The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-21
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News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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]. NJ. Ayres Of Troy spent the week
end in town.
E. E. Larrabee is in Hoosick Falls
on business.
John Jiper of SALISBURY passed
Sunday here.
Miss Martha Hart spent Sunday in
Hoosick Falls.
Miss Edith Madison of Cambridge
visited here Saturday.
Miss Mary Hyde spent a part of
last week in Pittsefild.
Morris Jensen spent Friday and
Saturday in Hoosick Falls.
]. N. North and Frank Lord of
Peru were in town yesterday.
John Whitney and Joseph Nash
spent Sunday in Hoosick Falls.
Mrs. G. F. Dickinson of Pittsfeld
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Miss Vera Males is enjoying a va
cation from her duties in Reese's
store.
Col and Mrs. Thomas Harmon spent
Sunday at their camp near Barber's
Pines.
A carload of North Adams people
went on the excursion to Lake George
Sunday.
Mrs. George Phelps and Miss Edna
Phelps have returned from a visit in
Cobleskill. N. Y
! A large number will go from here
tomorrow and next day to Cambridge
to attend the fair.
Frank Hurley assisted in the mu
sic at the Hoosick Falls celebration
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Bessie Cummings was in Hoo
sick Falls Saturday attending the Old
Home week celebration.
Mrs. l.. ]. Reed OF Pittsfeld who
has been visiting in town, returned
yesterday to her home
II. B. Davenport and Dean Martin
will leave Tuesday for a two weeks
vacation at Lake Bomoseen.
| Misses Mary and Nellie Dowd of
Troy have been guests the past. week
at the home of 7. f. Slattery
Misses Phernia, Mary and Edna
Masterton of WatervIiet are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barron.
William Parker who Is now resid
ing in Pittsfield, spent the week end
with his mother. Mrs. Mary Parker.
The management of Library theatre
has secured Joseph J. Daley to act
as vocalist at that house during this
week.
Misses Jennie and Ida Blake Of
Philmont, N. Y, are visiting at the
home OF their aunt, Mrs. Isaac T.
Pratt.
Mr. and Mrs PERCY p. Taylor OF
Hartford. CT, are visiting Mrs. Tay,
lor's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin En-
dress.
Miss Dorothy Russell and Miss
Mary MCGUIRE of Stafford street spent
Old Home week with friends in Hoo
sick Falls.
Mrs. Henry A. Barney of Shafts
bury has purchased the home place OF
Miss Anna Somers and Edward Som.
ers in that village.
Reginald Sinclair Of Corning. NJ Y.
and Miss Taylor of Philadelphia were
guests over Sunday at the home Of
Harrison l. Norton.
The First National bank has been
appointed as depository bank 70
receive postal savings funds deposi
ted in the local postofiice.
!. f. Gibson, president bf the Ben
nington County Savings bank, lef
recently for an extended western triI
of several weeks in the interest o.
the bank.
Miss Anna Park, and Miss Nelli,
Patchen, who have been staying her
during the celebration. have returned
to Miss Parks cottage Sunshine" II
lWoodford.
George o. Totten Jr., Of Washing
ton, d. c., the architect OF the sum
mer home which is now being erecte,
on the Everett estate, was In Bennin
ton today.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Ayres and daughter Til
zah are stopping for the next thre
weeks at the home OF Mrs. Ayres
father, l.. F. Abbott and the house o.
Elm street is closed.
William ]. Meagher and Richard
Rawson left Saturday for ten day
| trip TO Niagara and the Thousand II
lands They will conclude their tri
, with a visit to Montreal and Quebec
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Whitma
! have returned from a stay at Hedge
| lake, which they found delightft
1 spot o. B. Cleveland OF Benningto
I has seven cottages at Hedges lake
"The Missionary Spirit was the 81
ject OF Rev. George Mair's address
4 the Woodford Union church Sunda
! morning. In the evening an address
4 was made by Rev Lyman s. Knapp
Y Canada.
A The following automobile partie
Y we're registered at the Putnam Hous
4 yesterday: +. NJ. Reynolds, w. ]. Ge'
\ dews and l.. N. Davis OF North Az
4 ans; w. II. Bingham and ~ T. Grow
\ ell OF Hartford, CT.
A Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Barra
Y have returned from an outing at WI
A throp Beach. Mass. They were a
' companied by their niece. Mil
! Blanche Helling Of Gloversville,
Y. The trip was made by motor.
y Mrs. z. X. Burke and daughters, u
4 Mtsaas Edith and Ruth and son No