The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-11
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visit in Pittsfield.
Thomas Powers of Walloomsac
spent Tuesday here
Master Lewis Cleveland is spending
his vacation at Hedges Lake.
James Kelly has employment at the
Bennington Sanitary laundry
Joseph Phelan of Cambridge, Mass,
is visiting Francis Cone of Depot ST.
Miss Eleanor Burt has returned
from visit at her home in Arlington.
Sheriff and Mrs. Frederick Godfrey
spent Monday afternoon in Williams
town.
Miss Gertrude Levin has returned
from visit with friends in Brockton,
Mass.
Inasmuch as tomorrow is circus
day the local saloons will be closed
all day.
Miss Florence Holden of Arlington
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Mary
H. Adams.
DR.. E. h. Potter of North Pownal
and A. b. Gardner of Pownal were
in town Tuesday.
Mrs Hawks and Miss Mary Has
tings of South aftsbury are spend
ing the day here
DR.. Clarke Durham who is spend
ing the summer in Dorset is the guest
OF friends in town.
Mrs. Helena Downs has returned
from Woodford where she has camp
ed for few days.
Misses Nellie and Katherine Griffin
have returned from a weeks visit In
Troy and Schenectady
NJ. II. Mullins of Pittsheld and Miss
Lizzie Kennedy Of Dalton spent Sun
day at Miner Cleyeland's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wright Of
New ork are guests OF Mrs Cath.
crime Cook of Park street
Miss Elizabeth McDermott was
among an out OF town party who took
an auto trip to Granville today.
/ Frank Ryan and Master William
Dady of Schenectady are guests at
the home of the Misses Ryan OF Gage
street.
Miss Agnes Streeter is attending a
summer school at Rutland and while
there is visiting her cousin, Miss Ida
lStreeter
The picnic which was to have been
| held by the Young Woman's club this
week Saturday has been postponed
for two weeks.
Mrs. Addie Elwell and Mrs Nettle
| Stratton have returned from week S
carriage drive over the mountain. go
ing by way OF Wilmington and return
ing via Manchester.
The cars on the Bennington and
Hooslck Falls division OF the Berk-
shire street railway have been equip
ped with search lights such as are
used on the North Adams line.
George. d. Atwood of New York
who has been the guest OF Il. f. Raw
son of Elm street returned Sunday to
his home in that city. Mrs Atwood
and son will continue to be the guests
of her mother. Mrs Rawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bronner and
two children came by auto Sunday
from their home in Syracuse to
Bennington leaving for the former
city Monday. While here Mr. Bron
ner attended the hearing in the bank
ruptcy cause of Siegal Bros, Monday
morning, holding a claim against the
firm,
In the case in bankruptcy Of Siegal
Bros, before d. A. Guiltinan, referee
Monday thirtythree claims were pre-
scented against the firm and proved
w. A. Wall was appointed trustee
and appointed three appraisers and
later will close ont the stock in the
manner best suited to realize on the
assets
d. A. Guitnan went this morning
to Manchester to attend the hearing
in the case OF Joseph Frank who, Il
is alleged, on April % shot and badll
cut Robert Mallory in a quarrel a
the Eagle Square Works in Soutl
SALISBURY Mr. Guiltinan appear
as attorney for Frank Following tn
hearing Mr. Guiunan will leave 70
Granville.
Ten or fifteen families of Mill stree
{ and vicinity took up their beds dun
ing the warm hours OF the evenin
Monday night and migrated to tn
. playground lot where they spent tn
l night. seeking sleep in the coole
breezes OF the open country At n
early hour near dawn they folded u
their equipment and took their wa
. back to the ordinary mode of livinl
The funeral Of Louis a. Gilbel
who died Monday noon following "A
operation for appendicitis. will
held Wednesday morning at . o'cloc
u from the Church OF the Sacred Hear
;. Rev Charles H. Provost officiating
The burial will be In the new Gem
terry The young man who was nj
tive of North Adams. besides 9th,
relatives, leaves brother John
Cohoes
6 The Womans Home and Foreig
y Missionary society will hold It's reg
lar meeting tomorrow evening, Jul
II 18th In the Sunday school OF the Fir
Baptist church at 1880 o'clock III
program will be the last chapter ,
the mission study Miss Nellie Moor
will preside during the evening att,
the opening exercises. lee creaI
and cake will be served at the clos
for which ten cents will be Charge
Please make II your duty aud plea
ure to be present