The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

A. p. Sheldon of West Rupert is in
own on business.
Misses Mary and Ella Settlement
we're among those who went to Lake
George Sunday.
Charles Harte baggage master in the
ocal station spent Sunday with ais
parents in Rutland.
Miss Agnes Leahy of Utica, N. Y,
Is visiting her aunts, the Misses Lea
by of Stafford street.
Misses Maggie and Annie Lyons of
River street are visiting DR.. G.. w.
of Pittsfield.
Rev. w. w. Brunk, pastor of the
Methodist church, has returned from
"a trip to Washington, d. G.
Frank Forrestel, who has been Wis
iting friends in town returned yester-
day to his home in New York.
To rent: beginning August 9th
the Park Homestead, all furnished,
Woodford, Vt. Apply to Ethel J.
Park, Woodford, VT. 23t6
Richard Barrett, the victim of the
railroad accident at North Bennington
Sunday night, died Monday evening at
the Rutland City hospital.
John P. Mulligan who has been for
the past two weeks attending the Sc
attic exposition and National conven-
ton of Elks at Los Angeles has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Jennie McKurn who under
went an operation at the Samaritan
hospital in Troy has returned home
and would like to thank all who sent
flowers, fruit and cards.
A. S. Bassett and family ofsNiantic,
Conn, and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur b.
Jenkins of Hartford. Conn. who have
been camping at Camp LOafmore
have returned to their homes.
John Cronin of North street left
this morning to spend a few weeks in
Boston. and New York. He intends
TO witness as many league games as
possible while in these two cities.
The annual national l. o. o. +. con
vention will be held this year in Seat
tie, Wash, during the week beginning
September Goth. The Vermont dele
gates who with their wives will at
tend are Calvin Endress of this town,
W. Il. Coombs of Brattleboro, F. W.
Jackson of Barre and G. II. Stearns
Of st. Johnsbury.
The date of the engagement of the
Bennington CITY Band at the Cam
bridge Fair. watch was originally
Tuesday, Aug 3lst.. has been changed
to Friday, Sep. 3rd The manage
ment of the fair has found this
change necessary owing to conflicting
dates held by the several bands en-
gagged for this season.
At the last village meeting 1t was
voted that eight of the band concerts
should be given at the Soldiers home.
four of which have already been
given. There will be four more Sun
day concerts at the Home during the
month OF August. This leaves but
one more to play at the Putnam
House. Pursuant TO the liberal policy
of the band two or three extra con-
certs will be acid at the Putnam
House before the close of the season.
The eleventh concert will be given at
the Home next Sunday.
Mrs. Emily Cook, aged Sc years died
in the House of Mercy at Pittsfleld
Sunday after a brief Illness incident
to old age. She was taken TO the hos
pital last Thursday. The funeral will
be held in Waterford. n. Y. tnis af-
ternoon at o'clock. She is survived
by three sons, William and Theodore
of New Haven and George w Cook of
this city. Her husband died about AS
years ago Mrs. Cook had lived in
Pittsfield for the past two years com
ing to this city from Bennington,
where she was very well known
Pittsfield Journal.
The members of the Musicians I'm.
ion of North Adams will hold a Field
Day next Saturday at the Fair
Grounds. A fine program has been
arranged and will include baseball.
horse racing and a long list of ath-
letic sports One of the principle at
fractions will be a monster band of
seventy-five musicians. The Ben
nington City band has accepted an in
vitation to take part and will leave
acre on the 12:4 5 car in body. The
proceeds of the day are to be used to
defray the incidental expenses for old
Home Week. Nearly all the best
musicians in this section are to be
included in the monster band under
the direction of Thomas j. Reynolds
OF Hoosick Falls.