The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.


street Is III with grip.
Jerry Livingston has moved from
Branch to Silver street.
Sidney Waite has been guest OF
his father In SALISBURY.
Mrs Edith Bryant OF Rutland is the
guest OF Mrs G. Newmayer.
Miss Bessie Moon has returned from
a visit with relatives In Schenectady.
Miss Carrie Chaffee Of Chittenden Is
In the employ Of Mrs j. T. Remington.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
John Ahearn OF Bradford street last
Thursday.
Misses Barney and Swift left this
morning for New York 10 purchase the
spring goods.
Mr. and Mrs Geo A. Wood OF Brad.
ford street are In Woodford city for q
few days visit.
Mrs Preston N. Weld OF Woodford
was q guest yesterday OF her brother,
Eugene Wood and family.
Alfred Harbour and M. n. Moon
have Installed bakery In the rear OF
the formers store.
The funeral OF Joseph %. Myers who
died Tuesday will be held Mt one o.
clock Thursday from his late home In
Pownal.
Newman Waite has resigned his po-
sition at Bradford's, has nov gone In
TO business for himself and drives his
own team.
Arthur Pen6eld who has been III
since last November, Monday went to
the home Of his mother In Cohoes, who
came here after him.
John Belrose OF woodford has re-
turned from Troy, where he had been
week with his wife, who Is undergo
ing treatment at the Samaritan hospi
tai.
Arthur Z. Buffum has returned from
Canada where he has been spending
some time, and has taken q position
with the II. &. White Co. at North
Bennington.
Up In Woodford yesterday the town
meeting vas almost NJ quiet as church
service. Wonder II this had anything
10 do with the yes" vote on the II.
cense question.
Profit and loss accounts are plain.
You debit loss and profit gain. Profit
by some OF the great bargains at the
Bennington Shoe Store and see oil
that you gain by IL.
J. George Hudeins arrived home
last evening having completed IN eight
weeks trip through the south for the II.
T. Cushman company and reports busI
ness very satisfactory.
David Rockwood Ia seriously III nj
his home on Jefferson street His adj
yanced sge, 90 years, makes his con D.
anxiety TO his family and friends.
Miss Lura Harbour Is having q two
weeks vacation from her school teach.
ing 10 Shaftsbury. This week she Is
clerk In her cousin. Alfred Harbour's
store, while Mrs Wood Is 10 Wood
ford.
Considerable repairs and improve
ments have just been completed In the
Interior OF tho store OF Il n. Levin on
North street. A new steel ceiling has
been put In and all together the interi
" 81 store has been greatly chang
ed.
Though the robins have not yet ar
rived or the trees begun 10 bud, har.
bingers Of spring may be noted. The
baseball players are BEG ginning 10 lin
Der Up, the date OF the circus IL being
fixed and small boys are playing mar.
bles In bare places.
A village young man who had been
under the DOCTORS care surprised the
latter Tuesday morning by pinning a
notice on the door OF his home which
read: doctor, | have gone TO work 20
day and II I'm any worse tonight, III
call nj your once and tell you"
The closing number In the course OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton was given Monday evening In Ii.
brary hall by Shungopavi, the Indian.
The legends, folklore and stories OF
his people are very Interesting. The
tot proceeds are for the benefit OF the
Bennington library.
To the West Indies, the Spanish
Main and Colon the steamship Butcher
OF the Hamburg.American Line sailed
yesterday With her cabins full. In the
largo party are several members of
Congress. who take the trip 70 see the
operations on the Tsthmus OF Panama.
The Con grcssional party includes
Speaker Cannon, Representatives J..
=. Sherman, Lneius N. Lltauer aud J..
Van vechten Olcott, oil OF New York
and others. The Butcher 10 the steam
ship on which Clement II. Cone IL max
Ing his trip.
There are various methods In all The
arts and tolls OF life 70 get along and
make both ends meet, 80 10 speak.
One of these ways 10 noticeable Just
] nov with the haulers Of wood and
lumber bctwixt slcighipg and wheeling
In spots where therc Is not enough
snow for the former. The tcamster 70
meet the emergency, has q shovel or
spade along with him, stops his team
and throws enough OF "thc beautiful"
on 70 the bare spots In front OF his
sleigh 10 mako II easy slipping. But
"old So" IL getting so high In the
heavens that the snow will soon be
gone. then wagons will be used alto.
gciher and there will be mud for q