The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

george +. townsend OF Gage street
is i'll.
Miss Nellie Sheehey is enjoying
couple weeks vacation.
Mrs. ]. H. Shufelt and daughter,
Anna spent Sunday in Albany, VT.
Daniel C. Hurlbut and Clarence
Sweet spent Sunday in Wilmington.
Miss Mildred Sweet left Monday to
spend few days in Woodford City.
Robert Stanton of New York is Wis
iting Mrs. Henry Howard of Bradford
Place.
James Hogan is building an add
tional piazza on his house on Dewey
street.
Mr.. and Mrs b. G. Slade and AL
bany friends spent Sunday at Wood
ford City.
William j. Watson is spending a
two weeks vacation in the White
mountains.
F.. j. Kennedy of the Richie store
is spending his vacation in Boston
and vicinity.
joan Flynn and his mother Mrs
John Flynn have returned from visit
to Eagle Bridge.
Miss May Morrissey. daughter of
Mrs. Nellie Morrissey of River street,
is Ill with tonsilitis.
The Davis vacuum cleaner which
has been in town for some time was
taken to Troy today.
Steeplejacks were busily employed
Monday repairing the cnimneys on the
Dewey block on North street.
Wide showing of the new things in
sweaters for men, women and children
opened today at the Drysdale store.
Mrs. Sophia Kendall and grandson,
Frederick Buteau of River street are
spending a two weeks visit in Wood
ford.
At five o'clock this morning the
mercury was flirting with the 10th
mark. This is exceptionally low for
July.
Ten extra girl clerks wanted at the
Noveck stores for the big sale. FL
quire Wednesday between 10 and u
a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Saunders Of
Staten Island, n. Y, and Mrs. Harry
Beagle of SALISBURY are visiting in
town.
A special meeting of the picnic
committee of the F. NJ. T. A. b. socie-
ty will be held this evening at tne
society's rooms.
Word has been received of the birth
this morning of daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Douglas Abercrombie of
Greenfield, Mass.
Mrs. A. w. Half has left for Old
Orchard Beach to join her husband
there where they will spend the re-
mainder OF the summer.
A golf team from Great harrington
is to play match with a team from
the Mt Anthony country club on the
latter's course Thursday.
The regular business meeting of
the Young Woman's Club will be held
in their rooms tomorrow (Wednes-
day. evening at s o'clock.
The Noveck stores will be closed
Wednesday, July q in order to pre-
pare for the great overstock sacrifice
sale which will commence Thursday
at $3.50 a. IN.
f. A. Greenslet of Gage street re-
Gently while springing out of the way
of a large slab of marble. which was
being put in place in the Holden maui
soleum, sprained his ankle.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams are
due in San Francisco tomorrow. Post
ais received from them this week
from lower California state that they
have greatly enjoyed the trip.
George Geer of Fitchburg, Mass,
Fred Wood, Paul Galipo and Seymour
Patterson have returned from a
weeks outing in Glastonbury. Tney
report bait plentiful but fish scarce.
A COW owned by James Ryan of
South street did last week apparently
from poisoning through some un-
known source. The animal was one
best jerseys in town and was valued
at SIS.
A meeting of the Parthenoi society
of the Methodist church will be held
Wednesday evening at 1880. Mem
bers should make special effort to
be present as business of importance
is to be transacted.
Miss Fannie Fillmore left this
morning for a two weeks visit at
Newton, Mass, where she will be
Joined later by her father, Maj. II. ID,
Fillmore and together they will spend
a few weeks at Old Orchard Beach.
There will be an exhibit of Porto
Rican Drawn work and embroidery at
the Walloomsac Inn July 81 and 22nd.
Dresses, waists, lunch sets, handker-
chiefs, linen, hats and novelties i'm
ported and on sale by Jessie H. Field,
San Juan, p. r.
On account of the stormy weather
which prevailed Monday morning the
parlor car Berkshire Hills" made no
trip to this town. When it reached
Pittsfield it had no passengers on
board and was taken to the repair
shop where a new spring was install
ed. Today 1t brought in a full load
of tourists.
The ninth annual tennis tournament
for the championship of Vermont will
tol,a ,looa m tba prOundc of tho Old