The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS


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Mrs. T.. l.. Myman 90 Manchester H.
the guest Of Airs. +. b. Hulins.
Time 81 for your Decoration day
Time yet Tor your Decoration day
Harry McDermott OF Carpenter
hin is spending the week IN Airing.
ton.
There is a reason why there are 30
many Of Hunters suits out ~Nun
Ced." Adv.
!. r. Gibson is preparing 10 extend
the show windows OF his grocery
store further 10 the front
Mrs. Josephine Miner OF Cumming
ton. Mass Is visiting AZ the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. William CLARK 81
Grove street.
Il is expected that Mrs. Charles
Green viii return "Wednesday from
Hillcrest hospital In Pittsheid where
she has been for surgical treatment.
The annual meeting OF the Benning
ton club will be held Thursday even
ing at s O'Clock Following the bush
ness meeting there will be short
entertainment and refreshments viii
be served.
Howard II. Shields went today TO
Boston for few days visit
Mr.. and Mrs James A. Eddy OF
Troy are preparing to open their
summer residence al Old Benning-
ton this week
F. b. Jennings. who has been on a
prolonged European trip viii sail
Wednesday for home. Mr.. Jennings
has been touring North Africa. Sici-
by. Italy and other countries. His
health is much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Endress. Geo.
Phillips. William Frost. Olin Har-
wood and Leslie Carrier have gone
to Montpelier to attend the grand
session of odd Fellows. J. II. Pow
ers and Mr.. and Mrs J. T. Carpenter
will 20 Wednesday.
\ large delegation OF members OF
Bennington Grange attended the fun
eral OF Charles A. Knapp at North
Bennington yesterday. Mr.. Knapp
was a regular attendant and has held
the Office of steward since the or
ganization of the Grange in 1905.
Robert Tootill of Bradford street
and Harriet NJ Gum OF North street
were quietly married at the Baptist
parsonage yesterday afternoon by
Rev W. +. Meyer. Mr.. Tootill Is
employed as a chauffeur at Frea-'s
in Troy. but the young couple will
make their home for the present al
least, in Bennington.
The remains of Mrs William b
Thayer. who was struck by train
and killed near the White Creek
crossing Sunday night. were brought
to her home on School street this
forenoon. Arrangements for the IN
neral have not yet been made. The
officials at Hoosick Falls. where the
remains We're taken Monday morning
did not consider an inquest necessary
as there We're no features of IN,
case 10 Indicate that Mrs Thayer''
death was not accidental.
Manager w. +. Bissell of the loca
telephone exchange gave a most in
teresting steriopticon lecture TO 1
small but appreciative audience a
the Methodist Brotherhood meeting
Monday night The history of th'
telephone is marvel and its begin
ming. development and organization
can only be appreciated when IL
| operations are presented in a SOM
such way as this. The slides use'
| by Mr.. Bissell are exceptionally goo,
] and well selected and his lecture o
one hour and a half carefully pre-
pared.
. States Attorney w. ]. Meaghel
Deputy Sheriff Perry b. Gardner
Civil Enginee' NJ. c. Burlington ant
Photographer F. II. Ferguson wen
by automobile to Rupert Monday 70
the purpose of obtaining data. meas
, urements and pictures to be used 4
! the case of Mrs. Alta Blowers of RI
pert now in the county jail charge
with being responsible for the deaf
of her husband Albert Blowers, VIII
, died at his home in Rupert on Satul
; day. May 9. There has been no pr,
liminary hearing in the case of Mrs
Blowers fo- the reason that tn
states attorney has as yet receive
no report from Dr. b. II. Stone. III
pathologist, who performed the auto
sy upon the remains of Blowers.