The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-15
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Newman Harrington of Bennington
has been doing some teaning in town
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Lyman X. Bowles pas
sed Easter Sunday with relatives in
! Stephentown, n. Y.
Fred Bowles was in North Adams
Tuesday on business.
John Balond of Troy was in Fern
dale Monday afternoon.
Cleaning up for summer cottage so
jOurners is commenced.
George w Knapp was in Benning-
ton Monday and Tuesday.
James Cross has been passing a
few days with friends in Bennington.
Robert Smith and wife OF Benning-
ton Falls were at Mrs. Jennie Smiths
Sunday.
Mrs. John Plante' has resumed her
work in Cooper's knitting mill in Ben
nington.
Harold Carpenter of Hoosick has
been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
! Higgins.
Mrs. Emily Church of Rutland pass
ed part of last week with her sister,
Mrs. Edward Estes.
The local weather prophet says:
Expect April showers with thunder
and lightning this week"
James Smith of Bennington Falls
| was a recent visitor of his grand
mother, Mrs. J. f. Smith.
Mrs. Harry Fradenburgh and daugh-
! ter Catherine of Bennington were in
Ferndale Monday forenoon.
Albert Knights, leading man at vi
alls store in Bennington was at home
Saturday night and Sunday.
There was recently born II pound
! boy to our former townspeople, VIM.
Waldron and wife of Arlington.
Mrs. Fanny Olden who is working
for Mrs. Rice of Bennington passed
Sunday with Mrs. j. r. Hathaway
Adelbert Harvey has bought Henry
/ Bent's place. Mr.. Bent will go to
Athol, Mass, to live with his daugh
! ter.
| The first auto of the season whirred
| up from Bennington Sunday afternoon
/ to where snow and ice was found and
then whirred back.
! A complete set of machinery for
! the manufacture of clapboards has
! been installed in the mill of the Wood
ford Lumber company
George Cotton returned Saturday
| from Cheshire, Mass, where ne had
been a few days as sawyer for the
! Enos Adams company
The result OF the town meeting last
Friday was that the matter OF refund
ing the town indebtedness at lesser
rate of interest be left in the hands
of the selectmen.
Mrs. Charles Harbour of Bennng-
ton who is afflicted by the Judgment OF
pin in her throat three weeks ago is
yet a sufferer from the accident. The
pin has not been found
Alfred Harbour has sold his grocery
store in Bennington to North Ad-
ans italian grocer, who has taken
possession Mr. Harbour VIII 80 TO
P.tsdeld Mass, where he has employ
ment.
Allen Briggs, Jr. of Searsburg was
I'm town Monday on his way TO BEN
uiugton for a week of business and
pleasure. While there he viii visit
with his uncles Bii Caleb and John
Briggs
AT the Union church meeting sun
dav 10 was decided 90 have Percy Var
mold of Lowell. Mass come here this
summer as q Christian worker Ben
ningtou clergymen will officiate occa-
sionally.
The sunshine ON Easter Sunday was
bright but the air was cool. Twas
fire day however, for the new bon
nets. The Hermit wore his last
years straw hat which he did not
wear at Montpelier.
Last Friday. April 9th. was the 43rd
anniversary Of the surrender OF Gen.
Lee at Appomattox court house, Va.
The late Charles Bowles who was
faithful veteran of the Civil war, al
ways made special mention of the day
with true loyalty and patriotism.
The open season for trout, Thurs
day, April 18th, will be duly observed
by several Bennington piscatorians,
who will be in Somerset and Stratton
before daylight in the morning. In
Remington county we will wait until
May IS and then find snow and ice
enough.
Guy Cutters English hound gave
birth to l3 lusty young ones. VIM. r,
Guys father was first to find the big
litter and his exclamation was not
unlike that of Robinson Crusoe on the
Island of Juan Fernandez when he
saw the footprints of his man Friday
i'm the sand-only more so.
Carl Bugbee attended the nuptials
of Fred Johnson and Miss Blanche
harrington Sunday at the home of the
bride in Searsburg. Justice Rice per
formed the ceremony. The happy
couple started away on brief honey
moon trip amidst showers of rice,
l.; Il.