The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

I III 4NOIlH AudIhS.
Samuel Holt spent Sunday in Pitts
field with his family.
Edward +. Ball of Pittsfield spent
/ Sunday at his home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carrigan and
family spent Sunday in Dorset.
Walter Woodland and NJ. j. Schwab
are spending a few days in Boston.
Miss Mary Hutton of Main street
visited relatives in Williamstown Sun
day.
Edward Phillips and Henry McMan-
away of Hoosick Falls spent Sunday
in town
Walter H. Berry proprietor of the
Walloomsac Inn, is spending the day
in Troy.
A. w. Half. travelling salesman for
the f. Norton company, spent Sun
day in town
Miss Eleanor Hutton of Main street
is spending a few weeks with rela-
tives in Williamstown.
The work train arrived here this
morning from Rutland and will be
used on the Chatham division this
week
William Inman of Union street re-
ceived word this morning of the
death of his sister-in-law in Argyle,
n. Y, Sunday.
Mrs. Michael Mclaughlin and son
Thomas, who have been visiting Miss
Bridget Mclaughlin of Main street,
have returned to Dandy.
DR.. and Mrs L. II. Ross went to
New York this morning where DR..
Ross will attend meeting of railway
surgeons in New York and New Eng
land. They will be absent for about
| week.
Mrs. Emily Hitchcock Terry who
was for 25 years at the head of Hub
bard home at Smith college in North
ampton, Mass, has arrived here to
spend the winter with Mrs w. b.
Sheldon.
Rev. Charles NJ. Stewart, D. l. ed
itor of the Northwestern Christian |
Advocate of Chicago, who spoke at |
both morning and evening services in |
the Methodist church Sunday, left I
this morning FIR AIhapv
A. NJ Abraham has been delayed in
opening his shoe repair shop at 1O4
Gage street because his stock was de-
layed in arriving but his goods are
now here and he has opened up His
prices are considerably lower than
the usual for this class of work.
Mr. and Mrs. William Warren of
Troy have been the guests of Mrs.
John H. Warren of School street. Mr.
rem will remain here for several days
Warren has returned but Mrs War
rem will remain here for several days.
Rev. George S. Mills and Rev. Isaac
Jennings. D. D., are in Manchester to-
day, attending a Congregational coun-
ell for the dismissal of Rev. Vincent
Raw who has been called to the pas
torate OF the Cambridge, n. Y.
church
The Catholic Order of Foresters'
fair ended Saturday night after a
three nights successful run. Miss
Cordelia Tatro was victorious in the
contest for the doll. In all about $500
was cleared The society wishes to
take this opportunity to thank the
public for their patronage.
Beginning today the milk train
which arrives from the north at $3.50
every afternoon will carry passengers
from Rutland and intermediate sta
tons to this town. 1t would be
great accommodation for local people
if the same train going north in the
morning at 1880 would also carry
passengers.
The funeral of Mrs. Adeline Bent
Davis was attended by large num-
Der of friends and relatives at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucius
bishop Saturday afternoon at 3 o.
clock. Rev. George S Mills ofiiciated
The bearers we're Charles, Arthur and
William Bent Albert and John Bish |
op and Leon Haskins of North Ad-
ans. The interment was in the
family lot in the village cemetery.
The Banner has received an inter
esting letter from Jimmie Myers who
left here last summer to return to his
home i'm New Brunswick for a visit
He writes that he will not return to
Bennington until spring but says he
will surely be here then. During the
fall Jimmie has been acting as guide
and cook for hunters from the states
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