The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and VIlIaas Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Joseph Barlow has given up ms
position at Bottum < Torrances.
William Rice has taken position
as coachman at William II. Bradford's.
Wills T. White will entertain a doz-
en- friends at his Barber's Pines camp
tonigh,
Miss Kate J. Hubbell is expected
home this week from a visit with
friends in Cohoes
c. L. Gardner of the Bottum & Tor
rance company is driving a new Alb
bolt roadster car
Miss Mathilde Vossler goes to New
York tomorrow to attend a confer
ence of Community Centers
Mrs. John r. Burton OF Elm street
is somewhat improved following
slight touch OF pneumonia.
Or. Z. Z. Potter OF Pownal and
daughter, Mrs. e. f, Guiliord spent
the day in the village on business.
Miss Clara Barber, who has been
confined to her home on the PoWnal
road by illness, is able to be out again.
Henry c. Shields, general manager
Of the Troy Gas Co, was weekend
guest Of his brother, Howard II.
Shields.
Mrs. B. /. Mahoney of North Adams
is in town for few days on business
Mrs. Mahoney is an aunt OF Mrs. JOS
eph A. Evans.
Edward and Harry Rugg, who were
called here by the death Of their
father, have returned to their home
in Lapeer Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip 4. Jennings,
who spent Sunday and Monday at
their home in Old bennington, return
| ed today to their home in New York.
George e. Hurley, who has been
working in the Hurley Cigar store
started work Monday morning for the
trolley express company at their local
Office,
Miss Zenobia Royce has arrived at
the home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Lyman L. Royce on Valentine street
to spend the spring vacation OF SYRIA
cuse university.
John T. McRoy Of New York is in
town for a few days getting his place
ready for summer occupancy and to
| supervise the setting out Of trees and
shrubbery
Henry 3. Rice, who has been living
on Bradford street, is moving his fam
ily today into the tenement recently
occupied bv James Loyett and family
on School street.
Mrs. II. S. Brown and Mrs. May
LOOMS, who have been spending the
winter at St Augustine, Fla, expect
TO return to Bennington Thursday and
open their home on Monument hill.
| Miss Mary Robinson and Miss Lulu
| Robinson are occupying the Robert IL
Merrill cottage on Walloomsac street
| Old Bennington, and VIII make their
home there through the coming sea
SEE.
| The men OF the Methodist Brother
| hood will meet at the Methods;
| church at o'clock Wednesday night
to take the 6.15 train for SALISBURY
where they are to be guests OF the
shaftsbury brotherhood for the even
Ing
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Shoemaker
are still at the Putnam house, while
experimenting the moving of Their
furniture from out OF town into the
house recently purchased by them OF
Miss Mary Sanford now known as
| Gray Gables.
Miss Ethel Russell, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton b. Russell, has re
| turned to Glens Falls after visiting in
Old Bennington for short time, com
ing to attend the recent wedding OF
her sister Miss Hazel Russell, who
was married to Frederic Holton.
One of the snappiest series OF enter
tainments ever put on by any local or
der will be presented each evening Of
the Foresters fair which opens a week
from tonight. Remember the Fores
ter's fair and set aside the dates
ADV.
| George Van SantyoCrd, son of MIR
and Mrs. Seymour Van Santvoord OF
Troy and Old Bennington, has com
pleted his course OF study in Oxford
University and is now in Paris where
he is engaged in Red Cross work. lie
is a graduate of Yale University and
was offered a professorship of English
in this college. He has also received
an offer to be master at Eaton or at
| Winchester England.
Rev. c. II. Mead, who filled the pull
| pit Of the local Methodist church Sun
day during the absence Of the pastor
at conference, is new resident OF
Bennington, coming here from Sche
neotady about six weeks ago lie has
moved his family to a tenement on
Grove street, When not engaged in
religious work. not being an ordained
| preacher. he, is employed at the Il. q
Waist plant
There has been considerable revival
of interest in the Beard Of Trade an
nual meeting and banquet this even
ing and 60 tickets have been sold
The chief speaker, Hon Lucius Il. Will
son, director OF the American City
Bureau, has telegraphed that he will
be on hand and the banquet will begin
promptly at 730. There are still sew