The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
hews o. the Town and Village Told Briefly
1or Busy READER

,or few days Visit.
New lot of heavy weight coats
Just received at e. l.. Nichols.
Mrs. j. E. Burke is visiting rela-
tives and friends in New York and |
Brooklyn.
About 30 from here attended the |
supper given at the Pownal Baptist |
church Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Mary Larivee and Miss Vic
toria Lebean of Troy were the guests
of Mrs. Leon Lamarre Tuesday.
Miss Lulu Robinson of Old Ben
nington has returned from visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Blandy of Sara
toga.
Miss Elizabeth D. Bennett of New
York city is visiting at the home of
her brother, Judge Edward c. Ben
nett.
Frank Paddock of North Pownal
was taken to the Troy hospital Mon
day, where he underwent an opera
ton for carbuncle.
A straw vote taken this noon at the
H. T. Cushman Mfg, Co., by secret
ballot gives 20 Roosevelt, 10 Wilson,
Taft and 3 Debs votes.
The Rural Study Group of the Bap-
fist church will postpone its meeting
until one week from tonight. There
will be no class this evening.
The Mason Bros. of Pawlet, will be
at Robert ,Gardner's Friday night
Nov 1st, with large drove of cattle
for the last time this season.
One of the coming events in the
state is a meeting of The Greater
Vermont Association to be held in
Montpelier, Thursday evening, Nov.
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The household effects of Mrs. John
Temple are being moved here today
from Averill Park. Mrs. Temple,
who is a former resident, is to reside
here
There is room for more fruit and
vegetables at the Band fair ANY
one wishing to make an entry can
bring their produce to Forester's hall
at any time during Thursday.
Paul Landon has resigned his posi-
ton with the Twin State Gas and
Electric company and has gone to
Washington, d. c., where he is to re-
ceiye a government appointment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rice went today
to Eugene, Oregon where they are to
make their future home. They were
accompanied by Archie Rice of Eu-
gene who has been visiting them.
Samuel Holt returned today from
visit to his son Sumner Holt of
Pittsfield, who was taken yesterday
from the Hillcrest hospital in that
city to a sanitarium at Rutland,
Mass.
William Slattery, who during the
past three years has been employed
on the George Robinson farm in
South SALISBURY, has resigned his
position and is to reside with his son,
Thomas Slattery of South street.
All those who are to take part in
the Halloween parade, will please re-
port at the Y. M. G. A. rooms Thurs
day night at o'clock. An invitation
is extended to all who wish to join.
Come in your fancy costumes and
prepare for jolly good time.
The body of Charles Root, a former
resident, whose death occurred in
Saratoga, was brought here on the
1145 train this morning for burial,
which was in the Old Bennington
cemetery. Rev. Philip Schuyler of.
flcated at the burial services.
The attending physician reported
today that Miss Irene o. White, the
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gin
ton II. White, who drank carbolic
acid during temporary fit of despon-
dency Monday forenoon was recover
ing as rapidly as could be expected
hnder the circumstances. Her condi-
ton today showed a marked improve
ment.
On "All Saints Day." Friday, Nov.
LIST, there will be two services in st.
Peters church z and 10 a. m. At
both services there win be a special
commemoration of the dead Those
desiring this commemoration will
send the christian name to the Rev.
Philip Schuyler. Memorial flowers
should be sent to the church by
Thursday evening.
DR.. II. X. Bristol has a pen of
fancy poultry which he is preparing
to send to the New York poultry
show. He has built a handsome coop
for these prize winners and has kind
ly consented to place them on exhibit
ton at the Harvest fair and carnival
to be held in Foresters hall Thursday
Friday and Saturday. To see this
one exhibit is worth the price of ad-
mission.
Superior Court Judge Zed S. Stan
ton of Roxbury was in the village
Tuesday evening on his way home.
He had been called to Manchester to
sit az a chancery hearing to deter
mine the title to the land occupied by
the county court house in that vii
lage. The land is claimed by both
the town of Manchester and the coun
ty of Bennington and the suit was
brought by the assistant judges of
county court to decide the question il
possible.
The funeral of Cyrus d. Gibson was
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
his late home on Main street. Rev.
z. L. Dow Of the Methodist church
ofhciated. Burial was in the village
cemetery. The bearers. who were
from Stark Lodge, I. o. o. r Man.
ser Encampment, Canton Remington.
two from each lodge, were Reuben
Galusha, John II. Powers. Harry
Hager, William Z. Frost. Burton Har-