The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village ToIs
Briefly for Busy Readers

Monday on business.
Mrs. Jennie Smith of Beech street
is reported seriously i'll.
C. II. Plumb of Silver street is
spending some time in Arlington on
business.
Mrs Norman Chase of Wood ford
Road who has been i'll is convalescing
satisfactorily
Mrs. George A. Parker of Main
street is visiting relatives in Hoosick
Falls.
j. Lawrence Griswold returned
Monday night from a business trip
to Troy and Albany.
Mrs. A. j. Hufnagel of Gage street
is spending several days with relat-
lives in Hoosick Falls.
Russell C. Graves of New York,
who was the guest of relatives here
| over Sunday, returned Monday.
Mrs. Burdick will start the Y. w.
G. dancing class on Friday evening
at eight o'clock. Admission 15c.
Adv9t3
Mrs. f. f. Holbrook of Jacksonville
is spending few days as the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. w. d. Pelley Of
Jefferson avenue.
The street department started
work this morning widening Jeffer-
son avenue and deepening the sur
| face sewers for winter.
Marjorie Green, the 2-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Green of Dewey street, who has been
i'll with pneumonia is improving.
C. N. Morse and family of Branch
street are enjoying a short vacation
in Troy and vicinity, spending Mon
day at the Troy automobile show
Mrs George Baker of North street
who was taken suddenly i'll at the
home of Dwight Atwood week ago
is reported as serious and her recoy-
cry is doubtful.
Mr.. and Mrs II. f. Hufnagel of
| Gage street have returned from Rut-
land where they were called by the
ILLNESS OF Mrs. Hufnagels aunt, Mrs.
| Butle:.
Mrs. Veyo Frego, aged 70, former
resident of Westfeld, Mass. and
! mother of Mrs. Armitas Menard of
this village, died Saturday at the
| home of her daughter. Mrs. Joseph
| Gamache in North Adams.
In addition to the excellent five.
part feature. THE Ivory SNUFF Box"
with Holbrook Blinn there will be a
two-part Bison Indian romance. "A
Message for Help'-Opera house to-
day. ADV.
| Mr., and Mrs r. H. Mattison, who
| have been visiting Mr.. Mattisons
| mother, Mrs. +. d. Bennett, have
gone to Rutland and after short
visit in that city will leave for Seat
tie, Washington, where Mr. Madison
is secretary of the chamber of com
| mercc. 4
Gasoline is now selling at the
PhihP' Va tiit ioNal SttiaSCo III IL
cents gallon. The price was rails
ed recently upon the receipt of no.
tice from the wholesalers that they
had advanced the figure to II. The
wholesalers predict that the price
will soon go to IS which will neces-
state 20 cent gas for the consumer
L. Lemieux, the blacksmith, who
recently purchased the smithys
stand in the old stone shop on South
street has decided the Bennington
blacksmithing business an unremun-
erative venture, closed his shop and
returned to his former home in North
Adams
Leon Parker, a former employee of
the American express company in
this village but who was recently
compelled to give up similar posi-
ton in North Adambe because of i'll
ness, was in town over Sunday re-
turning Monday to his former home
at Jacksonville. Recently his health
has been steadily improving.
The body of Mrs. Hattie Wilkinson
who died Sunday at the home of Miss
Helen Underhill on Main street, and
whose funeral was held Monday eve
ming, was taken to Townsend this
morning for interment. Mr.. and Mrs,
John Gibney, Miss Underhill and
other relatives accompanied the re-
mains in q second machine.
Rev. George S. Mills left this morn
ing for New Haven, Conn, where he
will attend the National Council of
congregational churches, from Oct
goth to 9th Mr.. Mills goes as del
egate from the Bennington County
Conference. During his asence the
Second congregational pulpit will be
supplied by Rev. Charles Hitchcock
of the congregational church in
Pownal.
One of the largest local milk deal
ers stated this forenoon that only one
customer on his route made any OBJ
lection to the increase in price from
to cents quart which went into
effect today The particular dealer
said that he had been conducting his
route for 10 years and that he could
make more money when he first
went into business at cents quart