chatham.
q. II. Houghton, one OF the towI
selectmen aud u leading business mar
OF The town, Is reported as III at his
home In North Bennington.
Mrs and Miss Lowrio will leave
about the last OF the month FOR liut'
ledge. Fla, 70 spend the winter.
Herbert Armstrong, stamp clerk at
the post Office who has been on duty
for several days Is yet unable TO leave
the house.
Miss Ma Slui)rl will clDB az
summer residence at the Center this
week Saturday and return 10 New
York for the winter.
The NEOP will have a card party
and entertainment at their rooms Ia
the Richie block Tuesday evening
Every body invited admission 10 cents
The drawing OF the trolley poles foI
the new electric railroad was commenc
ed this morning and teams carrying
from three 10 i've poles have been go
ing through the village all OF the fore
noon.
The receipts at the local posteiiict
for the saleofpostage stamps, stamped
envelopes, cards and wrappers foI
the month OF October were Sl2S6.23 a
substantial increase over the same
time for last year.
The ladies OF Custer Sixth Corps
WRC will have y sewing bee and soc
ial at the GAR hall on Tuesday after
noon, Nov. 0. All members are cor.
daily invited 10 be present, each mem
Der TO bring lunch.
Congressman ID. j. Foster has beer
appointed by Speaker Cannon a mem
Der OF the committee from the House
OF Representatives to attend the tuner
al OF the late Congressman lockwood
Hoar OF Massachusetts which takes
place today.
The outside work on the mccullough
mausoleum being erected at Benning
ton Center Is about completed with ex
ception OF hanging the outside bronze
doors that are now on the ground.
This will not be done for five or sis
weeks at least. The workmen now EN-
ployed on the mausoleum are working
on the interior getting that completed
Mr. and Mrs Henry Bushee OF Norm
street we're pleasantly surprised by
forty OF their friends Saturday even
ing II being their twentieth anniver
sary. The evening was passed by
card playing, together with music Re
freshments we're served. Their friend,
presented them with beautiful gift at
the close. A most enjoyable time be
ing spent by all.
The highway on Maine street west o.
the turn on Mill street has been put
into shape this season and the village
street commissioner is now at work
with his men putting on the finishing
touches. Judging from the way the
work has been done there should be &c
grumbling next year at the condition
of the road. The bed OF the road has
been filled in with large stones. above
this comes crushed stone of different
sizes aud everything relative TO the
work has been apparently done in frs
class hape.
There was O goodly number OF ole
veterans at the regular meeting Of the
GA Custer Sixth Corps post Saturday
evening to welcome Dept. Com. John
II. Sheldon and Adjt Gen. ii. w
Spafford OF Rutland who made a visit
10 the post. There was the regular
business Of the post after which tn,
department commander spoke to thos'
present urging the necessity OF arous
ing more interest among the veterans
etc. Refreshments we're served ant
there we're short talks by Commands
Harmon, Past Dept Com. N. M. Puff
er and others. Several of the com
rades remained in the post rooms with
the visitors until the departure of the
night train on which they left for home