The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-02
BENNINGTON.BRIEES
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Briefly for Busy Readers.
George Harris OF Stowe is guest
of Forrest w. Kehoe.
David Crawford of Woodiord is in
town today on business.
Melvin Moon is spending the day
in Cambridge attending the fair.
John H. Dryer is moving from
Beech street road to Beech street
Mrs. William ]. Doyle of Jefferson
avenue is confined to the house by Ill
ness.
Harold Bottum made two trips 10
the Cambridge fair in his automobile
tuesday.
Mrs. G. A. Wattles of Union street
who has been seriously i'll for several
days is now conyalescent.
A nine pound daughter was born
early this morning to Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Gold of Park street.
Miss Bessie German of Pittsfield is
spending her vacation with Miss Brig
lie Mcclure of Stafford street
Miss Mary Terrell of Main street is
enjoying a couple of weeks vacation
at her home in North Adams.
! Charles W. Thompson has put up
three fine gilt lettered signs in front
vi his drug store-the Shurtleff Phar.
macy.
Mrs. Eugene Peckham of Omaha.
! Neb. who left Bennington "a years
ago, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jerry
Hurley.
The funeral of the late Charles
Plante will be held Thursday morn.
ing at o'clock from the Sacred Heart
church.
Mrs. Thomas Temple of Salem, N. Y
who has been the guest of Mrs John
Temple of Gage street will return to
her home tomorrow.
Mrs. Emma Dickinson of Valentine
street is visiting in New York and vi
entity. She expects to be absent
about six weeks,
Charles Herrick saw a doe in the
swamp in front Of his home on South
street this morning This is the third
one he has seen within a month
Charles S. Kehoe and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Gould have return.
ed from Sucker pond where they have
been spending a week camping.
Mrs. james McGurk and guest, Mrs
James Mahoney of North Adams len
this morning for a short visit with
| their sister, Mrs. p. j. Novels of Troy.
The Miss Horringan, who have
been guests of their aunt Mrs John
Toomey of Gage street for the past
few days have returned to their
home in New York.
Miss Janet Drysdale ACCOMPANIED
by her brother, r. S. Drysdale. arriy.
ed home from her trip abroad Tues
day evening. She sailed from Glas.I
Cow for New York August % on the
steamer 'Furnessia' of the Anchor
line.
Hiland Clark, aged 70 years, died
this morning at the Soldiers Home
from the effects of a shock. The de
ceased was member of Co. B 10Th
New Hampshire regiment during the
civil war. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
Mrs Mary Daley, Misses Mary and
Brigie Doyle, William J. Doyle and
James Awkward attended the funeral
Tuesday of Miss Bessie Daley, late of |
Eagle Bridge. The services took
place in the Catholic church at Bus
kinks, Rev. FIR. Mahoney officiating |
The burial was in the Catholic Gene |
terry at Cambridge.
For the week ending at a. m. Mon |
day according to the u. S. climatolo. |
gical service for New Egnland, there |
was practically no rainfall in Vermont |
except in the exterme southeastern |
temperature was so, the minimum a |
and the mean 81. Rain is needed |
very much in the northern part of the !
state, especially in the vicinity of Bur
lington.
The report of the Soldiers Home |
for the ten days ending Aug. 3lst
shows the following data: Present on |
that date, 5S; absent, 81; absent and |
present SO. The average number
present was SO and the average absent
and present SO. During the period |
there were two discharged and two
admitted. Those admitted were Sid
ney A. Ladd of Bennington and Hen
ry Draper of Arlington.