The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
BENNINGTON BhlTFS
News Of the Town and Village TolG
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bFteHy tor Busy heaosTas
Oysters at o. Bergs market 1o4
River street. S5tS
Fred Allen Of Grove street is build
ing a new barn
Mr.. and Mrs Collins NJ. Graves are
In Troy today.
A. Buel sibley is confined to the
house by illness
Morris Levin was in North Adams
Monday on business.
Mrs. William w. Burke left this
morning for visit in Burlington.
Judge and Mrs. c. H. Mason left
this morning for short visit in Troy.
Miss Anna Green and Mrs. Richard
Burke are visiting friends in Schen-
ectady.
George T. Lane of Bennington Cen
ter is at his home in Troy today on
business.
Several minor improvements are be-
ing made on the Soldiers Home build.
ings this fall.
Miss Dorothy Mattison of South
SALISBURY is guest of Miss Flor
ence Potter.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Shields of
Bennington Center are spending the
day in Troy.
John Brown and son of the Pownal
road are spending a couple of weeks
in New York.
Mrs. John Houran and son Walter
have returned from couple of weeks
visit in Auburn, ~ Y
Leon B. Parker, express messenger
agent, has resumed his duties after a
several days vacation
Wilbur Davis has returned from
Rutland where he has been employed
for the past four months.
Harold Cole, a student in the AL
bany college Of pharmacy spent Sun
day at his home in SALISBURY.
Mrs. Charles F. Soule of Lacona, n
Y, is visiting her mother Mrs. Mar
garet Selby Of Pleasant street
Mrs William Scott and daughter,
Sarah of West Main street are visit
ing friends and relatives in Salisbury
for few days.
Miss Sarah Cox OF Mill street has
returned from Londonderry where she
has been guest Of her sister, Mrs.
McGurn for several days.
Miss Bertha Hathaway who has
been seriously Ill for several days will
be taken to the Samaritan hospital in
Troy tomorrow for treatment.
There viii be a meeting of the Bar
AGA and Parthenoi societies at the
Methodist church this evening at 7.30.
All members are requested to be pres
ent
Leon Lamarre and daughter, Miss
Emma accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Drapeau Of Montreal visited friends
in Pittsheld and North Adams Mon
day
Miss Bessie L. Bickford has resum-
ed her duties as head operator at the
local telephone exchange, after spend.
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| Boston.
John Caplice.. and daughter Mary,
who have been guests at the home OF
Mrs William O'DUnnell of Lincoln
street, have returned to their home
in Pittsheld
Poles have been set along the west
| side OF Convent avenue by the Ben.
nington Electric company in accor-
dance with the permit granted this
company by the village trustees at
their last meeting.
Bradstreets weekly Vermont trade
report contains the following concern
ing Bennington: Bennington notes
manufacturing plants are nearly all
employed full time and an improve
ment in retail business
Local drygoods stores reported Sal.
urday to be one of their best days In
some time. All the mills are running
nearly fun time and a marked i'm.
provement In retail trade is soon
looked for among the local mer
chants
John Murphy OF Lincoln street re
turned Monday afternoon from Troy
where he has been in the City hospit
al few days receiving treatment for
blood poisoning. Mr.. Murphy is now
much improved in health and his III
innate recovery seems assured.
The trimonthly report for the
Soldiers Home Tor the first ten days
Of this month gives the following da
ia. Average number present, IS; ay
erage present and absent S. During
the period there was a gain OF one in
attendance over the last report
Olin w. Harwood, high priest O.
the Grand Encampment. left this
morning for Proctorsville on an ofiic
ial visit to the enoampment in tina
town. Before his return, about ter
days hence, he will visit several othe
enoampments throughout the state
A STEADY DRAIN