The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
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Charles f. lockwood Of Burlington
called on friends in town Monday.
Miss Katie Stewart of River street
is confined to the house by illness.
Miss Anna Lyons is visiting Miss
Anna Cunningham in North Adams.
Veterinary Mcdonald of North AID
ans was in town Monday on business.
There is case of diphtheria at the
residence of Edward Perry on Depot
street
Edmund Carrigan of Stafford street
has returned from few days visit In
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Miss Nellie Ryan of Gage street has
returned from weeks visit with
friends in Schenectady.
Mrs. I. L. Butler of the American is
spending the day with her sister,
Mrs. Gallagher of Hoosick Falls.
A wrestling carnival will probably
be held in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium
some time the last OF this month.
William Lowe of the Pollard & Lowe
Auto company left Monday on account
of illness for his home in Bellows
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Frank Mascot has returned from a
visit to Warren, Mass. His mother
came with him and will remain here
for time.
Mrs. Edward Cummings and Mrs.
John Healey of River street spent
Monday with Mrs. William Lundergan
in Hoosick
Miss Susan lockwood OF Bennington
has been visiting in North Bennington
for few days the guest of Miss
Bessie White.
Miss Mamie Gallagher, who has been
spending a few days at the American
house returned Monday to her home in
Hoosick Falls.
The pay train of the Rutland rail-
road was in town yesterday. All the
employers were payed off in currency
this time as usual.
Internal Revenue Collector p. X.
Gleason of burlington was in town
yesterday calling upon the holders of
United States licenses.
/ The Molly Stark whist club was
pleasantly entertained Monday even
ing at the home of Miss Maude Car
penter on Main street.
f. s. Morrison, who has been visit.
ing his wife in town over Sunday left
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Greenfield and Poultney.
There was not a quorum present at
the meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A. direc-
tors Monday evening so no business of
importance was transacted.
F. A. Williams, veteran printer
now in his 72nd year, who has worked
at different times in the local printing
offices was in town today.
II is stated that DR.. Frederick S.
Braley, formerly of Waterbury, VT,
will locate in this town in the near
future for the practice of dentistry.
Miss Mary Clark has closed her
summer residence at Bennington Cen
ter and left this morning for Wash
ington where she will pass the winter
with Admiral and Mrs. Wells Latin
Fields.
A number of nice prizes will be Civ
en- TO the persons who roll the highest
strings in the Y NJ c. A. bowling al
ley between now and New Years day,
inclusive, either in the big. candle or
duck pins.
The End Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball
team played a game with a picked
team in the gymnasium Monday eve
ming. The game was lively and ended
in score of Is to IA In favor of the
second team.
The annual chicken pie supper of St
Marys Guild will be held at st. Peters
Parish house Wednesday evening at
6:15. There will also be sale Of i'm
ported Christmas cards of fine quality.
Tickets 35 cents
During the holidays the Rutland
railroad will sell return tickets to and
from all points on the line at the rate
of a fare and third. These tickets
will be good going either on Dec. "a,
20, 30 and Jan. |, and returning till
January 3, 1908 inclusive.
While hauling a large stone to the
top Of the south gable on the new Epis
copal church yesterday the tackle
block gave way and the stone came
down a distance of 20 feet with a
crash. Fortunately the workmen were
able TO get out of the way In time to
escape injury.
w. b. Hayes, government inspector
in charge of the work on the new fed
eral building at Burlington, will turn
the structure over to Collector of Gus
toms Charles II. Darling tomorrow.
The building Is now complete with the
exception of the cornice and is ready
for occupancy. 1t has not yet been
decided when the postofiice will be
moved to the new building.
Mart Green, the custodian of Lake
Hancock who guards the water and
surrounding territory for the Benning-
ton Water company, has lost his dog.
The animal was a we'll bred pointer
presented to Mart by Seymour Van
Santvoord and has been Mart's insep-
arabic companion While its master
was chopping wood the dog took after
the cat, the third member Of Mart $
family and in the chase the dog jump
ed in front of Mart's axe Just as the
blade descended and received such a
bad cut on the side of the neck that
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