The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

DR.. C. w Bartlett has returned
from New York.
Seymour Van Santvoord returned
to Troy this morning.
II. c. Roster has returned from a
business trip to New York.
r. S. Drysdale is spending a few
days IN New York on business.
Miss Mary Walbridge has returned
from a visit in Hamilton, n. Y.
Miss Lillian Temple went to Pitts
field today to resume her duties.
Andrew B. Oatman of North street
was in Manchester today on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Richie are
spending a few days in New York and
Boston.
Miss Jennie Henderson of North
Adams was the guest Monday of Mrs
f. A. Marsden.
Olin Harwood went to Ludlow this
morning to attend district meeting
of Odd Fellows.
Service of microscopy prayer this
evening at st. Peters church 1880.
You are invited.
Edward Tester of Troy is the
guest of his brother, Joseph Tessier
of Dewey street.
Miss Maude Taylor and Elizabeth
Krkwood have gone to New York to
spend few weeks.
The two children of Mr. and Mrs.
Myron S. Clarke of Washington ST.,
are i'll of scarlet fever.
Mrs. Georgiana Lafrance has re-
turned from a visit with her brother
Joseph Therrien in Pittsfeld
William Cummings has moved his
family to Pittsfeld where he is EN-.
ployed in the Stanley Electric works.
The new rollers for the Y. NJ c. A.
printing press have arrived and a
class in typesetting will be started at
once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Goldsmith, who
have been spending a few days in
town, returned Monday to their home
in Troy.
Trackmaster E. J. Iashaway OF
Depot street is spending a couple oil
days at Lebanon Springs, n. Y, on
business.
A social dance will be held in N
r. o. p hall Saturday evening. Good
music will be furnished Come and
have a good time.
The building on Gage street occupi
ed by Joseph Sausville as meat
market is being repaired. A new
| porch has also been added
c. NJ. Lambert & Son have erected
three granite and two marble head
stones on the Richmond lot in the
Mapletowu cemetery at Hoosick, n
IY.
S. d. Pierson, who has been visit
ing his brother Phillip T. II. Pierson
of Washington street, returned this
morning to his home in Geneva, ~
IY.
Miss Helen Wolcott of Bennington
| Center went to Boston this morning
to join Miss Juliette Stamford, who
has been spending several days in
that city
One of Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Nor.
risseys children on Washington
avenue is suffering from an attack OF
scarlet fever. There are three other
children in the family
| A new side track has been complet
ed at the Summit in the west part OF
the town. The new track will ac
commodate 80 cars, two engines and
a caboose being over 1900 feet in
length.
The electrical display at tonights
play THE Bennington County Fair
1 will be strong feature. The electric
swings are said to be marvels Of
mechanical ingenuity. The stage viii
be prettily decorated.
Mrs. Margaret McGurk, who ha.
been the guest of her son, James l.
McGurk of Gage street for severa
weeks, left today for Cohoes to spenC
couple weeks before returning t.
her home in Joliet, III.
The Bennington County Fair
will be presented only one night. AL
tickets must be presented at the DO,
office this evening. A big dress re
hearsal was held last night and tn,
seat sale augurs for a large house.
| The Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium classes
which have been discontinued durinl
the rehearsals for the Bennington
County Fair" will be resumed Wed
nesday afternoon when the junio
class will hold its first meeting
The society of the Ladies' of ST
Ann of the Sacred Heart church haC
mass celebration for their deceased
members Monday morning Rev. C
e. Provost was celebrant and many
members of the society were in at
tendance.
Bradfords mill will put on a nigh
force in the carding, knitting anC
spinning departments beginning mex
Monday night and is taking on ad
ditional help in those departments
This will also necessitate addinl
some help in the finishing depart
ment though the work there can al
De done without night shift
George Robinson and daughter o
South SALISBURY luckily escaped
serious injury in a runaway acciden
Sunday. They were returning from
church at North Bennington whel
the horse became frightened and bolt
ed through a wire fence. Both oc
cupants were thrown over the fenc,
into a small pond but received N,
serious injury. The horse becam,