The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

N J., for visit with rela-
tiyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert C. Aldrich OF
Pittsfeld have been passing a few
days in town.
William Rood of Pownal has ac-
cepted employment with 7. A. Car
penter & Sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albee Buss of West
SALISBURY spent Tuesday with
friends in the village.
There will Ae a celebration of the
Holy Communion Thursday at 1880 a.
m in ST. Peters church.
G. Eugene Stevens of Hinsdale, N.
H., who was called here by the i'll
ness of his mother, expects to return
home today.
Fred L. Houghton went to Albany
Monday night to meet his granddaugh-
ter, Miss Barney, who is to visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Houghton
E. E. Larrabee, local superintendent
for the Twin-State Gas and Electric
company, returned last night from a
business trip to New York and went
Immediately to Burlington.
The Payne Brush Cos oowlers will
compete with a team from North Ben
nington on the Y NJ. c.. A. alleys to-
night Thursday the teams repre-
senting the Baptist and Methodist
churches will bowl at $3.50 p. M
Halliday Evans, who on last Satur-
day barely escaped serious injury
when he was struck by falling tree
while at work at the Evans camp in
Woodford, is able to be out again
and on Tuesday yisited in the vii
lage.
Mrs. Roy NJ Paddock is hostess this
afternoon at a silver tea for the bene-
fit of the Ladies Aid society Of the
Baptist church. Several Of these
teas have been given since the series
was started in December by Mrs. II.
c. Roster.
The first meeting of the new board
of directors of the Bennington base
ball association will be held at the
Stark hose rooms this evening Every
member Of the board is requested to
be present as the board will organize
and put things in motion for the com
| ing season.
A. William Swarzwald, representing
the National Rubber Co., is at the
Boston Automobile show this week
after a successful exhibit at New
York and Chicago auto shows. Mr.
Swars valid has just completed a tour
of the middle western states in the
interest of the company After the
conclusion of the Boston show he will
travel New England and the south for
'the company
Sheriff Frederick Godfrey, in res
ponse to a petition signed by a nun
Der Of business and professional men
has appointed Perry b. Gardner a de
putty sheriff. Mr. Gardner has con
veyed the county officers In his auto
mobile on a number OF trips which
have resulted in important arrest.
and has thus obtained first hanC
knowledge of methods that are re
quired on such occasions. He Is ;
young, active man and the appoint
ment should add to the efficiency o
the sheriff's Office
County Game Warden Il. S. Higgins
was in Peru on Saturday and accom-
panied by Warden Howard Of Wind
ham county inspected the deer parl
belonging to NJ. ]. Hapgood WardeI
Higgins had been instructed by tn
state fish and game commissioner
John w. Titcomb. to make an inspeC
ton OF the park for the purpose Of as
pertaining how many wild deer, whicl
are the property of the state, wer
confined inside the enclosure. TIL
wardens made a thorough search O
the park, which is inclosed with a
eight-foot wire fence, and saw track
that convinced them that there wer
at least two deer in the park, out the
never came in sight Of the animals.
A plank foundation in the celia
of the store in the opera house bloc
occupied by c. l.. Hudson, the confec
toner, was removed for the purpos
, of putting in new concrete foo
The plank foundation was put in TO
The ice cream freezer and was buiI
when Mr. Hudson first started in bu.
mess 20 years ago. Since it was lai
the foundation has never been MOI
ed. When the planks were taken Il
/
IN the store, found underneath tn
J foundation fountain pen which mus
have been dropped by some one b,
fore the timbers were put in plac,
The finder cleaned and filed the pc
and 1t is now capable OF doing goo
work after a rest of nearly a quartz
Of century.
John Stewart who enlisted In IN
regular army and who was statione
In one of the far western states,
visiting at his home here. He ha
been honorably discharged from IN
service because of injuries sustalne
to his eyes while engaged in flghtin
forest fires. While the members {
his company were starting backilre
TO check a serious confagration IN
backiires got beyond their contr,
and while working his way out of tn
burning area he was overcome by hes
and smoke. He remained for som
time in the hospital and It was hri
believed that his eyesight would
seriously impaired. Such has nc
proved to be the case but the burn
were sufficient TO nocessltate the wea
ing of glasses which made him incl
gible for the service.