The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs. John Mead and daughter of
Troy visited John Mead of Putnam
street over Sunday.
Miss Jennie Connolly has returned
to Bennington after spending her va
cation in Plattsburg and vicinity.
Miss Rose C. Durand of Mill street
is spending a few days with friends at
Lake Pontoosac, Pittsfeld, Mass.
Miss Ethel Van Kleeck of Pittsfield
is spending a few vacation days in
Bennington as the guest of her grand
mothe;.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glare Soule have been
spending a weeks vacation with Mrs.
Lawler and family at the Kelly stand
in East Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morse Of John
sonyille, were the over-Sunday guests
of Mr.. Morse's mother, Mrs. Jonathan
Morse OF North street.
Rev Norbert Lachance from Al
burg, VT, and Leon Lamarre visited
with Rev. Jeannntte in North Adams,
Mass Sunday afternoon.
Secretary II. A. Wilkinson and Jud-
son Vickery OF the local Y left this
afternoon for a two-weeks attendance
at the summer training school for Y.
NJ. C. A. enthusiasts at Silver Bay, N.
Y. They expect to be away until the
10th.
Mrs. Maude Gregg has returned to
her home in Albany after spending her
vacation with her mother, Mrs.
William Frost. Most Of the time
was spent at-the Frost camp at Bar
ber's Pines.
Rev. George S. Mills. pastor of the
Second Congregational church, has re-
turned from his annual vacation which
as usual he passed at his former home
Belfast, Me Mrs Mills viii return
to Bennington later in the week
The brotherhood of the First Metho-
dist church have under consideration
an auto ride over the Mohawk trail
the coming Saturday afternoon, leav-
ing Bennington about l o'clock. Ma
chimes will be furnished by the mem
bers.
Basil L.. Smith, son of Albert S.
Smith of Green Mountain Valley, has
gone to the border in Texas. He is in
the Motor Cycle Machine Gune Co.
He joined the fist Regiment of New
York City and left New York July 10,
arriving in Texas July Is.
Rev Norbert Lachance from Alburg
VT. ofIiciated at the Sacred Heart
church Sunday in the absence OF the
pastor Rev. c. e. Provost who is Oh
his vacation in Canada. While IN
Town Rev. Lachance was the guest OF
Leon Lamarc and family
Mrs. H. MacGregor Ritchie and little
daughter Jean, and Mrs Warwick Car
penter and small son, William Carpen-
ter started by auto this afternoon for
Humarock Beach, Mass. where they
have rented cottage and will spend
the coming month on a vacation.
Village Clerk William p. Hogan has
broken ground for the foundation OF a
new house on Dewey street. WIN tells
his friends that he is building the
house to rent but he isn't having
! much success in getting away with the
bluff.
]. Lawrence Griswold and Fred Aus
| tin marked several miles Of the Long
Trail from Prospect Rock down to
Stratton mountain Saturday and sun
day, going from Bennington to Man
chester by train and hiking out from
| Manchester. The trip was too long to
reach Stratton mountain lookout
station in one day as planned.
One OF the largest congregations,
which has filed the local Congrega-
tional church for many Sundays was
present yesterday morning to hear the
former pastor, Rev. Charles Il. Sey'
mour. Mr.. Seymour is spending his
vacation here this year. He occupied
the local pastorate in the early nine
ties and many former Bennngtonians
came from surrounding towns to hear
him. lie is spending few weeks at
a camp in Woodford and is accompan
led by his unmarried daughter, Miss
Margaret Seymour.
| j. +. Shennett, an insurance investi
gator with headquarters in Boston
who has been in Bennington during
the past week, left town this morning
MIR. Shennett has been making {
thorough inspection of the village
water system for the purpose of max
ing insurance rates. He has mapped
the different mains and has otherwise
looked into the possibilities Of the
system from the standpoint of fire pro
lection. Saturday afternoon test o
the water pressure was made from thu
hydrants on Main street.
Bonningtonlans who want n pleasan
and interesting Sunday afternoon wall
d should hike the two-and.one.half mile
to the new Y. NJ. c. A. camp between
the Burgess and Woodford roads
which is under construction there
Arthur J. Holden not only has given
good-sized piece of land for the caml
but has furnished sufficient lumber {
d make possible a camp as large a
2 many bungalows in the village, bull
{ ing about 30XiO, containing four room
e being under construction. Substantig
r walls have been erected by mason
}. and the boys of the under the supe
4 vision Of Forrest Parsons have orecte
. the studding and Saturday night sa'
- the roof laid, The outside Is to L
+. covered with slabs in imitation OF