The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Miss Sara Cox is visiting relatives
in Londonderry.
Francis MCGUIRE of Pittsfield is Wis
iting friends in town.
Mrs. William Ashton is spending
the week in New York City.
Miss Margaret Lyons has returned
from visit in North Adams.
Miss Katherine Maloney has re-
turned from a visit in Rutland.
Miss A. Nolan has gone TO New
York to buy her fall millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joan Flynn Jr., left
this morning for North Adams.
Thomas Stewart is putting a porch
on his tenement on River street
Mr.. and Mrs. John Flynn Jr., have
returned from a visit in Eagle Bridge.
Mrs. Thomas Stewart of Mill street
has returned from a visit in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Margaret and Elizabeth Stew
art nave returned from visit in Lon
donderry.
Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy and Miss
Catherine Kelly spent Sunday in
Pittsfield.
Miss Marguerite McGovern and
Miss Sara Flynn spent Saturday in
North Adams.
Miss Jessie wilkins of Dewey street
has returned from visiting her father
in Fitchburg.
Mrs. j. H. Livingston and daughters
Grace and Ida, left this morning for
visit in Berlin.
Edward Mcguire went to work in
the spinning room of the Holden
plant this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Colwell of
New Haven, Conn, nave been the
guests of B. A. Quinlan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nolan of
Gage street are visiting their daugh-
ter in Schenectady this week
VIII receive a car of fancy canning
peaches Wednesday, September IS
Leave your orders at Aliens market.
VIII receive a car of fancy canning
peaches Wednesday, September IS
Leave your orders at Aliens market
A b. Willmarth of Middlebury. for
mer principal of the Bennington high
school, was in town Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Gracia Planter who has been
the guest of Miss Alma Dagesse and
other relatives, has returned to Hart
ford. Conn.
AS a straight line is the shortest
distance between two points, so is
advertising the shortest cut to bust
ness success.
Mrs. j. h. O'Neil of Bennington is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace r, Hayward of Maple street,
Rutland Herald.
The regular monthly meeting of the
| local lodge b. =. o. Elks will be held
tomorrow evening All members
should be present.
Miss Florence OErien of Auburn.
! n. Y, who mas been the guest of her
father, William O'Brien. returned to
her home Sunday.
Miss Margaret Barrett who has
been the guest of Miss Ella Cummings
of North street returned last night to
her home in Rutland.
Mrs. Helen c. Smith of Easton. Pa,
and Mrs. V. A. rlreidler of New York
City have been the guests of Mrs. f.
l.. Bottum for the past two weeks.
Tne Lincoln camp, Sons of Veterans
of North Adams have been invited to
attend the campfire of the local camp
| in G. A. r. hall tomorrow evening.
The visitors will arrive here at 7:45.
The Cuban Stars defeated North
Adams Saturday 19 to 6. The Stars
made 10 hits off two North Adams pit
cheers and had seven errors. North
Adams had l6 hits to its credit and
one less error than the Stars.
The engagement is announced of
Mrs. Helen c. Smith OF Easton, Penn,
to Arthur h. HOLSTER of this place.
Mrs Smith has been the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. f. l.. Bottum on several oc-
casions and made many friends in
| town
The date on which the opera Rob
in Hood" is to appear at the opera
house has been changed to September
y or 2S. A change in the company's
route made new date necessary.
This show was booked to appear here
next Saturday.
Word has been received here of the
death Saturday at DR.. McFarlond's
Santarium, Green's Farms. Conn OF
b. G.. Surdam, aged 81. The funeral
services will be held Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock at No. II Bank St,
North Bennington.
Loads of ferns are being drawn
through the village from Woodford to
be shipped to the cities. These ferns
are kept in cold storage until winter
when they are used by florists Sew
eral people have been employed for
some time in Woodford securing the