The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-01
BENNINGTON DBlEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers
Dance at Foresters' hall Saturday
night. 47t2
Patrick Cowell OF Pownal was in
town Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Hutchins Wilcox mas
gone 70 North Adams to spend q week.
Mrs. Fred Gorfrey and Mrs. c. G.
Thompson are spending the day in
Troy.
+. II. Putnam is painting and max
ing repairs on his residence on North
street
Fred GodboIt has moved from Mil
street into the Powers tenement on
Lincoln street.
Frank Norcross of North street was
called home Wednesday by the serious
illness of his father.
Barney Levin has purchased a cow
from James Bushee of River street.
The price is said to be $42
Albert Belden and wife of Green Is
| land, N. Y. are the gUesta Of Mr. and
MIS-. John lockwood this weed
Raymond Dowd OF Wiliamstowi
was I'm town Thursday evening to at
tend Chauncey Olcott in "ONeill Of
Derry"
Rev. John J. Cullion who has been
spending a few days at his home OF
Maple street returned today to Mont
pelier.
Nathan Smith is moving today ontt
the William Weeks farm In the ives
part OF the town which he recent,
purchased.
The new fancy stone wall on tn,
west side of Guy b. Johnsons prop
erty at Bennington Center is nov
completed.
Miss Helen Davis of Glens Falls
who has been visiting her grandpar
ents, DR.. and Mrs. s. r. Wilcox, hal
returned home.
Charles A. Kennon of Weeks stree
who has been i'll since Monday witt
a severe attack of innammatory rheu
matism Is some better today
Mrs. Henry 8. Wilson and Miss Ne
lie Wilson Of Arlington were guest
of Mrs. Wilson's sister, Miss Ann,
Quina Of Branch street Thursday
Don't forget the baseball game Sat
urday on the athletic field between
the Y. M. c. A. and the Strong Hewat
team of Briggsville, Mass.
Queen Lila. clairvoyant. will re
main until Thursday next, last day
Cottage Hotel. Hours, a. m. 10; p
m. Don't fail to call. 4St
John Percy of the North Benning
ton road has rented the Clark pastur,
for the summer and besides using /
himself will take in cows for pastni
age.
Mrs. 4. b. Pierce, who has been Wis
iting at the home of her parents. DIR
and Mrs. s. r. Wilcox, returned thi
morning to her home in Lake Placid
IN. Y.
Rev. William Finneran of Holyok,
Mass, and brother-in.law, T. Branni
gan of North Adams were recently tn,
guests of friends In town for shor
visit.
State Secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A
Lett of Burlington arrived here Thur
day and will remain during the stat
convention which opens this after
noon.
The nth game In the series be
tween the Brunswicks, COlonials an,
~. NJ. G. A. bowling teams will be roll
ed this evening In the Corbett Grennal
alleys.
Miss Florence O'Brien who has beef
the guest of her father, William O
Brien of River street for the past few
days, has returned to her home II
Auburn. n. Y.
A large addition has been put OF
the rear of the Hawks building OF
North street occupied by the laundr
and other stores. The new part l
built entirely of wood.
Louis Merchant of River street ha
gone to Round Lake, n. Y, where h
will spend some time in the employ @
Charles Cooper Mr.. Cooper own
cottages in that town and Mr.. Mel
chant will have charge of the repair
on them.
The next attraction booked at tn
opera house is Charles Dillingham;
production of the famous comic oper
The Red Mill. The company is mad
up of 60 people and carry two carload
of special scenery. II will appear 0
. Saturday evening, May 16.
. The funeral of Mrs. Eliza M. Cas-
was held this afternoon at $3.50 frol
the home of her son. George Baldwi
on North street. Rev. Philip Schuylt
. otIiciated The remains will be take
away on the early morning train t
morrow to her native town, Wilma
for burial.
An automobile ran over Oscar Berl
J Scotch Collie dog on River sire
r Thursday morning. As result OF
of its front legs will probably be cri
: pied. The driver or number OF q
o machine were not known by witness
but II Is said that the auto was goil
at fast rate of speed.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. Sawyer
I Bradford street expect to open up Z
old Summit House at WOodford CT
and conduct It as summer hot
The location is one OF the finest
the state for hotel of this kind Al
n with the local traffic from this toy
should make a paying investmel
y Miss Anna c. Park of Pleasant sire