The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Miss Carrie Cole is guest or MISS
Belle Ayers of Troy.
Louis Morse has accepted a posi-
ton at the brush factory.
Nine. Fletcher is at 636 Main st.
Past, present and future told. 1913
Miss Mary O'Neil of New York is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Purcell.
Miss Mamie Clancy of Troy is Wis
iting Mrs. Martin Craven of Park
street.
There will be regular meeting of
Bennington Lodge of Elks this even
ing at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Healy of
Gage street have returned from a
visit in Portland, Me-.
Miss Nellie Meagher has resumed
her duties as bookkeeper at the Drys-
dale store after vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Patchin
have returned from a several days
outing at Greenbush, N. Y.
Mrs. Ellen Leahy of Rutland is Wis
iiluS at the noiut Vi MI. anu ME-
John Purcell of School street.
Martin Peckham is spending a two
weeks vacation in Gloucester, Boston
and other cities in Massachusetts.
Patrick Craven of Troy, who has
been visiting his father, John Craven
of Park street, returned home Sun
day.
Miss Katherine Craven of Jersey
City is spending her vacation with
her father, John Craven of Park
street.
Julia Ring, who was to have APP
peared at the local opera house in
1.-The Yankee Girl" has cancelled her
engagement.
Miss Ella Murray of Gage street
has been selected as teacher of the
chapel district school which opens
next Tuesday.
Miss Ida Roy is enjoying a vacation
from her duties at Willoughbys and
10 cent store, during which time she
will visit friends in Rutland.
Mrs. e. T. Griswold, who has
been passing a few days with her
bany, will return home this evening.
Clinton F. Ludlum, secretary of the
Franklin Trust Company of Brooklyn,
who is summering in Pittsfeld, was
visitor on Monday of w. B. Walker
The Methodist Sunday School pic
mic which was to have been held at
Sand Springs Wednesday of this
week has been postponed until Sat
urday
Miss Elsie Bernard OF Newburyport,
Mass, who is attending an art school
at Boston, is visiting her mother.
Mrs Samuel Bernard at the Soldiers
Home.
Rev. p. L. Dow returned Monday
from Spring Grove where he had
charge of the camp meeting His son,
Harold f. Dow, had charge of the
musical program.
The fire alarm system will be out
of commission on Wednesday morn
ing from to 10 o'clock on account
of repairs being made on the hook
and ladder building.
Miss Sarah Durham of Saratoga,
who will be remembered as the daugh-
ter of Prof. Durham, formerly of the
graded school, passed the weekend
with friends in town.
The Kings Herald of the Metho-
dist church will give an entertain
ment for both the old and the young
in the church parlors from to 4
o'clock Friday afternoon.
Frank Adams who has been passing
2 two weeks vacation at his home
here, has gone to New York City and
will go from there TO New Berlin, n
j., where he is employed.
Col. and Mrs. A. C. Hubbell of
Philadelphia. who have been passing
a few weeks with Mrs Hubbells sis
ter, Miss Kate j. Hubbell of Old Ben
nington, have returned home.
Edwin l.. England. superintendent
of the Butler Silk Mills, who has
been visiting his cousin. Mrs. LaFay-
cite L. Smith of North Park street,
has returned to his home in Butler,
Penn.
During the thunder shower Monday
afternoon lightning struck ventila-
tor on the roof of James j. Nevirs
house on School street A few slate
were torn of but otherwise the dam
age was slight.
Henry Walbridge. Haviland Sibley,
Edward Emmonds. Daniel Barber, Jr..
and Eugene Burt. who have been
camping at the Lawson shack in the
Downs district, broke camp this |
morning and returned home.
Miss Nellie lockwood and Miss |
Florence Hathaway left this morning
for Portchester. ~ Y, where they |
will be guests of Mrs. Frank b. Per
ry, formerly Of Bennington. Later
they will visit in New York City and
Bridgeport, Conn.
A meeting of the local Sunday
School Association was held last eve
ming in the Methodist church. Phil /
ip T. II. Pierson presided and the
speaker was Rev. II. A. Durfee, sec
rotary of the Vermont Sunday School
Association. Mr.. Durfee gave an in
teresting and instructive address.
Members Of the Second Congrega-
tional Christian Endeavor Society
wishing to attend the party at Camp
Idlewild in BARRIERS Pines, Wednes-
day evening. will please take the 7.45
car out of Bennington Let all who
can attend and share a pleasant eve
ming at the pines. In case of rain
the camp is large enough to entertain
all inside