The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

William Sears is in Manchester to-
day on business.
Mrs. Bert Patchin of Main street is
confined to the house by illness.
c. G. Brakley. proprietor of the Ii
brary hall theatre is in Manchester.
Mrs. Evans of New York is visiting
her sister Mrs T. A. Carpenter of
Main street.
wilhelm Deutchman of the Sold
iers home has returned from a weeks
visit in Fairlee.
Edward S. Higgins was called to
Middlebury Monday by the serious i'll
ness OF his brother.
Mrs. l.. c. Sherman of Main street,
who has been seriously i'll for some
time, is improving slowly.
Mrs John Burton of Grandyiew St,
went TO Hoosick this morning to visit
a few days at her former home.
Miss Rhea Hurvey of Main street
'q ~ Mrs F.. n. Peelor of Adams
street is working in her place at Rams
dells.
Mrs. c. II. Robson of Union street
received word Monday that her father
Mr.. Buck OF Springfield Mass. was
very i'll.
William Tiffany, who has resided
in Boston aAd the south for some
lime is visiting at the home OF Eli
Tiffany on Sahord street
c. }. Koefe of West Main street
made his maiden trip as conductor
On the local freight over the Chat
han division this morning.
The village steam roller is at work
On he b. v1all diamond Oh Morgtns
Park prchiog doNn the cnders and
lirt recently put on the grounds.
Miss Mary Carney and her cousin
Mrs. Margaret Thompson leave this
evening for New York to meet Miss
Hanna b. White sister to Mrs Thomp
son.
Cornelius Cook of New Haven
Conn, a former well known resident
Of this village, is visiting at the home
Of Fraak Knapp in the Gudoboard
district.
Mrs. Adolphus Morris and daughter
Belle, no have been guests ~ the
Baptist parsonage for several days,
returned to oneonta, n. V this
morning.
Luther Fiske is at present acting
as chaulfeu of the village automobile
which is at pres sent being used to put
the baseball diamond in shape on
Morgan's Park.
A regular monthly meeting of the
village trustees will be held this eve
ming This is the first meeting to be
held on Tuesday evening under the
new ordnance.
Bandmaster Wood has completed
arrangements for the engagement of
the Bennington City band during the
old Ilcme Week" to be held in North
Adams in September.
w. b. Hitchcock, who has been en-
ployed by the local telephone ex-
change as expert linesman for sew
eral days, has been transferred to
North Adams.
George Colgrove has recovered
from his recent indisposition and has
gone to Cheshire. Mass, to resume
the work of repairing the Enos Ad-
ans Co 5 sand sheds.
The following self explaining sign
may be seen in the window of Samu-
el Rosenburg's cobbling shop today:
u went 20 New York on business and
will be back in a few days
John T. Colt is moving here this
week from Orange, n. j., to occupy
the house he recently purchased of
Mrs. Harvey at Bennington Center
opposite the Walloomsac Inn.
Miss Louise Buffum entertained
number Of friends at her home on
Main street Monday evening. Finch
furnished the evenings entertain
nent. Refreshments were served
The barn which John Richert was
into a house on Branch
street extension was blown down Sat
lrda by the high wind. The struc-
ture viii now have to be taken apart
and rebuilt
Comrade William Cronan, formerly
IF Hoosick Falls. has returned to the
soldiers home here after being hon
discharged in Feb. 1904 and
since residing at the National Soldiers
home in Hampton Roads, Va.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Don
3. Whitcomb will be held privately
from her home on Silver street We'd
esday morning at 1880. Rev. Philip
schuyler will officiate. The inter-
merit will be in the village yaid.
The report of the Soldiers home for
he last tri-monthly period shows the