The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Kelly Cole OF Portland, Me-, IS the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Alice X
Cole.
Alfred P. Williams, former resi-
dent, is spending a short vacation in
town calling on friends.
Mrs. Alice Cole of Old Bennington
gave Halloween party Saturday eve
ming to number of friends.
Miss Anna Clark is spending few
days at the home of Miss Helen
Johnson Of Old Bennington.
Frederick B. Jennings of New York
was called to Middlebury by the
death of Ex-Gov John W.Stewart.
Harry C. Shields will close his sum
mer home in Old Bennington We'd
nesday and return to Troy for the
winter.
j. P. Cullinan of Arlington is driv
| ing a new 1916 model StudebakeI
about the village, for which he has
the agency through the Bennington
garage.
Joseph Eldridge, who has been EN-
ployed on the p. II. Jennings estate
in Old Bennington, has given up his
tenement on the property and stored
his household goods.
Mrs. Charles Haynes of Haynes
Corners, who went Friday to the
House Of Mercy hospital in Pittsheld
for treatment underwent an opera
tion there Saturday and is reported
resting comfortably.
All members of st. Mary's Guild
are urged to meet in the Parish
House Wednesday afternoon at $50
when reports from the recent conven-
ton will be read and plans for the
winter work will be discussed Tea
will be served at 4.30.
William H. Wills has secured the
agency Of the Royal Insurance Com
pany of England. This is one of
the oldest and most substantial in
surance companies and the agency is
considered extremely complimentary
among insurance men.
Miss Lula Robinson ana Miss Mary
Robinson will close their summer
home in Old Bennington Saturday
Before taking up their winter resi-
dence with Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Shell
don, Miss Mary Robinson will visit
for some time in Boston.
The Troy Record of this morning
contains an announcement OF the Ell
| gage1nent of Samuel l.. Cluett o.
EIoosick Falls to Miss Elizabeth Ris
ing, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F
Rising of that city. Mr.. Cluett i!
| well-known in Bennington, passing
| Iris summers with his parents FOL
many years on the hill oa
Mrs. George S. Mills will entertain
the Ladies missionary society of The
| Second Congregational church at The
parsonage Tuesday afternoon at o.
clock. The subject is Business
and Methods" The leader is Mrs
Helen J. Thomas. This is the frs
meeting of the year and the invita-
rtion is extended to all ladies in the
church. aH
A false alarm was run in from boz
40 at the corner of Branch and Beech
| streets about 6 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. Chief Spear and the Bradford
Hooks responded to learn that there
was no fire in the vicinity, The glass
in the key box had been broken, show
ing that the alarm had been sounded
| in the usual manner. Whether there
was a slight fire in the vicinity which
was extinguished before the depart
ment responded or whether the alarm
was rung by some malicious person is
not known, but presumably the latter
| is the correct solution.
The funeral of ]. Hamilton Barney
| aged 81 years, who died last week at
| the home of Edward Bushnell after
a years illness with heart disease
was held at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
/ ing. interment being in the Bushnell
cemetery. Rev. A. S. Davis official
/ ed Mr.. Barney was born in Benning
ton, but spent part of his life in New
York. where he engaged in the mems
furnishing business He was owner
of the Barney stock farm in the south
/ part of the town for number OF
I years. He married Miss Mary Fasset
of this village who died some years
| ago. His only son, Charles H. Bar
ney, died in New York a short time
J age.