The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF tine own and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Mrs. Calvin Endress is spending
| the week with relatives in Hardwick,
expecting to return Saturday.
Ernest Hall of Branch street was
taken to Boston today by Mrs Ernest
Williams of Williamstown to consult
specialist for nerve trouble
Beautiful Hazen Dawn, supported
by James Kirkwood is playing
Clarissa in The Gamblers Advo-
cate "--Harte theatre today, Adv.
William HOLSTER, who recently
went to New York to take a position
in Y. NJ G. A. building, is visiting
in the village, He will soon return
to New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stopello of
Depot street gave a party Monday
evening to their daughter, Miss Alice
Stopielo, in recognition of her 18th
birthday. Music and dancing furnish
ed the evenings entertainment, fol
lowed by light refreshments.
John Elwell and E. E. Bottum, who
have been attending the Panama Pa
cific Exposition have left San Francis
co and are now en- route for Benning
ton Word has been received that
they are planning to visit Washing
ton before reaching here the last of
the week
Four young boys, two of whom
We're concerned in the egg-throwing
on Main street last Saturday evening,
We're arraigned in municipal court
yesterday afternoon. Miss Agnes
Casey of Bennington Falls, whose
suit was damaged by the eggs, was
| one of the witnesses. The cases
against the two egg throwers were
held open until it could be ascertain
ed how much damage had been done
the young woman's suit. All four
boys were put on probation.
Tuskegee Institute is a famous in
stitution. 1t is making great con-
| tribution to the solution of the Negro
Problem. The founder and presi
dent of Tuskegee, Booker Washing
| ton, is one of Americas greatest
men The son of DR. Washington, f.
Davidson Washington, is in Benning
| ton for few days and will speak at
| a union meeting of the churches in
the Baptist church Thursday evening
at 7.90. The public is invited.
Mrs George Cook of North street,
who was taken to the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington last week for
treatment, has returned to her home
accompanied by her husband who
went for her on the advice of the
hospital physicians. She was unable
to submit to the operation owing to
frail health. She will return to
Burlington in about three weeks
when it is expected the operation
win again be attempted
The famous Putnam square
bump which has been the hoodoo
OF many autoists who attempt the
corner at Main and South streets at
excessive speed and are severely shak
en- owing to the depth of the surface
sewer is being filed partially with
cement today. While serving the
purpose of compelling slow speed at
dangerous corner, the spot had
grown too deep and in places the
cement had given away and exposed
dangerous holes.
Work will be begun at once enlarg-
ing the vault in the county clerks |
Office. The brick wall to the east |
will be taken down and moved so as
to extend the vault in that direction. |
Eventually it is expected that the old |
wooden filing cases will be suppressed |
ed by steel construction. The work |
on the change viii be rushed in or |
der that the vault may be completed |
and the contents rearranged before |
the opening of the coming December |
term of county court.
Frank Daley, aged 81 years, for
many years resident OF North Ben |
nington and vicinity, died Tuesday |
afternoon in the Troy City Hospital |
after a short illness with pneumonia. |
Mr.. Daley was born in North Ben
nington, the son of Michael Daley, |
and was a brother of Mrs. John p. |
Morrissey of Washington street. He |
was unmarried. The body was /
brought to Bennington this afternoon
and the funeral will be held Thursday |
morning from st. John, The Baptist
church in North Bennington.
Local hunters who have been hav-
ing difficulty in procuring rifle am
will be glad to learn that !
Griswold has received several ship |
ments this week of practically all |
calibers of cartridges in general use.
The ammunition factories have been
working nearly to their entire capac-
tiles on war orders alone making
shortage throughout the country that
will prevent many nimrod from get
ting his deer this season. Mr.. Girls
void was fortunate in placing his or
ders early in the year which not only
enabled him to procure his goods on
time but at the old prices prevailing
before the advances. Adv.
Christopher NJ. Nash, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Nash, is with the
troops who are endeavoring to main