The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


George c. Wood Is in Manchester
today on business
Frank Beebe spent Wednesday with.
friends In Pittsfield.
Fred Jacobs has resigned his posi-
tion on the Colgate farm.
Charles Barnes of Pleasant street
is spending the day in Arlington.
Misses Jessie |. Loomis and Annie
Dakin were in North Adams yester
day
l.. e. Story, manager of the local
telephone exchange is in Manchester
today.
Miss Sallie Graves returned We'd
nesday from visit with friends in
Burlington. E4ak
Mrs. Lucy Dunhaih, the nurse, has
Just returned from two weeks visit
in Hoosick Falls.
Mrs. George Tudor of Park street
returned today from a visit with
friends in Brattleboro.
Bernie Niles of Schenectady is a
guest of his mother Mrs. Mary Brow
nell at The Whitney"
Mrs. Charles Winslow and Miss
Bessie Harbour enjoyed a carriage
drive to Woodford today.
Miss Lillian NJ. Decker of Mt. Yer.
non N. Y, is guest Of Miss Eliza
beth Gregg of Gage street
Mrs Maconhie of Troy, mother of
Mrs. Harry Shields, is spending the
summer at the Walloomsac.
Arthur Magee and Earl Marsden
were down from Sucker pond We'd
nesday where they are camping.
The grounds around the new Epis-
copal church are being graded and
made into a fine lawn this week.
Forrest w. Kehoe and guest,
George Harris, returned this morning
from a ten days stay at Sucker pond.
Mrs. Bridget Rogers of North street
has returned home after spending the
past month in Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts.
Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES Hicks OF
Gage street are spending week with
his father William J. Hicks In the
North part of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Il. Burke and
son Gordon returned Wednesday eve
ming from a three weeks stay at
Block Island Beach, r. |.
The choir of the Methodist church
will give a concert of popular songs
at the Methodist church next Tues
day evening. All are invited.
Homer A. Lyons, Democratic lead.
er of Brooklyn made record calch
Tuesday of six pickerel in Sucker
pond which weighed II pounds.
Mrs. Henry Richmond and daugh-
ter Ethel of Westwood, n. j., are
guests at the Jonathan Richmond
homestead in the west part of the
town.
Dog days which are characterized
by high temperature and expressing
humidity are now in full swing and
give good promise of living up TO their
Reputation.
Miss Harriet Osburne who mas
been the guest of Miss Sarah Shaw
of Bennington Center for the past
several dats, has returned TO her
home in Albany.
Raymond Knapp damned two of
i his fingers badly while working
around a spinning jack in Cooper's
wooden mill Wednesday The flesh
was torn off nearly to the bone
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Bottum and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Adams left in Mr.
Bottums automobile for Lebanon
Springs today where they were to
dine with Shakers in that village
The Bennington Electric company
are making preparations to move
their office from their present location
into the building formerly occupied
by the Ayres drug store on Main st
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hunt OF
! Waterbury, Conn are receiving con.
gratulations on the arrival of a ten
pound daughter Mrs. Hunt was for
merry Miss Nora Rogers of North st
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Martin return
ed to their home in BrattlebOro Wed
nesday after spending a few days in
town at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Martin of Benning
ton Center.
A number of members of the Local
band will accompany the Manchester
band on their excursion to Lake
George next Sunday. 1t is expected
that large number from here will &c
on the trip.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has raised their toll rates in
this town for minimum charges from
% to 35 cents. Under this ruling nc
message however shor; may be sent
less than 35 cents,
A few OF the extra sale suits left al
Mulligan & Roche's. Mems suits al
So worth $40 to SIS. Young mems
long pants suits, 16 to 10 years, al
$3.50 worth $40 to $l2. Boys and chi
drens suits at 81 worth $3.50 to $3.50
The new concrete walk in front o
the residences of Judge G. II. Mason
Charles Adams and f. l.. Bottum OF
South street is now about completed
and will prove great convenience,
to residents in this section of the vii
lage,
Ex-Governor John G. mccullough
lis building low stone wall aroun,
his mausoleum in the old cemetery a
bennington Center. The wall will b.
similar in structure to the one whicl
surrounds his residence at North Bel
nington.
The degree team of Wallomsa
lodge, N. e. o. p. will meet for praC
tice at $3.50 sharp on Saturday even
ing. Every member of the team /
earnestly urged to be present as tn