The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-24
&c BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Briefly for Busy Readers.
News Of the Town and Village Toll


George 7. Lane Of Bennington
Centre is in Troy today.
C. G. Barley, proprietor Of the Ii.
brary hall theatre, is In Troy on busi
ness.
Robert Bentley of Lincoln street
has recovered from his recent III
ness.
The senior class of the Y. M. c. A.
will meet in the gymnasium this
evening.
Mrs. L. L. Tiffany is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Benjamin, in
stockbridge.
Frank Thompson OF the Colgate
farms is spending the day at the
Chatham fair.
Mrs. Robt. Smith has gone to
Sandgate to care for her son who is
III with pneumonia.
Miss Helen Plumb of Silver street
fell from an apple tree and broke
her arm Wednesday.
Mrs. Louis Pselffer of Medford,
Mass, Is guest OF Mrs. James W.
Martin of Main street.
Miss Madaline O'Brien of River st
who has been seriously i'll for several
days is now convalesclng.
Mrs. Charles Winslow is spending
the week in Pitts6eld as the guest oil
her brother, Eugene Holt.
]. Harry McKeon of Chester is a
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M
II. McKeon of Gage street.
Mrs. A. d. Lyon of Troy is a guest
at the home of the Walbridge home
stead at Bennington Falls.
John Fauley and daughter of Gard
ner. Mass. are guests of Mrs. vii
liam ODonnell Of Lincoln street.
The regular meeting Of the w. r
G.. will be held Friday evening, Sept
%. A good attendance is desired.
Miss Elizabeth Gregg OF Gage St.
has gone to Hinsdale, n. H., to spend
her vacation as the guest of Mrs
Field.
Mrs. Catherine Gunshannon and
daughter of Park street left Wednes-
day for weeks visit with relatives
in Troy.
The Brunswick football team will
play a game with the Adams west
side eleven on the hatiron Saturday
afternoon.
b. n. Stoner. travelling passenger
agent for the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy railroad, visited at the local
station today.
John c. Clarke left this morning for
Troy to undergo treatment at the
Troy city hospital. Mrs. Clarke ac-
companied him.
The store of II. Harry Levin will
close at $3.50 p. IN. Friday on account
of holiday and will be closed until
Monday morning. 69t2
Mr. and Mrs. Y. Clarke Martin of
Atlantic Highlands, n. j., who have
been guests of Mrs. Dewey Durham
have returned home.
Miss Emma Wilcox. who has been
n guest of DIR. and Mrs. S. R. Wilcox
for several days, returned to her
home in Boston today.
Clarence Shippey and father James
l.. Shippey of Congress street have
gone to Gardner, Mass, to attend the
Worcester County fair.
Thomas Foster, dairyman at the
Fillmore farms, has returned from
White River Junction where he has
been attending the state fair.
Rev and Mrs. Alexander Mac
George OF Hasbronck Heights. n. J..
who have been guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Il. l.. Nichols, have returned
home.
The case against Thomas Howe Of
North Bennington, charged with as.
saulting and breaking his wife's arm
will come up in municipal court to-
morrow.
VIM. Burns, night operator at the
local telephone exchange, is visiting
at his home in White River Junction
and incidentally attending the Yer
mont State fair
Municipal Judge f. l.. Bates and
w. II. Bradford, VINO were guests of
Ex-Gov. J, G. Mccullough on an au.
tomobile trip to the state fair, re-
turned last evening.
NJ. b. Middleton has completed the
survey for the storm sewer which will
be run from the corner of Gage and
Park streets to the brook north of
the Graded school grounds.
Dr. Gordiner OF Troy was In town
today to make an examination of VIM.
Murphy who has been seriously i'll
from what is presumed to be blood
poisoning caused from slight injury
to one hand
There was fair attendance at the
band concert last evening. 1t was
held at the American house veranda
instead of the Putnam as the latter
has been just newly painted and
could not be used,
Mrs. S. NJ. Potter and daughter
Agnes, of North Adams, who formerly
resided in Bennington, have just re-
turned from trip abroad. The home
ward journey was made in the
steamer, Baltic, which had tempest
uous passage and which was several
days overdue at New York.
Five of the young ladies of the
sodality will hold a social in Academy
hall Friday evening, Sept. 25th. A
musical entertainment will take
place consisting of the following
Mrs Downs, Eliza McGurn, Mary Ma
han and the Lain children. Music
will be furnished during the evening
by Helen McGurn and John Daley.
About so yards OF macadam road
has been laid from the bridge over