The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Ramsdells.
NJ. b. Middleton is in Manchester to-
day on business.
Dr. II. W. Burgess is in Arlington
today on business.
E. Estabrook returned to New York
today in answer to telegram.
c. C. Easton of East Main street is
confined TO the house by illness.
Mrs. Thomas Vail of Bennington
Center is spending the day in Troy.
Just look at those $3.50 wagons and
plenty of cheaper one at Ramsdelrs.
Mrs. Anna Powers of County street
spent Sunday in North Adams and
Pittsfield.
Clifford Aldrich of Rotterdam juno
ton. n. Y. is visiting at his home
on School street.
Miss Lulu Hawkins of Providence,
r. l., is visiting Mrs. Thomas Ryan
of Branch street.
Miss Sadie Kervin of Bennington
Center left this morning for visit
at her home in Easton. n. Y
Miss Hadda Ertson of Bennington
Center has returned from Springfield,
Mass, after visiting friends.
Walter Townsend who injured his
leg two weeks ago, does not improve
as fast as his friends would wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Marsden of
Pleasant street visited their son, Earl
A. Marsden in Pittsfeld Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs George Bushee of Man
chester are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Alphonse Iapoint of River street
Mrs. NJ. Mack and Miss Lizzie Muir
| pay of Riverside have returned from
Boston where they visited Mrs. r. f..
| Niles.
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Temple and
cnildren of Salem, n. Y, are guests
of his mother, Mrs. John Temple Of
| Gage street.
Beginning today the senior class of
the high school will nold rehearsals
for commencement exercises in the
opera house.
| Andrew ]. Hall, Bert Willard and
Judson Andrews returned to county
court at Manchester today after the
Sunday recess.
II Miller Bros "101 Ranch" Wild West
show which played in North Adams
last Friday is in Boston this week for
a six days engagement.
ii Af;-c vida Iobpcn,, tuhn hos haan
! the guest of Miss Buelah Bates for
several days, returned this morning TO
her home in Burlington.
H Robert b. Pike was in Hoosick Falls
Sunday visiting ais wife who Is at the
home of her parents in that town on
| account of the illness of her mother.
A business meeting will be held on
| Tuesday evening, June Is. at the
!, Neighborhood House at 1880. All
members are earnestly requested to
be present.
h. ]. Cummings and son Robert Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. joan Kinney In
North Bennington Sunday. Master
Robert caught six nice trout in a
stream in the vicinity.
Reubin Sanborn has bought out the
interest of George NJ, Hawks in the
! tinsmith business of Hawks a. Cum
mings. The firm will now be known
as Cummings & Sanbom.
The Coleville Sluggers claim the
game from the Buss Stars as for
felt The attendance was large but
very disappointed as the Buss Stars
did not appear on the diamond.
f. w Kehoe writes to the Banner
that the program of William Warrens
| Welcome" should nave contained ac-
| acknowledgements to A. Drysdale & Son,
dry goods, Miss A. Nolan, millinery;
and DR.. d. Il. Lewis, optemetrist.
Frank p. Hopper of Wilkesbarre, Pa
superintendent of the Lu2eme county
| Pennsylvania public schools has rent
ed the Habberley house on Elm street
| for the summer. The house is the
same he mas occupied for several sea-
sons.
The baseball game Saturday on Nor
gan park between the mines represent
ing the Cooper and Bradford mills was
won by the Brads by a score of Is to
:. Each team has now won a game
apiece and the rubber" is scheduled
to take place next Saturday.
Five Y. NJ. c. A. boys accompanied
by the physical director went to Suck
pond on hike Saturday. The re-
turn trip was made via Dunville, max |
ing in all about 20 miles. The boys |
we're Charles Frank and Henry Nc
iaren. Charles Valley and Norton.
George r. Mathers went to Ithaca, |
y. Y, this morning to attend the an |
nual commentaries of Cor |
nell University where his son, George |
A. Mathers is to finish a course in the |
law department this year. Mrs. Math
ers accompanied him as far as Al
bany.
A delightful party was held Satur- |
day evening at the home of Mr.. and |
Mrs William Mort in honor of their |
daughter Helen's 18th birthday. About |
% were present and games were play |
ed one being the donkey game, the !
prize going to VIM. Beecher. Refresh |
ments were served and all on depart |
ing, left tokens of their best wishes.
C. NJ. Lambert & Son have complet- |
ed the laying of a concrete sidewalk in |
front of the Y. NJ. c. A. building The
top is left with a rough finish with |
smooth border around each block and |
overcomes the Objectionable feature of |
a smooth walk being slippery in wet |
or icy weather. This is the first walk |