The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

ne uay IN Troy anu Albany 4,
Pure Vermont maple sugar in
small cakes at l.. Corsiglias
Joseph Henchey of Troy is visiting |
friends in town for few days
Howard Leonard of Pittsheld is
visiting friends in town today,
E. ]. Higgins went to North Adams
and vicinity today on a fishing trip.
joseph Vein of Lincoln street has
returned from a business trip to Man
chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter James spent
Sunday with friends and relatives in
Pownal
Mrs. George Keeseman and Mrs
James w Martin are spending the day
in Troy.
Mrs. Anna w. England of Park St,
extension is visiting relatives in Roc
hester, N. Y.
T. b. Wilson of Hoosick Falls is
visiting his son, DR.. J. r. Wilson for
a few days.
Comrade Irving w. Hurd of the
Soldiers Home is recovering from his
recent illness.
Mrs. William f. Scott of West Main
street is slowly improving from her
recent illness.
Miss Lucy Whitman of North Pow
nal has accepted a position at the
Putnam House.
John l.. Grant is acting as baggage
master on the branch local in place
of A. H. Woodward.
Wayne Adams of Bennington was in
this city for short time yesterday
North Adams Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Pettibone have
been guests recently of Mr. and Mrs.
| Charles Pettibone in Pownal.
The Brunswick bowling team goes
to North Adams to roll match game
with a tunnel city team this evening.
Rev. H. j. Maillett and Miss Kilda
Vachoin of East Dorset are visiting
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. e.
Houle.
Miss Agnes Bassllion and Misses
Gordon, Mr. and Mrs Bellmore of
North Adams are visiting Miss Eva
Lassor.
Mrs. Cornie Glynn Cocklin, the no
ted contralto of Rutland is the guest
of William Murray and family of Gage
street for a few days.
Joseph Ryan of Webb street has re-
signed his position with Rev A. j.
Barron and viii work again at the Tiff
fanny Bros knitting mill.
The Grange hold a regular meeting
in their hall this evening at s o'clock.
There will be debate on woman 5
rights and a talk on the preservation
of our forests.
Mrs w. c. Clark, lecturer OF the
local grange, accompanied by Mrs.
w. j Hicks, is in Rutland today to
attend the Vermont Conference OF
Grange lecturers.
Library theatre today a new show
of pictures and songs of superb quail
ity with thrilling dramas and enough
comedy to cause combustion OF
smiles Don't miss today's show
George Townsend of Gage street
has returned from Gloversyille, n. Y.
where he has been attending the Troy
Conference meeting. Mrs. Townsend
is still in Gloversyille visiting heI
! daughter, Mrs. J l.. Fort.
The funeral of the late George Wal
worth was held from the house in
North Bennington this afternoon at
o'clock. Rev Mr.. Cooney, pastor
of the North Bennington Baptist
church officiated. The interment was
in the North Bennington cemetery.
Several from here went to Nortf
Adams today to attend the auction
sale Of horses at the Ballou farm
About 100 horses secured by the lum
Der camps in the vicinity of Whining
ton were to be sold under the ham
mer.
The listers have made one circuit
of the town and left lists at the resi-
dences of a large number of taXpay
ers. They will be at the town clerk
office every Saturday afternoon from
1870 to >. After May /, the lists o
taxpayers who have not sent in theil
inventories will be doubled.
Considerable interest was aroused
here today by the fact that an exper
was to drag the Pownal mill pond
Several from here went to watch the
proceedings. A party consisting o
Fred d. Burt, Guy Harbour, Earl A
Smith and d. j. Cullion left on In,
S:45 car
Robert T. Lincoln president of the
Pullman Car company, and son of the
great civil war president, passed
through North Bennington in his pri
vate car "Haslesiere" with his family
Tuesday on the way from his home il
Chicago to his country estate at Man
chester.
Miss Alice McDermott entertained
the Jolly Whist club at her home OF
Park street Tuesday evening FRS
prizes at cards were awarded to Mis-
Kathleen Quinlan and Robert Carne,
respectively. The second favor
were won by Miss Gertrude Carne,
and P. J Prendergast. Dainty re
freshments were served
Mrs. Eliza Crawford was very plea
sanity surprised by number of he
friends Monday evening at her HON,