The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Tor Busy Readers
Dancing Foresters' hall Wednesday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. North are spend
ing a few days in Boston
George Reynolds has returned from
a visit to his son in Blackinton.
The Eddington residence at the cor
ner of Valentine and Union streets
is being painted
Mrs. George Robinson and Mrs.
Martin Murray of South SALISBURY
visited friends here Saturday.
Miss Emma McElroy of North Ad-
ans was a week end guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. H. Peelor of Adams street.
E. C. Hamilton a piano tuner of
Brattleboro, is guest at the home of
his brother-in-law, Fred 7, Hopkinson.
Fred Murray of Troy, and Emory
Bouplon of Green Mountain Valley
were callers at Clayton Reeds Sun
day
Joseph Garreau went to Troy this
afternoon TO visit his wife, who is
undergoing treatment at one of the
hospitals of that city.
place spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Berne at Kamp Kumango at
Barbers Pines, the most restful place
on earth, according to report.
A special meeting of Bennington
Court, Foresters of America, will be
held this evening for the purpose Of
making arrangements for Memorial
day.
Mrs. William T. Lawrence, soprano,
of Troy, will sing Tuesday evening,
June 4, at concert for the Baptist
church orchestra. Willard Lawrence
will play violin-cello solo.
II. II. Storey of New York is a
visitor in town. He is employed as
purser on the Old Dominion line
steamship jamestown. Mr.. Storey's
little daughter is the owner OF the
Frank Day house on Adams street,
which was willed her by Mrs. Day.
The funeral of the late Justin Kel.
logg was held from his late home at
Old Bennington Saturday morning at
1890 o'clock. Rev Isaac Jennings OF
the Old First church OBLIGATED. The
bearers were members OF the family.
The body was taken to Troy for bur
ial.
w. w. Bennett, the Manchester UNI
dertaker, drove here from that place
Friday and took the body of Mrs.
Emerson Estabrook from the receiv-
ing tomb and returned with 1t and
placed 1t in a crypt which Mr. Esta-
brook has just put in the lot where
his father and mother are buried in
the Manchester Center cemetery.
The United Spanish War Veterans
will meet on South street at l p. m,
May 30. Memorial day, in front of G.
A. r. hall and parade with c. A. r.
and S. of V. Amy and all members of
any regiment that served during the
Spanish war or Philippine uprising.
are invited to meet and take part in
the exercises.
The annual memorial service which
was held Sunday evening at the Sec
ond Congregational church, was at
tended by the Sons of Veterans, the
Woman's Relief Corps and the Geo.
A. Custer Sixth Corps Post. The
sermon was preached by Rev. G. s.
Mills. whose topic was The Fight of
the Faith Then and Now" The choir
rendered ipling's occasional and
h. h. Bottum sang solo. The pull
pit. platform and choir loft was trim
med with flowers
The funeral of Mrs. Dennis w. Ell.
I we'll was held from the house Sunday
afternoon at O'clock, Rev. G.. S.
Mills of the Second Congregational
church officiating. The bearers were
Fred Hopkinson, Leslie Carrier.
Charles Hicks, Burton Harwood. Chas
Spear and Leon b. Parker Members
OF the Catamount Commandery and of
MiriaQ Rebekah lodge attended in a
body. The burial service was I'm
charge of Catamount CQmmandery
with DR.. J. II Cole as master of cere-
monies. The interment was in the vii
lage cemetery.