The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-10
MuIliqan'& Roche
BENAINGTON.BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Social dance In Foresters' hall to.
night
James Garfield is In Arlington today
fishing
Mrs. James Bushee of River street
is seriously Ill.
George Roser left this morning for
a visit in Troy.
DR.. Potter's tenement on Main ST..
is being slated.
Mrs. William Buss OF Union street
was in North Adams Tuesday.
William Il. Hawks Jr., left this
noon for a short visit In Troy.
Deputy Sheriff Patrick J. Morrissey
of Stamford is In town today on bus
mess.
Wednesday. Friday and Saturday OF
this week are Ember days and there
fore fastdays.
Mrs. George S. Stoddard of New
York is visiting her mother. Mrs.
Charles Cooper.
w. C. Edgar of New Haven. Conn,
was In town today. He Is the clock
inspector for the w. u. TEL Co.
Bert Clifford and George Aldrich
have taken the contract for laying
a cement floor In part Of the Brad
ford mill.
/ Mrs. Fred LaPort of Maple street
and daughter LORNA, are visiting her
sister, Mrs. Edward Tatro In Pittsfield
this week.
Circles C and d will have sale Of
carpets In the chapel of the Congre-
gational church Thursday beginning
at 8 a. m.
Mrs. Frank Cone and nephew expect
to leave Saturday for visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Mccullough In
New York.
Mrs. Samuel A. Noyes and guest,
Mrs Sarah J. Sheldon of Manchester
are spending the day In North Adams
and Pittsfield.
Dennis Toomey has resigned his
position with II. p. Woodman and has
gone to work as coachman for Mrs.
Charles Cooper.
Engineer Grant Hallenbeck has re-
sumed his position on the Chatham
division after enjoying couple OF
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Hatch of Williamstown spent
L.. he. <Nf knv
daughter, Mrs LeGrand Colgrove OF
/: Valentine street.
Chauncey A. Rudd is obliged to &c
around on crutches as result OF be
Ing thrown from a wagon while rid
ing last Sunday.
Mr.. Wheeler who has been residing
In Seattle, Wash, for some time II
visiting his brother, F. T. Wheeler o.
East Main street.
Mail Carrier Fred Harmon has
, gone to Newark, N. j., where he vii
Join his wife who has been In tina
city for the past few weeks.
Miss Jennie Phalen who has beer
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William J
Phalen of North street for the pas
!, few days returned to her home ii
Utica this noon.
| The new sprinklers which were du
J. to arrive here Monday from Boston
g have not yet shown up. In their ali
8 scence the old timer Is doing goo
: work on Main, Depot and North SITS.
The employees Of the H. e. Bradfor
& Co. mill were given the Afternoon
+ off so they might be able to attend tn
North Adams Bennington ball gam
at Morgan Park.
Y The following members OF Walloon
sac lodge, N. E. o. p, have bee
awarded gold badges for securing flv
= new candidates for recent class mi
iation: Mrs. Herbert Marsden, Mr.
F. Howard Ferguson, Mrs. Georg
Prentice, William Green and Micha,
McKeon. The local organization ha
over 1870 members.
Two lady instructors who will hay
charge of training the members I
Capt. Eddy's company which will pre-
ent a Parada for the benefit OF the
M. G. A. are already In town and wi
soon start to work getting the am
teurs In shape for the production
the opera house on June %, rs ar
q. This carnival promises one OF Il
greatest theatrical hits Of the seaso
Two OF Benningtons prominel
young railroad men after slight co
troversy at the depot Tuesday NOR
1 Ing agreed to have 1t out In a a
duel. The Soldiers Home groun,
were chosen for the battle-ground ar
1 they started at once for the scene
hostilities. In about an hour they I
turned the best friends and from Q
appearances very little blood was 10
by either contestants.
The truck team belonging to G.
Thatcher became frightened In h
| freight yard this morning and RI
up River street turning onto Nor
street at good pace. They we
stopped, however, before they reac
ed the corner. Neither team n
wagon was injured to any extent. TT
driver, Nicholas Cone, was not ON Il
wagon when 1t started.