The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Ae~s of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Miss Rose Hackett is spending
two weeks vacation in Pittsield.
Clifton Mears, representative-elect
from Sandgate, was in town Thurs
day.
R. S. Drysdale has returned from
a business trip of few days to New
York.
Opening day, Saturday, Sept. 2Sth
at McLeods millinery parlors, o15
Main street.
Miss Rhea Hervey, who has been
employed in Block Island, r. l., is at
her home here
Mrs. Fred w. Spear will go to AL
bany today to be the guest of her
brother, James Mallory
Tickets for Bought and Paid For"
will go on sale at the Box office Sat
urday evening at O'Clock.
Anthony Rock returned Thursday
evening from Wallingford, where he
has been attending the fair.
The interior of the Ryan & O'Con-
nor millinery store is being redeco-
rated and otherwise improved.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Holt and child
of Pittsfeld are camping at the
Chandler cabin in Barber's Pines.
Mrs. George Knapp of Woodford at
tended the funeral of John Davis at
| Hinsdillville, Thusrady afternoon.
Miss Carrie H. Robinson of Old
Bennington is expected home today
from few days stay in Manchester.
A beautiful assortment of cniliren's
trimmed and ready-to-wear hats, at
the Surprise store, Library building.
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Fred o. Graves, Jr, has returned
to Saxtons River where he has re-
sumed his duties at Vermont acade-
my.
One of the many features of Eli
jah" is the finale of this famous opera
and the ascension of Elijah in a char
lot of fire.
Mrs. John p. McGurn and Miss Eli
"a McGurn of Gage street, are pass
ing the week with friends and rela-
tives in Amsterdam, n. Y.
George E. Green, Supt. of the Ben
nington and Hoosick Falls division of
the Berkshire street Railway Co., was
in town Thursday on official business
Clifford f. Chamberlain of Pleasant
street went to Brandon, this morning
to visit his wife, who is passing
| few days at her former home there.
Mrs. Maynard and daughter. Mrs.
Edwin l.. Laselle and Miss Laselle
returned Thursday to their home in
Troy after having passed some time
in Old Bennington.
Mrs. c. n. Powers entertained in
| formally at her home on Imperial
avenue, Thursday, several coming in
| for cards in the afternoon and there
were few tables in the evening.
A. S. Hathaway, accompanied by
DR.. ]. b. Woodhall of North Benning-
ton was taken this morning TO Pitts
ford where he is to undergo an ex-
animation at the state sanitarium.
Mrs. William Bowles of West Main
| street and Mrs. Herman Bugbee Of
Branch street went to North Adams
today to visit Mrs. William s. Knapp.
who is undergoing treatment at the
hospital in that city.
Today and tomorrow will sell
very fancy liberia peaches large
size S1.00 baskets soc, medium size
Elberta peaches, all free stones, good
for canning 75c, baskets Csc. b. Can
tor. 1876 North street.
Mrs G. s Stoddard and Mrs Liz
zie Norton of Chicago are spending
the week in New York. Mrs Norton,
who has been visiting friends here
of Miss Fannie Loomis upon her re-
turn.
The clothing firm of Burt Brothers
has taken measurements for uniforms
for the North Bennington band The
uniforms will be similar in design and
material to those recently furnished
| by the same firm for the Bennington
City band.
| ]. B. Wilbur has invited the sena-
tors and epresentatives-elect from
this county to a meeting at Manches-
ter, Saturday. when the proposed leg
islation in the interest of Bennington
County will be discussed.
4 Miss Eva Nichols of Philadelphia
is the guest of her brother, William
II. Nichols. She came Thursday af-
ternoon. after a visit in Boston, end
will remain here a few days, before
returning to Philadelphia.
The funeral of James Vosburgh was
held at 2 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon from his home
in SALISBURY, the Rev. ]. c.
Gavin of SALISBURY Centre officiating
The burial was in the Centre Shafts
bury cemetery.
Among those, from here, who at.
tended the Contois-Reynolds wedding,
at Pownal Thursday we're Mr.. and
Mrs George Phelps, Mrs. Bertha
Noyes. Miss Edna Phelps. Mr. and
Mrs. ID. p. Barber, Mrs. II. 4. Dill,
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lyons, Guy Nor
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Waite.
State Auditor, Horace F. Graham
and his assistant, Dewey T. Hanley.
of Montpelier, were in town Thurs
day evening, auditing the books of
the county officers. They came by au-
tomobile and were accompanied by
Charles Parker of the Capital City
Press. of Montpelier This was the
semiannual examination and they
left this morning for Woodstock.
George Herman will give his latest.
and in some respects the best of his
repertoire, Joan of Arc" at the Y
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