The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News. of the Town and Village Told Brief,
for Busy Readers
Miss Martha Carney is ILL.,.

Miss Martha Carney is i'll.
John T. Carroll is confined to the
Aouse by illness.
George Tessier is spending a few
days in SALISBURY.
Robert Foster of Rutland is the
guest of friends in town.
James C. Gregg returned today
from vacation spent in Brandon.
Mrs. Lemuel Bottum of Gage street
is confined to the house by illness.
Louis Northouse of Great Barring
ton, Mass, is visiting friends in town.
\ About 80 people left today for the
Cambridge Fair which opened Mon
day.
Miss Ella Settlement is the guest
of her brother Otto of Worcester,
| Mass.
William Moses of Petersburg has
returned from a trip to Montreal and
other cities.
Michael Kearns left this afternoon
for weeks visit with his family in
Schaghticoke.
Paul Goldsmith returned to Troy
today. Mrs. Goldsmith will remain
for longer visit.
Misses Buelah Bates, Mabel Palmer
and Eugenia Hutchinson are spend
ing the day in Pownal.
Mrs. James ]. Burns of Spring St,
who has been critically ill., is no long
er in a serious condition.
The Scotch Quartette will give a
concert in Hoosick Falls Friday even
ing at the American house.
There will be a social dance Fri
day evening at Foresters hall instead
of the usual Saturday night dance.
The regular services will be held at
the Baptist church Sunday. The
pastor will begin ais vacation Sept.
18th,
Jack Robinson, who has been visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. Daniel Rob
inson at Bennington Center, has re
turned to Boston.
The graded school will open for the
fall term next Tuesday, Monday be-
ing Labor Day. The district schools
will reopen at the same time.
Titus Eddy, who has been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Charles ~. Patterson at
Bennington Center, has returned to
his summer home in Pttsfield.
The advance sale of reserved seat
tickets for "Forty-five Minutes from
Broadway" will open tomorrow even
ing at Z o'clock in the box office.
The Sunday school of st. Peters
church will be open Sunday, Sept. 5th
at IL o'clock after a vacation of two
months. A full attendance is desired.
There have been five patients cared
for during the month of August at the
Gibson hospital The hospital will be
carried on i'm the future on the
second floor instead of the third
The White Crow Inn at Camp Com
fort will close a most successful sea
son about September 18th All sum
mer this popular resort has been
tnronged with guests from the
metropolis.
Harrison l. Norton has returned
from a several weeks trip to tne
northern Pacific coast. He visited
the big fair at Seattle and took
Journey into British Columbia. He
had an enjoyable trip and was much
impressed with the country.
Joseph Levin, proprietor of the
store on North street left for New
York this morning where he expects
to remain week or 10 days to select
ais fall and winter stock. Mr.. Levin
expects to purchase very large
stock of mems, ladies' and childrens
ready made clothing and furnishings
Miss Sophia Maurer entertained
seven young ladies at luncheon in
honor of Miss Jane Grace's birthday.
The birthday cake was a angel cake
decorated with pansies and candles
Miss Grace hasn't had a birthday par
ty in several years and it was great
surprise to her.
An agent of Keith & Proctor, whose
business it is to go around the coun-
Keith & Proctor theatres was in Ben
Keith & Proctor theatres was in Ben
nington Monday to see and hear the
Scotch quartet which has made such
a hit in this section that its fame has
attracted the attention of Keith Il
Proctor. The agent met the quartet
which sang for an hour for him. His
verdict will not be known until later.