The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town ard Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

noon on a business trip
Charles Rice of Grant street is con
fined to the house by illness.
James Guiltinan of North street is
working this week on the Colgate es-
tate.
Badger Tompkins made his debut
on his new motor cycle about town
this noon.
James Kearns has returned from
Hqosick Falls where he had been Wis
iting for few days.
Rev H. S. Rowe and wife leave this
evening for Cambridge where they
will reside in the future.
No NIX York papers were received
on the early train this morning due
to poor connections at Troy.
Little Ray Elliott entertained a
number of his little friends at birth
day party Thursday Afternoon.
Rev. w. w. Brunk led the regular
prayer meeting service at the Metho-
dist church Thursday evening.
The Monument Glee club will rem
der selections at the entertainment
to be given at the Methodist church
this evening.
Z. T. Griswold received a consign-
ment of goldfish today from Buffalo,
N. Y. He will stock his pond on
Weeks street with the supply
F.. A. Greenslet who has been suf-
fering from broken rib for several
days has sufficiently recovered to be
able TO resume his duties on his milk
route.
Howard H. Shields of Troy is in
town for few days experimenting
the work about his cottage at Ben
nington Center prior to the arrival
of Hon. Charles Z. Patterson and fam
lily.
General Tillinghast who has been
a member OF the Trojan colony at
Bennington Center for several years,
is now spending some time in the
Adirondacks for the benefit of his
health.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Boardman
and children of Troy will sail June
sth for Holland Mr.. Boardman's
mother Mrs Derrick L. Boardman,
will open her summer home here
early in June
Miss Mary Sanford of New York
will spend couple of weeks here in
May. 1t is uncertain at present
whether or not she will occupy her
home The Priory" at Bennington
Center this season.
Ex-Governor Mccullough was at
Bennington Center early in the week
experimenting the improvements be-
ing made about his mausoleum. Since
then Mr.. Mccullough has gone to New
York for few days
Mrs. Daniel Robinson Sr., and
daughter Lulu. who recently returned
from Cleveland, Ohio, are staying
with Mrs. Robinsons daughter, Mrs.
j. V. d. s. Merrill until their home is
ready for occupancy.
Miss Sara Shaw OF Bennington
Center left on the noon train today for
New York where she expects to join
Mrs. Aldace Walker and sail in her
company early in May for an extern
siye European tour
The demonstrations of Fautless
coffee by Mrs. Ida Mahoney at f. E.
Bottum's store is attracting wide at
tention. Special piano music will be
feature Saturday both during the
day and evening. See adv in another
column
The large Salvage" sale sign GOV
ers the whole front of A. F. LOOMS
store, announcing a great reduction
sale on all shoes. rubbers, etc, begin
ming Saturday morning at O'Clock
A number of extra sales girls have
been hired to handle the crowd.
Several from this town attended the
vaudeville show in the Richmond the
atre at North Adams both on ben
nington night" Wednesday, and Hoo
sick Falls night" Thursday The pro
ceeds of the weeks attraction will 60
toward the Old Home week fund o
the Tunnel CITY,
1t is currently reported about tow
today that the occupants of the bal
loon Cleveland" which passed owe
the west part of the town Thursda,
afternoon threw out a number of emp
ty champagne bottles near the tow
of Sodom. Evidently sand is not tn
only variety of ballast used in bal
, looming.
New lunch hOxes from 10c I'M a