The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


house by Illness.
Arthur ]. Russell is Off duty this
week because of lameness.
Mrand Mrs. William Mangan re.
turned Wednesday from their bridal
tour
Miss Jennie Ashton OF Cohoes Is
guest OF Miss Harriet Evans OF Union
street
Miss Agnes Hurley of Dewey street
is spending the week In Cohoes with
relatives
Raymond Higgins of Woodford is
working this week at Evans and Bug
bees mill.
Ralph Durkee has resigned his posi-.
tion as troubleman with the y. II.
Telephone Co.
Most OF the farmers are through
haying and are now harvesting their
oats, which are not a heavy crop.
Misses Bessie Graves and Marion
Smith arrived home Wednesday from
a vacation of two weeks In New York
The colored people OF Bennington
and Williamstown hold grand mas
querade ball In Library hall tonight
Walter Harvey OF Lexington. Ky.
who was at Camp Ethan Allen with
Co. X. IL In the village and may To-
cate here.
Frank McGurk has resigned his
work with the y. H. Tel Co. aud Is
about to enter Bliss business college
at North Adams.
Miss Iottie Smith In company with
party of friends from Troy has
gone ON fishing trip aud vacation
Of three weeks to Moosehead lake In
Maine
Mrs y. a. PardeauX OF Union St,
who has been boarding with Miss
! Harriet Evans has taken rooms with
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Wattles, Of Val.
ontino street
The bennington Grange held a
special meeting "Wednesday night and
worked the third aud fourth degrees
latter which refreshments were served
and q jolly time enjoyed.
A party Of - or more persons from
| bennington North Bennington, Shafts
hury and poWual will 40 down To
| AXE uoutnusuC. near pittsheld. on
the new electric railroad Friday
Edwin Hart OF Mt Ilcrmon school
visited his father. T. r. Hart. Wed.
nosday and today aud on Friday Will
accompany him tu Thompson's Point
Lake ChampIaiu. where be- viii finish
his vacation
Misses Christina aud Martina
| Thompson aud Harold Moou. OF Troy
are guests OF Mr. aud Mrs g. g. Jen.
sen. Sophus anderson of Lansing
burg. who has been their guest. has
returned home.
Andrew O'lirirn. who lives at the
junction OF upper Main street aud the
| Guidchuard road o. afflicted with rhDu
matism so that be- iE unable Ia work.
but occasionally walks down Co Put
nam Square aud back.
Hugh Michacls 81 Schenectady has
moved ON 10 the farm. known az the
| Martin Morgan farm. near the poWual
line. which be- recently bought 81 the
Joseph Barber estate. Mr. Michaols
has added two fine Jersey COWS to his
stock
The TowElee Brothers ~ Pownal
have returned from Hoosick. where
they have been thryshinE They
thrcshcd $50 bushels Of oats for Jared
/ Howard from = o'clock a. m. O. . o..
clock q. IA. taking out an hour AZ
noontime.
Mrs Phebo Rice was a recent
guest Of her brother. Robert Mattisou
of SALISBURY. Although she b. -
wears old Mrs Rice attended %" pie
uic az Glastonbury the 10th aud go.
| ioycd the good time as we'll as any
one present
The families ~ DR. burgess. Mr.
/ Pike. VIM WOurWard. Burt brothers.
aud Ralph aud Elizabeth Aiken 81
l Springfield. Frank Smith Of Boston
aud Mrs Allen Burt oi Amsterdam
are enjoying "a picnic today o. sand
Springs. Williamstowu.
! H. NJ Howard 10 Ross,ille. Kansas.
writes his brother Jared that some of
/ the corn stalks un his farm are u feet
| high. aud that some uf the ears Of
corn are EIGHT feet from the ground
he says the wheat crop will average
from ~ 10 n bushels per acre. aud
that crops IN general have been great
~ damaged boy heavy rains
Jared Howard. one of the substantial
farmers 81 Bennington. was az Maple
ilill In the north east part Of Shafts.
bury one day this week aud visited
his cousin. Robert Madison. who. Mr..
| Howard says has the best fields 81
corn and potatoes be- ever saw Mr.
Howard was Un u cattle buying trip
aud in going 90 miles around a..
county found but few fotsalo
Giles Harbour aud Frank Baker are
doing the carpenter work on the
Frank a Evans house. Union street
The roof b. being raised several feet.
q piazza will be- built In front. aud an
addition put on "a the rear The resi-.
dencc b. known as the Daniel Carpon.
ter house. and was recently bought
by Mr. Evans When the improve.
monts aud additions now undergoing
are completed the house will be- two
stories high aud will be- rented.
Piles get quick and certain relief