The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News " tnc Town and Village Told Briefly
lar Busy READER

Truman Martin Of Arlington IL
among those in town today.
Social dance in N. Z. o. p. hall to
night. Frazier's orchestra.
Archie King has returned from a
vacation spent in New York.
Mrs. Mary Haynes and daughter
Miss Lucy Haynes were in Troy FIJI
day.
A. r. vonDette has returned from
Rutland, where he has been attend
ing the fair.
Joseph Regan, who has been EN-
ployed at Kings lunch cart, has re
signed his position.
Mrs. Anna Wood and Mrs. Fannie
Mcleod of Main street went this
morning to spend two weeks in Bos
ton.
Miss Adelaide Bonynge of New
York Is a guest at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. c. w. Thatcher for a few
days.
Miss Beulah Bates is spending q
week as the guest OF Col. and Mrs
Thomas Harmon at their camp nj
Barber's Pines.
William B. Jennings of New York
arrived in town this morning to join
his family, who are spending the sum
mer in Pownal.
f. c. Bennett returned this morn
ing from Burlington, where he at
tended the outing of the Vermont
State Bar association. Friday.
The marriage OF Forest w. Kehoe
of Great harrington, Mass, and Miss
Lucie II. McKillip will take place at
the home of the bride in Burlington
this evening.
Joseph M. Ayres. who has manag-
ed the Drake Drug store in Troy for
several weeks, during the absence OF
the proprietor, viii complete his
duties tonight and return TO his home
here.
Miss Mary Seymour OF New York
is employed temporarily in the Office
of the H. T. Cushman Mfg, Co., at
North Bennington during the absence
of the regular stenographer, who is
i'll of typhoid fever.
Fred G. Martin, who was elected
town representative from Bennington
September 3rd, will give a reception
to the people of Bennington next
Wednesday evening at o'clock at
his home on Jefferson avenue. The
Bennington City band will furnish
music and refreshments will be
served
The members Of the Dickens club
gave Mrs. +. ID. Bennett a pleasant
surprise Friday afternoon, before her
departure for France. Each men,
Der brought a token to be opened on
her trip across the Atlantic. Re
freshments were served and the club
members. who number eleven, were
photographed
Mr.. Hamilton Stewart. father of
Addison and Fred Stewart, aged 50
years, died last night at IL o'clock
at the Wellington hotel. North Ad-
ans. Funeral will be held on Mon
day at Fred Stewards. Carpenter
Hill. Burial at North Pownal GENE
terry
The First Baptist church will hold
its regular services tomorrow. Public
worship with sermon in the morning
az 1890 and in the evening at 1880
The Bible school will meet at noon
and the Christian Endeavor society at
$50. A matter of interest will be
presented to the members of the
church at the close of the morning
service. and all members are request
ed to be present to hear Il. A cordial
invitation is extended TO all TO wor-
ship with us.
The WOodford Lumber Co. has
been experimenting shipping spool
stock by team to Berlin. n. Y. but
Il has been found that 1t Is cheaper
to ship the stock by rail. as the
teams. which carry 1900 feet each.
cannot make the trip and return in
one day. The Eagle Square Mfg.
Co. however, ship a great deal of
lumber by team from South Shafts
bury 20 Williamstown. as BY starting
at O'Clock in the morning. the
teams can return the same night
They also ship to North Adams by
team.