The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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visiting in town.
Richard and Alexander Van SAINT
yoord were in Troy today.
Rev. p. l.. Dow will preach in the
Chapel Sunday afternoon at o'clock
George Robson of Depot street has
returned from a few days visit in
Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Lyons have
returned from a trip in Massacnus-
etts and Connecticut
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Allen and Miss
| Buelah Bates went on an auto trip to
North Adams Thursday.
Mrs E. II. Holden and children
have returned from a two weeks stay
at Manchester, Mrs. Holden's former
home.
Barratt Wellington of New York
city, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. Wellington of Old
| Bennington.
All members of the Modern Wood
men, who have not seen the clerk
for June, are requested to do so Sat
u,day night.
Don't fail to see Mary Pickford,
| Americas foremost film actress in
"Tess of the Storm Country" a spec
ial production in five parts by the
| Famous Players Film Co.
The Recreation League game 70.
Saturday afternoon will be between
| the lnvincibles and the Huckleberry
Juniors. The game will be called at
1880.
Mrs. j. II. Warren and daughter,
| Mrs. Carrie Goldsmith have gone to
| Peaks Island, Me-, to spend tire,
weeks in the interest Of Mrs. War
rens health.
Mrs. Collins NJ Graves and children
have gone to Weekapaug. II. l., for
stay of several weeks. They will be
joined later by Postmaster Graves,
who is now engaged in making the
final arrangements for the transfer of
the Office to his successor, Emory S.
| Harris.
Manager John B. Harte has receiy-
ed request from the relief commit
| tee in Salem, Mass, asking that he
| arrange for a benefit to raise funds
| for the hundreds OF persons who are
| in distress because of the disastrous
fire that recently swept away por-
| ton of the city. Manager Harte has
complied and the benefit will be Civ
| en- Sunday evening at s o'clock.
All those living in the fourth ward,
/. e, between the east side OF North
street and the west side OF Stafford.
inclusive, and between the north side
of Main street and the south side of
Gage. inclusive, may obtain their
Chautauqua tickets by telephoning to
one of the following: Mrs. w. Burke,
tel. No, 251-J; Mrs. Warwick Carpen-
te-, 1914; Miss J. Il. Perkins, 255-M.
or the Misses Keller, 117-M.
The local Woodmen have held
meeting and find themselves in
rather bad way financially because of
the failure of Jacob Sperber, the pic.
| mic treasurer, TO turn over the funds
| collected from the entertainment
They are making plans to liquidate
the Indebtedness but it will require
some time for them to settle all OF
the bills. No information relative to
the whereabouts of the missing chair
man has been obtained.
Probate Judge f. C. Bennett Thurs
| day evening received word that his
| brother, Charles c. Bennett mem
Der of the faculty of the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music, had met
| with an accident which ncccssitatcd
the amputation of the first joint OF
the middle finger of the right hand.
The accident is serious one in MIR.
BENEFITS case as it will interfere
with his professional wo k. The sur
geons informed the patient. however,
that in the course of year the in
jured finger would adjust itself to
changed conditions.
Inheritance Tax Appraiser Charles
| r. Craymef this morning filed in Sur
rogate's court his report upon the
estate of Joseph p. Van Gorder.
whose home was at 335 Fifth avenue.
Lansingburgh. who was travelling
salesman, and who was killed in Pitts
burgh, Pa, January %. 1913, by a
heavy door sash falling upon him
-om building which was being put
up by the Washington Trust company
of the city named. An action against
the company for damages has been
settled in the interest of the widow.
Alice b. Van Gorder and her two
children, the amount being $685.. af-
ter certain expenses were paid. That
amount and $3,197 left by decodent
constitutes the estate and on the
whole the appraiser reports that
there is no inheritance tax to be paid,
all being exempt-Troy Record.