The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

F. l.. Bottum has returned from a
short business trip to New York.
Mrs. John Lasher and daughter,
Hazel are spending the day in Troy
and Albany. tfa
Mrs John Melbers of Los Angles.
Cal, is visiting Miss Julia, Loomis of
Union street
L. W. Williams went to Albany this
morning to. bring back one of the new
style Ford automobiles.
There win be a service at the Fern
dale church at Woodford Sunday after
noon at O'Clock in charge of Howard
A. James.
C. r. Reed of New London, Ct, LIST
Lieut. of the coast artillery has been
stopping for short time with Mrs. II.
s. Brown of Old Bennington.
Mrs. w. F. Ashton, who has been
visiting her sisters, Mrs L. A. Peeler
and Mrs. b. d. Elliot, returned this
morning to her home in Pittsheld
Leon Spencer has resigned his posi-,
ton at the Bennington Garage ana will
take a short vacation before resummg
his duties at the University of Yer
| mont;
The band concert which was given
Thursday evening was the last even
ing concert OF the year, but there will
be a concert Sunday afternoon at the
Soldiers home.
Mrs. Joseph Fortier of Schenectady
is visiting for a week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Lawns OF
Bennington Falls. Mr.. Fortier will
join his wife over the week end,
Manager c. A. Wood Of the opera
house received telegram this morn
ing from Thomas A. Boyle, Mgr. Of
the Play House in Rutland which
contained the following; q heartily
recommend Mother Goose as a win
nei.'
Adam p. Gundecker of South stree
and Miss Evelina st. Ayr of Nortl
| Adams were united in marriage las
Saturday at the Congregational par
sonage by the Rev. George S. Mills
Mr. Gundecker is in the employ of J
c. Jensen.
During the past few days the Gard
ner Garage has sold the followin;
1917 model Chevrolet automobiles
Mrs. f. L. Coolidge OF Peru, John Spar
80 Of Old Bennington, Robert Turne
of Bennington, Ira Glover of Dorse
and Gilbert Vaughn of Arlington.
Persons and heads of families tina
do not notify the Health officer whel
children come to Bennington unde
sixteen years of age from the stat
of New York or Massachusetts will
be treated as guilty OF a misdemeano
and dealt with according to the law
Adj.
The finals for the girls singles vii
be played off at the playground cour
on Monday afternoon between JUL
Brazil and Martha Carver. Tn
semi-hnals were played yesterday b,
tween J. Brazil and X. White with tn
score 4-6; G.3; GA; and between y
Carver and H. Burt at SO; Ca GO.
Because of the prevalence of infai
tile paralysis in the states of Ne
York and Massachusetts persons vii
| children who leave Bennington fC
points in these two states will be SUI
| ject, upon returning, to the same qua
antine regulations that are now
| force relative to persons with chi
| dren coming into Vermont frol
| Massachusetts, and New York. Ad
| William II. Harrington, aged g.
! one of North Benningtons prominel
citizens, passed away at his hon
Thursday evening after an illne'
which has incapacitated him for Sc
eral years. The funeral which will |
3 private will be held from his la
). home Saturday afternoon, Rev. w.
. Towart officiating. The burial will
. at Center Salisbury. The deceas,
is survived by one son, NJ. J. Harm
n ton OF North Bennington, one daugl
h err, Mrs. Ralph II. Bottum, and OF
l. brother, l.. ~ Harrington of Cent
!. SALISBURY.