The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

the day in Woodford.
Harold Lake of White Creek is Wis
iting friends in town today.
William Cronin of Hoosick Falls is
in town today visiting friends.
John Bouldger of North Adams is
spending the day in Bennington.
Miss Mary Butler has returned
from visit to Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Cornelius Cook of New Haven is
spending a few dogs with friends in
town.
Mrs. Charles Carpenter and chill
dren spent Wednesday in Williams
town.
Miss Rosie Forget of Boston is
spending few days with friends in
Marie.
Mrs. William Voorhis of North AID
ans was in town yesterday to visit
her husband.
Theodore Cook of New Haven, Ct,
is visiting friends at his former home
in this town.
Noveck is having a monster sale
this week. See advertisement in an
other column
Mrs. John Dadman of Williamstown
is visiting Mrs. George II. Moore OF
Weeks street.
Francis Smith, of Albany, a student
at Yale University, is renewing old
friendships in town.
Harry Love. formerly a member of
the Bennington baseball team, visited
old acquaintances in town today.
Mrs. S. A. Burt and daughters Ruth
and Hazel are spending a few days
with relatives in Amsterdam, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Witte of Mount
Vernon. n. Y, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Butler of Bradford
Place.
Mr. and Mrs. George f. Townsend
left today for Mountain Lake in the
Adirondacks to spend vacation of a
few weeks.
Mrs. Thomas Gordon and daughter
of O'Lean, N. Y, are visiting at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. Donovan OF
Depot street.
Mrs. Ella Houghton and Miss Daisy
Wood left this afternoon for BARRIERS
Pines to spend a couple of weeks at
Camp Lookout"
Mrs. Carrie Franchere has closed
her home on Main street for the sum-
mer taking her son Albert to Wood
ford for nis health.
Miss Agnes Morrissey of County St.
expects to leave Saturday for a need
ed rest. Sac will visit in Troy, AL
bany and New York.
DR.. F. NJ. HOLSTER who was gradu-
ated in June from the University of
Vermont Medical college is the guest
of his brother A. E. HOLSTER.
Rev. J. J. Cullion of Montpelier,
who has been spending a few days
at his home here, has gone to Nova
Scotia for few weeks.
A big clearance sale was inaugur-
ated this morning at the Noveck
stores. At the sale articles of season
able goods without number will be
sold at sacrifice prices.
AS yet the Y. NJ. C. A. baseball team
has not scheduled any game for Sat
urday. 1t is expected however that
the boys will arrange a game with
Berlin and go to that town.
Miss Margaret Lake of Wilkes Bar
re. Pa, is the guest of Miss Ruth
Hopper of Elm street. Miss Lakes
parents are to arrive acre soon and
occupy the Willoughby tenement on
Washington street.
Edmund C. Brown of Branch St,
went yesterday by bicycle TO Troy
where he was joined by party of
friends. They will proceed to a sum
mer camp in the Adirondacks to
spend their vacation.
Wednesday was the biggest day of
the year with one excetion for the
Putnam House, "A total of l06 people
registering Sunday, July Alta was
the only day this year when a greater
number was registered.
The great overstock sacrifice sale
started in every department of the
Noveck stores this morning. An hon
est endeavor will be made to reduce
their $4,000 stock. Early shoppers
will have the pick of the bargains.
Dr. Wright, specialist at North Ad-
ans, will DE in his office only Mon
days, Wednesdays. and Saturdays un-
til August /. Office open daily for
making appointments and repairing
glasses Telephone Sand Springs,
Williamstown. 1924
Miss Flora Burgess gave dance at
Woodmen's hall last evening in nonor
Of her brother, Urban, of Gardner,
Mass, WAC is visiting her About fif-
teen couples attended. Refreshments
were served and very enjoyable eve
ming was spent.
Considerable amusement was crea-
ted on Main street today by nay wa
gon driven by a good looking young
farmer. At the rear of the wagon
was hitched an automobile license tag
bearing the number 1901. The same
number was found also on the front
axle.
The parlor car Berkshire Hills
has arrived filled to its capacity every
day this week. The greater part of
1.-The tourists come from Lee and Pitts
field The Bennington while not do
ing a thriving business in this town
carries many passengers on the south
end of the line.
Mrs. C. w. Doubleby of Alexander
county, Virginia, and Miss e. F. HUI
by of Pasadena, Calf, are spending
cavaraI davc at the WallOomsao Inn