The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News =. he Town and Village Told Briefly
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News =. de Town and Village Told Briefly
.or Busy Readers.
A. II. Redheld of Springfield, Mass.
is spending a few days here.
Mrs. Ella Houghton has returned
from few days visit in Pittsfeld
Miss Katherine Lamarre has re-
turned from few days visit in New
York
Mrs. H. A. Lyons who has been
visiting in Pittsheld has returned
home
Representative Norman M. Maths
on of Glastonbury was in the village
yesterday
S. f. Wood is making repairs and
improvements on his North street
residence.
Harry Rudd is in the employ of
Mrs. e. W. Bradford during the abb
sence Of Richard Burke who is Wis
iting in Montreal.
Arthur White who has been work
ing between here and North Ben
nington as express messenger is EN-
ployed in the express Office as extra
clerk
Miss Mary A. Hutton was among
those who went to Albany today to
hear Harry Lauder, the Scotch com
edian, who is filling an engagement
in that city.
The regular meeting of Benning-
ton Council of X. and S. NJ, will be
held on Thursday, October 26 at 7.3O
p. m. The officers are especially re-
quested to be prompt in attendance.
Past Supreme Warden Frank A.
Rice of Boston and Miss Jennie Hen
derson of North Adams, chairman of
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts,
made an official visit to Walloomsac
lodge, L, o. o. f., Tuesday evening.
Harry P. Pierce who has been act
ing as express messenger on the To-
cal run between Bennington and No.
Bennington during the absence of
Leon b. Parker, has returned to his
home in North Adams. Mr.. Parker.
who has been running between AL
bany and Boston has returned to
the local run.
States Attorney Meagher and Sher.
if Frederick Godfrey and Mrs. God
frey returned yesterday afternoon
from Montpelier where Messrs
Meagher and Godfrey had been in at.
tendance upon the annual conference
with the attorney general. All of
the sherilfs in the ii counties were
In attendance but the states attor-
neys were not so well represented.
The chancery suit of Stockwell VS.
Elwell, which was partially heard
before Il. A. Lawrence of Rutland
as special master at the Office of
Holden & Healy yesterday was fin.
ally settled. The case involved the
/ title TO less than two acres of pas
ture land in the town of SALISBURY.
The settlement was In the nature of
a compromise In the re-establishing
OF a line between the properties of
the two litgants.
News was received at the soldiers
home today of the death at Hancock
OF one OF the inmates of the institu-
ton, Willard Birchard. He left the
home on the 18th of the present
month. He served in the fifth regi-
ment, Company f, enlisting from the
town OF Salisbury in 1861 and went
through the entire war. He was pro
NOTED to corporal and later to ser
geant and was mustered out of the
service in June, 1865. He became
an inmate OF the home in August,
1909.
The recent Sunday school conven-
ton at Burlington was by far the
best yet. The number OF delegates
present was a surprise. The sp.en.
did work Of the county organizations
was indicative OF the efficiency of our
central organization. Echoes of the
addresses and their bearing on our
local work will be worth while at
the union meeting OF Sunday school
workers and Bible students Thurs
day evening at o'clock in the Con.
gregational chapel. Rev. Mr. Dow
will lead the song and devotional
service and Rev Mr. Meyer will lead
the quiet time" at the Union service
Thursday night Everybody come.