The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.


is in Troy today.
James Gallagher of Rutland is
spending a few days in town.
Mrs. Lucy Burt of Union street is
visiting in Boston for a few days.
Miss Ethel Davenport of Gage street
is convalescing from her recent i'll
ness.
William Blodgett of Cobbleskill, n.
Y. is spending few days here with
his wife.
Harry Noon and H. Meyer have re-
turned from a short business trip to
New York.
+ Misses Alma Dagesse and Anna For
igue are spending the day in Troy
and Albany.
Mrs. George H. Moore of Weeks st.
is visiting at her home in Williams
town today.
Mrs. A. J. Holden of Monument av-
enue went to Albany this morning TO
spend the day.
Robert l.. S. Hall of Bennington
Center left this morning for a short
trip to New York.
Miss Mary r. Sanford arrived Tues
day to spend the month of May at her
home "The Priory."
e. Estabrook is working today in
SALISBURY and Arlington laying ioun-
dations for monuments
All the companies of the local fire
department held their regular month
ly meetings Tuesday evening.
There will be a meeting of Mount
Anthony chapter, O. f. s. this evening
and a full attendance is desired
A few members of the local grange
attended the box social given by the
Pownal grange in that town Tuesday
evening.
The Sheldon lockwood Juniors
baseball team, are planning to go to
Pownal Saturday to play fast team
in that town.
Miss Sophronia Collins will give a
talk on art to the Guideboard Bible
Study class at the Guideboard chapel
Friday evening, May 7.
Mrs Ida Mahoney who has been,
conducting a coffee demonstration at
Bottum's store for a few days, left
this morning for Barre
The summer home of Admiral and
| Mrs. Wells l.. Fields on Catamount
lane has been opened and will be oc-
cupied within few days.
Miss Bessie Bickford, chief opera
tor at the local telephone exchange, is
in Pittsfeld today attending district
meeting of chief operators.
Special today at the Colonial the
atre "A Canadian Winter Carnival
representation of the principal winter
sports of Canada Admission cts
The Rutland railroad pay car is
scheduled to arrive here Saturday af-
ternoon from Rutland carrying
dough" to pay of the local employees
of the company
Harry Cummings who recently un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
at the Gibson hospital was removed
Tuesday to the home of f. T. Hopkin
son, on Gage street.
A carload of slate consigned to the
Fillmore farms has arrived at the To-
cal freight yard The slate will be
used on the new barn built last win
ter on the Hubbell place.
Parents interested in having their
boys go camping this summer are re-
quested to see the secretary of the Y.
NJ c. A. within a few days If suf-
ficient number of boys is secured
camp will be formed AT some suitable
place, not including Sucker pond.
The balloon, Heart of the Berk-
shires" which assembled from Pitts
field yesterday carrying William Van
Sleet, H. + Hughes and II. Sid
way, landed at Chesterfield, n. H/a
distance OF SO miles. AT one ime a
speed of 55 miles an hour vas attain
ed and a height of 9,00pfeet was ac-
complished. -.
Hoosac lodge(N. f. o. p. held it's
class inittRdon Tuesday evening and
Deputy(W. X Bedford and suite of
Pittsfield made their first visit to
>North Adams. The meeting was fol
lowed by a social time and refresh
ments were served. A delegation from
Walloomsac lodge of this town was
in attendance.
There is considerable misunder
standing in relation to the recently
authorized licenses by the village No
farmer who sells his own produce can
under any circumstances he required
to pay village license. Peddlars
who sell produce grown by other per
sons must procure a license of the vii
lage clerk and have the same record |
cd by him.
The funeral of the late Mrs Don b.
Whitcomb was held privately from
her home on Silver street this morn |
ing at 1890 Rev Philip Schuyler, |
pastor of ST Peters church. officiated |
The bearers were Frank Hurley, Har-
ry Cook, l.. h. Story and H. b. Hut |
chins. There were many beautiful |
floral tributes including pieces given
by the employees of the New England |
Telephone and Telegraph company
and the Bennington city band. The in
terment was in the village cemetery J
The Y. NJ C. A. has placed the en-
tire building on Main street at the |
disposal of the state board of health !
for the tuberculosis exhibit which will
be brought here May rs and retained
for two days. Secretary Davis has al
so kindly distributed cards, with the
assistance of members of the organ
ization, calling attention to the eX-
hibit. The exhibit has temDorariIv