The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Mrs. Alice Gardner and son Edward
are visiting in Pittsfield.
Rev. w. w. Brunk is spending a
few days in Boston. Mass.
Misses Irene and Martha Hacket
spent Sunday in Fern Grove.
John Nash and H. B. Hutchins are
in Pownal today on business.
Edward r. Caswell of Arlington is
sending his vacation in town.
Mrs. Nettie lockwood left today
for visit to Ticonderoga, n. w.
Miss Rose Harbour left this morn
ing TO visit in New Haven, Conn.
Hot weather specials-Oil stoves,
screens, fly killers etc, at Ramsdell's.
Miss Helen Smith of Easton. Pa,
is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. l.. Bot
tum.
A tar walk is being installed on
Main street before the store of II. M.
Ramsdell.
Misses Roselle O'Hare and Susie
Briggs are spending their vacation
in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bailey and
Mrs. Walter White are in North Ad-
ans today.
Frank Smith of Boston is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. w. X. Woodland of
Depot street.
Miss Adelaide Merrill of Brooklyn,
n. Y, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary Merrill.
Extra votes in Library hall contest
can be purchased at the box Office at
one cent each.
Mrs. j. H. Potter is installing a
lavatory in the tenement on Main St,
occupied by Herbert Van Stienberger.
Misses Lizzie Hendricks and Rose
Boyle of Bennington Centre enjoyed
a trolley ride to Hoasick Falls Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pniletus Allen and
of Mrs. Aliens parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Russell.
Leroy Calender. mail clerk on the
Chatham fast mail, is off duty today
on account of the funeral of his
wits mother.
Henry Marsh who has been in
North Adams to be treated for blood
poisoning from the bite of an insect,
has returned.
William l.. Gokay. who has been in
Montpelier to attend to his duties
on the examination board of phar-
may, nas returned.
All persons owing the late Barney
Levin are requesed to balance &C
counts with his widow, Mrs Minnie
Levin of III River street.
Ex-Gov. John G. Mccullough has re-
turned from Montpelier where he at
tended directors meeting of the
National Life Insurance company.
TIE post-bu services OF death
of the late Barney Levin are being
held today at the house at III River
street, Mrs. Schuman and Mrs. Rus
kin, the deceased mans sisters COM
ing from New York to attend.
MI >. JOScpu ltoolct anu lllllt
daughter Lorena have returned home
after spending several weeks at Bath
Beach On their return they stopped
in New York and were guests of her
sister. Mrs. A. Rieudeau in that city.
Dr. Wright, specialist at North Ad-
ans, will be in his Office only Mon
days Wednesdays, and Saturdays I'M
4
making appointments and repairing
glasses. Telephone Sand Springs,
Williamstown. 1924
Spiritual exercises for the clergy of
the Catholic diocese of Vermont will
open Monday morning at St. Michaels
college. The retreat will close Fri
day 1t is not yet known what Re
demptionist father will be in charge
of the retreat.-Burlington Free
Press.
Mrs. Mary Hutchins Wilcox, a for
mer Bennington and Hoosick Falls
resident. with many friends in this
city, scored distinct success at the
Richmond theatre last evening where
she was obliged to respond to encores
following each of her three songs. AT
ter the performance, about 40 of her
friends remained to greet her.-North
Adams Transcript.
A. j. Holden and Collins NJ. Graves
left this morning by auto for Cape
Cod, Mass, accompanied by two of
Mr.. Holden's children and one of Mr.
Graves children. Mrs. Holden and
Mrs. Graves and families leave to-
morrow by rail Mr. Holden and fam
lily will spend the summer at Fal-
mouth, Mass, and the Graves family
in Chatham, Mass, both towns in the
Cape Cod district.
The employees of the parlor car,
berkshire Hills" are the authority
for the statement that the Berkshire
Street Railway company is to give a
free ride to two passengers on the
car next Sunday. The lucky holders
of the passes are to be Peter j. Tyer,
sage of Fogg's Landing near Pitts
field and Walter E. Lewis, reporter
on the Pittsfeld Eagle staff. Both
are we'll known writer's in Berkshire
county and will undoubtedly write
description of their trip for some of
the city 9aiiies'
The New York state public service
commission having permitted the
Berkshire street railway company to
abandon that portion of their lone in
the Second ward in Hoosick Falls the
company now proposes to make appli-
cation for other concessions. 1t now
desires to abandon that portion of the
line extending from the Boston and
Maine railroad River street crossing