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

Edward Phillips or Troy former
resident is visiting in town.
Edward f. Long went to Berlin, N.
Y, this morning on business.
The dedication of the new Masonic
temple will occur on August l6.
Misses Dorothy and Ida Sharpe OF
Troy are visiting in town today
Mr. and Mrs Albert X. Arson OF
Cohoes are in town for the day.
Wesley Fauly of Pittsfield is pass
ing a vacation at his home here.
Bert Snow has accepted employ
ment as gardener for G. f. Graves
Harry ]. Cole went to Boston this
afternoon on a brief business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. James Martin began
housekeeping on Union street today
Raw White of North Bennington
has gone to Lake George for a week S
outing
Mrs. Frank Moore of Adams street
who has been i'll. is somewhat I'M
proved.
G LYNN Wood entertained party
of friends at his cottage at Barber 5
Pines last evening.
Edward Mulligan and Eugenee La
Fortune went Tuesday to Adams lor
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kelly, former
residents. who have been residing
| i'm Connecticut, are in town.
Charles Pelerin who is employed
ON the Rutland railroad is spending
weeks vacation in Pittsfield.
James Martin has accepted a posi-
ton as driver at the local office OF
the National Express company.
James Scott of Albany who has
been a guest of William Blake of the
Burgess road, has returned home.
Earle Hurley has gone to Manches
ter to be the guest for the next two
weeks of MIR. and Mrs. o. r. Bennett
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Marsden who
have been staying at the Putnam
today began keeping house on Union
street
w. Leroy Bates who went Satur
day to attend a house party in New
Haven, Conn, returned to Benning
ton today.
Engineer William p. Murray who
is Oh the local run is taking a week S
vacation Lester Shippey of Rutland
| Is taking his place
Mrs. Homer a. Lyons and Miss Eu-
nice Lyons returned home Tuesday
from a three weeks visit in Silver
Creek and Buffalo, N. Y.
]. NJ. Ayres has resigned his po-
sition in the dispensary department
of the Post Graduate hospital in New
York. He will take charge of the
Drake drug store in Troy, August l.
Miss Agnes Hurley entertained a
party of friends last evening at a
lawn party at her home on Stafford
street in honor of Miss Clara Andrea
of Cohoes, n Y, who is her guest.
James Maloney is acting as ex-
press messenger on the local run be
tween Bennington and HoOsac juno
ton during the summer in the place
of l.. b. Parker, who is on the Bur
| lington-New York run.
The Bennington Scale company
and a western computing scale com
pany have made arrangements to
represent each others products. The
computing scale company will be re
| presented in the east by the local
company and the Bennington com
pany in the west by the computing
scale company.
Earl H., the eight months old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hall of SAT
| ford street, died this morning after
an Illness of the measles The fun
| eral will be held from the house on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock Rev
w. +. Meyer of the First Baptist
church officiating The burial will be
in the village cemetery.
Beginning this week the majority
of the merchants of Bennington have
arranged to close their stores on
Friday of each week at ~ O'Clock
| sharp. The plan was carried ont
/ ouhNfNHlullN idNA year anu Ailt ouiilt
arrangement has been perfected
again and will continue until Sept g.
Cooperate with the merchants and
clerks and plan your shopping ac-
cordingly.
The historical pageant which is to
| be presented in Congress park, Sara.
toga Springs, during the week OF Aug
ust 10 will be directed by Miss
Margaret NJ Eager. who had charge
of the Bennington pageant last Aug
ust Persons Interested in the page
| ant are searching the country for
all old guns and muskets to be used
in a sham battle which will be one
/ of the features. Historical episodes
will be on exhibition of fancy dane.
| ing
Miss Kate Hubbell, Mrs. L. II
| Ross. Mrs c. r. Peck and Miss Jen.
ME Valentine left today for Dorset
for the purpose of taking part in the
dedication, by the Vermont society
of Colonial Danes, of the Cephas
! Kent Inn marker. The three first
conventions of the New Hampshire
Grants were held at the inn. From
the last of the three conventions an
adjournment was taken 10 West
minister where the original state con
stitution was adopted A portion OF
the old inn building is retained in
the present home OF Miss Zephine
Humphrey. the writer. which stands
on the site Of the ancient hosiery.