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

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Daniel Quebec of Rutland is in Ben
lington today on business.
Mrs. Cassius Peck returned yester-
lay to her home in Oregon.
Gilbert H. Ransom has returned !
from a visit in New York.
William D. Howe of Readsboro was
in town Thursday on business.
George NJ. Hawks is depending the
week in New York on business.
J. 9. Starbuck of Cambridge, Mass.
spent Thursday in town on business.
Edward ]. Hall and Arthur Van
Kleeck went today on a fishing trip
to Woodford.
Allen f. Briggs OF Searsburg, depu-
ty game warden, was in town yester-
day on business.
Miss Fanny Loomis has accepted a
position as bookkeeper at the Ben
nington Scale Works.
Mrs. Nathan Whiteley and children,
Beulah and Alfred left today for a
visit in Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Frank Hammond of Granville,
n. Y, is the guest OF Mrs F. c. Nor
rison of Union street.
Extensive repairs and improve
ments are being made on the John
Cook house on Branch street extern
sion.
Capt. A. ]. Nichols of New York,
who has been visiting his cousin, SE.
l.. Nichols, has returned to his home
in that city.
Mrs. Frank Davenport has returned
from the Troy city hospital where
she has been for treatment during
the past month.
Lost-Pair of eyeglasses in black
case marked George II. Thompson,
North Adams, Mass" Finder please
leave at Banner office.
Miss Bessie Terrell of North Ad-
ans who has been visiting her sis
ter, Miss Mary Terrell of the Colon
ial, has returned home.
On Friday and Saturday of this
week any dollar article in the store
of Joe Levin, corner of North and
River streets, will be sold for S9c.
DR.. Charles f. Healy, Misses Grace
and Josephine Donnelly and Richard
V. Donnelly are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John NJ. Healy of River st
Mrs. George Durand sails tomorrow
from Harve, France for America, She
will come to Bennington to spend the
summer with her mother, Mrs. +. ID.
Bennett of Main street.
c. NJ. Graves went yesterday to
join his family at Anisquam, Mass,
where they have been visiting for the
past week. Mr.. Graves will remain
for a week or ten days.
Joseph Garreau's automobile which
last Friday was damaged by running
into the curling at the corner Of
North and River streets in an at
tempt to avoid running into a team,
is in running order again.
The Sunday school in the Bush
nell district will meet at 3 o'clock on
afternoon. A. Sidney Edison
will be present and have charge of
the exercises. Everybody in the dis
trict is invited to be present
E. S Buss has been given authori.
ty by the village trustees to carry
out the provisions of the recent order
of the board that all shade trees in
the village should be trimmed of dead
limbs and low hanging branches
There will be a regular meeting of
the Knightsh of Columbus this even
ing at s o'clock in their rooms at
the Academy Building. All members
are earnestly urged to be present as
business of Importance will be tran
sacted.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Thompson Of
have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs John Carrigan for the
past several days. Mr.. Thompson re-
turned to Pittsburg yesterday. Mrs.
Thompson will remain for a some
what more extended visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGurk of
Wappingee Falls, n. Y, who have
been visiting Mr. McGurks parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. McGurk, have gone
to Ashfeld Mass, for a visit with
relatives. From that city they will
return to Wappingee Falls.
John T. Norton, former corporation
attorney of Troy. and a prominent
Elk, who is well known in Benning
ton, is passing a vacation at Bar Har-
Dor, Me, after which he may visit
Bennington Mr. Norton was the
chief speaker at one of the recent
Elk memorial services.
William II. Loomis is endeavoring
to make arrangements for the APP
pearance of Rhadeska, Americas
greatest vocal artist, assisted by Mr.
Benedict, pianist, and Theodore Dill
laway, fiutist, at the Bennington OPP
era house. MIR. Loomis will call and
learn how many BenningtOnians want
real musical treat Should he
meet with sufficient endorsement he
will be able to arrange for the ap-
pearance of Rhadeska about the mid
die Of August, date to be announced
later.
II ]. Cole and the Chester Sus-
pender company OF Boston have en-
tered into a copartnership under the
style of the Elastic Knee Tab Co
The factory for producing the Kne-
lastic knee tab and the main office
will be az 1857 Columbus avenue.
Boston. The company states that il
will at once begin an advertising
campaign covering both the manufac-