The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

D'iOhJ w 1eoJ NSee'
Mrs Leroy G. Brant is IN Troy max
ing visit TO her parents.
Mrs w. u. Brown and Mrs r. L.
Henry OF North Adams are at the Wal
loomsac Inn for the month OF July.
Francis Albee, wife and son OF
North Adams spent the Fourth with
Mrs Hattie Albee of Stafford street.
Mr. and Mrs W. d. Sheldon attended
the meeting Of the Vermont Botanical
club held In Pownal Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Leslie Il. Smith announces that he
has taken a position as business man.
ager for the Viola Wilson tent show
and has already assumed his duties.
A. X. Richie, Misses Daisy and I'll.
eanor Richie and friend left Thurs
day morning for an automobile trip
10 Burlington expecting TO be gone UNI
al Monday.
Rev Dr Duane Philips, former rec.
tor OF 81 Peters church. now dean OF
the diocese OF Kankakee, Ill.,. Is spend
ing n few days In the village with for
mer friends.
During the month OF June the town
board OF health issued IL burial per
mits. For the same month the town
clerk issued 10 marriage licenses and
registered 10 births.
Bradstreets report for this week
said, AZ Bennington large volume Of
business ls being done by manufactur.
crs. Warm weather has helped the
sale OF summer goods.
At the Knights Templar parade to
be held In Saratoga Tuesday. Grand
Commander J. Henry Jackson has nam
ed Sir Edward l.. Bates OF the Taft
Commandery as one Of the aides from
this state.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Vermont court OF claims that held
It's session at Montpelier Tuesday. r..
l.. Bates. Judge of the Bennington
Municipal court. was ordered paid a
claim Of $3.50 for taking testimony.
Al the annual convention OF the
American institute OF instructors held
la Montreal this week nj which over
200 delegates were present. John l..
Alger now OF Saxtons River respond.
I'd To the address Of welcome which
was delivered M the opening OF the
convention.
Byron Coync said to be- from Ben.
nington and Boyd Ham OF Wilkesbar.
r.. Penn. employees OF the Washburn
circus. were terribly injured by being
run over by a train In the Manchester
y. H.. freight yards OF the Boston a
Maine railroad Tuesday II II thought
that Coyue's Injuries will prove fatal
II ~ supposed that the men were
asleep on the tracks.
II Is expected that about thirty Sir
Knights and Templars OF Taft Com.
mnndery viii leave here next Tuesday
morning ior Saratoga 90 participate In
the parade Of the order that day. on
the occasion 81 the tri-cnnial conclaye
Tn cOmmandcry has voted not to at
tend IN a body and most OF the mem.
beers will probably return home after
the parade which Il Is expected will
include about $4,000 swords.
Mrs ". ]. Convey Of Manchester met
with severe accident on Saturday
morning. While IN the act OF uncheck
INK a colt the horse struck with one
foot. breaking the shaft and striking
Mrs Convey and severely inlurlng her
AZ the present time she Is doing a.
we'll as can be- expected.
Word has been received form Hon
Charles ". liurritt who has been Wis.
iting IN Lincoln. Neb.. recently that
he has located permanently In Reno.
Nevada. Having abandoned the idea
81 returning 20 the Philippines he will
resume the practice 81 law al once
Mr. Burrltt was a former well known
resident 81 Manchester and has for
several years been In the service Of
the government at Manila.