The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Miss Mary Robinson OF Bennington
Center is In Troy today. 60
DR.. C. s. Buchanan was In Troy
Wednesday on business
The Putnam block on River street
Is being painted this week.
John J. Ryan of Gage street is
spending the week In Arlington.
Joseph Coyne has started stating r.
B. Godfrey's barn on Beech street
DR., s. r. Wilcox is making repairs
on his residence on East Main street.
State Cattle Commissioner II. s.
Wilson of Arlington was In town Wed
nesday on business.
Mrs. Isaac T. Pratt left today for a
several weeks visit in Gardner, Mass,
and New Haven. Conn.
Sidney Rider OF North Adams is
spending a few days in town as the
guest of George r. Smith Of Beech st.
Daniel Kavanaugh of Hudson, N. Y,
Is spending a week In town as the
guest of Lewis ]. Eddington OF Gage
street.
Mrs. Charles y. Patterson OF Ben
nington Center Is visiting Mrs. Zebra
Ouackenbush at Indian Hill' farm In
Hoosick today.
The Bellies" Of the Parada under
the chaperonage of Mrs. Schuyler and
Avres are holding many successful
yehearsals this week.
| nho,Io, nax,na 10. N e1,oa - ,..o.,
at work in East Arlington this week
redecorating the interior Of the Con-
gregational church in that town.
About 20 from this town attended
the social for the benefit Of the Baptist
church in Pownal held at the home of
Mrs. Myres Wednesday evening.
Street Commissioner r. s. Dunn has
a force Of men and the steam roller at
work this week repairing Depot street
in front Of ]. H. Loring & Cos prop
erty.
Carter Hall of Turner's Falls,
Mass, Is spending few days In town
as the guest of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel B. Hall Of Bennington
Centre.
Miss Bridget Mclaughlin entertain.
ed number Of her friends Wednesday
afternoon from Alto in honor of her
guest, Mrs. Michael Mclaughlin of
Dandy. Refreshments were served.
Jack Barry, the fast Holy Cross
shortstop, whose work was one of the
features Of the game at Williamstown
Tuesday afternoon has signed with the
Philadelphia American league team.
Edward @. Laselle and family OF
Troy have opened up the Valentine
cottage at Bennington Center for the
summer. Mr.. Laselle Is manager of
the ]. V. s. Quackenbush store in
Troy.
The remains OF Mrs. Fred Brown
who died Tuesday morning at her
home on the Pownal road were taken
on the 2:15 train this afternoon for
Shoreham where the funeral services
and interment will take place Friday
. morning.
The funeral Of Miss Sophie f. Ger
kens, who died Tuesday at her home
in the west part of the town. will be
, held Friday at 2 o'clock from the
| hOuoCt RCN. Lynn
, Brooklyn officiating. The interment
! will be at Mapletown cemetery in
HOOsick.
, John p. Daley Is recovering slowly
from the injuries he received recently
by being thrown from wagon on
East Main street. William H. Nichols
5 who was also In the wagon at the
. time OF the accident, but was not hurt
= as badly as Mr.. Daley, has now fully
recovered.
There will be an organ recital in
the new audience room of the Second
= Congregational church next Tuesday
]. evening. James M. Chambers will
J; preside at the organ and Joseph T.
. Hunter of Pittsfeld, well known
9 baritone soloist, will give selections.
. They will be assisted by local talent.
Some one tipped over the stepping
stone In front Of William E. Hawks
= Jr.'s residence on School street We'd
!. nesday evening. HoOdlums In this
/ vicinity have been up to similar
pranks during the past few weeks
! Residents state that II this business
!, is not stopped at once the police will
/ be asked to investigate the matter and
2 arrest the guilty parties.
James Lindley, former resident OF
Bennington, now living In Schenec
tady. has been visiting friends In
town. Mr.. Lindley who was at one
time leading citizen OF the village
has not been In town for nearly doz
en- years. While living In Benning
= = ton he was engaged in the business OF
contracting and building and construc
= ted some OF the finest residences In
n the village. Since he went to Schen
3 ectady he has followed the same line
. Of business.