The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-01
BENNINGTONlDRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

/ Briefly for Busy Readers.
Harris price for skinned back hams
looks low. See ad
Charles Moore and family of Pitts
field are visiting in town for a few
days.
N. Noveck left Monday evening
for New York where he will buy his
fall goods.
Miss Ethel Wheeler of Albany is
guest of Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Kimball.
of Union street.
Mrs. H NJ. Bassett and son Percy
of Gage street are spending the day
at the Cambridge fair.
II. b. Lane who is summering on
n. A. Smiths farm, goes to Boston
today on business trip.
Arthur H. HOLSTER has returned
from couple weeks visit in the
region of the Thousand Islands.
John n. Kellogg, fermer resident
of this town now residing in Rutland,
is spending the day here on business.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. C. Whipple and
Miss Whipple of Main street are
spending the day at the Cambridge
Fair.
The car will leave here for the
Vermont club dance at North Adams
tomorrow night at 7:l5 instead OF
tbs.
Mrs. Ruth b. Griswold and Mrs. w
A. Austin have returned from a visit
with Mr. and Mrs Il. r. Griswold at
Hedges Lake
Mr. and Mrs VIM. f. Hawks, Jr
entertained Sen. Borah at their home
on School street after the rally Mon
day evening.
Mrs Charles II. Bridge, who has
spent several days with her husband
at Windsor and Brownville returned
home last evening.
Mrs p. d. Jones of Gage street is
entertaining friends OF her youth
Mrs. c. W. Ravens and Mrs. G.. X
Daley of Canaan, n. Y.
John Creigan, who has been a guest
Of N. J. Morrissey of County street
for the past few days, has returned
to his home in Rutland.
Misses Lena and Jennie Mann o.
London, Ont, who have been visiting
here the last three weeks returned
to their home yesterday.
l.. S. Newton, Rev. G. E. Scheurelc
and Bradeigh Newton of Hartford
| VT, arrived here yesterday in Mr.
Newton's auto and are visiting Mr.
and Mrs w. d. Newton.
Edward Davenport OF Albany /,
pending couple of weeks vacation
in town as the guest OF his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Frank II. Davenport o
the south part of the town
Miss Elizabeth lockwood, daugh
ter Of Mr. mad Mrs. A. w. lockwood
OF Main street entertained a number
Of her playmates Monday afternoon
the event being her fifth birthday.
Albert T. Schwartz returned Mon
day from a months stay in Wood
ford. Since his soiourn among tn,
tall timbers he has improved much II
health and has become as tanned al
a shoe.
The Union street Terriers recently
defeated the Guideboard Stras by {
] score of l6 TO 10. Batteries were
! Morse and Knapp for the stars anC
Buss and Coomar for the Union stree
boys. T. McKale, umpire
Mr. and Mrs. l.. II. Nichols left this
morning for New York. While in the
metropolis, Mr. Nichols, together with
his mother, Mrs. e. l.. Nichols. who 1.
also sojourning In the city, will pur
> chase their fall and winter line of mel
chandise for the season of 190S-s
The funeral of Carrie Mertie, the
nine months old daughter of Mr. ant
Mrs. Bert Sloat of the North Ben
nington road, was held from the
house this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ir
the absence of Rev. Frank r. Morri.
Rev. A. S. Davis, secretary of the Y
NJ c. A. ofiiciated. The burial was
in the Hinsdillville cemetery.