The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

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windows Of his lunch room lettered.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Colgrove spent
Sunday with b. G.. Surdam OF Hoosick
Falls
Miss Harriet Quinn OF Troy was a
guest Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs h. II.
Howard.
Miss Daisy Vondette went Monday
to Woodstock to visit two weeks with
relatives.
Mrs. Alice Ansolment OF Troy was
the guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
II. Ferguson.
Miss Jennie o'Neil has resumed her
position as clerk In the Office OF Err.
est ID. Barber.
In game OF baseball SUNDAY on the
desert the Guideboards beat the Big
Mil team by a score OF 10 10 ..
A. G. Andrews returned Sunday from
North Adams where he has been for
two days on business and pleasure.
Mrs. Matte l.. Percy OF Waterford.
y. Y. Is spending her vacation with
Mrs. r. A. Davenport OF Gage street
Alex. I.amarre lost valuable horse
Saturday night. Just year ago that
night one OF Mr.. l.amarre's horses
died.
Abe satter. George Noyeck and Abe
Noveck went to Big Pond, Woodford
City. Monday, for weeks oncamp'
ment
Miss Clara Andrews and Miss Bessie
Burch are In Auburn. y. Y. for n visit
Of two weeks with relatives and
friends
Sweet 4 Percy will open their new
meat. fish and vegetable market Wed.
nesday at the head OF Main and Union
streets.
Mrs. n. Woodruff who has been Wis.
lting her daughter. Mrs n. J. Potter
returned TO her home In WallIngfOrd
Monday.
While Miss Bessie Lake Is away on
her vacation Miss Eleanor Burt Of
East Arlington takes her place as fore.
lady at the collar shop.
Edward Kline returned from Chat
ham Monday via North Adams. His
sister Mrs. William Plant will stay
q few days with relatives In Chatham.
o. u. LamlIne Of New York Il the
guest of his sister. Mrs G.. Ncwmcycr
Yesterday they went 10 WoOdford city
10 inhale the ozone Of the pure air up
there.
Several members Of the Bennington
city Band go 10 Albany Tuesday 10
play with Reynolds band OF HoOsick
Falls at the ]. q. %. u. state ConNens
ton there.
About 20 officials and members OF
the Pittsneld Brewery association Of
pittsncld are IN the village today and
dlned NJ the Cottage hotel
ID. J. Manley who has been a guest
of John Crystal Of Grove street has ~
turned 10 his home In Denver. ON HE
return Mr. Manlcy Is stopping IN New
York for a Few DAYS on business.
Gen. T. S. Peck and wife and daugh.
tor Theodore OF burlington were In the
village Monday. Miss Peck u the auth
ar NJ the successful book. Hester Of
the Grants" q tale Of old Bcnning'
ton.
Nlr. and Mrs. Fred Hottum. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Tompklns. A. J Cooper
aud family and Newton Cottrsll aud
family who went 90 Worthwhile. y. y,
on an automobile trip. returned sun
day night
SIR. and Mrs William ]. Watson and
Nr. aud Mrs William slblcy left today
for New York and cities Ia New Icr
aey 90 spend n week nc the seashorc.
after which they will 30 to the White
Mountains.
Extensive repairs are being made
ON the interior OF y =. liottum's store
/ Hy the removal 81 one Partition u u
nov the second largest grocery store
in the village. Plate glass windows
have been put In In frUnt
George W. Knapp wishes Il known
I that he ~ not keeping the Mt Pleas
ant house. Woodford City. open Tor
transleuta this season. People with
| the best Of intentions. no doubt. tell
strangers that the house u open for
the travelling public which u not the
case.
Mr. aud Mrs. William Taylor OF
/ Taunton. Conn. are guests % Mr and
/ Vrl laurln Davis. Mr. and Mrs
! TAYLOR we're married at Taunton last
/ "wednesday and their visit a. Vermont
| ls n part OF their bridal tour. On sun
day they we're In Woodford. accompau
| led by Miss Mabel Snow.
Richard II. Cox OF Lumbardton. y. J.
I Ia nt the pleasant home of his HOn.in'
| law. John n. Evans. gt2 Main street
Mr. Cox ~ n veteran of the Civil war
and h delighted with life IN Vermont
Just before coming 10 Bennington he
visited his son William Cox Of Dcn
yer. Col. the frHt time IN 30 years
/ In the meantime. however. William
had visited the east several times.
Grant Harbour. Charles A. Wood
/ aud Charles NJ. Wood returned this
morning from their vacation Ia New
/ Haven. New York. Concy Island aud
other places. looking none the worse
| because Of their outing. These gen
tlcmon we're nj sayin Rock. Conn,
! Saturday and we're Involuntary wit
nesscs 10 the horrid spectacle Of seeing
man fall from o balloon, killing him
instantly.
Branch No. 2 OF ST. Peters church
will hold a lawn party Wednesday OF
/ this week from three until ak y. M
ON the grounds Of Mrs. Collins NJ
Graves. should the afternoon be un.
pleasant II will be postponed until
Thursday. A famous fortune teller
who has travelled IN many lands aud
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