The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


day
Thomas Lyons went to Troy this
morning on business.
DR.. nI'pgworth was in Hooslck
Falls yesterday on business.
Samuel Strouse of East Main street
is confined TO the house by illness.
Morris Levin Of Depot street was In
North Adams yesterday on business.
Edward Wood has returned from a
visit at his grandfather's in Woodford
Mrs Charles Frazer and Mrs. Min
er Cleveland are spending the day in
Pittsfield.
Mrs. l.. II. Buss and daughter Matte
have returned from two weeks visit
in New York.
An eigh. pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Simeon +. Crosier Sunday,
November 10.
Wednesday was the last day for the
setting of cases for the coming Dec
ember term of county court.
Messrs. Tucker and Lamote of the
Springfield telephone exchange were
visitors at the local exchange Wednes-
day.
Utley Bros. have installed new
electric sausage grinder. This is the
first of its kind TO be used in this
town.
Daniel Robinson will close his sum-
mer home at Bennington Center Fri
day and return to New York for the
winter
Mrs. Maria O'Donnell Of River street
has SO much improved from her recent
illness that she Is able to sit up some
every day.
The officers of the Order Eastern
Star are requested to meet in the
Chapter rooms at s o'clock Friday
night for drill.
Miss Elizabeth Crockwell who has
been the guest for few days of Miss
Stella Walker, has returned to her
home in Pittsfield.
DR.. C. W. Bartlett of North street
left last night for two weeks trip to
include the cities of New York, Phil
adelphia and Washington.
Hugh Michaels has just completed
putting up some new buildings on the
farm he purchased Of the Joseph Bar
Der estate, known as the Mart Nor
gan farm.
Henry Stafford of the south part of
The town had one of the best pieces OF
corn in town, according to a farmer
who has seen many different patches
this fall.
Mrs. Mary l.. Harwood has closed
her residence on Washington avenue
for the winter and will go to Pitts
field, n. H., to live with her daughter
Mrs. Lyman
Just received at Novecks a beauti-
full assortment of fine Heatherbloom,
taffeta and mercerized CZarina petit
coats, the widest and best made at
roc up to $500 II
Miss Florence Brooks who was OPP
Grated on recently in the Troy City
hospital for appendicitis was able TO
be out for the first time Wednesday
since her operation.
The horse which was killed Monday
by order of Veterinary Burgess and
Mis- )sc.s y .on ycd = he aCan'rg-
tor meat lari e. ant nc. to irS,l J. rg
one o. III .toIr.etc.s.
A representative of the wholesale
meat houses was here yesterday and
informed the various butchers in town
that they must pay for their meat as
soon as it is delivered after this.
Mrs. Howard H. Shields and chill
dren have returned to Troy for the
winter. Mr.. Shields will remain in
town for few days to attend to some
matters relative to the closing of their
summer home.
Jay Bentley of Manchester was in
town today to market GA turkeys rails
ed on his farm during the past sea-
son. Mr.. Bentley stated that the re-
tail price of turkeys this year will be
from 30 to 35 cents.
Miss Katherine Pike who is attend
ing The Bliss Business college at North
Adams, underwent an operation in
that city Wednesday morning for APP
pendicitis. While the case is SER
ious one it is thought that the young
woman will recover,
Mis-. Charles Frazer of North street
was pledSdntly SuIpTlSeu ny elSHt vi
her lady friends Tuesday evening.
Five hundred was played. The favors
were won by Mrs. Laura Cleveland
and Mrs. Anna Wilson Dainty re-
freshments were served.
Miss Viva c. Hicks who died We'd
nesday morning at her home in North
Adams, was a native of Bennington,
having been born in this village SO
years ago. She is survived by her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Eli b. Hicks, two
sisters and three brothers.
Most farmers in this vicinity have
all their crops in by this time. A
prominent farmer of the town states
that the potato crop is very large and
that the corn crop is good but people
are complaining that it is not as hard
as usual on account of the large
amountof cold wet weather during the
summer.
Word has been received here of the
death in New York Of Alex Brtton,
former proprietor of the Hartwellville
hotel. Death was caused by Brights
disease. He was SO years of age and
eight years ago he bought the hotel
but did not conduct it as public hos
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