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


Miss Barbara Burt and Roger Burt
went this morning to Springfield,
Mass, to be the guests of relatives.
Mrs. Douglas Macintosh and little
daughters, Janet and Doris, OF Brook
Ign, N. Y, are at M. V. Armstrong;
for a few weeks.
Hussey and belong arrived this
morning from New York. They can
be seen in their great ventriloquial
comedy act I'm Sumingville" at the
Library theatre the rest of the week.
Prof. r. S. Bahan of Cleveland,
who is passing vacation at Old Ben
nington, left Wednesday evening for
trip to Connecticut and New York
after whic hhe will return here.
The meeting of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be held in the G. A. r. hall
Friday evening, Aug. 9th at 8 o'clock.
Important business to be transacted.
Every member is urged to be present.
A social hour will follow the business
meeting.
j. p. Pratt, who was for many
years connected with the Troy Daily
Press and who is now interested in
the Fire and Water Engineering mag
azine, visited friends here Wednes-
day. Mr.. Pratt is passing a vaca-
| ton in Pownal
The local Grange held a regular
meeting last evening when candidates
were initiated in first and second de
grees. c. Il. Knapps paper proved
| interesting, as usual The next
meeting will be a regular meeting
on August 81.
The death of Randall Elwell, the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A
Elwell of the Chapel District oc
Cured Wednesday morning. The fur
eral will be held this afternoon at
o'clock from the house. Rev. A. S
. Davis will officiate.
James l.. Martin, Judge of United
States District court, recently HANDED
down a decree adjudging Fred j
: Kennedy, formerly OF Bennington
bankrupt, and referring the cause il
bankruptcy to d. A. Guiltinan, rel
, cree in bankruptcy.
The entertainment committee o
Walloomsac Lodge, N. f. o. p, will
r give a lawn party to the member
J and their friends Friday evening
J Aug. 9Th, at the home of William 4
J Green, Bennington Falls. Party viii
/ leave on the s o'clock car.
Dr. ]. d. Bochand, C. R., of st
Johnsbury, Rev. Albert Vizena of Yer
gennes and Simeon Viger, " III. c. r
of Lawrence, Mass. will be guests a
the social meeting of the Catholic Or
der of Foresters at Apollo hall Mon
day evening, August II.
The lodges of New England Orde
of Protection in the district compris
ing North Adams, Adams and Ber
nington will hold a basket picnic a
Valley park Saturday afternoon an
evening, August "a, under the al
spices of Hoosac lodge of North Al
ans. Grand and supreme officer
will be present and large gathering
is expected +. w. Lewis is chair
man and Miss Jennie Henderson SEE
! rotary of the committee of arang,
ments. There will be sports for mer
women and children, with dancing Il
the evening, and everything posslbl
will be done TO make the occasion
happy one for all who attend.
A touring party from Union Cit,
Indiana, composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Rosenbush. Mr.. and Mrs. c. C
Fisher and children, James Ruby
Miss Lillian Mitchell and DR.. an
Mrs. f. Arthur Cellar passed throug
Bennington today on their way I
Jackman, Maine. The party were /
three autos, two Whites and a Speed
well. They left Union City nine day
ago crossing the states of Ohio an
] Pennsylvania into New York and o
to Albany. They came from Alban
to Pttsfeld and thence to Benninl
ton. They will spend a week q
Jackman and then proceed to Quebec
| The return trip will be made vi
Montreal and the Lake Champlai
country.