The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

M. e. Burgess was In North Adams
today on business.
Mrs. Fred Corbett OF North street
was In Troy Tuesday.
Lawyer John V. d. S Merrill spent
Tuesday In Rutland.
Mark Miller has moved from Nor
gan street to Niles, Ohio.
Mrs. Addie Elwell is taking care of
Mrs. George Knapp of Woodford city.
Miss Lena Bauer has gone to Pitts
field where she will take position as
maid.
Charles Munroe and Louis Mont
gomery Of SALISBURY were In town
today.
Burt Willard of School street has
returned from short visit in Man
chester.
Mrs. Joseph Tacy is sick with
severe cold at her home in South
SALISBURY.
Mrs. Charles Bowles is living with
her mother. Mrs. Peter Mattison of
Grove street
Guy Morse has rented his farm
house to William Finland and he has
taken possession.
Mrs. Moore and daughter Mary
were here today TO, attend the funeral
Of Mrs. George Roser.
Edward Watson will soon move
from Dewey street to the Gardner
tenement on Mckinley street.
Il. II. Estabrook has moved his tool
shed from the old cemetery at Ben
nington Center to the new cemetery
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Shea of Eagle
Bridge spent Tuesday in town as the
guests of Mrs. John Flynn of River
street.
Miss Laura Gavin who accompanied
her mother home from Schenectady
has returned to that city and resumed
her duties.
Mrs Eleanor Stratton spent several
days of last week with her mother,
Mrs. n. A. Kennon on the North Ben
nington road.
Mrs. James A. Eddy who has been
a guest ofMrs. John V. ID. s. Merrill
OF Bennington Center has returned
to her home in Troy.
1t is stated that Hon. Charles f
: Patterson of Troy has rented the
Samuel b. Hall place at Bennington
Center for the coming summer.
Misses Anne and Amy Putnam who
have been spending the winter with
their uncle, II. w. Putnam at San Di
ego, Cal, are expected to arrive home
this evening
Owing to the small attendance al
the Old First church on Easter, the
music of that day was repeated to O
lrge congregation last Sunday. II
was especially fine and was very much
enjoyed
The University of Vermont base
ball team arrived here nthe 49, AZ
train from Burlington this afternoon
After taking dinner at the Putnam
they took the 1880 car for Williams
town where they will play the vii
liams college team.
Remember the recital given tonight
at s o'clock at the home of Il. l.
Nichols by Mary Hutchins Wilcox as
sisted by Mrs. Frederick b. futile
pianist, and George Il Donnelly, violir
list for the benefit of the Emcrgenc,
Circle of Kings Daughters.
Wanted--15 or 90 boys of tn,
junior and intermediate Y. NJ. C. A
gym classes to go picking trailins
arbutus on Hathaway's hill Thursda,
afternoon. The start will he mad,
from the association building at A. /!
p. m.
A committee of young people of tn,
Epworth league of the Methods
, church presented Miss Elma Rowle,
with sterling silver desk set. Tn,
presentation took place at the home o
A. M. Torrance on West Main street
Miss ROwley In few appropriate,
words thanked the committee In be
half of the league.
Jesse T. Carpenter is moving from
Union street into the new Carpente
block on Main street Theo. A. Car
penter Is also moving from Main stree
into the same building. Work on tn
structure is now practically complet
ed and 1t presents very good appear
ance. 1t has the distinction of beinl
the first building Of its kind to b.
built. Of cement blocks.
The funeral OF Mrs. George Rose
who died Sunday was held this morn
ing at 9 o'clock from st. Francis d.
Sales church. Rev. A. j. Barron sam
the requiem high mass. The flora
tributes were many and beautiful
The bearers were James McCue
Thomas Toomey, Warren Hart, Johl
Costello, John Allard and Oscar Gates
The burial was In the new Catholi
cemetery.
Two extra freight trains were rul
over the Chatham division Tuesday
Most of the extra freight Is comm
from New York and brought down tn
Hudson to Hudson, NJ Y, by boat an
Is then transferred to the cars. TIL
shipment consists for the most par
Of sugar and is billed to the northern
part of the state and Canada. Bus
ness in freight at the local yards
better at the present time than In an
time In six months.
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