The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

NEWS OF the OWN ana village toiu
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Mrs Leon b. Parker is passing
few days in Jacksonville.
Miss Katherine Leahy has returned
from a six weeks visit In Utica.
George A. Wood has accepted
position as driver for u. l.. Bates.
Mr. and Mrs II. d. Hutchins are at
Coney Island for few days outing.
George Donnelly has returned from
his western trip and is In town today.
II. Harry Levin left this noon for a
business trip of few days In New
York.
Mrs l.. II. Davis and son Carlton
have gone TO Lake Placid, n. Y. for
the summer.
Mrs Granfleld and two children OF
st Adams are visiting her brother Rev
FIR A. J. Barron.
The Stars of Cohoes will be the OPP
urday afternoon.
Mrs George A. Wood IL visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Fitch. at East
Templeton, Mass.
Several residents OF the village have
gone to Rutland to witness the open
ing OF the horse show.
Frank French who has been visiting
his sister. Mrs J. Harry McKeon. re-
turned yesterday to his home In Proc
tor
Manager Leon u. Story OF the local tel
ephone exchange leaves today for
Springfield TO attend n managers con
ference.
Division ID OF the Second Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs
Edgcrton. Main street, Wednesday az
ternoon at o'clock.
Guy Johnson OF New York. vice
president OF the American Ice com
pany has arrived NJ bennington Cen.
ter and has opened his residence for
the summer.
John Scully has three two horse
teams az work drawing the yitrihed
brick from the car here 20 pownal TO
be used In making the crossings for
the new electric railroad.
Theodore Fowle. graduate of VII.
liams college Ia the class OF % and his
sister. Miss Caroline Fowlc OF Lake
vile, Conn. were guests yesterday of
Miss Margaret Torrcns.
John Casey was offered $500 yestcr.
day for his handsome two year old stall
lion. Robinson Wilkes but declined the
oner. lie will keep the colt for a year
or two and see how he develops.
The funeral OF the late Harry r.
Cushman will be- held from the house
tomorrow M $3.50 o'clock Rev George
:. Mills viii Oniciate The funeral
will be- public. To accommodate the
large number OF friends and acquain.
tances Of the deceased. the body may
he seen M the house tomorrow frOi1
~ 90 one o'clock.
Mrs Mary A. Finlan who has been
ill az her home on Gage street during
the past six months. passed away at
e:3n Monday evening She was -
years of axe and is survived by two
sons and three daughters The funer.
M viii be- held from ~ Francis church
Thursday morning at : O'Clock aud the
remains VIII be taken 20 Hamilton. N.
v. for burial.
Vegetation has been making remark.
able progress during the past week.
~ Andrew Downs cigar store ON
South street n spear Of orchard
grass grown by Elmer y. lockwood
that measures just Eve feet aud Elmer
fSianlcy OF SALISBURY who was In
town yesterday. stated that he had On.
ken spears Of rye from a field on his
farm that measured seven feet and
four inches.
At n special meeting Of the North
Adams school board held Friday eve.
ming. Miss Christine L. Ward was
elected assistant 10 Superintendent =
y Hall. She recently passed the
/ highest IN n competitive civil service
examination for this position. She II
q graduate Of Drury high school aud
the State Normal school Of North Ad
AIMS and has been teaching In Massa,
/ chusCtts Nor hyear. Miss Ward IN q
/ granddaughter Of Mrs A. Eddy of this
village aud has spent several summers
here.