The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
BENNINGTON 0RIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Easter cards at Evans 3Otl
Easter chicks and booklets at Ey.
ans 3Otl
Charles Allen of Sodom was in town
today.
Thomas Madden OF Main street Is in
Troy today.
Thomas Clair of Hoosick Falls Is
In town today.
Hiram Knapp OF Woodford called on
friends In town Thursday.
Louis Pinsonneault is spending a
few days in Troy and Cohoes
Easter cards, more than two thous.
and different kinds at Evans. 3Oti
Mrs. Robinson's farewell at the Bap-
list church tonight at 73O. Come
Miss Margaret Riley of River street
is confined to the house by illness.
Another sign of summer--a band OF
gypsies have been camping about town
| this week.
Mrs. William l.. Freeman OF Troy
visited her daughter, Mrs. G.. l.. Har'
wood Thursday.
The remains of Mrs. Fannie Taylor
were taken this morning to Manches-
ter for interment
Martin Cone OF the North Benning-
ton road has purchased new horse
for his milk route.
Miss Florence LaValley and brother
the day in Albany
Mrs. Charles b. Sanborn of West
Medford, Mass, Is the guest OF Miss
Harriet II. Walbridge.
Miss Josephine Dupois of New York
Is the guest OF her sister, Mrs. David
Murray of Pleasant street.
Assistant Judge T.. +. Potter of Pow
nal was in town yesterday on business
connected with the probate office.
+. T.. Estabrook left this morning
on trip to Troy, Amsterdam and Sche-
nectady ON business relating to the
new cemetery.
A number of counterfeit dimes and
nickels are reported to be in circula-
ton about town these days. Look
sharply at your change.
The Gould property near the White
hotel In North Bennington was today
decided by Clayton Arnold 10 DR.. ID. A.
Gleason who made the purchase for
John Fitzgerald.
|. n Newell of Woodford was in
some big drifts Of snow on the noun
tains although the level surface was
practically clear.
There will be regular meeting OF
the Knights OF Columbus in their
rooms Sunday at II o'clock. All mem
bers should be in attendance as impor'
tant business will be transacted.
Mrs. Fred Warner OF North Ben.
nington while at work about the house
this morning ran a large silver into
her hand. The services of a physician
were necessary to extract the splinter.
The Jolification club held jolly
meeting at the home of George Cook
Oh North street Thursday evening.
Cards were played. Henry Lyons win
ming the first prize and Mrs. Henry Ly-
Ons the second Dainty refreshments
were served.
J. G. Bulls, travelling salesman,
has just returned from trip through
Ohio and Pennsylvania and is spend
ing few days at his home on Depot
street. He expects to leave again
Monday on an extended trip through
New England.
Allen Briggs, the famous bear trap
per of Searsburg. is in town today. Mr.
Briggs broke his leg some time ago
but the injured member is now nearly
well again. He states that there Is
scarcely any snow on the mountain
roads.
Caleb Briggs of Bradford place was
in North Adams Thursday and while
there called on l.. A. Cole who under
went an operation in the city hospital
for the removal of a cataract on his
eye Mr.. Briggs states that Mr. Cole
is recovering rapidly and expects to
return home next Wednesday.
William A. Fisher of Dewey street
has just completed clever piece of
scroll work and mechanism. 1t is 3
feet long by Is inches high and repre-
sents an ocean steamship When
wound up the beam and paddle wheels
work and music box, concealed UNI
derneath plays six different tunes.
1t is on exhibition In Griswold's east
window.