The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and village Bnsny
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News of the Town and village Rnsny
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Don't fall TO ask for that $50 in
Gold as you enter the Band Fair. 23t7
Mrs Mary Taylor Of Berlin is the
guest OF her sister, Mrs ]. w. vii
liams.
Miss Mary Robinson 10 spending q
number OF days with friends at Benning
ton Center.
Band Fair April 10th, 18th and 18th.
Special attractions, band concerts,
big dance program. 23l7
Mrs E. G. Pierce, who has been sick
in Rutland, Is slowly gaining and her
recovery Is now hoped for.
For the benefit OF those wishing TO
attend "Piff PAT Pouf" the meeting OF
the WRC will be called OF 7.30 sharp.
The condition OF Mrs Martha Bah
cock Is not quite as favorable today
She Is suffering from blood poisoning
Misses Elizabeth Jennings and Mar.
garet Outhwaite, who have been visit.
ing In New York since Easter will re.
turn tomorrow.
Buel Miller will retire from the ser.
vices OF the Western Union Telegraph
company as messenger May I. He will
be succeed cd by Rob ri Hamlin.
Noyes Loveland, who has been
working as tralnman on the Chatham
division has gone TO West Albany,
where he has situation as fireman
on the Boston and Albany.
Work on the Ressigue house on I'm
perial avenue Is not rushing very fast.
What with rain, snow and blasting the
amount OF rock that IL In the cellar, II
is hard job 70 get along very fart.
Quite q number OF the Italians, who
have been working on the new electric
railroad have left here and gone 10
Springfield, VI, 20 take jobs on con-
struction work Ia progress there.
Sheriff Godfrey has moved Into the
iailors quarters 10 the court house. He
has leased his place on Morgas street
for the summer season. Al the pres.
ent time there are no prisoners in the
county jail.
| Michael Maher who for several
months was 10 the employ OF the late
John 8. Holden and who bad charge
OF his grounds at Cottage city last
season has given up the position and
taken one with George T. Lane NJ Ben.
nington Center.
Bradstreets for this week says:
Builders aud lumber dealers at Ben.
nlngton report considerable activity
this line and predict large amount
OF building will be done the coming
year. North Remington industries
are employed 10 capacity asd one OF
them Is preparing W enlarge Its plant
10 take care OF Increasing business.
While at work on q building nov In
process OF erection Ia Boston, James
Rafferty, made q misstep ADD fell q dis
lance OF 20 feet on Monday OF this
week. Both legs we're broken and he
sustained other Injuries. lie vas tax
en TO the Relief hospital. Mr. Rafferty,
was engineer at the battle monument
during Its construction and married
Miss Johanna aaher, q sister OF Minh
ael Maher OF this village.
NH Miller OF Cleveland, Ohio, Who
recently purchased the John Healy
house on Gage street IL Ia town and Is
stopping at the Putnam house. Early
In May, as soon as some property 10
Cleveland can be deposed Of. Mr. Nil.
ler's family will move 10 Bennington
and take up their residence here. Mr.
Miller IL n native OF Vermont having
been born 10 Derby but he has hitherto
lived all his life In the middle west
where he has been engaged 10 the pc
troleum business.
Is there Any truth In the rumor that
ex-Lieut- Gov Zed =. stanton OF Rox.
bury may take q fall out OF the non.
promotion rule next yearr IL 10 possi
bic that Fred q. Fleetwood OF Morris
VILE may also contest with Orion ".
Barber OF Bepnington and Frank l..
Fish Of Vergeunes, the honor OF sue
&C ding David J. Foster In Congress-
IL Il In the cir that John A Mead OF
Rutland may be o candidate for the
nomlnation for lieuiensnt- governor
and that NJ. y. Barnes Of Addison Il
In the ditto classY Or IL 10 whispered
that X. w. McCuen OF vergennes
would be wiling 10 be secretary oI
state rs well as Walter X. Farnsworth
OF Rutland and Guy w. Bailey OF Es
sex, already mentionedy Ire Messsn.
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