The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for BuaY Readers.


Fred Crawford Is attending the Brat.
tleboro fair this week.
NJ. b. Middleton and r. A. Merrill
were In Rutland Monday.
James u. Burke went TO Brattle,
boro Tuesday to attend the fair.
DR.. C. w. Bartlett has returned
from two weeks fishing trip.
Mr.. Flonck OF Readsboro is visiting
r. T. Wheeler OF East Main street.
Miss Barbara Cronin left this morn
Ing for Rutland to spend the day.
Lester B. Vail left yesterday after
noon for the University OF Vermont
Edward shannahan has accepted a
position as driver for VIM. Il. Hawks
Jr.
Mrs. G. Schwartz new house on
North street Is fast nearing complet
ion.
Samuel Strouse OF East Main street
Is confined TO the house by a severe
cold.
Robert Carney has returned from 0
short visit with his parents In Rut
land.
Arthur s. Phillips OF Troy has been
spending a few days In town with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs George T. Lane Of
Monument avenue went 10 Troy THU
morning.
C. n. Roberts. ticket agent at IN,
local station. visited his father In Troy
last night.
William Harwood OF School stree
spent Monday In Albany visiting his
sister May.
r. Mitchell OF North Adims T. "
lting his brcthCrin-law Peter Blow Vi
Beech street
Miss Eva l.assor has accepted 9
position as teacher In St Mary's pa
rochial school
John A. Belts OF South Egrement
Mass. Is the guest OF friends In town
for few days.
Pipes for gas are being laid into tho
new Methodist church from the main
on Main street
Miss Rose Watson left this momiRs
for short visit with her sister Mrs
lireslin OF Waterford.
II. w. Dudley OF Boston IN visiting
MFR. and Mrs. y. 4. Hopkinson OF GAG
street for n few days.
Arthur Iatour OF Mil street has ac
cepted position as night nurse in the
Soldiers home hospital
Edward Houran OF East Main street
sustained a painful injury BY running
a nail In his foot recently.
Mr.. Woodland an employee OF the n
G.. White Co. who lives on the flats"
u confined 20 the house by Illness
Mr. and Mrs. /. y. Abbott and
daughter Mrs. :. Huling Blackmcr left
yesterday for brief visit In New
York.
William Sturgeon OF Piitsheld. who
has been the guest Of friends la town
FOR a few days returned 10 his home
sunday.
Daniel Cantweil. clerk at the Amerl.
Fan house. accompanied by John Cron.
la left today for n two months stay IN
the hOphelds
Chas. W Comfort. who has been
guest nj Vail homestead for the past
tao weeks. has returned 10 the Yale
medical school
Mrs. Edward Brown and Mrs. Adell
smith started Tuesday morning O.
iriye over the mountain 90 BrattlebOro
20 attend the fair.
Mr. Hedges Of Mortified. who has
been visiting &. II. Potter and family
u Main street for a few days leaves %
lay 10 enter Dartmouth college.
Circle No. I. Of the NJ. 4. church.
will meet with Mrs. J. y. bradbury
ii2 South Branch street on Friday
evening the 27th. az half after seven
Miss A. A. Brigham OF Remington
Center Is IN Rutland this week attend
ing the S3rd. annual state convention
Of the Baptists being held In that
place.
The lowest rate at which n teie
raphic message may b. sent during
he daytime has been raised 10 20
cents. Al night messages may be- sent
FOR 20 cents.
The storm yesterday vas one Of
he hardest We have had this summer
The water filled the cutters up u the
brim and roads In the country we're
badly washed
Miss Hannah Mccarthy OF Monu.
nent avenue. who has been the guest
81 her brother. William. at Hastings
onthe Hudson for n few days returned
home Tuesday evening.
Mrs Saunders. a former boarding
house mistress. has come back 10
town aud will open n boarding house
II the Remington house corner Of
Union and South streets
Mrs. Joseph Tacy. accompanied BY
her mother. Mrs Theberge aud niece.
Alice Gallpcau of South SALISBURY.
attended the surprise party nj Thomas
Thebarge's Saturday night
The local lodge OF Elka Initiated
three new candidates at their rooms
on Main street last night After the
Initiation an elaborate lunch was
served TO all those present
Engine No. 1865 OF che Rutland rail.
road which was damaged somewhat
In the recent wreck at North BennIng.
ton, has returned from the repair shop
and Is ON the service again
A large number OF beautiful shade
trees have died during the past sum