The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
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week on business.
Allen Briggs Jr.. spent Sunday with
friends in Stamford.
Olin Smith spent several days last
week in North Adams.
John and Joseph Clement spent
Sunday in Bennington.
Ira Smith visited at the Red Mills
in Woodford last week.
Fred Smith saw black bear last
week while picking ferns.
julius Bartlett of Woodford was in
town last week on business.
Newton Hagar of Woodford called
on friends In town last week.
Ed. Belknap is running a vegetable
and meat market at his home.
Myron Vose and wife OF Fern City
were in Wilmington Saturday.
Judge Bond was in Woodford Mon
day surveying for Mrs. Carpenter.
Austin Briggs has returned from a
three weeks visit in Bennington.
Charles Bishop and wife of Fern
City were in Wilmington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ o. Johnson have
moved into the Charles Tudor house.
ID. M. Gleason and wife of Wood
ford were in town Saturday on bust
ness
There were 100000 ferns shipped
from Fern City Briggs mill" last
week.
Leon and Grace Crawford of Wood
ford visited at the home of Andrew
Davis Saturday.
Roy and Percy Harrington and Her
man LeRay attended the Hoosac Val
ley fair Saturday.
Mrs. Eugene Briggs OF Bennington
visited at the Briggs homestead on
Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Sherman who has been work
ing at Fern city has returned TO mis-
home in Clarksburg, Mass.
Charles Mallory who has been
working in Searsburg for some time
has returned to his home in Benning-
ton.
The treasurer OF the town of Sears |
burg has placed the tax bill in the
hands of the constable for immediate
Frank Harvey of West Dover was in
town last week on business. Mr.
lived in Searsburg for sever
Al years.
Harry Crawford and Elmer Shultz
If Woodford were in town last week
after ferns for d. NJ. Gleason of
Noodford.
A large band of gypsies while on
heir way home to Providence, X. l.,
'ecently, camped on the David Cros-
er place.
Mrs. A. ]. Johnson of Heartwell-
lille and daughter and granddaughter
# Brooklyn enjoyed drive to Sears
,urg Sunday.
Miss Bertha Davis of South Fran
ngham, Mass, who has been spend
ny week with Miss Ada Bond has
home.
Several from here attended the
lance at David Crawford's Friday
light. Briggs band of Bennington
furnished the music. All report
inc time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Johnson Vale OF
somerset and Mr.. Wales sister OF
brooklyn visited at the home of Mrs.
yaile's parents, Hon and Mrs. II. e.
Darlington last week.
Francis A. Bartlett of Montague.
dass.. and his niece. Miss Elizabeth
Bartlett of Boston who have been Wis
ting their brother and uncle, n. ID.
Bartlett, nave returned home.
Henry Jacobs of Wilmington was in
own last week on his way to Wood
ord City after his brotherin-law. Geo
Iolbritter of Croyder. ~ H., but for
nerly of Woodford and Wilmington.
A carrier pigeon with band on its
light leg which is marked p. b. 290S4
anne to the Briggs place last week.
was all tired out when 1t came, pro
ably from long flight but when
ested seemed to be all right but re-
uses TO go on its journey.
What might have been serious ac-
ident happened last week when Mrs.
red Johnson Vale of Somerset and
er sister, Mrs. Alice harrington Nc
,ormick of Brooklyn. were driving
ear the old tannery in Searsburg. In
urning around the lines got caught in
he whifretree and the horse backed
hem down seven foot embankment.
t threw them both out but they re-
eived only slight bruises.