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

MISSES EllZdDeln anu Josephine
Keller spent the Fourth in Troy and
Albany.
Frank Van Horn, who has been Wis
ting friends in town, has returned to
Rutland.
Miss Minnie Behier of Troy has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles
A. Maurer
A. C. Lamarre is attending the Ter
centenary celebration in Burlington
this week.
Richard Dinwiddie of Woodford is
today moving into his new bungalow
in Ferndale.
spent Monday in Pittsfield attending
the celebration.
Miss Julia Brazell, the little daugh-
ter of Patrick Brazell has been i'll
for the past few days.
Miss Loretta Collins of Hoosick
Falls is spending her vacation with
Miss Alice McDermott.
| A Buel Sibley and son Havelin, left
this morning for Burlington to attend
the Tercentenary celebration.
Misses Title Hervey, Florence Ken
dali and Martha Holton are spending
a few days in Pittsfeld, Mass.
Wallace Anderson and Charles Da-
| ley of Schenectady were guests at
their homes here over the holiday.
Samuel Levin returned Monday
from New York city where he mas
been spending part of his vacation.
Harry B. Hopkinson Monday ac-
Icompanied his uncle, Alderman A. v.
Hartley to Bridgeport, Conn, by auto
James McGurk Tuesday visited his
little granddaughter, Dorothea Evans,
at st. Christiana Hospital in Sarato-
ga.
The Waite BURBERRY field in Shafts
bury valley will be open July 20. Ad-
mission 20 cents. big or little, teams
free.
Dennis Downey of Schenectady, a
former resident, was recently the
guest of old acquaintances in this
town.
Lost-A gold beauty pin with pearl
setting on Main street Thursday eve
ming Finder please return to Ban
ner office.
After Benediction Sunday a regular
monthly meeting of the St. Monica's
society was held in st. Francis de
Sales church
Miss Grace Thomas who has been
the guest of Miss Mary Welles of
East Main street has returned to her
home in Schenectady
| Ex-Gov. z. NJ. Mansur of Newport,
was in town over Sunday, the guest of
Col. Thomas Harmon, superintendent
at the Vermont Soldiers Home
Emily Herman Kleiner and Sarah
Jeanette Sprague, both OF Adams.
were married Tuesday by Justice of
the Peace Edmond La Franchise.
Mrs. B. F. Poor of North Adams
and Miss Florence Il. Lane OF Wat
erford, N. Y, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. E. Bailey OF North St,
the Fourth.
The arrangements for the trip of
the members of Taft Commandery X.
T., to Burlington tomorrow have been
completed. The train leaves at GAS
in the morning.
Rev. Edward G. Reed, formerly pas
| tor of the Second Congregational
church, has been visiting in town and
has gone to the Mount Pleasant house
| in Woodford for two weeks stay
A special meeting of Bennington
lodge b. p. o. Elks will be held on
| Wednesday evening, July Z, 1909 for
the purpose of making arrangements
for attending the funeral of Past Elk
allied Ruler Edward j. Morrissey.
Mrs. Sheldon lockwood is expected
home Thursday evening from
Martna's Vineyard and Boston where
she has been for the past four weeks.
She will leave the following Wednes-
day the 14th for Ticonderoga for
short visit.
Mrs. Mary Brownell Is moving out
of the Whitney boarding house and
will go to Schenectady to live. Mrs.
George Miller who now occupies the
Columbian house will move to the
| Mrs Brownell.
The business of the local postoffice
is in very satisfactory condition and
shows a substantial increase. The
gross receipts for. the quarter ending
June 80, '09 shows gain of $53S.5S
over the receipts for the correspond
| ing quarter last year.
District Deputy John P. Mulligan,
representing the Elks of Vermont, left
Monday for Los Angeles, Calf, to at
! tend the national convention of the or
der to be held in that city. Mr.. Null
| ligan will go from Los Angeles to Sc
attic to visit the great exposition.
George s. Clark, Joseph T. Watson
and James s. Silk left Tuesday for Tt
conderoga, NJ Y, to attend the cele-
bration in that town. Today they
were to go to Plattsburgh and tomor-
row across the lake to Burlington
They are to make the trip in New
tons automobile with E. E. butcher
as chauffeur.
Col. Olin Scott left this morning
for Burlington where he will attend
the Tercentenary celebration. Colonel
Scott has seen every President since
Buchanan. Mr.. Scott once saw Van
Buren, after he had served his term
as president and will doubtless add
President Taft to this mental presi-
Dental picture gallery.