The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Miss Susie Briggs of Main street
was in Adams Sunday.
Samuel Rosenberg Of Gage street is
in Albany today on business.
Charles Z. Dunbar of Manchester
Center visited in town today
A son was born Saturday TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Rosenberg OF Gage st.
Stephen Shepard has returned from
several days visit in Keene. n. H.
Mr. and Mrs. C. l.. Harwood of Tn
ion street have returned from a visit
in Troy.
John II Daley of Adams street has
been spending a few days in New
York.
A. W. Mack who has been visiting
his family in this town has returned
10 New York
l.. S. Norton left this morning on a
busint SIS "trip through the northern
part of the state.
Miss Catherine Stewart of River st.
returned Saturday from a visit with
relatives in Rutland.
f. ]. Cummings of North street is
conva'cscing from his recent illness
and is now able to be out,
Miss Kate Grace who has been Wis,
iting in town for several days. return.
ed to Albany this morning.
Richard Bcekel who has been visit
ing his mother, Mrs A. X. Richie. re
turned to Philadelphia this morning.
Representative S. NJ. Bowles of
Woodford, was in town this morning
on his way from that town to Mont
peller
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Costello who
have been the guests of her uncle. Rev
A. J. Barron, returned today to their
home in Nashua, n. H.
Edward Sibley, Jr. returned to Troy
Conference academy at Poultney this
morning after spending the Christmas
vacation at his home here
Miss Eliza Hart who has been spend
ing the holidays with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. h. f. Hart returned to Mid
dlebury college this morning
Miss Catherine Dalton left this
morning for New York where she will
enter the training school for nurses
connected with St Vincent's hospital.
p. J. Prendergast of Main street is
convalescing from his recent severe
illness and left this afternoon for his
home in North Adams to recuperate
for few days.
A requiem high mass for the repose
of the soul of the late Bishop Michaud
was celebrated in St. Francis de Sales
church at O'Clock this morning,
Many were in attendance.
All the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium class
es will be resumed now that the holt
day season is passed All the classes
will be held as heretofore except the
business mems class which will meet
Misses Elizabeth Jennings and Mar
garet Cultivate and governess who
have been spending the holidays al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Hall
at Bennington Center. returned this
morning to their home in New York
All members of Capt Frank Ray
Camp, Sons Of Veterans. should attend
the regular meeting tonight. Work in
the new ritual will be inaugurated anC
business of importance will be tran
sacted, by request of Will c. Clark
Com.
The National Tribune of Washing
ton. ID. c., of December 81, 1908 has
the following: George II. Weber o.
the Vermont Soldiers Home at Ben
nington. Vt, says that he found the
conditions so bad In the National sol
diers home that he had to leave anC
20 back to his own state, where ht
finds what is really a Soldiers home
He served in Company c, 4th Vernon
from August 1861 until July 1865"
The quarterly report of the Vernon
Soldiers Home for the last quarter o
1908 shows the following data: Mum
Der present this quarter 90; last quar-
ter. 10, 13 absent on leave, numbe
present and absent, los, last quartz
80 During the period there were re
admitted and admitted 30 members
and lost by discharge or death, 9. TIT
average number present during tn,
quarter was Sc; average present ant
absent l01.