The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-26
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Frank M. Hervey has been added to
the force of men employed in the
Colgate quarry
Mrs. Henry Bushee of School street
who has been ill for some time does
not improve as rapidly as her friends
would wish.
To rent:-Beginning August 9Th
the Park Homestead. all furnished,
Woodford, VT. Apply to Ethel J..
Park, Woodford, VT. 23t6
Visitors at BARRIERS Pines Sunday
included Mr. and Mrs. Z. ]. Stratton,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Frost and Miss
Anna Shufelt.
Miss Grace Danforth has returned
from her vacation and assumed ner
duties at Bottum & Torrances. Her
vacation was spent at her home in
Williamstown and in Boston.
Mrs. Eliza Percy of South street
will edit the Grange Ecno to be read
at the meeting of Bennington Grange
August II. Contributions from other
members will be gladly received.
Miss Catherine Mcclure of North
street has returned from her vacation
after spending some time with rela-
tives in New York, Boston and Pitts
field.
The gigantic overstock sacrifice
sale at the Noveck stores is proving
a great success, because il is an hon
est straight forward sale of first class
merchandise at profitless prices, the
sale positively ends Saturday, July
3lst
Frank A. Wahlquist went to Man
chester n. H.. today TO attend the flu
neral of his brother. Mr.. Wahlquist
who works in Dalton, Mass, receiv-
ed word of his brothers. death while
visiting at his home acre over Sun
day.
An order has been issued by the Of
ficials of the Rutland railroad, limit
ing the speed of trains between
Brainerd and the south end of the
trestle to four miles and hour. 1t
was in this vicinity that Saturday
mornings wreck occurred.
Tuesday the General Elec-
tries of Schenectady will play here.
Corey the Bennington pitcher who
beat Pittsfield Friday and allowed but
three hits, pitching for Bennington
will be in the box for the General
Hectrics.-Berkshire Eagle, Pitts
field.
Mrs. Laura b. Cole. II. j Cole and
family DR.. G. Ii. Van Horne and Miss
Dorothy Evans enjoyed trolley trip
TO Great harrington Sunday on the
parlor car bennington" and took din
ner at the Berkshire Inn They des-
cribe the trip as most delightful
days outing.
Just received direct from quarries
a number of monuments, headstones,
markers. posts, etc, which we have
set up at our works. These were pur
chased at Rock bottom prices and will
be sold accordingly. Money saving
for you Mr.. Contemplating buyer. G.
NJ Lambert & Son, 220 School street
opposite Graded School, Bennington,
VT Masons supplies, concrete side
walks.
Some people have already express
ed desire to take fresh air children
during their two weeks outing in this
town. The secretary of the Y. NJ C.
A. will be pleased to hear from more
on the same subject. People who
feel unable to care for the children
may contribute the means of the chill
dren's support while here. Two dol
lars will keep a child one week.
A party consisting of w. n. Gilbert
and son, +. G. Bisnop and Nj. G. Bis
hop of Yonkers, n. Y, arrived here
Sunday on foot from North Adams.
They started from Albany few days
ago and have visited in Berlin and
North Adams. After spending the
night at the Putnam they left this
morning for Stamford. They expect
to visit Cheshire, Lanesboro and Len
OK.
A pair of horses employed on the
Seymour Van Sanvoord farm while
standing in the local freight yard
this morning became frightened in
some unknown manner and dashed up
County street at top speed. AS they
neared the Enos Adams company fac
tory they collided with an automobile
driven by A. NJ. Torrance, smashing
the mudguard. tearing the top and
puttinga few dents in the back of the
car. The horses were easily stopped
after attempting to knock an edge off
the factory.
Miss Hazel Mcleod, who graduated
with nigh honors from Middlebury
college last month has accepted a
position as teacher OF English in
Black River academy at Ludlow
This is the leading preparatory school
of that section and ranks high as an
educational institution. Miss Mcleod
is a graduate of the Bennington high
school in the class of 1905, a class
whose members have been making
exceptional records in college and
which seems destined to increasing
fame. She is one Of Bennington's
most esteemed young women and her
many friends wish her continued sue
cess in the work she has chosen.