The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

business.
Marvin White of Pittsfeld spent
Sunday in town.
Mrs Erskine Cole is moving from
Gage to Maple street.
Carl Richards, a former resident, is
visiting friends in town.
Miss Agnes Powers who is at the
Gibson hospital is recovering.
Joseph Garreau is moving into the
Mulqueen tenement on Elm street
Miss Alfredo Mahnken of Brooklyn
is the guest of the Misses Adams.
Mrs. A. V. Hartley and daughter
Mary visited in Arlington yesterday.
Mrs. James j. Burns is seriously i'll
but is no longer in a critical condit-
ion.
Miss Elizabeth Ryan of Cohoes is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. f. b. Ed
gerton.
Mrs. William O'Donnell was called
to Hoosick Falls Monday by the death
of friend.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Wickham and
daughter Irene have returned from
visit in Rutland.
Michael II. McKeon is having the
roof of his side porch of his home on
Gage street repaired
Mrs. William Bates who has spent
the past few months in California has
started on her return home.
Miss Mary Toomey who has been
visiting relatives in New York return
ed to her home here Monday.
Sanborn & Cummings are construct
ing an iron cornice for the Mcleod
residence at Bennington Center.
Charles Ayres, the travelling sales
man, left this morning for Burlington
after spending a few days in town.
Misses Anna and Jennie Finlan are
spending their vacation with Miss Sa-
IA Harrington of Cambridge, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. p Haskins of Flor
ance, Mass, are visiting his sister,
Mrs Frank Wood of Gage street.
Bennington Grange will hold a spe-
.ial meeting Wednesday night to
work the first and second degrees.
Russell McAllster of Albany is
spending his vacation with his cousin,
Miss Doris Carpenter of Main street.
Miss Anna Quinn of Branch street
eft this morning for a few days out
ing to be spent in Arlington and Lake
Champlain.
The Ideal Tour Garage" mas re-
,eived a consignment of signs which
will be distributed in this vicinity as
guides to auto tourists.
]. b. Marley of Brattleboro who has
)een in town for few days went yes, |
erday to Manchester with Ford
curing car which ne sold there.
The Office of Dewitt L Lewis the
,ptometrist will be closed tomorrow, |
Wednesday, as he expects TO go to
and Arlington on bust
ess.
Jesse c. Carpenter and Richard
Iaurer went today to Hedges Lake as
he advance guard of the Baraca class
tho will go there shortly for a weeks
uting.
The North Bennington band Will
i've a free concert on the park at
Iorth Bennington Friday evening. Fol
owing it there will be a social dance
{ Bank hall Everybody is invited.
Edward J. Hall and James Bent
no were recently fishing in Wood
ord returned with empty baskets.
Ir. Hall stated that the brooks were
0 dry that fish swimming in them
,ft trails of dust behind.
Lost-Dropped out of carriage on
lain street or on way to west part of
OWN. money bag containing letter
irected to New York. Finder please
eturn to 622 Main street or Banner
flee and receive reward.
The band will give its first extra
Dncert tomorrow evening at the Put
am house Charming 70 Fletcher
ill sing Herbert Spencer's new waltz
on. "Pansies Mean Thoughts and
thoughts Mean You for which an es-
ecially pleasing arrangement has
cen written for the band by Director
Wood.
The recent death of the late Charles
I. Bissell of Albany recalls the fact
hat he was well known by many OF
he older residents of Bennington,
aving begun his railroad career as
freight conductor on the Troy ana
BOSTON railroad. He was at one time
uperintendent of the Harlem rail-
Dad and also of the Mohawk division
f the New York Central. He was a
contemporary of Frank C. White. SUI
of the Bennington and
rutland, Jesse Burdette, superintend-
mt of the Rutland and Burlington and
samuel Stevens who is still running |
s a conductor on the Boston and
Iaine and who recently observed the
9th anniversary in railroad service.
At the regular business meeting of
ne Bennington City band held last
light in their rooms in the Goldsmith
lock it was voted to have Manager
nd Director George c. Wood make a
usiness trip in the near future in the
interest of the bands many prospec-
i've engagements. After the meeting
reception was held in honor of Jas.
Iyers who is leaving the town for an
xtended tour through New England
nd Canada. A vote of thanks was
to aim for his valued servi-
es. Refreshments were served. The
ntire band and a large number OF
riends accompanied him to Putnam
louise square to see him off on the
lst car to North Adams. The car
ulled out to the tune of Don't Take
lie Home" in which Jimmie and his
alet Knapp joined with Gusto. jim
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