The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
E.E. Hart is In Berlin today on
business.
Alonzo Cooper left today 90 spend a
few days in SALISBURY.
G. II. Wood Is spending his yaca-
ton In Woodiord CITY,
Earl Crouo OF New Haven has been
visiting az q. l.. harbour's.
There will be social dance Ia For.
esters hall Saturday evening lei'2
SIR aud Mrs Martin Peckham left to
day for few days visit In Arlington
Ladies Suits, skirts and Goats al
actual cost al Bennington Shoe store
Frank Coy Is spending a two weeks
vacation with his mother Ia Manches
ter.
Mrs Clara Jewett has been visiting
relatives In Pownal aud Williams
town.
Rev G.. S. Mills and family have
returned from their vacation at Bel
fast, Me.
DR. A. S. ". Chisholm Is In Troy for
few days, being treated for "A trouble
with his eyes.
George Came who has beon spending
some time la West Swan1ey, \. H.,
has returned.
Ned and John Hart left this morning
Tor a two weeks camping "trip 40 Big
Pond, Woodiord City.
VIM Callahan Of North Adams who
has been visiting friends here returned
home yesterday morning.
Lawn party tonight at the home Of
Mrs Sarah Bottum, Gage Street
Hudson's cream and cake 10 cents.
Mr. and Mrs John II. Norton left
yesterday for Bellows Falls where
they will spend Sunday with friends.
Miss Ada Norton who has been
spending several weeks here has re
turned to her home IN Worcester
Mrs Mason 5. Childs and son Har.
old OF Manchester Depot are spending
the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs
Simeon Corbett.
4 wonderful saving 20 YOU All
goods at the Bennington Shoe Store
to be sold at actual cost, Saturday,
August H.. See windows.
Mrs Lydia NJ. Cakes OF North Ad-
ans IL spending some time with rela-
tives here. Before her return home
she will visit relatives 10 Albany.
The Drysdale store will close all
day Thursday, August 10th, but will
remain open ill late hour Wednes-
DAY, the night previous. lsit5
On account OF the closing Of the
Chandler a. Blackmer store at BEN
nington Center In the future on Sunday
here will be no further delivery Of
sunday papers at that place.
Division d Of ladies connected with
The Second Congregational church are
arranging for a lower show to bee Civ
N 10 the chapel Wednesday, August
% from 10 a. m until Top. m.
For the month OF July the receipts at
tine postolice for the sale OF stamps.
tam e envelopes wrappers and pos
tai cards was Sll99.3I, an increase of
SlOLj2 over the same month in 1905.
Veterans, Sons OF Veterans and
WOman's Relief Corps are requested
% meet at GAR hall Saturday evening
at T. 30 o'clock sharp to complete ar
Engagements for the reunion picnic
August Is.
Mrs G. Nelson Leach Of Brooklyn,
formerly Miss Florence l.. Wilcox.
mas recently taken civil service ex-
animation. Four hundred fifty people
took the examination and only 80
passed IL. Mrs Leach ranked 18th
among those who we're successful.
Mr. and Mrs Newton Cottrell and
Doris Caswell, a. c. Torrance and
Horace Madison in one automobile,
Mr. and Mrs Fred l.. Bottum, Mrs
Maise and daughter Vera In the Sec
ond machine left today for Glens Falls
10 spend Sunday.
Miss Allie Berry, sister OF Walter
!. Berry, landlord OF the Walloom-
sac Inn at Bennington Center, is in a
serious condition in the Samaritan
Hospital IN Troy as the result OF fall
log down staircase at the hotel
short time ago. Miss Berry sustained
. fracture of the right arm near the
shoulder and Was badly shocked.
Mr. Clement has plank in his plat
form which reads 1--WE charge the Re
publican machine of Vermont with con
tinuing the rotten borough system TO
maintain its absolute supremacy
And Mr. Clement pledges his best ef-
forts to secure an amendment to change
the present system of representation
from towns TO districts. This means
hat your town will have no represen
ative in the legislature: that your
town will become one of a chain OF
towns and that this chain of towns will
elect a representative. VIII you stand
for ? There's just one way to avoid
this Clement plan and that is to vote
the straight republican ticket.
Impure blood runs you down-makes
you an easy victim for organic di-