The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Frank d. Smith went to Albany this
morning 10 spend the day
Ernest Miller of Pittsfield is visiting
at his home on Main street.
Mrs. George ]. Warren is seriously
i'll at her home on Grandview street.
Miss Martha Pratt is spending a
few days in Troy attending the IIud-
son-Fulton celebration.
Miss May Morrissey accompanied
Mrs. Patrick Shea to Eagle Bridge
this morning to spend a week
Frank o. Rudd of De Leon Springs,
Fla, is in town for few days visiting
relatives and renewing old friend
ships.
"A Gentleman from Mississippi"
company left this morning for North
Adams where they are to play this
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. n. Gallagher and
Mr.. and Mrs. l. +. Gibson went to
Troy this morning by auto to spend
the day.
The opening football game of the
season Oh Morgan Park will be play
ed between Bennington and Hoosick
Falls high schools. Game called at 4
o'clock.
Sanborn & Cummings have install
ed two hot air furnaces for James s.
Silk and one for j. NJ. Mattison on
South street.
Mrs. Leroy c. Rrant and Miss
Maude Kennon went to Troy this
morning to spend a few days at Mrs
Brants home.
A. A. Mitchell advance agent for
THE Servant in the House" which is
to appear here this month, was in
town Thursday
Mrs. Frank Corbett. Mrs. w. d. Nc
Gurn and Miss Myrtle Church are in
Petersburgh to attend the funeral of
William Moses.
About 100 tickets were sold this
morning at the local station for Troy
and Albany to those attending the
Hudson-Fulton celebration.
Miss Nellie Hathaway, Miss Fannie
F. Fillmore, w. II. Myers and ]. l.
| Griswold are in Dorset today attend
ing a Sunday school convention.
The next attraction booked for the
opera house is 1.-THE House of Thou
sand Candles" which will appear here
next Friday evening, October 10.
Miss Eva Williams. stenographer
at the Bennington Electric office is
spending a few days in Troy attend
ing the Hudson-Fulton celebration.
Wayne Adams, Lawrence L. Gokay,
Mr.. Henderson and Clarence l.. Hold
en- returned from Troy this morning
in one hour in Mr. Holden's automo-
bile.
F. II. Ferguson received word to-
day that his son Donald is doing well
at the Hilicrest hospital where he
underwent an operation early in the
week
William w. Burke is moving from
Main street TO Fred Godfrey's house
on Morgan street Mr.. and Mrs r.
II Galusha viii occupy the house va
Gated by Mr. Burke.
The meeting of the members Of Co.
X. which WIS called Thursday night
for the election of a lieutenant and
any other vacant Office, was postponed
until Saturday evening.
The funeral of William Moses who
was killed in the accident near Pet
ersburgh Tuesday night, was held
this afternoon at the home of his
grandfather in Petersburgh
Leroy b. Holton whose battery of
the United States Army stationed at
Fort Myer Va, has been taking part
in the Hudson-Futon celebration, is
visiting his father on School street.
Word was received here this morn
ing that Mrs. Clement H. Cone who
has been i'll at the Samaritan hospital
in Troy for several days, was sinking
fast. Mrs. Il, b. Huling left this noon
for Troy.
The foundation for A. II. Winslow's
new block on West Main street is
completed and work on the brick
portion has already been started. The
building will be closed in before the
cold weather comes.
Cottolene is an absolutely pure veg
etable product, clean, sweet and
wholesome. Lard you can never be
sure Of 1t depends on the pigpen
where it is produced or the slaughter
house where it is handled Why not
try Cottolene. E. e. Hart sells it and
guarantees 1t pure.
The funeral service of the late
Chauncey II. Gould who was killed in
the wreck near Petersburgh Tuesday
night, was held in Chatham this morn
ing at 1890 The remains are ex-
pected 10 arrive here this afternoon
on a special train about 230. A dele
CATION of railroad men will escort the
body from the local station to the
vault at Bennington Center where the
body will be placed for the time being.