The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-06
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Monday, December 8, 1915.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Thomas Higgins of Arlington spent
Saturday in the village;
Roger O'Brien of East Arlington
was a recent visitor in the village.
Miss Julia Morrissey of Arlington
was weekend visitor in the village.
Miss Josie Robinson has returned
to Arlington after spending some
time in the village.
Miss Elizabeth Mackey Of North AID
ans is visiting at the home Of B. A.
Quinlan for few days.
IT. f. McGraw OF Hoosick Falls was
Sunday visitor with friends in the
village attending the Elks lodge of
sorrow in the afternoon.
The Three Guys e gents and l
LADY, in a comedy talking and sing
ing novelty entitled "Minstrelsy A
La Carte, opera house today. Adv.
Christmas greeting cards, our usual
fine collection for early selection, the
various lines include Davis well
known quality cards, enclosures, etc.
Evans. Adv.
A party of a dozen young people
took hike Sunday afternoon in the
vicinity of Barber's Pines and secured
good supply of evergreen for Christ
mas decorations
Assistant Judge Crosby A. Perry of
Readsboro arrived in the village this
forenoon for the December term of
county court which opens at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
The Gage street circle OF the Metho
dist church is to be entertained by
Mrs. Frank Hollister and Mrs. Lot,ie
Camp at Mrs. Camps home on Grove
street Wednesday evening
The Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist church win meet in the
church parlors at 1870 this evening
for a business session. A full attcn.
dence is desired, especially of tie
leaders of the various circles.
Mrs, Calvin Endress left today hi
the interest of the Rebekah lodges, II
inspect work OF the Rebekahs and re-,
view organizations in Bristol Ludlow.
Proctorsville, Wallingford and Wes-
ton, She will return Saturday b
Mason l., Knapp of Woodford spent
today in the village His son, Geo.
Knapp, former Bennington boy,
who is to be married in California
during the Christmas holidays. recent
ly sent his father box of California
curios among which was huge pine
cone which Mr.. Knapp is exhibiting
to his friends, taken from a tree that
yielded $4,000 feet of lumber.
Despite rumors to the contrary, it
is reported at the offices of the Scott
Machine company that the black
powder mill which exploded last week
at Wilmington, Del, will not be dup
Heated in Bennington The Du Pont
which owned the destroyed
glazing mill, maintains factory of
It's own for the manufacturing Of its
powder making machines The mill,
which exploded was not of the same
pattern made byt the local concern,
although the product of both style ap-
Daratus was practically identical.
Oscar Elwell, Los Angeles, has ar.
lived in the village to spend the win |
er with relatives. He made the trip |
icross the continent in about five |
lays. This is his second visit to |
Bennington since taking up his resi-
lence in California, spending "a win
er vacation here two years ago. Mr..
1lwell is a native Vermonter and
las never become acclimated to a
and of continuous summer A rigor-
JUS Vermont winter holds such an at
raction for him that he has come on
o remain until spring. He is staying
t the home of Arthur Elwell on the
Burgess road.
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II engineers and officials of the Con-
ecticut River Power company left
he highway on East Main street be-
ween II and II o'clock this forenoon
nd ran on to the sidewalk in front
f the McCue market. One of the
ludshields was twisted and the front
Xle was sprung so that it was neces
airy to haul the car to the Benning-
Oh garage for repairs. The party
yas composed of two officials, the
after arriving in town this forenoon
II business in connection with the
Ugh tension line that is being built
ITO Bennington from Zylonte
Friends in town oil John j. Murphy,
ne missing Rutland bank treasurer,
ave received word that the Rutland
hysicians have diagnosed Murphy's
lse as walking typhoid Murphy
rote to some of his friends in Ben
ington the day before he took the
ain out OF Rutland stating that he
as coming to North Bennington
nd this village to visit for a short
me. 1t is reported by enc who talk
with him on the train that when
e reached North Bennington and on
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