The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
ae~s of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readsrr

tor Busy xeaderr
Miss Alice Parker of Adams passed
Wednesday in town.
Miss Mary Shaw of Old Bennington
was a guest in Pittsfield on Tuesday
Charles Paddock has sold his farm
i'll Pownal and purchased one in Ar
lington.
Miss Carrie Robinson of Old Ben
.enington is visiting friends in Man
chester.
Mrs. Carrie Goldsmith of Boston,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs j.
H. Warren.
f. N. Kennon of Maple street is
at his farm in Wardsboro, for a
few weeks.
Charles Taylor, who has been Wis
| iting at his home here, has returned
to New York.
John Van Santvoord has resumed
his studies at the Hotchkiss school
in Connecticut.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Snow have
gone to Springfield to attend the
Soldiers reunion
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thompson have
returned to Pawlet after a short so
journ in Bennington.
Mrs. William F. Ashton of Pitts
field, formerly of Bennington is visit
ing relatives in town.
Miss Nellie Scanlon of Adams St,
has returned from visit with rela-
tives in Hoosick Falls.
Douglas Hawks leaves tomorrow
for Philadelphia, where he will enter
Pennsylvania university.
Misses Anna and Sarah Mann have
returned from Arlington, where they
spent the past two weeks.
DR.. Stanley of New York City is
| visiting his family who are at the
Pr,ory in Old Bennington.
Mrs. Catherine Scanlon has return
ed from visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Slocum of Pittsfield.
Howard H. Shields of Old Benning-
ton returned today from New York.
where he has been on business.
Miss Cora Townsend, who has be Ell
visiting her sister, Mrs. George b
Wellington, returned today to her
home in Buffalo, N. Y
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cooper.
Miss Mabel Cooper and Mr.. and Mrs.
| K. B. Huling have returned from an
automobile trip TO New York
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Whiting. who
have been visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Writings father, F. o. Graves.
have returned to their home in Nee.
nah, Wis.
Mrs. Van Benthusen and sisters,
who have been passing the summer
at the Boardman house in Old Ben
nington, have returned to their home
in Albany.
Mrs. Calvin Evans is visiting her
brother. George Wall in Rochester,
n. Y, and will spend some time with
other relatives in New York state be-
fore returning home
Henry Bushee, who has been visit
ing in Massachusetts during the past
few months has returned to Ben
nington and has entered the employ of
II. w. Myers and Son.
Former Gov. John G.. Mccullough.
W. II. Bradford and E. l.. Bates left
yesterday morning by automobile for
White River Junction where they
will attend the state fair.
Mrs. ~ A. Kennon and Mrs. Helen
Waite of Branch street went to
Greenfield, Mass, on Tuesday to
spend a few days with relatives and
to attend the Greenfield fair.
Clinton Lyon. who has been EN-
ployed by the Twin State Gas & Elec-
trio Co, will leave tomorrow to take
an electrical course at Bliss Electri.
cal college. Washington, ID. c.
For the next Is days, an unusual
opportunity is offered by George f.
Donnelly to every boy or girl who
desires learning to play a violin or
mandolin. See his adv in another
column.
William l.. Gokay, DR.. F. S. Bral-
ey, Clarence L. Holden and George
Spencer left yesterday in Mr.. Gokay's
car to attend the State fair at White
| River Junction. They will return
home on Friday.
For sale at 129 North street sec
| ond hand piano, guitar, bed couch,
bed with springs and mattress,
| chunk stove and go-cart. Also mems
and boys suits, and overcoats and
women's clothing.
Herbert Childs, who has been Civ
! ing exhibitions of whiting. evenings.
in the window of the Griswold store
| will give a demonstration of the prac-
tical uses of that art tomorrow even
ing at the Y. NJ. C. A All are in
vited.
| Edward Slower of Adams has sue
ceeded Ralph w. Orr as manager of
the F. f. Braman 8, 10 and % cent
store. Mr.. Orr resigned TO take up
his duties at Cornell university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slower have commenced
housekeeping on Dewey street
MI. and Mrs. /. l.. Meloon of New
York City were in Bennington yester-
daoy. Mr.. Meloon was here on bust
ness connected with the National
Light, Heat and Power Co of which
he is general manager. They were
joined here by Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ
Adds of Brattleboro, in whose car
1 fhpU loft