The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
Harry p Hudson OF Schenectady
was in town over Sunday
John Enright of Pittsfeld spent
Saturday and Sunday at his home
here.
Miss Lizzie Cunningham returned
Saturday from short visit in Bur.
lington.
ST. Francis de Sales academy will
open next Monday, Sept 18th after the
annual summer vacation.
Miss Rose C. DuRand has gone on
three weeks vacation to Mortified,
orange and Boston, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Alexander of
White Plains, ~ Y, visited at Mrs.
Pauline Goldsmith's last week.
Demonstration this evening from
until 10 Of Curtice Bros. canned
goods at Harris store. See his adv.
The Philathea will hold lawn par
ty on the Baptist church lawn this
evening Ice cream and cake, fortune
telling and home made candies
Mrs. James F.. Cone and family OF
Dewey street have returned from
Pittsfeld where they have been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Fortier.
Ernest Ripley of North Adams will
be at the Putnam house on Tuesday
and Wednesday with a full line OF
high grade mems furnishing goods
for fall. 49t1
Mrs. Il. N. Merriam OF Rutland will
have sale of fancy goods and art
needlework at Mrs. Edgerton's, 536
Main street, next Wednesday and
Thursday. 49t1
Announcement is made OF the en-
gagement OF Miss Ella A. Bingham,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry s.
Bingham to James d. Abercrombie of
Greenfield, Mass.
Walter Wood returned Saturday
evening from Lake st. Catherine
where he has been pitching on the
baseball team of this resort for the
past couple of weeks.
The Vermont club and the Ben
nington City band will have trolley
ride dance to North Adams Wednes-
day evening, September 2. The
dance will be held at Odd Fellows
hall 81
Local freight business has shown
more signs of activity during the past
couple OF weeks than for any time in
nearly year An extra Is run over
the Chatham division nearly every
night.
The Vermont Democratic state COM
mittee Is sending out through the
mail personal appeals to members of
the Democratic party asking their
support at tomorrow's election. These
letters are signed by Emory S. Harris
chairman of the Democratic commit
tee and Thomas II. Browne, member
Of the Democratic national committee.
Evidently even the Hoosick Falls
autos didn't like the way the ball
game turned out Saturday. One
bearing five fans" from over the
huckleberry line baked on the way
home just west of Bennington Center
and refused TO move for a couple of
hours. The occupants felt sore for
more than one reason before they
reached the moving machine town.
Leon Bushee, who was sentenced
to the house of correction July 8 for
the remainder OF his minority, about
six years. has been pardoned by Gov.
f. ID. Proctor, and he is now at the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital Ill with
Typhoid pneumonia. His behavior
while in the house OF correction was
first class The offense for which he
was sentenced was In raising a check
from 1892 to $4.92.
Alonzo n. Remington and Giles Har
bour have formed partnership in
general blacksmithing, wagon repair
ing and general work. They will also
do planning and saving, Mr. Reming
ton is well known from his long CON
nection with the Remington wagon
shops on Jefferson street while Mr.
Harbour is a we'll known carpenter
and has had shop on North street
where the new firm will do business
next door TO Pollard and loves gar
age.