The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
H. c. Roster has returned from a
short business trip to New York.
C. A. Maurer and J. X. Batchelder
are IN Albany today on business.
Fred L. Bottum Of South street was
in Albany Wednesday on business.
Born, IA pound son TO Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Wells Chapman this afternoon.
Sheriff Patrick J. Morlissey Of STAN
ford was In town .oday or business
and pleasure.
John Cole Of Dorset will move here
soon and occupy his father house On
Putnam street.
Miss Anna Clark of Catamount Lane
has returned from a short visit in Troy
and Schenectady.
Matthew Mulqueen, formerly a well
known resident of this town. is visit
ing old friends here this week.
The ladies' of Bennington Center are
holding a social and tea in the Old
academy building this afternoon.
All those who are to take part in
the pyramid work and tumbling In the
Y NJ. c. A. circus should be on hand
! for practice Thursday, Friday and Sat.
urday evenings of this week.
The village team are working this
week drawing stone from Hillside ST.,
to the stone crusher. These stone are
of the lime stone variety and will be
used in top dressing the streets.
All those who wish 20 attend the
famous boxing bout in North Adams
Friday evening should leave on the
Gas car in order to arrive in time to
witness the Kane-Groves exhibition
Walter Woodward is building a
large hen house in the rear of his res
! idence on Dewey street When finish
ed it will be one Of the most complete
buildings of its kind in the vicinity,
A force Of men uniar the direction
OF the selectmen a,e laying the side
walks leading TO The new culverl re
Gently built on Weeks street near the
outlet of +. T. Griswolds private pond
The sports who recently lost the SUI
ply Of minnies have employed fem
Gus detective from the Scotland yards
It is feared. however, that the THE
has given them the Indian sign ant
is now singing "Minnehaha, Laughing
Water"
Gen. George A. Custer 9th Corpi
Post, No 40 Of Bennington. Dept OF V
G.. A. r. will hold their annual election
Of officers for 1909 Saturday evening
Dec. 5, 1908. All members are reques
ted to be present. BY order of Com
Dwight H. Rudd; Samuel A. Holt
post commander.
There will be a great variety o
aprons at the Christmas Market mex
week Thursday afternoon at the Par
ish House Dainty little aprons, walt
ress aprons. chatting dish aprons, a
well as loads OF useful and domesti
bingham and white aprons. Com
early for holiday gifts.
There was a very large attendant
at the opening session Of the juvenil
NdliAAiS CLASS hAuti AiOls Atuilub u
. FOTesters hall Wednesday afternoon
Prospects are that 1t will be the lal
gest class of its kind ever held In thi
town. In the evening the regula
class met with good attendance.
Thomas Berry a section man on tn
Chatham division, dropped dead nea
Old Chatham this morning He wa
standing aside of the track waving hi
hand when the fast mail passed. A
the next station the crew received
message that he had dropped dead I'm
mediately after the train went by an
had been removed to the station.
The secretary OF the Y. NJ. c. A. ha
had the alleys and balls In the build
ing "dsinfected" and all traces O
cowhage or other obnoxious substar
ces which may have been placed Of
2 them has been thoroughly removed
. The alleys are now In better shar
than ever Bowling has NOT been SCI
iously interfered with.
Mrs. Sarah Mattison died at IN
home of her son in Pownai this mon
ing after a long illness. The decease
was II years Of age aud is survive
by one son and a granddaughter Mis-
Bessie Green of Bennington I'll
funeral will be held from the bnus
Sunday afternoon at one O'Clock
Rev Mr.. Mitchell will odiciate. Tn