The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Arthur Ladd OF Pownal was In town
yesterday.
George r. Lane of Bennington Cen
ter spent the day In Troy.
J. Il. Rogers of Malone, N. Y, Is Wis.
iting friends In town today.
Edward II. Holden, village attorney,
went to Manchester this morning.
Mr.. Ulrich of New York is the guest
Of Joseph NJ. Ayres for few days.
Miss Georgiana Austin was home
yesterday from her school in Pownal
Miss Matte Sibley and Mrs. Clayton
J. Kinsley went to Troy this morning.
John Butter of Montpelier is the
guest of friends in town for few days
Miss Mary Sullivan OF Lincoln street
is spending the day In Troy and AL.
bany.
II. b. Hutchins, manager Of the Ii
brary Hall theater Is in Brattleboro
today.
G. Fremont Barnes Of School street
has returned from two weeks visit In
Boston.
c. Schwartz and Patrick Carney Of
Hoosick Falls are in Arlington today
hunting.
w. H. Brown has resigned his posi-
ton as brakeman on the Chatham
division.
Mrs. II. b. Hutchins and Mrs. c.
Fremont are visiting friends in North
Adams today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bedell are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. II. r. Griswold of Weeks st.
for a few days.
Albert Schwartz has purchased a
valuable English setter from a party
in Hoosick Falls.
The interior of ]. Eddington's mar
ket on gage street is being newly paint
ed and remodeled.
Mrs. Olin Scott Of Pleasant street,
who has been seriously i'll, is reported
as much improved today.
A. r. Vondette of Park street has
taken the place of John Ruane as fore
man in the Taylor quarries.
George A. Miller of River street is
seriously i'll. The doctors have not
much hopes of his recovery.
b. Cantor of Passaic, N. j., is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. n. Noveck of
Union street for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Hoyt of
Troy are visiting Mr. and Mrs A. z.
Cutler of Main street few days.
Mr. and Mrs. PERCY Lamb are Wis
iting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Hufnagle of Gage street for few days
George Harmon of the North Ben
nington road is investing good deal
of money in sheep these days. He Is
also putin Cup some new buildings.
Mart Green came down today from
Sucker pond with his oxen. The team
is in excellent shape and attracted
considerable attention as 1t passed
through the village.
Mrs. Lucy j. b. Burt. who has been
confined to the house as the results; Of
carriage accident while attending
the recent Kings Daughters conven-
ton at Richford, is able to be ont of
doors
George, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Farmer of Union street, who
recently stuck large spike nearly an
inch and a half i'm his foot has imDrOy.
ed so much that he is able to attend
school again.
One of the biggest auctions In this
section in years has been in progress
today at John Robinson's farm which
he has sold to William Tudor and
sons. Mr.. Robinson will soon move to
the Reyes place on Elm street which
he has purchased.
Miss Helen Ormsbee, the Vermont
girl, who played the part OF "Abra-
balm" in Tess of the D'Urberville"
was one of the pleasing features of the
cast. 1t is difficult for a girl to play
a boys part creditably, but Miss Orms
bee did it In a manner to show that
she has talent which will earn her
more important parts in the future.
The play itself is not calculated to ap-
peal to any considerable number OF a
country audience and to this is large
ly due its chilly reception last night.
OF the leading parts that OF Walter j..
Brooks as the drunken John Durbey-
field and Miss Emma Bolton as his
wife were meritorious.