The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

oday on business.
Miss Julia Cullinan is spending her
vacation in Arlington.
Lemuel Bottum is shingling his res
dence on Gage street.
Miss Maude Belden left this morn
ms tor visit in Troy.
Miss Pauline Cornell is visiting
relatives in Granville, N. Y.
Miss Alice Galipeau is the guest or
her aunt, Mrs. Walter Irish of North
Mrs. John Tower of Gage street is
spending a few days in Pownal visit
ing friends.
Miss Agnes Bean of Boston is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William OBrien
Of River street.
Mrs. II. ]. Bugbee has returned
home fro ma few days visit with rel
atlves in Woodford.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stickles and
family of Gage street are spending a
week camping at Sucker pond.
Mrs. Van Kleeck and children of
Pownal were guests recently Of Mrs.
l.. G. Sherman of Main street
Mrs.tC. NJ. Graves and children
have gone to Annisquam, Mass, for
the remainder of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carroll Of
Rutland are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Cronin of Jefferson avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Gorham of
Granville, n Y. have been recent
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. r. c. Cornell.
Mrs. Michael ii. McKeon of Gage
street left this morning for week
visit with her son, Harry in Chester.
Edward Winchester Bradford of
Gardner. Mass, is visiting at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. h. W. Brad
ford
Milton Warner, an old veteran, of
Wilmington has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. George Fleming OF
Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stone and family
Of Pittsfield were guests recently at
the home Of Mrs l.. c. Sherman on
Main street.
The annual meeting of the trustees
Of the Vermont soldiers home win DE
held at the home tomorrow, Wednes-
day, July %.
Stephen Gleason of the Soldiers
home left for Woodford city to spend
the summer with his niece, Mrs.
Jesse Busbee.
Mrs. Thomas and son, Mrs. Nora
Lonerean and daughters Mary and
Bridge are spending a few weeks in
Woodford City.
st. Catherine court Union of st.
John the Baptist will hold a regular
meeting this evening in their rooms
on. South street,
Joseph Mcclure is taking Alvah
Woodlands place as transfer man ON
the branch while the latter is en-
Toying a short vacation.
Mason s. Sanford of Amherst.
Mass, and Miss Mary Sanford of Bel
chertown, Mass, are guests at the
nome of Burt Willard on School st.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Williams and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ Ramsdell are ut.
tending clambake NJ Patterson s
evergreen valley cottage In BickIord
Hollow
Mr.. and Mrs c. f. Snow OF Brad
ford street are in Wilmington today
10 attend the funeral of his brothers
wife, Mrs John X. Snow who died
last Sunday.
Geo. NJ. Fleming of Albany, who
has been visiting his parents, M
and Mrs. Geo Fleming of Main street
left this morning for Williainstowr
and North Adams.
The ladies of the ST. Ann society
Of the Sacred Heart church are hold
ing n novena this week in honor oil
their patron saint whose feast day is
celebrated Sunday, July 26.
Miss Helen BoIghton and brother
who have been guests at the Tiche
nor place nj Bennington Center fol
the past few DAYS. returned to thei
home in Easton, n. Y, this morning
C. 5. Fletcher, q fd@ner resident o
this town who has been Twins II
Franklin, n. H., for some time. ar
rived here Monday evening and start
ed TO work in the Cooper needle shol
his morning.
The remains of Paul Il. Plumb WHIT
died SUDDENLY at his home in New
York Friday evening arrived here II
lS:45 this morning. The private fun
leral will be held this afternoon from
his late home on Silver street at
O'Clock. Rev. Charles r. Seymou
will olllciate,
Carl c. Couutryman, who has beef
in town for the past few days, lef
ut o'clock this morning to resum
his 10000 mile walk around "Uncl
Sam" His plan was to go to Wi
mington today and If the weather re
manned favorable reach Brattlebor
Wednesday. His destination Is Port
land. Me-, from where he will star
on his trip down the Atlantic coast
Mr.. Countryman is a graduate OF
western college and is making thi
trip in order to get material for hi
book, Walking Around Uncle Sam.
Carl C. Countryman, the famou
pedestrian, lecturer and impersoni
tor, gave a very interesting entertain
ment at the Y. NJ c. A. Monday eve
ming. Besides giving impersonation
from Shakespeare, Dickens and o.he
famous writer's he also recited SOM
of his own poems, some of whic
were humorous and took very We
with the audience. The feature c
the evening, however was the sma
size OF the audience. If the price {
admittance was 80 cents perhap