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

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Miss Adelaide Merrill was in Pitts
field Wednesday.
Roy Perry and George Hall spent
Wednesday In Pittsfeld.
Trebby Jarvis Of Readsboro was
visitor in town Wednesday.
Luther Fisk of Scott street is In the.
employ of M. b. Middleton for few
days.
Chief of Police Dineen Of North Ad-
ans called on friends In town Wed
Inesday.
George Clark Of Main street left
Wednesday for several days visit
in Boston.
Among those who visited this town
Wednesday was G c. Everest of
White Creek.
Mrs John C. Clark left Wednes-
day noon for a several weeks visit
with relatives in Milwaukee.
Mrs. A. J. Elwell and Mrs. Luke Bis
hop of the Burgess road spent We'd
lnesday with friends in Coleyille.
Misses Anna Shufelt and Ruth Res
lseguie returned Wednesday afternoon
from a visit with friends in Troy.
There was a good attendance at the
band concert held at Wallis store on
upper Main street Wednesday evening.
Daniel Merriman of Dewey street is
| IN North Adams today attending the
North Adams Pittsfield baseball game.
William Barrett Of Grandview St.,
is out Of town this week on business
connected with the Cooper Mfg com.
pany.
Thomas Temple of Salem, n. Y,
was a guest Wednesday at the home of
his mother, Mrs John Temple of Gage
street.
A committee of the local lodge of
/ Glks is looking up sites for the pro-
posed new building on which the
members are planning.
About twenty-five delegates. alter
mates and spectators left this morn
/ ing for Manchester to attend the Re.
publican county convention.
r. j. Taylor yesterday sold a horse
| to Pittsheld parties for $3.50. He had
owned the horse only few days and
is reported to have made money on 1t.
Mrs. r. II. Merrill, Misses Grace
Roberts, Edna l.. milford and Charles
Wells, Jr., of Bennington Center en-
ioyed a carriage drive to Woodford
city Wednesday.
Sheriff Patrick ]. Morrissey of
Stamford and Dexter NJ. Gleason of
Woodtord we're in town today on their
way to the Republican county conven-
ton at Manchester.
All members of G.. A. X. Geo. A.
Custer 9th Corps Post are requested
TO meet in Post hall Thursday even
ing at o'clock p m to make arrange
ments to attend the Berkshire County
picnic.
Bennington people now have a
chance TO go TO Troy on Sundays. The
Rutland railroad has arranged a Sun
day morning connection by way of
Petersburg Junction which will land
a passenger in Troy at 10 O'Clock.
The reception given Wednesday
Ievening by Miss Jennie Valentine in
homer of her guests. Mr. and Mrs.
lCassius Peck of Oklahoma, Okla.
proved to be one of the most pleasant
social events OF the season. Guests
Ithronged the residence all during the
hours set for the gathering Gold
lsmiths orchestra was in attendance
land it's excellent music added much
to the success of the evening Re
Ifreshments were served.
A work train consisting of about
twenty-five gravel cars and large crew
Is stationed on the Chatham division
this week drawing gravel from a pit
linear Berlin This division of the Rut-
land railroad is being repaired consid-
Ierably this summer and Il is rumored
IamOng employees of the corporation
THAT II is the entention of the manage.
ment to put the line in excellent con-
ldition SO fast passenger trains and
monster engines may be run over il
with safety