The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
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Is Ill.
H. S Burt of Arlington was here
Thursday
Mrs. P. 7. Lee is spending the day
in Pownal
John Griffin was in North Adams on
Thursday.
Zebra Quackenbush of Hoosick is
in town today
Truman Amidon of SALISBURY is
in the village today
Truman Martin OF Arlington was
in the village today.
H. c. Pratt, of New Haven was in
town over last night.
Mrs G. H Moore is spending the
day in Williamstown.
Miss Georglana Collimar has resign
cd her position with the Cooper Mfg.
company.
Edward J. Hall has returned from
few days stay at Sunshine cottage
in Woodford.
Mrs Alien Nutting and Mrs. Nellie
Hlll OF East Arlington visited friends
here Thursday.
Dancing at N. E. o. P. hall Satur.
day night Music furnished by Fra
zi-r's orchestra 29t2
Ass Katherine c. Atwater of New
ENen Conn. a former resident, is
Vi ting friends here
srs George Eddy of Troy is
guest OF Mr. and Mrs. John Bradish
of South salisbury.
According to the report of the
! Board of Health there is only one
case of typhoid fever in town
William e. Hawks, who has been
confined to the house several days by
illness is able to be out again
The boys from Waterford, who
have been encamped near Barber's
Pines, returned home Thursday.
William R. Morgan and his guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Morgan of New
York are spending the day in STAN
| ford
A good many have made arrange
ments to attend the lawn party and
band concert in North Bennington
this evening
Miss Nellie NJ. Smith, who has been
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. h. T. Girls
void has returned to her home in
/ New London. Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Spaulding, Miss
: Laura Spaulding and William r.
Brown OF Ludlow were guests today
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Stillson
Mrs T. l.. Sibley delightfully."- en-
tertained al cards Thursday after
noon al her home The first prize
was won By Mrs. c. W. Thatcher.
The Second Congregational church
/ Sunday school will meet at Il o'clock
Sunday It is hoped that every class
will be present for a special reason.
Master Wilbur Smith has returned
from a visit with relatives at New Ha.
ven, Conn, accompanied by his cou-
sin. Master Wilbur Pratt, who will
spend several weeks here
Mrs. W l.. Lawrence of Troy, Miss
Fannie LOOMS and Mrs. Elizabeth
Norton OF New York are visiting Mrs
j. l. LOOMS. Mrs Lawrence viii re-
main only until Saturday
Mrs. II. 5. Andrews and Miss Olive
Andrews. who recently moved from
here TO North Pownai TO reside. have
gone to Newport to visit Mrs An
drews' mother. Mrs. l.. Warner
Mr. and Mrs. Erward p Ball Of
Pittsfeld, former residents, were
very pleasantly entertained Thursday
evening at kamp Kozy in BARRIERS
Pines in observance OF Mr.. Balls
birthday anniversary.
Auto parties registered at the Put
nam House today include w. III. Sper-
! ny, f. W. Crawford North Adams,
Joseph S Allen. Miss Caroline Spen-
Ger. Boston; DR.. and Mrs f. J. Fen
der. Mr. aud Mrs Anthony b. Fender
OF Troy.
Samuel b. Hawks who is visiting
here from Havana, Cuba, brought
home an exceptionally good picture
of the wreck OF the U s battleship
Maine. The picture is In one OF
Griswolds windows
A feature this afternoon at the pub
lie playground will be the athletic
meet The program includes short
dashes, running high and running
broad jumps potato race, basketball,
rope climbing and the like
Otto f.. Reimer OF Old Bennington
has returned from New York where
he underwent an operation for hernia
in q hospital in that city several
weeks ago. The hernia was the ~
suit of runaway accident in which
Mr.. Reimer was mixed up while
ago. The operation was successful
and he is nearly well
Thte Richie store delivery horse
fell through a hole In the barn floor
! this morning and II was some time
before the animal could be rescued
The accident was discovered by an
employee at the barn probably about
an hour after II had happened. Vet
criuary Surgeons Lee and lllingworth
were called and after gecrrlng a team
: OF horses from the futile stables sue
ceeded in pulling the horse out ol
the hole through a small side door
Wnv II Ia haliavad that tho horse