The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
tews Of the Town and Village Told Brst1
l0r Busy Readers-


pelier last night on business.
Mrs. e. j. Tiffany and Mrs. S. A.
Burt are spending the day in North
Adams.
Fred Thebarge left Tuesday on a
business trip to New York and Prov
idence, r. |.
band of gypsies is encamped on
the reservation near the Soldiers
Home crossing.
Master Charles Bennett is able
to attend Miss Carpenters school af-
ter an attack of the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Brown of Old
Ben ington have returned from st.
Augustine, Fla, where they passed
the winter.
Dennis Healy of Schenectady. a
former well known resident, and
brother of John Healy OF Gage street
is recovering from a serious illness.
A. j. Cooper and his sister, Mrs
George S. Stoddard, returned Tues
day evening from Springfield, Mass,
with "A Stevens Duryea touring car.
Miss Katherine Morrissey, book
Keeper in the town clerks office, left
today for the Troy City hospital,
where she will undergo an operation.
The body of William Woodland was
removed from the vault of the Old
Bennington cemetery this morning
and placed in the Woodford City Gem
etery
There was a hearing of creditors
today at the office of Daniel A. Guilt
imam, referee in bankruptcy, in the
case of the Cole-Mortland Contract
ing company, bankrupts.
Reuben Sanford who has been EN-
ployed on the construction OF the
Edward H. Everett summer home,
has gone to Webster, Mass, where
he will work on new postoffice.
DR.. Guy Potter Benton, president
of Vermont University, who lectured
at the Second Congregational church
Tuesday evening on Samuel Adams
Patriot left on the sleeper for Bur
lington.
Miss Elizabeth d. Bennett, who
was called here by the illness and
death of her father the late Col. f.
d. Bennett, has gone to Whitehall
for a short visit. Later she will 60
to Georgetown, CT.
The government bureau OF public
roads has gotten out a map of Ben
nington county showing all the roads
Copies of this map may he secured
by writing to the Bureau Of Public
Roads, Washington, ID. c.
Tomorrow afternoon will be held q
meeting of the Bennington county
road improvement association at the
office of Batchelder & Bates at o.
clock. 1t is an important meeting
and as many as possible should be
present.
Among those from here who attend
ed the dance given in North Adam:
Tuesday evening by the Young Men.
Hebrew association were Misses Der
tina Levin, Minnie Levin, Anna Lev
in and Mary Semilitzsky, Mrs. Alb
ram Sher and Abe and Nathan Sat
ter
w. b. Farwell, chief clerk Of tn,
railway mail service with headquar
tiers at Albany, is holding an exam
nation at the office of Postmaste
Collins NJ. Graves today Only tw,
clerks who handle the outgoing mai
II. b. Fassett and II. c. Armstrong
are required to take the examination
Dr. James II. Donnelly of Hoosic'
Falls, who has been in Benningto
for larger portion Of the time sine
the death of his longtime persona
friend, Charles G. Jones. the supel
intendent of the James G. Colgate ei
tate, who lost his life in the Titani
disaster, is to leave soon for Ker
lucky where he has purchased
practice and where he will make hi
- future home.
Government Engineer d. H. VIII
slow and County Supervisor d..
Bates were at work yesterday on tn
section of road south Of the villag
which is to be rebuilt. They foun
the property owners ready and anx
Gus to help In every way II
planned to straighten the road nea
the schoolhouse, cutting out a stee
pitch. II can be done at sma
cost. George Hill has been appoin
ed foreman on the job.
William II. Harrington of Mort
Branch street claims to have broke
the chicken record for the preseI
season. having Matched 81 stron
1 healthy chicks from a setting of
J eggs. Mr.. Harrington believes thu
the hen beats the incubator as
, chicken raiser and that In the lor
Z run the natural way of produciu
poultry is the more economical. i
sets from 22 TO "a eggs under eaC
. hen and last year averaged 10 chic
4 ems from each setting.
In the illustrated lecture on Die
ems. to be given in the Second Co
4 gregational church Friday nigh
q many Of the principal characters
! the books will be put on the scree
4 as well as the places where Il
i books were written, and bits fro
the books quoted by the speaker. III
lecturer, Hon J. Wilder Falrban
comes with hearty endorsement.
Brattleboro recently. the tickets so
for so cents. The Brotherhood u
der whose auspices the lecture vi
be given here, wishes to intere
everybody. and so has fixed the pri,
at 20 cents. II Is real opportuni
for all who love or know DIcken
E Tickets may be purchased at the Il
dress Bros store or at Il. d. Pate
sons.