The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Mrs. Eliza Colby of Union street is
critically i'll.
r. E. Healy is in Manchester today
on business.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Ayres is spending
the day in Troy.
Samuel Straus of Main street was
in Pittsfield Tuesday.
]. Ed. Walbridge is spending the
day at Camp L'Oafmore.
Miss Estelle McGrath has been Wis
iting Mrs. II. NJ Ramsdell.
Mabel Hervey, the younger daughter
of Frank Hervey of Main street, is i'll.
Miss ,ellie Farrer of Gage street,
wno has been i'll is rapidly improving.
John Eddington was in North Ad-
ans Wednesday afternoon on bust
ness.
Mrs. Hermon Eastman of School
street is confined to the, house by i'll
ness.
Mrs. George Chandler has returned
from Pittsfeld after spending several
days.
Elmer Janson of School street has
gone to Pittsfield to spend his sum-
mer vacation.
John Percy of the Flats is improv-
ing his domocile with a galvanized
steel roofing.
Madeline, little daughter of William
Lowe of Gage street, who has been i'll,
is improving.
Zebra Q. Graves is spending
week at Indian Hill farm the home of
his grandfather in Hoosick.
For three days Hart is Offering
three special bargains, which should
interest every housekeeper. See his
adj
James Hurley has contracted with
C. Nj. Lambert & Son to lay con-
crete walk in front of mis- residence on
South street.
Mrs. Van Kleeck OF Gage street
went to Troy Tuesday with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Potter to consult a specialist
concerning the latters eyes.
Mr. and Mrs. George Phelps and
daughter Edna Wednesday morning
attended the wedding in Troy of Miss
Bernadine Bills and Burt Taylor
The ladies of the Old First Church
will hold their annual sale of aprons,
cake and candy in the Old Academy
tomorrow friday from until
o'clock.
b. N. Estabrook and Mrs. Nellie
Estabrook together with Attorney
Charles A. Maurer are in Manchester
for what will probably be the final
hearing in the Estabrook case.
Local amatuer detectives report the
presence in town of a strang celestial
answering the description of the
Monaghan wanted in the Sigel murder
case. He has been expected here for
some time.
A. w. Phillips, who died recently at
Brattleboro, was born and brought up
in this town and was a brother of
Charles ID. Phillips of North Benning-
ton. He had resided in Brattleboro
for many years.
Clarence. infant son of John vii
liams of River street, died this morn
ing aged eighteen days The funeral
will be held from the house Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock Rev. w. w.
Brunk officiating.
The black horse belonging 10 Frank
NJ. Crawford died this morning of i'll
ness caused by wound in the foot.
TIE horse, which was twenty-five
years old, has always been in the pos
session of the family.
A series of monthly bridge tourna-
ments are TO be held at the Country
club beginning July l. Twenty-Five
rubbers must be played at the club
house during the month. There will
be prizes for the two highest scores.
l.. s. Norton had green peas from
his garden today Mr.. Norton has
one of the earliest gardens in town.
All garden stuff has been making
more progress this week than any
previous period this season, but gar
dens as rule are fully two weeks la
er than they were last year.
A social hour of the Womans Relief
Corps will be neld at O'Clock Fri
day evening, June 25th, followed by
business meeting This is so ar
ranged on account of the band concert
held on the same evening. A good at
tendance of officers and members
are requested to be present as there
is work to be done.
Early this morning the second large
capstone of granite for the Holden
mausoleum was drawn up South ST.
through the usual crowd of spectators.
The mass which was carried on a
double truck drawn by twenty-four
horses weighed twenty-four and one
half tons and will be a portion of the
roof. A draft chain broke in front OF
Thomas Slatterys delaying the trans
fer.