The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told Briefly
Ior Busy Readers,

ohSS N~oS
Andrew Maurer is spending the
day in Troy.
Mrs. Winifred H. Tiffany has re-
turned from a weeks visit in Pitts
field.
Walter Nevis who is employed in
Troy, passed the week end at his
home here.
Rev. and Mrs. George S. Mills will
leave Tuesday for Belfast, Me-, where
they are to pass their vacation.
Mrs. f. H. Peelor of Adams street
passed the week end with her sister,
Mrs. William Ashton of Pittsfield.
The annual meeting of the trustees
of the Vermont Soldiers Home will
be held at the home on Wednesday.
Miss Irene Davis of the local tele-
phone exchange, was the guest OF
friends at Lake Bomoseen Sunday.
S. NJ. West of New York is a Wis
itor in town today Mr. West is a
native of Arlington where he has
been few days.
Fred T. Corbett went this after
uOOu W Odl dHdC LANE " NilhCoo thV
series of ball games between Ben
nington and the resort nine.
Mrs John S. Holden, Mrs. e. d.
Bennett and Mrs S. H. lockwood
will go to Mrs. Holdens cottage to-
day at Cottage City for an outing.
John Waters of Brooklyn has join
ed his wife and Mr.. and Mrs Waters
will pass the summer at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gardner on
the Pownal road.
The Guideboard prayer meeting on
Tuesday evening at o'clock will be
led by Mrs. John Evans of East
Main street. Subject, Good Citizen
ship" Scripture, Romans II 1-21.
The public is mosts cordially invited.
Wanted-Man to do two or three
days work hoeing and around place.
Also young man from 16 to 20 years
of age for steady job in printing of
flee. Apply to +. +. Howe, Banner
office
This morning a colt driven by
Levine Woodward became frightened
by the limited car which is due at
1880 and backed into it in front of
the Wheeler market on Main street
The horse was thrown and nearly run
over. The rear wheels of the car
riage were smashed and the harness
badly damaged. Mr.. Woodward es-
capped uninjured
Mrs. ]. j. Nevis is visiting her son
Luman Nevils at Springfield, VT.
The funeral of Frank Lasher was
held Sunday afternoon at o'clock
from the home of Fred Stickles, Rev
p. l.. Dow of the Methodist church
officiating. The bearers were II. B.
Hutchins, Calvin Evans, Albert Tefft,
and Frank Scott Among those who
were present from out of town were,
Mrs. Helen Lasher of West Stock.
bridge, Mass, mother of the deceas-
ed, and Russell Lasher of Bristol, CT, |
a brother. Burial was in the village
cemetery
The large car driven by A. ]. Coo |
per and occupied by Mrs. Cooper. !
Mrs George Stoddard and Misses Ma.
bel Cooper and Francelia Evans, col |
lided with that of another tourist Sat |
urday near Mount Washington, while !
en- route to that place No one was
injured, but the car was so badly |
damaged that il was shipped to |
Springfield, Mass, for repairs from |
which city it was driven to Benning- |
ton today by Mr.. Copper and Newton |
Cottrell. The Cooper party who |
were accompanied in another car by |
Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Burke and |
who were to have made a two weeks |
tour of New Hampshire and Maine, |
were turning corner when another |
car suddenly doomed up and in an at |
tempt to pass, slued in the sand and |
drove into the Cooper car, knocking |
of lamp, damaging a mud guard |
and springing the front axle. The !
trip has been discontinued, the party |
returning by rail.