The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy READER
At the Whitney sc.
John " D. S. Merrill is in Pownal
today.
Miss Martha Snow has gone to
Manchester.
Mrs William Gibney has returned
from a short stay at North Benning
ton.
George Biddel of Wilmington who
has been visiting here, returned home
today.
Mrs A. w. Hoff is passing the day
with her son, Gardner Hoff of North
Adams.
Mrs. Leroy G. Brant of Troy, for
merly of Bennington is visiting rel
atiyes here.
Mr.. and Mrs. German Mahan
went this morning to the fair at
Cambridge.
e. f. Hart and family have re-
turned from an outing at their camp
in Ferrisburg, N. Y. ia&sN
Mrs. Catherine Scanlon and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walter Slocum, are visiting
in Hoosick Falls today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert A. Daven-
port have returned from a several
weeks stay in Hartford, Conn.
c. Thornton, who has position
in Boston, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy B. Johnson of Old Bennington
Miss Nora Purcell of Pittsfeld is
spending her vacation with her aunt,
Mrs Martin Murray of Old Benning
ton.
Charles Stewart, who recently came
here from Petersburg, has employ
ment with the Henry NJ. futile com
pany,
Rev. VIM. B. Matteson, d. D.,
of Mt Vernon, ~ Y. will be a guest
of DR.. and Mrs. w. f. Putnam for
a few days.
A meeting of Miriam Rebekah lodge
will be held Wednesday evening for
drill work All members are espec-
cially urged to be present.
Miss Agnes Carroll who has been
visiting her aunt. Mrs. William
Lynch of Ssott street,returned TO her
home in Rutland yesterday.
Mrs. Grace Hunt and Mrs. Myrtle
Mahan returned on Monday night af
ter spending "a week with relatives
in Troy Saratoga, Hudson Falls and
Glens Falls.
The U. s. troopers of the 10th cav
airy, who are to be encamped in "
nington on August 90 will remain ov-
er night at North Adams on the 2Sth,
coming from there here.
Misses Grace and Josephine Don
nelly OF New York who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ
Healy of River street, returned to
that city this afternoon.
James Maloney, Jr.. went to Troy
last evening to visit his wife who is
a patient at the Samaritan Hospital.
Mrs. Maloney is rapidly recovering
and will return home Sunday
Edward II. Everett and family of
Washington. ID. c, who have been
passing the summer in Switzerland,
arrived this morning 10 pass a few
days at the Walloomsac Inn.
Mrs. Ada Tit of North Bennington
who is employed in Bennington,
sprained her ankle this morning
while leaving her residence in the
former village. She came TO Ben
nington but tainted twice at her
work. She started to leave for North
Bennington but being taken i'll was
taken to the Adams Hardware store.
She was taken to North Bennington
| in carriage.
Work on new cement walk
around the Library Hall building was
begun oday. The long marble step
at the front of the building has been
| removed. Its base was found TO be
composed of stone, earth and broken
crockery ware and the supposition is
that the material was taken from the
| United Safes pottery which was des-
| troyed by fire. The walk will be from
| curb to building and will be twenty
feet in width in front The steps in
front of the Library and store will be
| circular overs. The walk on the Sill
Yer street side will be nine feet wide
Miss Clemente Conan of Manches-
ter, n. H., and Miss Leona Cormick
/ of Lee, Mass, were guests Tuesday
of Miss Ruth Resseguie, being two
of her classmates while at the Wor.
| nnnaAcffp
guie is entertaining as a house guest
! Miss Lydia Tillson of Pawtucket, RI.
who was also a classmate of Miss
Ressiguie at Wheaton seminary.
BASEBALL BUNTS.