The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-03
BENNINGTON Briefs
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Michael Maher, Jr. OF Mill street is
i'll.
Express Messenger Leon Parker
was In town Sunday and Monday
What do you know about the Mount
Anthony Social club? Look tomor.
row.
John Gibney of Park street left Mon
day afternoon for a short visit in Rut.
land.
d. A. Ward was called to Salem. N.
Y, Monday by the death Of his father,
Daniel Ward
p. l.. Quackenbush has returned TO
Aver, Mass, after spending few days
with his family on School street.
Joseph Muligan has returned to
Manchester after spending Thanksgiv-
ing at his home on Lincoln street.
Andrew Watt of North Arlington,
Mass, visited his brother Robert
Watt of Union street over Sunday
Miss Mayme Corbett who has been
visiting her brother. Fred, of North st.
returned to Rutland Monday afternoon.
Mrs Collins M. Graves has so far
recovered from her operation for ap-
pendicitis so that she is able to ride
out.
John B. Harte, the Prudential life
insurance agent In this town, has been
Ill for the past few days with the
gripp.
Miss Mayme Raleigh who has been
visiting In town has returned to her
home in Rutland accompanied by her
friend, Miss Daisy Walsh.
The regular monthly business meet.
ing OF the Woman's Auxiliary will be
held at the association rooms this
week Wednesday at half past three.
Lost:-Will the person who took
violin bow from the desk In the post
office corridor please return the same
to A. G. Gilman at the Soldiers home.
The fourth game In the series for
the silver cup between the Y. NJ. C. A.
business mems teams of this town and
North Adams will be rolled this even
ing In the local Y. M. C. A. alleys.
The public is invited to attend this
match.
While passing through the graded
school yard Monday afternoon, Mrs
Harriet b. Sears of the high school
faculty slipped and fell striking upon
her head. She received bad cut on
the side of her head and will be I'M
able to attend to her duties for few
days
Harry Willoughby recently purchas-
ed a new horse and delivery wagon.
The following lettering may be seen
on the wagon Harry Willoughby,
Bennington, vt. Established in Mid
dlebury in 1874. Denver 1879. Ben
nington 1888. Factory at Washington
avenue.
A wanderer, who gave the name OF
James German and who said his home
was in New York, was arrested Sun.
day while In an intoxicated condition
and lodged In jail. Yesterday he was
arraigned in municipal court and con.
victed of just offence. Being unable
" Bb' q htAN it NNnL W jail wi ~
days.
A man recently sold his property
on Gage street and moved on to a farm
in the west part of the town On the
property was small henhouse which
both the buyer and seller claim as his
own. Saturday night the former own
er of the property came to town and
moved the house on to a neighbor's
garden with the latter's permission
as sort OF neutral ground. Sunday
afternoon as the said neighbor was at.
tending Divine services it was moved
back to its original place. Sunday
night the now farmer In the west part
of the town heard OF il and came in
and moved 1t again TO the neighbor's
yard this time mailing It securely to
the side of the house where from last
accounts 1t was still in position.
When people build hen houses they
should put them on wheels so they
may be easily moved from place to
place.