The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'he Town and Village Told 5rlefb
for Busy Readers

for Busy Readers
Addison Stewart was in Arlington
on Sunday.
Thomas Vail of Old Bennington is
in Troy today.
Mrs. Il. j. Tiffany is spending the
afternoon in Troy.
Mrs. A. L. Stewart visited Mrs. II.
s. Andrews of North Pownal Tues
day.
Mrs ]. II. Powers spent Tuesday
afternoon with friends in North Ben
nington.
Mrs. Sarah Burgess and guest, Mrs
TeHt of Greenwich are spending the
day in Troy.
Repairs and improvements are
being made on the Healy property on
Adams street.
The final meeting of the school
board for the school year will be
held Friday evening.
Mrs Alice Gardner and sister, Mrs
Rosetta OHare have returned from
visit in Pittsfeld.
The interior of the county clerks
Office is being thoroughly overhauled
by painters and paper hangers.
Miss Agnes Healy of Albany is
passing a few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs John Healy of Gage St
Ella, Bessie and Marion Potter of
Pownal are visiting their grand
mother Mrs. Theodore Van Kleeck of
Gage street.
The new cement walk around the
! Congregational church has now been
completed as far as the bridge on
School street.
Sheriff Frederick Godfrey who is
in attendance at county court in Man
chester was here last night returning
this morning
1t was expected this morning that
the grand jury in session at Man
chester would conclude its delibera-
tons some time today.
Mr. and Mrs John McCuen of Co
hoes have come here to reside. Mr.
McCuen has a position with the
Clark brushback factory.
The Bennington High school base
ball team is contesting this after
noon with the Williamstown High
school at the Athletic field.
There will be a meeting this eve
ming at 7;45 of the executive COM
mittee of the Baptist Y, p. S. G. Il. |
All officers are especially requested |
to be present.
The monthly pensions were receiy-
ed at the Soldiers home yesterday |
Abel T. Wyman was granted an in |
crease of SIS and now receives the |
maximum amount.
Mrs A. Z. Houle and daughter |
Jeanette have gone to Joliet, F. G., |
and when they return will be accom- |
panied by Miss Vivian Houle who is |
attending a convent.
Daniel Mock of Nottingham and |
James Massey, who have been in
mates of the Soldiers home at FOCUS,
Maine, were readmitted to the local |
Soldiers home today.
Miss Florence Quinlan, a student
at Smith college in Northampton,
Mass, came home this afternoon TO
spend the summer vacation.
The street railway company has be-
gun repairing its tracks below the
Cooper bridge. Work has not yet
been completed in making repairs
on the track above the bridge.
]. e. Burke's auto shed a wheel
while he was driving through Pownal
Sunday but no serious damage result
ed. One axle was sprung and the
car will be laid up few days for re-
pairs.
Today is flag day, the bath ami
of the birth of the American
flag The Elks, Bennington Club, Y.
NJ, c. A., Drysdale's store and few
others have the national colors on
display.
Charles n Powers. real estate,
agent has sold for Chas. b. Wall, Jr.,
Of Winsted, Conn., his place on Silver
street to John Craven who buys for
purposes and will con
Linue to rent the property.
Harold d. Hazetne of Cambridge,
England, whose marriage with Miss
Hope Graves takes place tomorrow
evening arrived Tuesday from War
rem, Penn, and is a guest at the
home of Collins NJ Graves.
Appropriate exercises in obser
vance of Flag Day were held in the
seventh ward school this afternoon.
The exercises, which we're held in
the yard were participated in
by the students of the whole
school. Although simple, the exer-
cses we're very pretty.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Morrissey, Miss
Ella Morrissey, Nicholas Morrissey,
Jr, and Miss Elizabeth Morrissey
went to Troy this afternoon to attend
the commencement exercises this
evening of the nurses of the Troy
City hospital training school Miss
Alice Morrissey of Bennington Is a
of this years graduating
class.
Branch No. of st. Peters church
and a few invited friends met yester
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
John r.. Burton for a social gather
ing. During the afternoon the mem
bers of the branch presented Mrs. j.
A. Jubb who is soon to leave Benning
ton for Ludlow, with half dozen
solid silver spoons Refreshments