The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
N-ws Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

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! etephen Mulvey of Rutland is
81 nding a few days in town.
Charles Daley of Schenectady has
been visiting his parents in town.
Miss Clara Hawkins of South
SALISBURY is visiting friends in town.
Mr., and Mrs. George Robinson Of
Shaftsbury visited friends in town
Saturday.
Miss Ruth Perham has returned
from a weeks visit with friends in
North Adams.
Clarence Michaels, Otis Hodge and
Louis Potter have returned from few
days visit at BARRIERS pond.
s. Harrison Norton has returned
from a couple weeks visit at Camp
Twilight Crown Point, ~ Y.
Henry B. Rice, traceling salesman
for the Il. Norton Co., spent Sunday
at his home on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs H. N. Williams of Elm
street have returned from a weeks
visit with friends In Dorset.
Jared Howard recently installed a
Savins cream separator at his farm
in the south part of the town.
Miss Bertha Green of Dewey street
Is spending her vacation at Hatha-
ways Point on st. Adams Bay.
Miss Mildred Kendall, who has been
spending two weeks with relatives,
returned to her home in Dalton Sun
day.
Mrs. F. c. Corbin of Watervliet was
a guest of her sister Mrs. Ere.
mont Gregg of Gage street over Sun
day.
Miss Mary Butler resumed her
duties at the telephone exchange to-
day after enjoying couple weeks va
cation.
Miss Rose Block, who has been a
guest of Mrs. Morris Levin for several
days returned to her home in New
York today.
Edward II. Whitney and Misses
Sarah Whitney and Grace Harmon
spent Sunday at the Southall camp
near Sucker pond.
Mrs. John Denley and daughter of
Harrison avenue have returned from
few weeks visit with friends in
Huntington, Mass.
The pay car of the Rutland railroad
arrived in town this afternoon from
Rutland and paid the companSs EN-.
ployes in this town.
c. |. Hendee formerly proprietor of
the Allen fish market will move to
. SALISBURY next week where he will
work on lumber job.
Mrs. Hannah French of East Main
treet has returned from visit with
her granddaughter, Mrs. E. d. Win
,terstein of Scotia, N. Y.
Miss Maude Carpenter who has been
spending a couple weeks at Cottage
City as the guest of Mrs. John S. Hol-
den, has returned home.
Mrs. O'Neil and daughter of Cohoes
and Miss Mary Jane Harrigan of Troy
are guests at the home of Mrs. Maria
lO'Donnell of River street.
Cyrus Estes, the new proprietor of
the Allen Fish market, will move his
family from SALISBURY to the Norton
tenement on Union street.
Alfred Barnes of Jefferson avenue
has resumed his duties at Bingham's
box shop after being off duty several
weeks on account of Illness.
Charles Toomey, a former resident
OF this town, now residing in Boston,
is spending a week in town visiting
MIR. and Mrs. d. A. Ward of Grand.
view street.
The physical committee of the Y.
M. c. A. and all those interested in the
field day will meet at the association
rooms Tuesday evening at 7:15. A
arge attendance is desired.
Joseph f. Coyne who was seriously
injured about two weeks ago by the
collapsing OF staging. is now able 10
De out and II is expected that he will
Don be able to resume his duties.
William Temple of Gage street
pent Sunday at Albert Schwartz
amp at Woodford City. On their way
ONE he was thrown from his bike
nj received a few painful but not
erious injuries.
II. c. Wilson, state deputy of the
|. y. f. left this morning for Dandy
after spending few days In town
he Instituted a hourishing branch OF
the Independent Order of Foresters
mere. few weeks ago and has since
been at work in Arlington.
The wet weather of the past weeks
has done considerable damage TO the
oat crop. In many cases where the
grain was cut early in the week IL has
sprouted Many farmers took advan
tage of the fine weather Sunday and
worked in the fields all day.
lockwood & Howe, real estate
dealers advertised a house for sale
Saturday and said it would go like
Wild fire. This was the Theodore
COOK place by the Guideboard. Mrs
Adella Elwell bought 1t this morning
and Will take possession soon.
A work train and crew of the Rut
land railroad have been drawinp
gravel from Berlin and distributing
IL along the road bed of the Chatham
division west of Bennington Center
during the past week. The compan,
is spending several thousand dollars
ON this division this year.
Last week saw the height of IN,
season at Benningtons summer re
sort-Sucker Pond. Over 30 .boats
were counted on the pond one day dur
ing the week and it is estimated that
nearly 200 people are camping in the
vicinity at present. Mart Green is a,
busy as a bee and is said to be reap
ing a good harvest of potatoes ant
dough.