The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

New wagons from QUO up Just re- |
ceived at Ramsdell's. 42t1 |
Frank NJ. Crawford is painting his |
residence on Park street this week.
Mrs. Della Duncan of Beech street
is visiting friends in Orange, Mass.
Mrs. b. c. Jenney and Miss Edith
Dewey are spending the day in Troy.
Rubber heels for ladies' and gents
shoes, l0c per pair at Ramsdell's 42tl
A son was born Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Lacross of Lincoln street.
Mrs. Robert Foster of West Rutland
is the guest of Mrs. Harriet Williams
Of Park street.
Frank Lafranchise of Scott street
has broken ground for house on
Division street
Just look in the window at Rams
delfs and see the new toy hand cars
and automobiles. 42tl
Miss Meier of New York is visit
ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs. j. Mel
ger OF River street.
! John Walsh of Stafford street is
spending few days In Schaghticoke
as the guest of friends.
Miss Ella Barney is spending a few
days In East Arlington as the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Bromley.
Rufus b. Godfrey was in Manchester
last night TO attend a banquet given
/ by the gun club of that town,
Harold Davenport of Troy is the
guest of his brother, T. A. Davenport
OF Gage street for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Damas Lafamme of
Mill street ARE receiving congratula-
lions over the birth of daughter
Mrs. William Corey and daughter
Irene of Grove street have returned
from visit with friends in Dorset
Walter Lewis of Troy. formerly
student in the local high school, is
visiting friends in town this week
Miss Claire Van Scbaick and Miss
Maude Grady of Pownal were the
guests OF friends in town this week.
There was good attendance at the
practice of the Y NJ c. A. baseball
team on the athletic field Thursday
evening.
Clinton Russell of Remington Cen
ter, who has been i'll three months
I with pneumonia. was able to be out
for the first time Thursday
A clearance sale of all shoes and
stock in Noveck's stores in prepare
alton for the alterations to be made
on the building in the near future,
will start tomorrow morning.
Miss Agnes McCabe of Rutland has
taken a position as waitress In Miss
Mary Lunergons boarding house.
Miss McCabe was formerly a popular
waitress at the old Lunergon restrau-
rant on North street.
Mrs. Mary Roy of Lewiston, Me-. is
a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Beernette Pinsoneault of Park street
Mrs. Roy is on her way from her
home in Montreal She will remain
In town only few days.
II any one has an old Psalm or
hymn book or book of tunes used In
the old Bennington choir prior to 1872
or can give any information in regard
to the matter, will please communicate
with Rev. Jennings. Tel. l05 NJ.
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Eugene Stevens left this morning
for New York where he will run Guy
b. Johnson's automobile for about Ave
weeks, returning with the family about
IN Hrct. ~ lima uyh ta, mill
their home at Bennington Center for
the summer season.
Martin Hanley of Pittsfield is the
guest Of Albert Downs Mr.. Hanley
together with Mr.. Downs served three
years In Company !, 57th.. New York
regiment during the civil war. They
were tent mates but had not seen
each other since the close of the
war.
The junior and intermediate gym
classes of the Y M. c. A. will be held
at the usual hours tomorrow morning
There will be no gym classes next
week as the time will be occupied in
making preparations for the state
convention which will start next Fri
day
The repairs which have been made
on the Allen fish and vegetable market
for the past few weeks are now prac.
tically completed Under the new ar
rangement only the vegetables will
be in the front of the store, In the
rear will be the fish and oysters
The whole of the interior is being re-
painted and II presents an entirely
new appearance.
Twelve Italian laborers and Nicho
las Pierrot, a contractor, left this
morning for Lebanon Springs where
they will work on the new Troy
Pittsheld trolley road. When tn.
company which Is building this roat
first started hiring laborers they offer
ed only $40 day. They were un
able to secure sufficient men at thi'
price and were compelled to raise tn,
pay TO sl65. Nearly three hundred
men are now at work on the job an,
the work Is progressing rapidly,