The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of me Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Henry Allard and son, John Allard,
were in North Adams today.
Karl Henry, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter H. Townsend of
Union street, underwent an operation
on his throat and nose in North Ad-
ans Sunday. He is resting comfor-
tally today
Miss Margaret Shea and Miss Til
lie Silver have returned from a visit
in Arlington
Joseph Garreau passed Sunday
with his wife who is undergoing
treatment at the Samaritan hospital
in Troy Her condition shows some
Improvement
Thomas Clair of Hoosick Falls
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Harry Hufnagel visited friends in
Pownal Sunday.
Leonard II. Godfrey returned this
morning to Pittsfeld after having
passed the week end at his home
here
William Ashton who is employed in
Pittsfield was home over Sunday.
Margaret and Jackson, New York
favorite colored singers, arrived this
morning from New York. They are
to fill three days engagement at
the Library theatre.
Miss Mayme Donnelly has returned
to her home in Rutland, after sew
eral weeks visit to Miss Ella Muir
ray.
William Swarzwald who has pass
ed portions of the last two summers
with DR.. and Mrs. f. B. Daley, arriv-
ed in town Saturday for brief stay.
Mr. Swarzwald is a travelling sales
man for a New York firm.
Miss Mabel Livingston spent sun
day in Hoosick Falls as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w, Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa T. Shaw are NOV
ing today from the Soule house on
West Main street to the Schwartz
house on North street.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank A. Greenslet
returned Saturday night from Crystal
City, Texas, where they have spent
the last several months.
Bennington Grange will hold reg
ular meeting on Wednesday evening,
May 3. Candidates will be initiated
in the first and second degrees, the
ladies' degree team comforting the
second degree. The lecturers pro
gram will be as follows: Flying Ma
chine improvements in America,
Ball Lyons; "The Titanic Disaster, y
Mrs. Samuel Lyons; vocal solo,
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, .
e. u. Bottum
Robert E. Healy left this morning
for Brattleboro where the case of the
Camp Aragon company VS.. Arthur j.
and Charles II. Dewey Is to be argued
on demurrer before Judge James l..
Martin of the United States district
court. H. II. Williams of New York
James X Batchelder of Arlington and
Charles A. Maurer appear for the
plaintiff and Holden & Healy for the
defendant The suit involves the IL
tie to certain land largely located in
WOodford hollow.
William ]. Meagher left this morn
| ing for Pittsfeld where the case oil
| Wealtha Slocum OF SALISBURY VS.
the Berkshire Street Railway system
is to be heard in the superior court
The plaintiff brings suit to recover
$4,000 damages for injuries sustain
ed on October %, while a passenger
on a Bennington and North Adam:
trolley car. She alleges that the cal
collided with steam roller in the
city OF North Adams and that she
sustained severe injuries including {
fracture of the right leg, nerve strair
and shock from which she has neye
recovered. Mr.. Meagher and ]. p
Ash appear for the plaintiff and Ely 4
Ely of Springfield for the defendan
company.
Nearly sixty OF the w. r. C. gather
ed In the G. A. r. hall Friday nigh
to welcome Mrs. Nellie Libbey pas
department president of Massachu
sets and Mrs. Robinson, nationa
aide and Mrs. Montgomery. depart
ment aide of North Adams. Mrs
Libbey gave a glowing account of tn
work that was done in Massachusett
the past year by the w. X. c.. At
cost of $500, a bust of Lincoln an
tablet with his Gettysburg address II
scribed thereon, was placed in tn
state house at Boston. Hundreds G
dollars, subscribed to the army nu
SEES, and the Southern memorial funC
besides generous subscriptions
different flag funds. The differer
corps in the state presented Mr.
: Libbey with purses OF money amour
: ing to $3.50. Mrs. Libbey spoke
1 some length on the work being dor
in her home state. She was followe
| by Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Montgor
cry, The president gave a reading 4
| did Mrs. Libbey. The ladies' had pr
pared a most excellent banque
which every one present enjoyed
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