The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Thomas B. Parker of Hoosick Falls
is visiting his son, George A. Parker
Robert Holt of Pittsfeld is spend
ing a few days in the village visiting
friends.
| Miss Jessie Burgess of Hoosicl
Falls is the guest this week of Miss
Orissa Parker.
There will be a rehearsal of the st
Francis de Sales choir at the church
at 100 o'clock this evening.
I Miss Ella Murray entertained the
Progressive Sewing club at her home
on Gage street Tuesday evening.
| Dr.. NJ Solomon is moving his
| family to Rutland today where he
has purchased the Colonial theatre.
Supt of Schools A. w Varney left
today Tor Rutland where he will at
tend all sessions of the teachers con
| yention.
Miss Lucy Marsh and Miss Mar
| jorie Marsh of Woodstock are the
guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. A
r. VonDette.
Mrs. Hiram Allen Of Main street
suffered fall at her home yesterday
| and received injuries which have con
fined her to her bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], NJ Madison of
South street expect to return home
tomorrow from a twoweeks visit
with friends in Waterford, n. Y
B. A, Quinlan of Washington street
motored through the Berk5hres sun
day with party from Blackinton in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Mackey
The Epworth League mission study
class of the Methodist church will
meet with Miss Gertrude Evans on
South Branch street this evening.
Rev. George S. Mills is expected to
return from New Haven tomorrow
to address the county Sunday schools
convention at North bennington Fri
day.
John Conley of Morningside, Pitts
field, has resumed his duties at the
General Electric plant after four
day vacation spent with friends in
the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Newman and
son, Earle, have returned home after
spending two weeks as guests Of his
sister, Mrs j. F.. Camp of Hartford,
Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs s. NJ Buck and Mr..
and Mrs. j. p. Cullinan of Arlington
who spent Tuesday in the village left
yesterday afternoon for an auto trip
over the Mohawk Trail to points in
Massachusetts.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Ann
r. Baker was held from the home OF
her daughter, Mrs Dwight Atwood
on North street at O'Clock yester-
day afternoon Rev j. c. Mitchell
OBLIGATED The body was later taken
to Center SALISBURY for interment
The funeral of Cornelius McLane,
an aged soldier, who died Saturday at
the Soldiers home, was held at II
O'Clock this morning Rev. r. l.. Dow
officiating. Mr.. McLane entered the
home from Burlington about two
years ago Burial was in the Sol
dier's home cemetery
"The Pixies Peak Daily News" pub
lished every afternoon on the famous
mountain OF the Rockies 14,147 feet
above sea-level, contained in their is
sue of October 9th, the following no.
tice: among the plucky tourists
who reached the summit today--a
feat which not everyone can accom-
plish were E. E. Bottum and John FL
we'll Of Bennington, VT"
Rev. P. l.. Dow returned yesterday
from the Burlington district preach
ers institute at Bristol where he ad
dressed a large gathering Of minis
ters yesterday morning on The
Camp Meeting" The morning devo-
tons at the same service were led
by key. II. G. Banks who recently
took. up PASTORAL work in Shelburne
from secretaryship of the local Y NJ.
c. A.
Deputy Sheriff Frank A Wilson Of
Pownal brought before Justice e. G.,
Bennett today two little girls by the
name of Myers who were found in
such surroundings that the court de-
cided it would be best to commit the
children to the industrial school at
Vergennes. There are three boys
from the same family at the insttu-
ton.
Giuseppe Bulgherino, who was COM
mitted to the county Jail on Septem-
Der 20 on the charge of assault upon
another Italian resident of Manches-
ter, made his escape last night
Workmen, who are building the adj
dition to the Jail, yesterday removed
one of the steel-grated windows and
closed the opening by mailing on
few boards Some time during the
night Bulgherino pushed away the
boards and walked out.
Harry ]. Cole returned last even
ing from a business trip to New
York. He states that materials for
the manufacture of clothing are
growing scarcer with corresponding
rise in prices, but that the business
conditions in New York are improv-
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