The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Edmond Carrigan is in Pittsfield to-
day.
Miss Elizabeth Welch was in Albany
Wednesday.
New dress suit cases from S100 up
at Ramsdell's.
w. F. Dunlevy of Brattleboro was in
town Wednesday on business.
Miss Mary Seymour of Vergennes is
visiting friends in Bennington.
Mrs. F. II. Hewitt and son Harold
were in North Adams Wednesday.
Leroy Elliot of Adams street is
convalescing from his recent illness.
Miss Florence Deane of Hoosick
Falls was in town Wednesday even
ing.
visiting friends here, has returned TO
Cambridge.
William Plante has moved from the
day house on Adams street to East
Main street
MrsN Minnie Parker of North Ben
nington nas taken a position in Joseph
Garreau's restaurant
Mrs. Robert Guiltinan and children,
Anna and elmer. returned recently to
their nome in Schenectady.
A Baby's Shoe, 1000 feet long at the
band concert in Library hall tonight
My! How our baby does grow.
Miss Catherine Dineen of New York
City is expected 10 arrive tomorrow to
visit Miss Ella Purcell of Dewey st.
Mrs. H. c. Edgerton and children re-
turned to their home in Rutland We'd
nesday after a visit in town with rel
atives.
Jimmie Russell says: Il deny the al
legation because the alley gate wasn't
open" Library hall tonight at the
band concert.
About 90 strong boys will be requir-
ed on the stage tonight to assist In
the performance of "A Hunt in the
Black Forest"
Mr.. and Mrs Charles s. Kehoe have
returned from Burlington where they
attended the annual commencement
exercises of the state university
Several are planning to stay up to-
night to give the members of Com
pany X sendoff. 1t is expected that
the band will be at the 12:15 train.
Mrs. S. NJ. Bates of Landgrove. a
former resident, was in town Wednes
day. She has sold her farm and auc-
toned off her property in Landgrove
and will in the future live in Cam
bridge
Ovid Valley and daughter Aurore OF
Haverhill Mass, who have been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. James McCaf-
frey of Putnam street have returned
and Miss Kate McCaffrey accompan-
led them.
Dr. Wright specialist of North Ad-
ans. will be IN mis- Office only Mon
days. Wednesday and Saturdays till
August list. Office open daily for
making appointments and repairing
glasses. Telephone. Sand Springs
Williamstown. 4t24
Miss Agnes Iamarre a student at
the state university, is visiting at the
home of her uncle, A. c. Lamarre.
After spending "A few weeks here she
will return TO her home in Bellingham.
Wash. Next year she will attend the
Washington state university at Sc
attic, Wash.
The amount of freight that is now
passing daily through Bennington on
the Rutland Railroad is about equal
in volume TO that of the boom period
in 1906. Extra freights are very
common. The New York Central. in
order to relieve the Hudson River di-
vision, sends a large part of its
northbound freight over the Chatham
division of the Rutland Road The
Rutland Road contemplates laying
out a considerable sum this season at
Bennington in building a roundhouse,
turntable and good deal of side
track.-Troy Times.
Weather observations for June
from City Hall records in Pittsfield,
Mass, ollow:-Maximum tempera-
ture 80 on the 23rd., minimum 40 on
several dates. Mean maximum tenn
| eprature 1875, mean minimum 53.5
and the mean temperature sc. The
greatest daily range in temperature
/ was "a degrees. The rainfall for the
month was $3.50 inches. Great pre-
cipitation in any "a hours 1.75 inches
on the 18th. There were 10 clear
days an II cloudy. Tne prevailing
wind direction was west. The wealth
er for the month was normal.