The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy RaadarN.


Miss Brigham Of Bennington Cen
ter is Ill.
J. T. Remington is in Rupert today
on business.
Fred Woodland and mother of South
street left this morning for a visit In
Troy.
Mrs. Thomas Ryan and daughter
have returned home after spending
several days in Woodford.
Mrs. George Hathaway and children
who have been visiting relatives In
town have returned 70 Mechanicyille.
D. A. Guiltinan and Thomas Lyons
attended the North Adams.Pittsfield |
baseball game In North Adams Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Ryan of Ben
nington Center are receiving congrat- |
ulatlons over the arrival Of bounc-
ing boy.
During the thunderstorm OF Tues
day lightning struck and completely
shattered a large ash tree In the
Dewey pasture.
Mrs. A. Eliza Crandall Of Berlin, N.
Y, an aunt Of Mrs. J. II. Livingston OF
this town, died Wednesday after
lingering illness.
Aldace Vondette who is employed
in Rutland arrived here Thursday
evening to spend few days with mis-
family on Park street.
| rrto e,,.,o,oI 80 AZ, DatrinIy nrfH1rn
will be held at nine o'clock on Satur-
Iday morning, The members OF st.
Monicas society are requested to at
tend.
All trains arriving at the local sta
ton Thursday afternoon were from
one to two hours late. The cause OF
the delay was a freight wreck on the
main line near Pittsford, vt.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Betters and
daughter who have been spending
few days as the guests OF Mrs. John
Mulligan of Maple street, returned to
: their home in Nashua, N. H., this
morning.
r Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jagar who
: have been visiting at the home of Mr.
2 Pleasant street for the past few days,
returned to their home in New York
this morning.
. A. S. Hathaway of North Benning-
ton was given a surprise this after
:. noon when number of his relatives
in the two villages called and in
formed him that his birthday ami
. yersary had arrived
u Captain and Mrs. Nathan, In charge
, lof the local work of the Salvation
u Army, have received farewell orders
: There will be a farewell meeting at
the army hall Sunday 10 of July at o
/ p. m. All are invited.
The ladies who attended the w. r.
y c. basket picnic at Sand Springs
/ Thursday report an unusually enjoy
e able day. A number of the members
& of the North Adams corps were in at
o tendance as invited guests.
- State Auditor Horace +. Graham.
n of Craftsbury has completed the au-
!, dit of the accounts of Clerk of the
a. Court J. 7. Steams of Burlington for
, the quarter ending June 30 and left a
:. check for $1.72212 to be disbursed In
=. fees.
a Buffalo Bins Wild West show will
IS give an exhibition In Rutland Friday
July "a. In orderto accommodate
those visiting the performance from
= this town the Rutland railroad has
made special rate of 81 for round
trip tickets good only July "a.
\ DIR. Wright, specialist OF North AID
= ans. will be in his Office only Mon
days, Wednesdays, and Saturdays til
August /. Office open daily for re
pairing glasses. and making appoint
ments. Telephone, Sand Springs
1 Williamstown. 101t2C
] A party of campers in the vicinity
4 of Joseph Flies place in WoodforC
saw large wildcat near their caml
B Sunday. The animal is said to have
measured about three feet in length
but as far as II is known none of "Tht
n Hunters Rest" hunters stopped Ions
enough to place the tape line on ii!
i back.
A carload of coal jumped the tract
in the local freight yard Thursda,
morning while switching. The ca
was not gotten on the rails again un
til 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The &C
cident happened on the track leading
to where the engines usually stant
while In the yard and an engine O
the Chatham division had to be use,
on the main line.
About 20 young friends gave Willie
\ Baker quite surprise at his hom
i on North Branch street Tuesday eve
- ming, the event being his 14th birth
y day Games were played and musi
enjoyed Ice cream and cake wer
= served The large birthday cake wa
lighted with IA candles and made
} very pleasing appearance All ENJOY
ed the evening and went away wish
ing Willie many happy returns II
was remembered with many mic
presents.
Christian Scientists
= Services SUNDAY at % m. Wee