The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Toll
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Frank Pellerin has returned from
"a several months stay in Wilmington.
Fritz Horst and daughter of the west
part of the town are spending the day
In Troy.
/. w. Hard Of the Soldiers home,
has returned from visit with friends
in Whitehall.
James Clarity and family have
moved from the south part of the
town to the Guideboard district.
Mrs. Martin Armstrong and family
of Gage street have returned from
visit with friends I'm Schenectady.
Mr. and Mrs Harley |. Haskins
and adughter OF Branch street left
this morning to spend Sunday in Ar
lington.
John A. Aspinall, PHYSICAL director
at the Y. NJ. c. A. has returned from
three weeks vacation and resumed
his duties
Rev. and Mrs. Gibbs Braislin of
Gloucester, Mass, who has been
spending the week in town left today
for Burlington.
The board of directors of the Ben
nington Park Lawn cemetery held a
meeting at the Office of o. NJ. Barber
Friday evening.
Charles Barnes of Pleasant street
in New Berlin where his wife is spend
ing few weeks.
DR.. w. y. Stewart has returned
from Oneonta, n. Y, where he was
called by the serious illness of his
father The latter is now much inn
proved in health
/ John Burns of Maple street is
spending the day as the guest of his
sister Mrs. william Lonergon in the
west part of the town
Clarence Mlchaels of the south part
OF the town, expects to leave short
| ly Tor Schenectady where he will work
in the locomotive works.
Robert Cronin and sisters. Barbara,
and May. of North street left Friday
Afternoon for couple weeks visit
INlNu itliAiNto III iNutithhu'
The early crop of potatoes proved
to be small yield and of poor quail
/ ty The late crop is looking well and
promises to be a good harvest.
The new yirtified brick walk on he
north side of the Brewster block on
Pleasant street is now completed and
is the best of its kind in town.
Mr. and Mrs William NJ. Barron of
Saturday and Sunday with her broth
err AL Temple In Rexleigh, n. Y.
w. II. Sheldon, who has been spend
ing three weeks in town as the guest
of Mr. and Mrs Il. B. Patterson, will
return to his home in Boston Sunday.
T.. +. Estabrook has a force of men
at work this week laying the founda-
ton for the new Holden mausoleum In
the Bennington Park lawn cemetery.
About thirty people attended the
slight Of hand performance at the Y.
NJ. c. A. given by Richard Boekel
Friday evening Duane Bassett pre-
sided at the piano.
Miss Irene Wickham of Adams st,
entertained a number of her friends
at a croquet party Friday afternoon
in honor of her guest, Miss Artis
IOHare of Schenectady.
Mrs. T. +. Butler and Miss Ella
Donnelly, who have been guests OF Mr..
land Mrs. d. +. Cronin OF the Ameri-
can house, returned to their home in
Rutland Friday afternoon.
The Baptist Sunday school left
for a picnic at Sand Springs on
special car at 1915. There will be
several athletic contests besides the
regular routine of the picnic.
About 100 members of the Congre-
gational Sunday school left at 9:l5
this morning on the special and regu-
lar cars for Lake Pontoosuc where
they will spend the day picnicing.
Farmers are paying on the average
of $3.50 a day for help this season and
the supply is much larger than the de-
mand Last season men were scarce
part of the town, was said to be about
prove a boom to the farmers.
Al noon today the condition of John
II. Bahan. who is critically i'll at the
home of Fred Madison in the west
part Of the town, was said to about
the same as reported Friday. His
death Is expected at any moment.
The following services will be held
in the Methodist Episcopal church to-
morrow. The pastor, Rev. II. 5. Rowe
will preach both morning and evening
at the usual hours. Sunday school at
~ noon and the Epworth League
meeting at $50 p. m. All are cordial
ly invited.
Sunday at the Baptist church 1O:30
a. M. and 7;30 p. m, Rev. Cornelius
H. Schaible of Richmond, Va. Mr..
Schaibe is graduate of Newton
Iseminary and a class-mate of Rev. II.
is. Pinkham who breaches August %.
Plan to hear both. No servicse Au-
gust and l6 Sunday school tomor-
ROW at IL m. A class for you.
Farmers are selling ducklings at 20
and % cents pound and chickens at
I22 cents Fowls are bringing about
l12h cents pound Those who have
attempted to raise turkeys this year
have met with almost complete fail
rure. When about six months old
many of the young birds die. lndica-
tions point that Thanksgiving din
ners will be costly luxuries next
November.
Members of the church of God Tin
denominationaD of Pittsheld, Mass,
aud from other places, will hold their
first camp meeting in Hoosick Falls,
IN. Y. Aug 7-16 A good sized tent
will be pitched on Main street on the
trolley line directly opposite the old
lcircns gronnds The Meeting will be