The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
vows OF the Townand village Briefly
Told for Bnsy Readers.

= l. bafnour ~ 20 nave new al.
today
Mrs Ida Schram OF Union street was
in Troy yesterday.
Earl Harbour returned today to his
studies at Norwich university.
The interior of the rear of the Gibson
Cos store has been newly painted,
Leo b Smith of Melrose Highlands,
Mass was the guest OF friends yester-
day.
Miss Caroline Phillips of Onion ST
spent Sunday with relatives in South
Salisbury
Robert and Ella Cummings and
Miss Ella Kinney were visitors in
Troy yesterday.
Comrsde Patrick Morrissry of STAN
ford was present at the camp fire in
G a r. hall last night
VIM Kane of Schaghticoke is success
sor 10 Michael Fluddy as loom GXer
at Holden IL Leonard 5 mill
Frank Belele, who has been work
ing for the gas company IN Springfield
VI, is at home for weeks vacation.
VIM Clark of North Bennington has
taken position on the Colgate farm
and will soon move his family there
Mrs Catherine Gunshaunon of Park
street has returned from a visit with
her daughter Mrs John Cornell of
Troy.
Several who wanted to write some
thing special in their diaries for April
10th '06, We're ont sleigh riding this
morning.
Matthew Enright Of Adams street
went TO Troy this morning to undergo
an operation in the city hospital for
stomach trouble.
Miss Williams will conduct the
teachers training class at the Cougre-
gational church tonight at S:'5 instead
OF Thursday evening.
Born on March % a son to Mr. and
Mrs John Cornell of Troy. Mrs Cor
nell was formerly Miss Jennie Gun
shannon of Park street.
Mrs Sidney Houran whose funeral
Was held IN North Adams this morning
formerly lived in Bennington and had
"a large number ofrelatiyes here.
Mrs Dixon OF Beech street who has
been Ill Two weeks is little better
iier sister Mrs Harris and daughter of
necticut are attending her.
e ster shoes and oxford ties for
u-u women, boys, girls aud children
lasior suits, coats and skirts for ladies
at Jie Bennington Shoe Store s2X5
evidently the latest attractions arc
"6iug Bennington-ward, as Manager
cod OF the opera house has had an
picatlon from the Alice Nelson Co
iu aD ear here.
Miss Agnes MeCabe, who has been
spending the winter at DeIeon Springs
Fla, returned Monday afternoon and
has again taken position at the
Lundergan restaurant
DR. II II Miner has been appointed
by the stale board OF health, on rec
ommeadation OF the board of alder
men as health officer OF Rutland for
the ensuing three years.
George Kendall, Fremont Barnes
and Joseph Mulligau are in Arlington
working for Charles Barnes who has
taken the contract 20 paint the fine
summer residence of Mrs Smith of New
York
Rev Charles 3 Afford now OF Peters
burgh will become assistant rector to
Rev George t. Richardson OF Glens
Falls the first of May Mr. Afford is
now Methodist clergyman located at
the focmer place but will retire from
that denomination at the coming con
ference.
The listers are meeting with much
success IN taking the list. But not all
10y far care about signing the caucus
declaration attached to each one, and
if they continue 5 they have ommenc
ed the party caucuses this year will
be poorly attended.
The clerk OF the license commission
ers says that there are now on the
black list the names OF about 100 per
sons who cannot purchase liquor. A
large proportion of them are out OF
town people and the list Of those re-
siding in the village is very light.
At the morning service in the Cath
Ollie church at Newport Sunday Rev
G b Irottier, former pastor OF the
church of the Sacred Heart, who is
building a new church for his present
parish announced from the altar that
during the past week he had received
from one person a gift of 5000 toward
the building fund, making in all
0,000 that the same party had con-
tributed
John d Wheeler died in the Soldiers
home Saturday evening. He was ad.
mitted to the home from Casteton, was
IS years of age and served in Company
B Second Vermont volunteers. The
body was taken to Castleton Monday
and was accompanied by his brother
Nicholas, and Martin Morgan inmates
of the home and both of whom served
in the same company.
George Kendall OF Park street has
received telegram that his father,
Walace W Kendall died suddenly at
his home in Hitchcock, okla, Monday.
Mr. Kendall's age was 81 years. He
went west from here about 20years ago
and was well known in Bennington.
Mr. Kendall was veteran of the Civil
war being private and afterward a
corporal OF Company A, 4th Vermont.
There are two other sons residing here
Charles and Fred Kendall