The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
Edward MlllIngton of SALISBURY
is critically Ill with pneumonia.
Robert HaskInson of Wells was
among the visitors to the village Sun
day.
Lafayette Moon who has been visit
ing his father In Pownal has returned
home
Miss Kate ]. Hubbell who has been
visiting her niece In Someryille, N. j.,
for several days returned home Satur-
day,
The funeral OF James Bassett will
be held from his home this afternoon
at o'clock Rev George O. Mills VIII
ofIlclate.
Robert Knight and family OF Ions
dale, Pa, are CHARTERED at the shack
OF Rev George Is. Lawson In the south
part OF the town for the summer.
Paul Mooney. one OF the leading
boot and shoe merchants and cloth
ing dealers of North Adams was a
visitor to the village Saturday after
noon.
The condition OF David lockwood
which has been serious for the past
couple of days IL not materially i'm
proved. Mr. lockwood Is gradually
falling.
Alfred Rainey superintendent OF the
Stanley Machine Works OF Pittsheld
was guest OF Mr. and Mrs N. w.
Cottrell Sunday. returning In the eve
ming by trolley.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore c. Beebe Of
Springfield. Mass, were guests over
Sunday OF MIR and Mrs George Law
renee. They came In Saturday after
noon by the way OF the new trolley
line and enjoyed the trip
william Jackson OF Pownal was
struck by an early passenger train on
the Boston a Maine railroad Saturday
morning. lie was taken TO the Troy
City hospital. The injuries were not
considered OF a serious nature.
Under the direction OF the commit.
tee OF the board OF village trustees the
work OF acadamlzing portion OF
School street will soon be commenced.
The work has been delayed later than
usual this season on account OF the
delay In securing some machinery.
Mrs Percy Field Comstock OF
Brooklyn was unable 10 come home to
attend the funeral OF her father. the
| late ames Bassett. Mrs Comstock II
confined To her home by serious at.
tack OF rheumatism and unable 20
leave.
A. n meeting Of the Williams base
ball team held one evening last week.
Richard ]. Harmon now OF Rutland
was chosen captain Of the team for
the season Of 1908. lie Is son OF
County Clerk II. A. Harmon Of Rut
land and n grandson Of the late Geo.
w. Harmon OF this village.
The North Adams Herald OF satur.
day afternoon contained the following
Parties from bennington are anxious
/ three half mile heats In the horse rae.
~ NJ the =. NJ. T. A. u. field day here
July 9Th. The applications came too
late To be- announced In the regular
program but they will porbably b. ad'
mltied II they furnish three horses 10
start
Wednesday evening when the Drury
graduating class. who had held a sup
per and dance here. returned 90 North
Adams. by mistake In the hour. Miss
iieles Pike and Harvey White were
left behind. Having no friends In this
village and no money 10 obtain lOdg
inga the young couple walked 90 VII
Jamestown ON the electric car track
aud road 10 North Adams from there
The parents OF the boy and giri fee
deeply aggrieyed and mink the chap
erunc should have seen that they wcrs
accounted for before leaving Tor home
County Fish and Game Commission
~ Roswell I. Frost Of Rrattlebors
made a big haul OF short trout Satur
day on a mixed train on the ives
River railroad. lie vas on bis VA
home from Stratton and learned tina
basket OF short trout was In IN
baggage car. Making an inycstiga
ton he found a basket containing 4,
trout less than Eln inches long lat
Ia the afternoon Chief 81 Police Jane
H. Evans OF Brattleboro arrcatc'
Charles u. Sprague who recently cam
10 Hrattleboro from Weston. Spragul
pleaded not guilty before Judge ~ W
Gibson IN the municipal court and fui
niahcd bail IN the sum Of 500 10 AZ
pear In court "Wednesday morning