The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
%ews Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
tor Rsny Readena-

Walter Cook of Castleton is visit
ing his father, Luman Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. IL. Myers spent
the Fourth in Springfield, Mass.
Edward Sibley has purchased a Blu,
lex roadster from the Ideal garage.
Mrs. Human S. Brown of Old Ben
nington has returned from visit in
Connecticut.
George A. Robinson of Ofd Ben
nington has returned from a business
trip to Montpelier.
A daughter, Eleanore Ruggles, was
born July Bird to Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
c. Cobb of Gage street.
The Ladies Aid society of the Me.
thodist church will meet this evening
at their official room in the church at
7.3O.
William Cone of Grandvew street
, who has been confined to the house
4, several days with the humps is able
F, to be out again.
Miss Gladys Turner, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Turner of South
street has entered st. Josephs con-
vent at Rutland.
Miss Isabel Toomy, who has been
| spending few days visiting Mr. and
Mrs. ID. A. Ward has returned to her
home in Boston.
| Nfrc Nforv Adoo,e o..;s.on4 l.; a.
| Office Of County Clerk ]. J. Shaksho-
Der, was at her home in Arlington
over the Fourth.
Judge o. M. Barber of the customs
court of appeals, Mrs Barber and
children are at the Waloomsac inn
at Old Bennington.
Maurice Wall of Grandview street,
who recently underwent an operation
in the Samaritan Hospital in Troy, re
turned Friday afternoon.
Almyron d. Crosier and Mrs. Kate
Brown of Pittsfeld were united in
marriage Saturday afternoon at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. p. l..
Dow.
John G.. Norton, private secretary
to Congressman Frank l.. Greene of
the First district, was a guest over
the Fourth of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Con
nors. He made the trip by auto.
| Mrs. Emma Streeter and sister
Mrs. Isadora Woodward will leave
| Tuesday for Paterson, N. j., where
they will be the guests of their sister,
Mrs. Louis Piaget for several weeks.
NJ Margolin and family have
| through the New York newspapers
! gathered news that the young man lost
in California forest preserve is
from another family of the same
name and not son of Mr.. Margolin
| of Bennington
A beginning was made Sunday on
| the work of oiling the streets. The
oil was distributed over one side of
| several streets after the thorough
fares had been swept, but because Of
the heavy shower in the afternoon, it
will probably be necessary to go over
the streets again.
The family of Henry f. Boardman
will not occupy their summer home
at Old Bennington during the season.
| a son of Mr.. Boardman was one of
| the prominent witnesses at the Gif.
| ford trial and it has been the inten-
| ton of the family to sail for Belgium
as soon as the trial was concluded.
During the heavy shower Sunday
afternoon lightning struck a tree in
front of the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
II, Ferguson on Short street. Donald
Ferguson was lying in a hammock
in tent in the yard. No damage was
done except to the tree. Not even
the telephone wires were disturbed
1t was established that the fire in
j. p. McGurn's barn was not caused
from an explosion of gasoline as was
first supposed The fire had been
burning some time before any explo-,
sion occurred and two of Mr.. Nc
Gurn's neighbors had discovered the
blaze and were on the way to the
burning building when they heard
the explosion.