The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of me Town and Village Told Sriefb
for Busy Readers.

for Busy Readers.
g. Taylor of Arlington is in town
today
Harvey II, Allen was in North Ad-
ans part Of Monday.
G. A. Maurer went to Montpelier
Monday on business.
Mr., and Mrs. ]. d. Purdy of Man
chester visited here Monday
A regular meeting of the local lodge
Of Eagles will be held this evening.
Miss Julia Belisle has returned
from visit with relatives In Rutland.
William Parker has opened lawn
mower repair shop on Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs +. T. Griswold were at
their cottage at Hedges Lake, ~ Y.
recently.
George W. Yates of Saratoga
Springs, former resident, was in
town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Gleason and
children have returned from a few
days stay in New York.
The remains of Miss Dorothy Van
Gorder were taken this morning TO
Glens Falls, N. Y, for burial
H. A. Albyne who has charge of the
work being done on the Everett es-
tate, has returned from a trip to Ohio.
Daniel Robinson of New York has
opened Underwood, his summer resi-
dence in the western part of the town
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Morse and daugh-
ter Of North Adams visited their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Morse Sun
day.
Supt and Mrs. Thomas Harmon of
the Soldiers Home have returned from
a few days visit in the eastern part
of the state.
Street Commissioner Dunn and a
force Of men have resumed work at
the village stone crusher on Park
street extension.
At the sawmill of Evans and Bug
bee on the Malica wood lot in East
Pownal there are 100000 feet of logs
skidded ready to saw.
James Kelley has resigned his pos
ition with the Bennington Sanitary
laundry and has gone to Boston where
he will reside in the future.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morse and
daughter Beulah of North Adams visi-
ted Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Morse and Mr..
and Mrs. Milan DEMO Saturday and
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cartwright
have returned TO their home in Pitts
field after spending a few days with
Mrs. Cartwrights aunt, Mrs. George
Chandler.
When seen this morning H. A. Al
byne who has charge of the work on
| the Everett estate, declared the rumor
that number of laborers had struck
to be untrue. About six laborers how
ever, were discharged because of lack
of work.
The adjourned meeting of the Ben
nington Battle Monument and Histori-
cal society which was to have been
held Monday for the purpose of hear
ing the report of the committee on the
proposed memorial hall, was postpon-
ed to June 3.
A game of baseball played Monday
between a team from the Cooper Ma
chine works and a picked team from
Brooklyn" resulted in the latters de-
feat by score of Is to 6. Batteries
for Cooper team, II. Buss and Conan;
for Brooklyn, Quackenbush and Morse
During the severe thunder storm OF
Friday afternoon William Mason of
Pownal received severe shock while
unloading some iron bolts from wag-
on standing in front of the barn at
Mason hill Mr.. Mason was thrown
down and stunned, and another man
unloading feed was thrown to quite
distance.
Michael Kelley of Adams street
who is employed by the H. c. White
Co., was taken suddenly Ill while at
work yesterday. He fell forward
against a box, cutting his forehead
anu mp MI hCily Ndo lShAOfCu W
the home of Mrs N. Powers, where he
is staying, owing to a case of diph-
liberia at his home.
At the annual meeting of the Berk-
shire bar association held Monday eve
ming at the Wendell hotel in Pittsfeld
c. p. Niles of North Adams, former
resident of Bennington, was elected
president of the association. James
X. Batchelder of Arlington was one of
the speakers at the banquet, his topic
being "The Experiences of Vermont
Practitioner"