The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

for Busy Readers
Mrs. w. B. Sheldon is visiting her
brother at Dorset.
II. D. Fillmore was in Pittsfeld on
business Tuesday.
Master Legrand Babcock of Hoos-
lex is visiting relatives in the village.
The stores of H. Harry Levin and
F. E. Bottum & Co, will close Friday
at noon.
E. Walling Dewey has gone to
Woodford where he will encamp for
the summer.
Miss Louise Bellows who has been
tn guest of her cousin, Edmund Howe
returned today to her home in Will
mington.
Mrs. Colline NJ. Graves and, chill
dren left today for Annisquam, Mass,
where they are to pass an outing at
By Water Inn.
The condition of Mrs Clinton H.
White of North street who has been
seriously i'll, was reported somewhat
improved today.
Wanted-Young man from 16 to IS
years of age for steady jub in print
ing office. Apply to F. E. Howe at
The Banner office.
Hon. Seymour Van Santyoord and
family are moving today from the
Shadowbrook farm house to their
summer home at Furnace Grove.
Reuben Becker of New York, for
merly of Bennington, arrived Tues
day to pass the summer during which
time he will be employed by Perry
& Keeseman, printers.
Mrs. Charles Francis Stone is ex-
pected today from New York to pass
the remainder of the summer at one
of her cottages at Woodford Hollow
as the White Crow inn is not to be
opened this season.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank r. Boyd of
Southampton, Mass, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Tiffany of Poughkeep-
sic who motored from the latter city
to be guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A
! Burt, on Gage street, have returned.
Last night just at twilight couple
drove up through Main street in a
horse and buggy. so busily engaged in
quarreling that they paid no atten-
ton to the publicity of the affair. 1t
was no war of words either, but a
genuine fistic encounter with honors
about even.
| The attachment sale Of the stock
| of +. j Kennedy, who until recently
conducted a shoe store on Main St,
which was to have been neld this
morning was halted by a petition
signed by a number of the creditors
/ requesting that Kennedy be adjudged
| bankrupt.
The Ladies Aid society of the End
! Congregational church will hold a
meeting at SIS, Immediately after
prayer meeting tomorrow night. AS
business of Importance is to be tran
sacted a large attendance of lead
ers and members of the various cir
Giles is earnestly desired
Myron Woodward of Beech street
extension was overcome by the heat
| Tuesday while at work near his home
! late in the afternoon. Earlier in the
day Mr.. Woodward was at work on
hisproperty on Depot street and af-
ter going home he did some work.
around the house which proved too
much for him
The North Adams weather prophet
! has the following TO say about the
weather: I'VE shall have no rain of
consequence till after July % There
may be an occasional small shower,
but nothing to soak the ground This
| is not pleasant forecast, but the
man who makes il is confident that
! he knows what he is talking about"
To every owner of a garden these
are melancholy days. The roses have
! dried up. berries of all kinds are wit
herring, peas and beans are badly in
need of rain, and indeed the limit has
about been reached on all growing
things. saving only corn. Artificial
watering fails to mitigate the sad sit.
uation To the man who has careful
ly tended his garden truck the out
/ look is "A tragedy