The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-08
BENNINGTON BRI.fS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
Mrs Edward Hurley OF Branch street
Is Ill.
I. A. Davenport was in Albany
Thursday on business.
Miss Mary Coffee has recovered
from her recent illness.
Harry Bennett OF White Creek was
in the village Thursday.
Clarence Brooks vert TO Troy Thurs
day for few days stay.
Mrs John Murphy OF Bradford street
who has been iii with tonsliItis, Is out
again.
Eli Archer OF Branch street Is con-
fined to the house by muscular rheu'
matism.
Frank Martin OF North Bennington
was a guest Of relatives In the village,
Thursday.
Robert Hill has taken the position OF
overseer OF Theo Carpenter & Sons
lumber yard.
Mrs Edw Long OF Gage street enter
tained the ME church circle Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Florence Temple OF the Soldiers
home is passing the week with relatives
In Woodford.
Edward Moore OF North Branch St.
is making arrangements TO go 10 San
Francisco IT, work for his uncle there
Misses Alice and Nellie winslow of
North Branch street have returned
from . weeks visit In Schenectady.
Miss Helen Knapp has finished work
at Cooper's and returned ~ the home
OF her parents In South Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Chase Of Fair
lawn Park passed Thursday with her
parents Mr. and Mrs Newman Elwell OF
Bradford street.
Rev Chas II. Baldwin OF Poultney
was In town this forenoon en- route 70
Woodford City, where he will hold
services Sunday.
After following the distributing bust
ness for II years Herbert Allen has
appointed city distributor l.. X. @
brant his successor.
Ice froze on the rails OF the electric
railway last hight on Main street, Ia
conyeniencing considerably In the ear.
ly part OF the evening.
The regular meeting OF tn, wRC
will be held this evening. There will
he sn initiation OF candidates and o
full attendance IL desired.
The entertainment committee OF Wa
loomssc lodge NEOP announce n
dance 10 be held In the new hall on
South street Saturday evening.
Mrs Chas Harbour OF Branch street
who has been III during the winter, was
the guest Thursday OF her daughter,
Mrs Geo Aldrich OF School street.
Miss Lottie Smith, who has been
passing The winter with her sister Ia
: 'henectady, has returned and IN stop
ping with Mrs David Wright on Brad
lord street
Congressman ID. J. Foster sailed
irom New York Thursday on the
steamship Panama for the Isthmus OF
Panama. SsIersl other congressman
we're In the party. Congressman fos
ter will be gone about three weeks re.
turning on the home trip with the same
steamer.
Last month at the Brown Alumni
Banquet la New York CITY fhs-e we're
present Gov Hughes Of New York, Gov
Sioher Of New Jersey, Gov Higgins "
Rhode Island, Senator Colby ~ NeW
Jersey, and Pres faun:e OF Brown
University, all graduates OF Brown
I, vas q potable gathering and y
colleges can boast Of 80 many grade.
ats holding such Offices OF trust.
Sanford post OF North Adams has
just received IN interesting souve mir
In the shape OF brick taken from the
foundation OF the house In Montgomery
Ala, where Jefferson Davis. president
Of the Conicderscy, lived. lthas been
added To the collection Of war relics
already In the possession of the post.
IL was brought iicm the south by Al
bert aud A. NJ. Nichols who have been
on aiour months trip through the south
and by them presented TO the post.
Sheriff Fred Godfrey received notice
this morning that q pension Of tl2 psr
month had been granted 10 him under
the service pension bill endorsing hi.
new certificate, With vouchers for next
pay ment. Mr. Godfrey, who Il nov
nearly co years OF age has been dras.
log q pension less than the one be wlll
nos receive. The service bill was pass
ed by Congress February 9Th. Ga the
llth OF that month Mr. Godfrey put In
his application for the pension, which
he rece we'd this morning dated FSbru.
AIRY u. the day after he sent Il, and Il
the hrst one under the general service
law 10 BE- granted 10 any one In Ben.
ningion.