The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-25
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James Smith of woodford was a
visitor in town today.
Miss Lena Goldsmith is spending
the day in Troy.
J. w. Fowler of Manchester Center
was in town Wednesday.
Rev. B. Cantor is in North Adams
this afternoon on business.
Abe Noveck is spending the week
In Cohoes visiting relatives.
One of the infant children of Fred
Brown OF the south part of the town
died Wednesday.
Mrs. Addie Elwell OF East Main st.,
spent Sunday at the home of George
Knapp in Woodford City.
Mrs. Alice Anselment of Troy Is the
|guest OF her sister, Mrs. Eucinda La
Parle of East Main street.
Elmer Gauthier is building an ad-
dition and making other repairs on
his residence on Adams street.
James Thomas, express agent at
Mechanicville, returned this morning,
after paying a short visit here to his
wife.
Harrison /. Norton and wife attend.
led the commencement exercises and
banquet of Burr and Burton seminary
at Manchester last evening.
| Mrs. Helen Waite and son Louis of
Branch street are camping In Wood
ford City on the grounds of Anthony
Hagar for the benefit of the young
mans health.
Arthur, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Young of Depot street was taken this
noon to Troy by his mother for treat
ment In the City hospital. The little
fellow is suffering from an affected
leg caused by fall some time ago.
! II. c. Armstrong of the postoffice
force has been off duty for the past
two days. He has been prospecting
still farther and reports every indica.
ton of a bumper crop of blackberries.
He expects to make new high records
for blackberry picking this season.
Comrade A. A. Collins of Shafts.
bury was in town today to attend The
funeral of the late William H. Sears.
A. j. Holden, Theodore Thomas and
A. NJ. Torrance left in the latter's
automobile Wednesday evening on a
fishing trip to Lake Dunmore.
Forty-seven years ago yesterday the
mir AVe a
through North Bennington on its way
to the front The railroad accommo.
dations were then much inferior to
those of the present day and hundreds
of people. many Of them women, walk
ed to the north village to bid the sold.
iers good bye.
The members Of the local F. M. T.
A. b. society will leave on the $3.50
trolley on the morning OF the 4th of
July for Pittsfield where they will par
ticipate in the parade and field day
OF the society In that city. On the
10th OF August large delegation of
Temperance boys from North Adams
and Pittsfield is expected to be in at.
tendance at the annual field day OF
the local society.
DR.. H. R. Bristol, while driving in
the vicinity Of the guideboard this
morning saw small doe looking over
the highway fence. At hheesroaw.
the highway fence. AS the horse ap.
preached the doe turned and ran into
the brush followed by a good sized
buck that had not been observed be.
fore the doe became frightened.
John p. Gavin, William J. Doyle
William Lundergan, r. ]. Murphy, r,
s. Harris, William Mccarthy and D.
j. Cullion left this morning to attend
the Democratic state convention to
be held in Burlington tomorrow. The
remainder Of the delegates will 20
this evening and tomorrow. At this
meeting delegates to the national con
vention at Denver will be appointed
and the state officers and congress.
men for this district nominated.