The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Jews of the Town and Village Told Brisfb
Cor Busy READER

Nicholas Petros is in North Adams
today on business.
Chauncy Plumb went to Albany
Monday on business.
Mrs. William Kirkwood is i'll at her
home on North street.
Mrs. John Toomey Of Gage street is
confined to the house by illness.
The stairs In the opera house
block are receiving a fresh coat Of
paint.
George Bennett of New York is en-
ployed as electrician by the Twin
State Gas & Electric Co.
Douglas Hawks left Monday night
for Philadelphia, where he will enter
the University of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Erma f. Cummings and Mrs
Alfredo B. Cameron are visiting,
Mrs. Julia Cummings of Bradford st.
Mrs. Joseph Costello and son w.
Barron of Nashua, n H., are guests
of Mrs. Costellos uncle, Rev. A. j.
Barron.
Mrs. Margaret Smith has accepted
a position as bookkeeper in the office
of the II. T. Cushman Mfg, Co.. at
North Bennington.
Paul Goldsmith returned to Troy
Monday, after spending Sunday with
Mrs. Goldsmith, who is the guest of
Mrs. Pauline Goldsmith.
Mrs. Myron Goodell of Troy. d for
mer resident, was the over Sunday
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward j. Smith of Union street.
Several of the chauffeurs in town
gave a dance in Remington hall Mon
day evening at which there were
about thirty couples present. Re
freshments were served.
The funeral of James S. Vosburgh,
aged so years, whose death occurred
Sunday at his home in South Shafts
bury, will be held at the house, Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Myron Barton, so years old,
died this morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Harlow Bottum of
Salisbury. The funeral will be held
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
John Davis, aged 80 years, a well
known and respected resident, died
Monday night at his home in Hins-
dilVille. The funeral will be held
from the house Thursday afternoon
at o'clock. Rev. j, c. Mitchell of
White Craak will offipiate
There will be a meeting of the Fish
e. Game club Friday evening at s
O'Clock at the office of the secretary,
+. S. Harris. when bills in the inter
est OF fish and game legislation will
be considered and drafted. prepare
tory to being presented at the coming
session of the legislature.
Rowe H. Bostwick. the son of a re-
tired farmer of Gloversville, n. Y,
and Miss Irene Mills of the same
city were married Monday afternoon
by Rev. p l.. Dow at the Methodist
parsonage. Mr.. and Mrs. Bostwick
were accompanied TO Bennington by
some friends for the purpose of at
tending the ceremony. Mr. Bost-
wick is engaged in the hotel business
m Gloversville.
Col Olin Scott has erected in his
lot in the cemetery at Old Benning-
ton an imposing Barre granite monu-
ment of attractive design. The struc
ture is in fine pieces and is eighteen
feet high. The base is about six feet
square and the polished die. on which
| the inscriptions are cut, is not
square. but has greater breadth than
thickness. The monument is ma
terial addition to the general attrac.
| tiveness of the cemetery.
| The following account appeared in
the Springfield Union of Monday even.
ing: Miss Elsie L. Vandenburg OF
Belgrade place and Thomas p Dowd
manager of the Postal Telegraph com
pany office in Pittsfeld and formerly
of Springfield were married at
o'clock this morning in st. Michaels
cathedral. Rev Thomas Z. Smith
pastor OF the church, performed the
ceremony and was celebrant OF nuI
tial mass, which followed the mar
riage ceremony. The maid of honor
was Miss Susan Dowd, sister of the
bridegroom and the best man was
John Dowd, brother of the bride
| groom