The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

BrIeny for Busy Readers.
Il. D. Bennett hasbeen spending a
week In Fairlee.
Miss Jennie O'Neill has returned
from a visit In North Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cottrell OF
Mortified are home for few days.
Miss Jessie Loomis spent Sunday
with Miss Mabel Rogers Of Arlington.
Miss l.. |. Ford returned from her
trip TO Greenfield Saturday evening
Rev George s. Mills and family left
this morning TO spend their vacation
In Belfast, Me.
Misses Alice and Anna Cavina OF
North Adams were guests OF the Miss.
es Lyons at their home on River street
Saturday.
The merry.go-round will run after.
moons and evening at the Columbian
House lot on River street. Come and
enjoy yourselves. 9t3
Mrs. Ella Robinson OF Fall River and
her uncle, Johu Kelly OF Mechanicyille
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. g.
Brant the latter part of the week.
Misses Florence Madison. Kathryn
Jenney and MarJory Shurtleff. Russell
Hyde. Henry Root and Clarence Sweet
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fremont Barnes are
camping at Lake Hancock.
Court Bracewell +. OF A. OF Williams
town held an installation OF officers at
their meeting Friday night. Deputy
Chief Ranger Burr OF Williamstown
being present. There were out of
town guests present from Adams. Ben.
nington and Pittsfeld aud after the Of
hcers had been installed cigars were
passed and social time followed.
The funeral OF David lockwood was
held from his late home this afternoon.
Mr.RockwoOd was the fourth person
buried In the town within four weeks
whose age was 80 years or over. These
were Elijah Rudd. 80 years. Daniel
Carpenter. 80 years. Robert Collins,
80 years and David lockwood 81 years.
All were for many years residents OF
the village.
Miss Sophronia Collins gave a very
instructive and highly entertaining ad.
dress az the Guide Board chapel Fri.
day evening. 10 the members OF the
Guide Board Bible Study club aud a
few invited guests. Responding 10 the
requests Of members OF the club. Miss
Collins gave brief account OF her re.
cent trip 10 Italy. dwelling particular.
u upon her impressions OF Venice
The occasion was a most ENJOYABLE
one and all present who we're so for.
tunate as 10 be- there we're enthusiasts.
tic In their expressions OF enjoyment
After the address cake and ice cream
we're served and a social time was en-.
joyed.
Homer liurlburt. n native OF New
Haven. Vt. and for several years
resident Of Corea arrived IN New York
on his return home Saturday. For the
past ten years Mr. Hurlburt has been
a principal advisor to,the king OF that
country and has published the only
English newspaper In the country and
been prominently engaged In newspa.
per and school work. Mr. Hurlburt
says that the abdication OF the empor.
er of Corea was the direct result OF the
sending Of the Corean delegation 10
The Hague. which Japan made a pre-.
teNt 10 affect the removal OF the en-.
porer and thereby gain further con.
troll over Corea. The Coreans are In
a state Of despair Mr. Hurlburt said
that the emponer himself feels the
hopelcssncss 81 the situation. Mr.
liurlburt's father was for i've years
pastor 81 the Congregational church IN
this village and aitorward was pres.
ident Of Middlebury college.