The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Views of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers
Walter Kelley spent the Fourth in
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vanderburg
and children spent the Fourth in Pit
tsheld.
w. Leroy Bates has accepted a
position as chauffeur for f. o.
Graves.
]. W. Boland of North Adams is
spending the day in Bennington on
business.
Charles Sawyer has resigned his
position as driver on the village
sprinkler.
John Purcell went to Pittsfeld this
afternoon to attend the Bennington
Pittsfield game.
Mrs. Charles II. Spear and children
returned Tuesday evening from a Wis
it in Scotia, N. Y.
A new Ice cream parlor has been
opened in the basement OF the VIII
loughby store on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Brown of Old
Bennington have opened their sum
mer cottage at Stamford, CT.
Joseph Hackett of Academy Place
has accepted a position with the III.
c. White company Of North Benning-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Naughton of
Arlington are spending. the day in
town on business. They leave this
evening for Albany.
Mrs. C. II. Robson Of Depot street
spent Tuesday in Troy with Mrs. j
S. Mccall at the Troy City hospital
Mrs Mccall is gaining slowly
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wood returned
Wednesday from Pittsheld where
they had been the guests of Mr. ant
Mrs. S. X. Jones over the Fourth.
The Misses Helen, Marion and Mil
dred Beecher of Pleasant street are
visiting their aunt, Mrs Vogel at hel
home on the Lenox Road, Pittsield
for two weeks.
The Sisters of st. Joseph, whit
made up the teaching staff OF 81
Francis de Sales academy went to
day to Rutland to the st. Joseph cor
vent, in that city.
The Bennington City band CAV
: their usual concert from the Putnar
, house balcony Wednesday eyenini
Owing to the heat the attendance wa
considerably smaller than usual.
Mrs. Collins NJ. Graves and chi
dren went this morning TO Peru {
spend two weeks at the Bromley In
= at that resort. Mr. Graves who a.
companied them will return in n fe'
days
Frank Riley on Saturday sold I
Seymour Van Santvoord a fine pa
OF brown cobs for 500 The horse
, We're delivered at Mr. Van Sar
words country place at Bennington
-Hoosick Falls Democrat.
Alfred Edwin Follansdee, aged
, months, 26 days, son OF Mr.. and Mr.
Alfred Follansdee died Wednesda,
The funeral will be held Friday ate
, noon from the home OF Mr.. and Mr.
II. Hall on the Burgess road.
. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Hawley and oh
dren, Donald, Misses Helen and Katl
crime of Oakland. Ca. Charles 20,
, ley of Manchester, Russell and Mis-
Helen Adsms of Huntington, l..
spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. W
}, B. Walker OF Pleasant street The
came in Mr. Hawley's automobil
from Manchester.
Or. b. c. Jenney, George s. Clark
, and Emory S. Harris returned We
nesday from a fishing trip TO PIN
hurst, Lake George, where they WEI
; Saturday afternoon. AT Hague. Lab
. George Wednesday II was l06 to II
In the shade. The fishermen had e
cellent luck. but were unable
/. bring back any OF the catch becau'
OF the heat
About l15 children from St Peter
: Sunday school, in charge Of John IL
|. cester, left at 9:45 o'clock this NOR
ing for Hoosac Valley Park, whore q
: annual picnic will be held The pi
: mic inaugurates the summer vacatlC
!. Of the Sunday school. The yacatiC
, will last until Sunday. Sept TO- III
= rector, Rev. Philip Schuyler. was u
|. bale to accompany the picnickers.