The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

New York.
Mrs. II. l.. Stillson returned yester-
day from weeks visit with her daugh
ter in Brooklyn
Martin Harwood who has resided on
School street for some time has gone
to Troy to reside.
At this season there are but COM
paratiyely few dwelling houses in pro-
cess of construction.
Knickerbocker trousers in cloth or
corduroy sizes to Is years at the
Bennington Shoe Store.
Hon. Edward L. Sibley has in con
temptation a foreign trip, embracing
Italy, Egypt and the Nile.
There will be an executive meeting
at o'clock this evening of st. Mary's
guild of st. Peters church.
Health Officer Stillson reports that
at present there is not single case OF
contagious disease in town.
The Y. NJ. C. A. and the Brunswick
ten pin team will roll match game
at the Brunswick alleys this evening.
There will be a match game of ten
pins at the Corbett-Grennan alleys be.
tween the married and the single mem
bers of the Knights of Columbus.
The Knights of Pythias held meet
ing Wednesday evening when ii was
decided to hold a banquet and reunion
the date of which will be given later.
William HARDWOOD who has been in
the employ of c. |. Hendee on Main st
| finished work there today and after
spending few days In Troy will 60
to New York to live.
The ladies night" at the Benning-
ton club last evening again demonstra.
ted the fact that Samuel b. Krogman
the club IS popular steward, is thor.
ough going first class man in his pos
ition.
The combination coaches formerly in
use on the trolley between Bennington
and Hoosick Falls are now in process
of being converted into express cars for
use on the main line between Benning-
ton and Pittsfield.
Saturdays New York Tribune con
tanned a three column article by DR..
A. S. NJ. Chisholm of Bennington upon
the subject OF Diaz of Mexico The
article shows great research and a
thorough familiarity with the subject
written of.
One of Bennington's professional
men announces that the coming sea
| son he viii go the local automObilists
"one better by having an air ship in
stead of an ordinary automobile. II
IS generally believed, however, that its
operative power will be hot air instead
of gas.
Beginning with Monday last the
| train from Rutland arriving here at
S:l5 a. m, was discontinued This is
and always has been a popular train
and one adding very greatly to the con
| yenience of the people living along
the line Of the road and it's annual re-
tirement causes great inconvenience
| to many.
1t is now thought probable that the
| Alfred Mahan murder case may not be
tried until after the holidays. 1t is
| reported that some OF the doctors in
Guiding witnesses both for the state
| and the defendant are DESTROYS of hav.
| ing the case postponed until January
and as there is considerable other bust
ness in court to be disposed of 1t is not
likely that Judge Hazelton will object
to the delay.
! com atbinp rnnra tba, an ord;ror,, ,,,o =,
is felicitating himself and his custom.
ers with the to him self evident truth
that hard times" have not as yet
struck either himself or Bennington as
a whole for the reason that a certain
well known man on Tuesday last had
his hair cut To him the old adage
Of "straws show which way the wind
blows is an evidently good enough
| saying.
While the special car with the jury
| in the Lysle l.. Virgins case against
the +. y. Waist company was on it's
way to North Bennington yesterday
for the purpose Of giving the jurors an
opportunity to inspect the machinery
at the defendant company's factory,
II jumped the rails at the switch near
the Cushman Companys factory. The
incident created considerable amuse-
ment for the jurors and other occu-
pants of the car.
The long suit thus far developed
by the various attorneys engaged in
the cases set for trial at the present
term of County court consists Of an
ingenious effort to secure continu-
ance by reason of the absence from
the, state of one or more important
witnesses. The case of Dewey VS..
Sanche is the latest one wherein this
move has been made. What the re-
suit viii be is not yet generally
known.
AS people grow older they gradually
become more interested in genealogy,
hence the almost daily inquiries made
to this, that or the other branch of
some one of Bennington's older fam
lies. Several letters have been re-
-ceived in Bennington of late making
inquiry as to Lieut.. Thomas Jewett,
member of Capt. Dewey's militia com
pany and who took active part in the
battle OF Bennington. In this instance
1t is particularly desired to know
where Lieut.. Jewett is buried though
other facts concerning him would be
gladly received. Can any of our read
ers give the desired information?