The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-31
Ben NlNHTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers


H. W. Redfeld of Springfield was
in town yesterday.
W. E. Mcintosh of Rutland was in
town yesterday.
Rev. G. Z. Watson of South Shafts
bury was in the village this morning.
Daniel C. Hurlbut is spending two
weeks with friends in Wilmington.
C. L. Thompson and s. S. Brown of
Pawlet were In the village yester-
day
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Callahan of Lee.
Mass, are the guests Of friends in
town.
Miss Minnie Maher left this morn |
ing for a months visit with friends in
Glens Falls.
The sidewalk on South street In
front of the W. A. Root residence Is
being raised.
Closed car service on the North
Adams and Hoosick Falls trolley
lines was resumed today.
Rev. John Mitchell of Saratoga, N.
Y, will conduct the services at the
Woodford Union church Sunday.
Miss Anna Shufelt left recently
for Wilmington, whore she will spend
two weeks as the guest of friends.
Friday and Saturday we will sell
you three pounds Chase & Sanborns
coffee for $10O. Public Cash Mar
ket
Friday and Saturday last days of
private sale by Mrs. G.. F. Huling at
207 Main street from to in the af-
ternoon.
The September meeting of the
Kings Daughters will be held with
Mrs F. w. Goodall, Friday afternoon
at o'clock.
Harry Moore of South street re-
turned last evening from Alexandria
Bay, N. Y, where he has been pass
Ing the summer.
There will be a covenant meet
ing at the First Baptist church this
evening at 1880. The pastor will con-
duct the services.
Mrs. A. N. Campbell and daughter,
Miss Janet r. Campbell of New Lon
don, Ct, are spending few days as
the guests of friends here
Myron Barton and family OF Airing
ton have moved from that town to
Bennington. They will reside in the
Walker block on Main street.
Wallace Burnett OF the Putnam
House clerical force ID suffering from
strain OF the ligaments OF an ankle
He is able to be about his duties,
however.
There will be a baseball game Sep
TENDER Saturday afternoon at $3.50
at Morgan Park between the Tx
Tammany team and team from
Hoosick Falls.
Walter H. Woodland. proprietor OF
the Farmers Shed blacksmith shop
has installed new elsctrically-run
bellows which 1t Is claimed, is the
only one In use In Vermont.
Telephone connections with Wood
ford, which were severed by the
heavy storm Of Monday night, were
resumed Wednesday following re
pairs made by a force Of men.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. oatman ana
Miss Virginia A.. Butler. who have
been visiting with friends In town fol
the past few days, returned this morn
| ling to their homes In Pittsneld.
c. Lynn Wood of the Bennington
Ipostoffice is taking vacation which
he is spending at his cottage Cam
Lynwood at Peaks Pines. ]. Guy
Livingston is substituting for him al
clerk during his absence.
E. B. Patterson has recently pur
chased a new set of Toledo scales
which are so constructed that whei
any weight OF quarter OF a pound o.
| more is placed on the scales. an cleo
| trio light Eliminates the weigh
/ register.
| Mrs. John Cordes, widow OF tn
| late John Cordes left yesterday 70
| New York and was to sail from Their
| this morning for her home in Luner
| burg, Germany. Mrs Cordes wa
| accompanied as far as Troy by Mrs.
Z. Melhorn and Albert Falk.
Charles A. Maurer returned las
evening from Ave weeks extensiv
tour of California Mr.. Maurer VII
tied many places OF interest In this
section. On the return trip he stol
ped for a brief visit with friends |
J Herkimer and Glens Falls, N. Y.
A force OF men resumed work O
the construction Of the new paw
ment on West Main street this NOR
. ing. The work was discontinued q
IN ter the recent storm In order to ha
as many men as possible to aid
the repairing OF certain stree
which we're badly torn up by Il
= heavy rain.
The death of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Mon
gomery. aged 76. widow OF the la
. George p, Montgomery, OF Soul
SALISBURY. occurred last evening
. her residence In that village. I'll
funeral will be held from her la
-, residence Sunday afternoon at l {
q. clock. Burial will be at the Map
z Hill cemetery.
z Among the automobile parties re
- istsred at the Putnam house yeste
- day we're: Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Buc
z ingham OF Bridgeport; Mr.. and Mr.
~ f. Ruhlender and +. Il. Eyre Of Ne
e York; Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Carpent,
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