The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
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DIR w. n. Pu,sam returned from New
York this afternoon.
WIN LaRue Of Dorset Is 10 the viii
laRe today visiting friends
Mrs wm j. Davis and daughter Of
North Adams are visiting here.
The early morning train from Troy
was over an hour late this mOrnlng
The delay was caused 10y the storm.
Arthur @. Sweet at the corner mar
ket this morning had just received the
carcass OF n hog about two years old
that weighed tSs pounds. IL was one OF
the largest he ever had Ia his mark e.
Mrs John Guiltinan, who has been
Ia town for several days, has returned
10 PittsGeld. From Pit, field she goes
20 her present home Ia Schenectady
aud will be accompanied by her father
Goldsmith's orchestra will furnish
the music for tho dance given hy the
entertainment committee Ot Walioom'
sac lodge Ia Foresters' hall Thanks
giving eve, Nov. %.
Mrs Harriet Williams, who Is EN-
ployed In the Nichols dry goods store,
susINned ial. on the sidewalk 10
front OF the Congregational church last
evening and was unable 10 go 10 work
this morning.
Harry T.. Gore has his new slaugh
ter house on Branch street ready for
business aud Is prepared 10 dress hogs
81. N.ts glas NNuflss saf I'm
private parties. Meat will be deliver
ed anywhere In town. 96jt2
j. Ed walbridge has recently added
10 his undertaking equipment u white
hearse with all necessary adjuncts 10
white To correspond. II was hrst used
at the funeral Of the Infant daughter
OF Sir and Mrs NJ. +. Buss.
Tuesday evening, Nov. 20, there will
be n social dance given by the enter
tainment committee Of Walloonisac
lodge TO the men be : and their friends
In their rooms 10 X Of Z hall. Miss
Mary McGurk viii preside at the pi'
ano.
A rummage sale will be opened Mon.
day, Nov. 10. at Free Library hall
vacant storel under the auspices Of
the Ladies' Aid society OF the ~. +
church. Contributors OF goods solicit
ted aud the articles given should be NJ
the room Monday early. 2O5'5
II Is stated that the next encampmen,
of the GAR department OF Vermont
GAR will be held IN Rutland or Burl
ington about the middle Of February.
Under the administration of depart.
ment commander j. A. sheldon al
Rutland. much interest has been raised
in the organization.
The village showed It's usual slack.
ness In getting out the snow plows this
morning and children and grown PEG
pie had to wade through five inches OF
snow In getting TO school and work IL
seems more than strange that Benn'ng-
ton should be so much behind other
Vermont villages and cities In clearing
sidewalks OF snow.
Frank B. Edgerton at work build
| ing bungalow at the topof Seatsbnrg
mountain for VIM j. Jennings ot New
York who married a daughter Of Chas
K. Sanford. The place Is about eight
miles from here. The building will
cost about $4,000 and will be for sum
mer use entirely. Mr. Edgerton Is also
getting ready To common the altera'
tions on the Blackmer house at the
Center recently purchased by Rev. DR..
| Joseph Robinson and which Is 10 be
occupied by him.
Frank Davis of Pownal a we'll known
farr..er. hired out horse To one OF the
railroad employees Wednesday night.
In some way the party was thrown
from their wagon. The horse ran
toward home, and on the way plunged
into the railroad cutopposite the house
of Mr. Davis, where the new railroad is
being built. The horse lived only
about an hour after being taken out OF
the pit. II was a valuable animal.
The wagon was completely demolished
The selectmen of the town have also
been notified that the town will he hol-
den for the horse that was killed near
South Pownal last Friday uicht and
the buggy that was molished last
week Friday night.