The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Tod Briefly
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AlNo 1diOAAiiI W hNCA 10 ~ AAV|
today.
George NJ. Hawks was in Troy on
Wednesday.
Mrs. William ]. Gibney of Park St,
is visitor in Troy today
T. Hoxie Hall of Pownal was in
town Wednesday on business.
Miss Bridget Mclaughlin is in Dor
set today visiting at her home.
Joseph Galipo of Branch street is
confined to the house by illness.
E. A. Lemily has accepted posi-
ton with Fl. r. Bradford & Co.
Miss Mary Thompson of Arlington
visited friends in town Wednesday.
Misses Mary Donovan and Mary
Cole of Depot street are in Troy to-
day
Mrs. S. B. Hall of Bennington Cen
ter is convalescing from an attack of
pleurisy. al
Edward S. Chandler of Bennington
Center is spending the day in Troy
and Albany.
Miss Elizabeth Norton has returned
from an extended visit in New York
and Saratoga.
Mrs. George Townsend of Gage St.
is in Gloversville visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. l.. Fort.
A. R. VonDette, ST.. has returned
from Rutland. where he has been
spending some time.
The Fish & Game club of North
Bennington will hold dance in Bank
hall on New Years eve.
Francis SHAFT has been re-admitted
to the Soldiers Home after spending
a furlough in Burlington.
Ami Lanamme, Arthur Latour and
| Joseph Cummings have gone to
Briggsyille, Mass, to work
Thomas English and John Lyons
have gone to Hartford, Conn, where
they expect to take positions.
Henry Oglesby of the Soldiers
home has returned from a visit in
Springfield and Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Adeline NJ. stalings, who was
in charge. OF the Bennington County
Fair left this morning for Walling-
ford.
Miss Agnes ODonnell who has
been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Maria O'Donnell, has returned to Co
hoes.
! Mrs. c. c. Kenyon has returned
from a three weeks visit with her
sister Mrs. A. e. Perkins Of Spring
field, Mass.
r. II. Hewett, who has been spend
ing a few days with his family here
has returned to his work in South
bridge Mass.
Prof Russell of Williams College
who filed the pulpit of the Ole. First
church Sunday. delivered a very in
teresting address.
It's like throwing money in a hole,
When spending it for inferior coal
You pay no more, and get the best,
When you with Myers your cash
invest.
The Rutland railroad work train
| passed through here this morning on
ITO way AlOAl AbutldiAu ~ AthAff lntI-
| lin where a large side track is being
constructed.
Seymour Van Santvoord fell from
the staging at his home in the south
part of the town Wednesday and
spraned his ankle. He is now oblig-
ed to use clutches.
The shirt waist factory of Roster
q Cotrell. Bennington's latest indus
try, is booming. All the operators
have been working every night until
10 o'clock for a month.
Arthur Thompson, who recently
sprained his wrist while playing foot
ball with the high school team of
which he was a member, is confined
to the house as a result
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps will be held Fri
day evening, Dec. 3rd As it is the
election of officers a good attendance
of members is requested to be pres
ent.
On account of the large amount of
freight traffic on the Rutland rail
road at present, engines have been
ifutNh libul TIE new lOIk AeDIfal
and Hudson River division The first
of these made its appearance here
today
A meeting of the Socialist Party
local of Bennington will be held in
the Young Womans Club rooms OPP
posite the court house, Friday even
ing, Dec 3 at o'clock All mem
bers are earnestly reouested IN he
present.
Mrs. Abb r. Boynton, aged so years.
died at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Knapp in Woodford We'd
nesday, The funeral will be held at
the house Friday afternoon at one
o'clock, Rev. w. w. Brunk officiating.
The burial will be at Woodford City.
James Valney, the tramp who plead
ed guilty to setting fire to Loren Mat
tison's barn in Arlington and was SEN
fenced to states prison by Judge Hol-
den in the munioipal court Wednes