The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

William Mangan of North street
was in North Adams today on bust
ness.
Edward Wade of Rutland is spend
ing few days in town visiting and
Oh business.
Frank Day is employed this week
painting the residence of Patrick Ho-
gan on Maple street
Daniel Cavanaugh Of Hudson, n. T.,
is the guest OF his cousin, L. }. Ed
dingIon for few days.
w. J. Tiffany has returned to Bos-
ton after spending few days with
his family on Stafford street.
Miss Wilhelmina Hicks has accepted
a position in A F Loomis store
during the Salvage shoe sale.
Miss Rhoa Huryey has recovered
from her recent illness and resumed
her duties in Ramsdells store.
The fence at the athletic field is
being repaired and put in shape for
the Y. NJ. c. A. baseball games.
Mrs C. D. Sawyer OF Woodford city
is spending few days with Miss
Anna c. Park of Pleasant street
Mrs. b. Cantor and family Of River
street went to Troy this morning to
spend three months with relatives.
w. ID. McGurn and family have
moved into the house on Gage street
recently vacated by Martin E. Buss.
The Emerson and Waldorf oxfords
for men, the Noveck oxfords and
pumps for women at Noveck's every
pair guaranteed. 1t
|. Devotions for the month of May
were held Wednesday evening in st.
Francis de Sales church. Rev. John
J Cullion officiated
If the weather is favorable this
evening party of Y. M. c. A. boys
will 90 on a moonlight hike to Sue
ker pond and return.
Arthur Barney, a student in the AL
bany business college, returns today
to visit at the home of his father,
Martin f. Barney of Beech street.
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph VIM and
daughter OF West Halifax are expect
ed here today to visit Mrs. +. F.
Mosher and daughter for few days.
Glenn Jones of Blackinton, who of
ficiated as umpire for the Bennington
Baseball association during last sea-
son was in town Wednesday evening
The remains OF the late John Madi-
son who died in North Adams last
winter were buried this afternoon at
one o'clock in the Bennington Center
cemetery
Miss May Madison, daughter Of
Judge and Mrs. Norman l.. Mattison
of Glastonbury, was taken to tie Sa-
marian hospital in Troy Tuesday for
an operation.
Mrs. Leon Lamarre and daughter
Miss Emma left for Troy this morn
ing 10 attend q reception this evening
given by Mr. and Mrs. F. Courteman-
che Of Second street
Word he's been received here that
Barney Levin Of River street under
went an operation in New York
city hospital Tuesday His condition
is as good as could be expected.
The dance to be given by the en-
ployes of the Bennington Electric
company and the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company will
be held in Foresters hall Friday eve
ming.
1t is unofTicially stated and rHmored
about town that the Bennington opera
house will soon be leased to a moving
picture and vaudeville company which
is planning to start business about
August LIST.
The Bennington County Medical
society will meet this evening at 8
o'clock in the parlor of the Putnam
mousse. Papers will be read by DR..
c. w Bartlett, DR.. L. II. Ross and
DR.. E. b. Daley.
It is understood that ]. J. Kealor,
who has had charge for some years of
Fairview farms, owned by F. b. Jen-
nings in North Bennington, will soon
leave the employ of Mr.. Jennings to
accept another position.
The sweet throated song birds, the
bob-o-links were heard for the first
time this year in the country districts
today. Their arrival is said to be
one of the surest signs of the ap-
proach of summer weather.
The remains of the late John Tudor
who died in Stamford last winter
were brought here from North Adams
today and inferred in the Park Lawn
cemetery. The burial was held at 8
o'clock Rev. Philip Schuyler officiat-
ing. The members of the deceased's
family and number of friends and
relatives were in attendance.
A special end novel attraction will
take place at the Loomis shoe store
Friday evening at o'clock. The
manager of the Salvage shoe sale will
throw from the roof of the building
several pairs of boy sneaks. The first
boy under 10 years of age to enter
the store with a pair of matched
sneaks, same size, will be given a
good pair of school shoes. As the
contest has no restriction except age
a large number of boys will undoubt-