The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
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afN'ai A'AUet,ho hR' ~ w. 10 ."feNs'
OF the grip.
Several parties enjoyed slelghrlde
to Woodford Sunday
Mrs Eli Briggs is confined to the
house by rheumatism.
Mrs II. A.. Blair and son Of East Ar.
llngton are visiting 10 town.
Charles Coop-r who has been III for
several days is coavalescent.
Miss Emily Ryan went TO Schenec.
tady Friday for few days visit.
Frank Carrier is building large
piazza on the front OF his residence.
Preston Weld OF Woodford was a
guest Sunday at his, brother Leslie's.
Adams Smith OF Granville, N. Y,
Is visiting ID. G, DUEL OF Chime street.
]. +. Smith has returned from a
three days business trip to SALISBURY.
Harry Norton, a student at the Tib-
belts school, Hoosick, Is at his home
here.
Edward Ball OF Valentine street
spent Sunday with his parents in South
SALISBURY.
Miss Helen Sherwood OF Troy Is
spending few days with an aunt In
this village.
Curtis Burt OF New York city Is
spending few days with his parents
and friends.
Miss Florence LoveJoy OF Bridge.
port. Conn. Is guest OF her sister.
Mrs Archie Rice.
Mrs Forrest l.. Jepson OF Science
tady Is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs +. o. Graves.
Mr. aud Mrs Fred d. Burt have one
TO White Greek TO visit relatives. She
will spend several days there.
Rev @. S. Mills being 10 Chicago.
Prof A. w. Varney illed.the Congre.
gational church pulpit Sunday.
George S. Cook has bought OF Jonn
S. Holden a double building lot, cor.
ner OF North and County streets.
Miss Jennie French who has been
laid up with grip for some time has
resumed work in =. l.. Sibley's oflcc.
A. X. Bishop OF woodford was 10
town Saturday with load OF cramp
bark aud spruce gum to ship to New
York.
Mr. aud Mrs Edward Plant and chill.
dren and Edward Kline we're guests
Sunday Of Mr and Mrs Fred bowles Of
ferndale.
A 5000 foot switch on the new electric
railroad branching from the main line
TO near the Jewett homestead, Is being
constructed.
The funeral ~ the late Miss Lydia
Nye was held from the residence OF
her nephew George Atwood on North
street Saturday afternoon Rev Frank
II. Morris OF the Baptist church ofiici-
aied.
Dent forget the Philathea business
meeting 10 be held at the chapel this
evening az as prompt. All Phlla
thea. are requested 10 be present as
there l. some very Important business
10 transact.
% account OF the machinery for the
new mill Of the Vermont Hosiery aod
Machinery Co. at Northlcld having
not reacted it, destination George W.
Coitrcll, who + 10 90 there 20 act a.
foreman. has not yet removed 20 North
field, but expects TO 80 This week.
la an accident on the Boston a
Maine railroad near Schaghiicoke yes
terday three men we're injured. one OF
them seriously. All we're employees OF
the road. The accident vas the result
% a head on collision but as neither
train vas making fast time n serious
accident vas AVeried
The windows In the new IACA build
Ing will al be In position during the
present week. The lower floor IL ready
for the painters and the corniCs will Q
pat on Ia a feN days. A. soon a. the
cement steps can b. completed the shed
] IN front Of the building will be remov'
ed aud the cdidcc will begin 10 assume
a finished appearance.
/ Mrs =. l. oaackenlush a. lecturer
OF Bennington grange has prepared a
very useful book for the members Of
the grange aud one which gives con.
siderable information. II gives the
date OF every meeting, the program for
each meeting and the names OF all who
are 10 take part Ia the programs laid
out. The pamphlet also contains The
names Of the officers for the present
year and the names Of the charter mem
befs.
Cord wood Il scarce Ia Remington
village aud easily commands 81 cord.
This u largely owing 10 the q Ct that u
has been almost impossible 10 get chop
pcrs, and teams by reason 81 the men
getting work on The nes electric rail
road which has paid higher wages
than would be received for working 10
the woods. Ia the meantime parties
from out OF toan are buying consider.
able woodland on tho mountains aud
holding tho wood Tor higher prices.
Rev Frank n. Morris a. president
OF tho State Christian Eudcayor socic
". will be- absent all Of this week con.
quoting a series OF Christian Endeav0r
conferences In different places 10 the
state. The nrst ono IL In Fair Haven
today where Mr. Morris will NEE, some
Of the leading Endeavor officers who
are 20 cooperate with him In the meet
logs next week. II n expected that
conferences sill be held nj Burlington,
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