The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tho Town ana Village Tote
Briefly for 5usy Heauers.

James Smith of Woodford was in
town today on business.
E. Il. Bottum is remodeling the in
terror of his store on South street.
The weather is so cool today that
coal fires are in evidence in some
of the stores.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Hurley and
family are spending the day at the
Cambridge fair.
Miss Margaret Short, daughter OF
Alr and Mrs. Louis Short of Gage st.,
is i'll of typhoid fever
The Kings Daughters will meet
with Mrs. Root on South street Fri
day, September at 4 p. m.
Miss Cora Townsend Of Buffalo is
n guest of her sister Mrs George b..
Wellington of Bennington Center.
over 80 tickets were sold for Cam
bridge at the local station today.
Many went by autos and wagons also.
The annual business meeting of the
Old First church was held Wednesday
evening in the old Academy building
Mrs. Eddy and daughter, Mrs. C. c.
Cook and daughter and Miss Jessie
Fuller of Pittsheld are guests of H.
c. Holton today.
Mrs. John Sloat of School street
was taken to the Samaritan hospital
in Troy this morning where she will
be operated on for appendicitis.
DIR. Sherman Kimball was awarded
a prize at the match play of the allied
golf clubs of Berkshire County al
the Pittsfield Country Club last Fri
day.
Mrs. George Higgins of Brooklyn
and Mrs. John Brooks of Troy have
returned home after spending two
weeks with Mrs. Il. B. Houghton o
Division street.
Misses Eveliene and Julia Tacy who
have been guests of Mrs. w. f. Pei
tier of Park street for the past few
days have returned to their home il
South SALISBURY.
Miss Mary Mcmahon and brother
John have returned to their home IL
Pittsfeld after spending two weeks
with their aunt, Mrs. John Cone o
Bennington Center
The Degree of Honor Catamoun
Lodge No. | will hold a meeting il
"Woodman's Hall" Thursday night
September 4. All members ar,
asked to be present
, U-ha tooobo,, 90 ,ho l;cb coLo,
will meet the members of the frs
year class and their parents tomorrow
evening at o'clock in the new higl
school room for consultation in re
gard to courses of study
The palace car Berkshire Hills
arrived here at 1l:15 today bearing
a party of 20 from Stockbridge, VIII
had dubbed together and chartere
the car for the trip. They do not eN
5 pect to leave until 1915.
Bennington council. No. 3O7 Knight
of Columbus will hold a special meet
+ ing in their rooms Friday evening
September 4th at 1880 All member
are requested to be present as impol
tant business is to be transacted.
The funeral of Miss Catherin
/, Smith was held Wednesday afternoo
at 2 o'clock from the chapel of tn
. Second Congregational church, Rev
l George S. Mills officiating. The il
, terment was in the village cemeter!
Mark Tudor of the south part of tn
town who had his collar bone broke
, and received other injuries as a r.
, suit of being thrown to the groun
I several days ago by colt, is improl
, Ing rapidly. He is now able to b
around but is unable to use his arm
J. NJ. Hyde of the Soldiers home an
Henry Hyde of Middlebury left recen
ly for Toledo, Ohio, for a severe
weeks visit. Before their retur
they also expect to visit George s
Hyde in Lansing, Mich, and max
, several auto trips through Michigan
The funeral of the late Charlie
Plante was held from the Sacre
Heart church this morning at 8 O
clock and was very largely attende
by the many friends and acqualn
I ances of the deceased. Rev. c. +. Pr
' vost sang the requiem mass. TIL
' bearers were Joseph Therrien, Ado
phice Bellemarre, George DuralI
Alfred Latour, o. Bellemarre %n
Frank Jackson The interment wa
in the Catholic cemetery at Mort
= Bennington.