The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-06
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Alelc hcIc A4N uoe LNc-ece Aoeac4
in the town this year.
Mss Mabel p. Gilbert has been
visiting friends IN Pouitney the past
week.
Master Robert Kent vas a guest
Of Rodney Weeks Al dinner last sat
urday.
Willie kinney is making remark
able recovery from his severe illness
with pneumonia.
Wm. Kelley. Jr-. OF the Hollow left
Saturday 10 visit his sister and fam
ily al Bennington.
The youngest son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer HarNOOd vas very IN last
week but is better.
Edwin Lefeyre is again in town for
a fen days experimenting improve
ments on his west road property.
Laura Wade still remains in a seri
Gus condition although all are hoping
for her ultimate recovery from her
illness.
The Aborn family are 10 occupy
the Hatch homestead this summer as
their new cottage viii not be erected
in time.
George ~ Chambers arrived Fri
day and passed the week end with
Mrs. Chambers al the home OF their
daughter. Mrs. +. H. West.
Mr. Binkard. who lived at Apple
croft last summer. has taken an OPP
ton on the place and Il is rumored
he viii buy OF Mr.. Crane who now
owns the house.
Walter Manly Of Brattleboro is re-
ported 10 be the present owner OF
the Manly homestead on the East
road, having purchased the interests
OF his brothers recently.
We regret 10 note the gradual fail
ing in strength OF Aunt" Margaret
Shoultz now in her l02nd year She
is confined 10 her bed and fails TO
recognize her best known friends
most OF the time now.
Clifton +. Kent is building gar.
age adjoining his barn. VIM. Street
er is doing the work and has also
built several brooder houses in con
nection with Mr.. Kents poultry
plant At odd spells Billy" is learn
ing to be a chauffeur.
We are in receipt Of an interesting
pamphlet which embodies an address
by Edw. Aborn on Coffee Making
and Coffee Grinding" delivered last
year in Cincinnati before the Nation.
al Coffee Roasters association. Mr..
Aborn is in town this week preparing
for his family's arrival later on.
Ira n. Glover. local auto agent. has
sold several cars the past week.
mostly Fords. This augurs well for
the good judgment evinced by pur-
chasers. One OF our wealhiest resi-
dents says they are good enough for
anybody" and Edwin Leferve the re-
nowned writer says there are no bet
ter cars made, considering price and
size
Hon. c. B. Kent. who says he
hasn't been in swimming for nearly
seventy.three years went in" last
week to try the water. He reports
il almost to swift and deep and rath-
er cool. lie was glad Of the kindly
Intervention of even a barbed wire
fence stretched across the stream
which facilitated his exit or exodus
or whatever. His teeth are still
chatterins
Several shipments of baby chicks
have been sent out of town this week
from the Kent "Snowden" poultry
farm. which keeps pace with othe.
plants as regards being busy place
tor its size. II never hopes to attain
the proportions of IL. p. Gilbert's
white leghorn farm, or OF the Metto-
NEE farms which are very attractive.
Mr.. Simmons also has an extensive
colony and among other ingenious in
ventions the Deacon makes his own
breeders and cat sprouters. There
are numerous other poultry men in
town who cary on the chicken bust
ness in addition to other work
Among these are George Lille who
is assisted by David Caldwell, Geo.
Woodland of the north district and
Harry Davis OF the West road