The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.


William Van Seet of Pittsfield was
a visitor in town today.
N. Noveck has returned from a
business trip to New York.
Miss Gracia Planter of Hartford
is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Lyman Royce has returned
from a visit in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Gould A. LEASING of Brooklyn
is the guest of friends in town.
Samuel Pierce Of Manchester was
guest of DR.. ]. H. Potter Sunday
James Coomar of Union street is
visiting friends in Boston and vicini-
ty.
Louis Grupe of Schenectady is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Louis Har
wood
Miss Anna Nolan of Troy, who has
been visiting friends in town, has re-
turned.
Bottum and Torrance are painting
their collar shop and office on West
Main street.
Otto Bennett, Jr., of Manchester is
spending a few days with relatives in
Remington.
Misses Doris and Gladys Gibson
have gone to Greenfield to visit Miss
Helen Belyea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Darling left Sat
urday for a vacation in Brandon and
Lake Bomoseen.
Misses Margaret Dagesse and Mary
Forgue have returned from a weeks
visit in Hartford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvin French of Rens-
selaer, n. Y, have been guests at
their former home here.
Miss Mabel Waters left Saturday
for her home in New York after
spending the summer in Bennington.
Paul c. Cornell has returned from
Middlebury where he has been spend
ing few days attending the fair.
Mrs. c. w. Brown and daughter,
Grace, of Hoosick Falls were guests
of Mrs j. H. Livingston over Sunday.
Lloyd Waters, short stop on the
baseball team, is spending a few days
in New York with his father, j. F.
Waters.
The special business meeting of
the Young Woman's club, appointed
for this evening, will be postponed un-
til further notice.
c,1a..ne Ia.olo,;ot. noJcra,- ond
Higgins were IN Arlington Saturday to
attend the funeral of State Commits
sioner Henry S. Wilson.
Mrs. Emaline Stebbins of Saranac,
Mich, was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
S. Estes over Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs
Estes also entertained several other
relatives.
Walloomsac lodge n. f. o. p. will
hold an excursion to North Adams
Tuesday September 7th. They will
take part in the old home week cele-
bration that evening.
Word was received here today of
tae death of Mrs George Shurtleff in
Saratoga yesterday. Mrs. Shurtleft
was formerly a resident of this town
being associated with the A. Nolan
for some time.
T. e. Larrabee was called to Hoo
sick Falls from Montpelier last night
by a bad breakdown to the engine at
the electric light plant. From Hoo
sick Falls he will go on to New York
to arrange for the repairs.
Rev. and Mrs. j. r. Goddard, who
have been spending a few days in
town as guests of Col. and Mrs l.. F.
left this morning. Mr.. God
dard has been missionary in China
for many years and will return to
that country shortly.
Lip Keene, advance agent for the
AS Minutes from Broadway COM
pany was in town today making final
for the presentation of
the show here Saturday evening. The
advance sale will open at the box Of
flee Wednesday evening at o'clock
The nearest approach to frost in
this section in some months occurred
early this morning, wnen the mer-
curry dropped nearly to 40 in many
low living districts. The weather fore
cast gives frosts in the northern part
of the state for tonight. Possibly a
light one may occur here.
O. M. Barber, Judge +. II. Holden,
John Robinson, John Nash, Joseph I.
Watson, f. S. Harris, County Clerk }.
]. Stakeholder, Harry Tiffany and }.
II. Livingston composed the delega-
ton from Bennington lodge of Elks
which attended the funeral of State
Cattle Commissioner Henry S. Will |
son at Arlington Saturday afternoon
were used to transport |
the delegation to and from Arlington |
and Dr. f. f.. Potter took three |
friends of the commissioner from
pownal in his car