The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
fog Basy Readers.

Mrs. P. ]. Green and Miss Rather
inc Lyons are spending few days in
New York.
Miss Avis Myers of Pownal has re-
turned home after a visit to Miss
Edith Russell.
William Wills and Harry South
all Of the Drysdale store are enjoy
ing vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. C. Z. Scoheld of
Brooklyn were the guests Of friends
in town yesterday.
Miss Mildred Peelor has taken a
position in the factory of the Benning-
ton Waxed Paper Co.
George Daley has gone to Boston
where he has position with shoe
manufacturing concern.
Lewis Howe of Poultney who has
been passing a few days with c. Ship
pey has returned home.
H. H. Webster. cashier of the First
National bank. is enjoying two
weeks vacation from, his duties.
Miss Clara Premier has returned to
her home in Rutland after visit to
Miss Ida Roy of Mckinley street.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Platts of Or
ange, Mass, who have been visiting
friends here, have returned home.
Three trolley cars that were used
here during the Pageant were return
ed to Hoosick Falls this morning
Rev. George MAR of the Y M. c. A.
has returned from few days stay
at Sunshine" cottage in Woodford.
]. P. Nevils of the Troy Fire De-
partment who has been visiting ]. l..
McGurk returned to Troy Thursday.
II. l.. Stillson has returned from
Burlington where he has been in at
tendance at the state health officers
school.
Harry G. Kennon of New York, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank ~ Kennon of Jersey
City and Mrs f. N. Gaudette of
Springfield, Mass, are visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Kennon.
The gravel and crushed stone ia
ken from West Main street where a
new asphalt pavement is being laid,
Is being used to repair Jefferson aven-
ue, under the supervision of Street
Commissioner A. r. Dunn.
The following automobile parties
were registered at the Putnam House
yesterday: F. M. Hathaway and w.
f. Green of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
c. Richmond of Adams and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Hazard OF Buffalo.
Frank Yockem Jr., OF Indian Or
chard, Mass, who has been the guest
of his father Frank Yockem ST., of
Mill street, has returned home. He
was accompanied by Fred Murtha
who has been the guest of friends in
town.
Miss Margaret Thompson of Phil
adelphia and Miss Elizabeth Beard
of Brooklyn, daughter of the well
known author-naturalist and illustra-
tor. Dan Beard, were in Bennington
yesterday. They stopped at the Put
nam House.
The Patchen house at 337 Pleasant
street has been sold to William P.
Mccarthy through the real estate
agency of c. N. Powers. Mr.. McCar-
thy will take possession at once and
will occupy the house as residence
In about q month.
A number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Johnson gave them q
pleasant surprise at their home or
Jefferson avenue Wednesday evening
In honor of birthday anniversary
About "a guests were present. Music
was a pleasant feature Of the evening
Mrs. Libbie Townsend and Mrs
Nellie Jepson charged with maintain
ing disorderly resort were before
Judge Holden Thursday afternoon
and pleaded not guilty Bail was fix
ed at 5000 which the respondents were
unable to secure last night. The case
was continued until this afternoon.
A card has been received from Cor
bett T. Arnold who is now at Silver
Bay, N. Y. stating that he expects L
be in Bennington next Wednesday L
resume his duties as physical direc
tor at the local Y. NJ C. A. Mr.. Arm
old has been studying at Mount Her
mon school, having been granted al
extended leave OF absence during tn,
summer for this purpose.
In a letter to a local fan, McCrehan
this seasons Bennington center field
er, who is finishing the season with
the Keene, N. H., nine, stated that OF
Tuesday last in game with Below
Falls he was accidentally spiked II
the head by Volk, Bellows Fall
player. McCrehan finished the gam
| with handkerchief around his head
Several stitches were taken In tn
cut which was over an inch long.
John p. Morrissey, chairman OF tn
lighting committee and T. A. Daver
port, both OF the village board o
trustees made a tour OF Bennington
last evening, accompanied by +. I
Larrabee. inspecting the location an
light of the various arc lights.
was found that many arc lights ar
so hedged In by trees as to be almof
worthless for lighting purposes b
| yond a certain limited radius. II
/ planned to substitute several larg
/ Tungsten lights in place OF each {
several arc lights as several TunI
stems under these conditions will fu
/ nish light for a larger area than on
arc.
HI The bill at the Library theatre Il
: the last three days OF this week
proving especially popular with n
i lpatrons of that house. In addition