The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Z. the Town and Village Told Briefly
or Busy Readers
Miss Catherine Sears of School st
has recovered from an illness.


has recovered from an illness.
Jesse Buss has gone to Hudson, N
Y, to spend the next three days.
Richard Settlement of PittsfielC
spent the Fourth at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cumming
spent the Fourth with friends in Al
bany
Charles Lape of Utica, a forme
resident is the guest of friends il
town.
James McCue of Waterford, n. Y.
is spending several days in town a
his home here.
Eugene Stevens of Hinsdale, n H.
was the guest of relatives in Ben
nington over the Fourth.
Edward Porter has returned to his
home at Lake George after spending
! several weeks in town.
Mrs. Russell NJ. Hyde of PittsfielC
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. E. ID
Bennett of Main street.
William Burt. William Carroll anC
! William Fitzgerald of South Boston
are the guests of friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Squire of New
York came TO Bennington by automo
| bile to spend the summer in town.
Otto Settlement of New Haven
Conn. was called to Bennington Wed
nesday by the sudden illness of his
wife.
Bert Henchy of Troy who was the
guest over the Fourth of his mother
Mrs Margaret Henchy, returned to
day to that city.
Joseph Coyne, Sr., and Joseph
Coyne Jr.. of Ludlow, Mass. returned
to that city today after having spent
the Fourth at their home here.
Miss Mary Callahan of Boston who
has been the guest of friends in town
| for the past two weeks, returns to
morrow to her home in that city
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Eliot, Mr.. and
Mrs. X. T. Healy and Miss Laura
Rogers who have been spending sew,
eral days fishing at Kelly Stand, re
turned today
Road meeting tonight at the court
house at S o'clock. J. c. Colgate and
State Commissioner Gates will speak
All persons who want the roads i'm
proved are requested to be present.
Secretary Banks, Earl Stratton,
Carlton Davis and Wilbur Lambert
went today to Camp Abuah at North
Hero on Lake Champlain to spend
the next two weeks.
Citizens of Bennington should turn
out for the public road meeting al
the courthouse tonight at o'clock.
Just what Bennington needs to do on
the road question will be considered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Pierce OF
Waltham, Mass. have been visitors
in town over the Fourth. Mr. Pierce
was formerly editor and proprietor
of The Banner He left here 10
years ago.
At meeting of the school trustees
of the Bennington graded school dis
trict Wednesday evening, Chauncy 5.
Perry was elected chairman of the
board and H. H. Webster. clerk for
the ensuing year
The play Officer 666" which is
boxed TO play at the local opera
house during the soming season, is
one OF the three plays that have sur
vived the summer heat in New York
City. 1t is at present playing in the
Gaiety
Mrs. Otto Settlement of New Hav.
en-, Conn, who has been the guest OF
relatives in town, was recently
stricken with an attack of malarial
fever and this morning her condition
! became SO critical that she was Ia
ken to Troy for treatment at one OF
the hospitals in that city.
The state and county authorities
declare that the citizens of Benning
ton are not doing their duty in re
gard to improving the roads in thi.
town 4 public meeting has been
called at the courthouse tonight at
: o'clock to consider the question anC
hear from the state commissioner
Every voter and taxpayer is reques
ted to be present
The Sunday school of the Bushnell
District will meet on Sunday, July
! 7th, at 3 o'clock All teachers and
helpers and scholars of former years
are urged to be present Rev. VIM
Meyer Of Bennington will be present
to address the school.
Misses Bessie and Hattie Robinson
of Schenectady are guests of theii
aunt, Mrs. William Shaw of Old Ben
| nington.
News was received here today o.
| the sudden death at Bristol. Conn. o.
Frank Lasher, a former well know
resident lie was about So years o
age The body will be brought her,
Saturday for burial The funeral vii
probably be held from Walbridgel
undertaking rooms Sunday afternoon
Rev. p. L. Dow Of the Methods
church will oiiciate. Mr.. Lasher wa
especially brilliant in mechanics an,
was the inventor of several valuabl,
pieces of machinery, including tn,
l.asher knitting machine. For
time he was in partnership with w
| H. Bradford. The Lasher hose whicl
he produced. has gained a wide repu
tation. About two years ago MI
Lasher went to Utica to take charg'
of a factory.