The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

a new Western-Union set clock has
been installed in the Firth barbershop.
Allen Morgan received his new In
dian motorcycle this morning recently
purchased from the factory in Spring
field, Mass.
Morris Levin and Fred Foster are
spending some time in White Creek
Cambridge and other points in eastern
York state, buying stock.
Miss Nora Perham, Miss May Per-
ham and Miss Louise Perham OF Sehe-
nectady, are the guests for few days
of their mother, Mrs. A. Perham on
Union street.
There will be an important meeting
OF the F. NJ. T. A. B. society tonight
at their rooms in the opera house
block at o'clock. All members are
requested to be present.
A cottage prayer meeting will be
held Friday evening at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Morse, Branch St,
extension commencing at eight o'clock
conducted by Rev. Charles Mead.
Frank Leahy was a recent visitor in
Pittsfeld, going down to visit his faith
err John H. Leahy, who is undergoing
treatment at the sanatorium there
Mr.. Leahy's condition continues to
show some improvement.
The funeral service of Mrs. Eliza
Bushee who died at the home OF her
son, James Bushee at Bennington Falls
Yesterday, will be held from her late
home at 2:30 Friday afternoon, Rev.
Peter Heller of South SALISBURY OH
ciating. Interment will be in Park
Lawn.
Roy NJ. Paddock is spending the day
in Dorset, arranging the funeral oil
Frank Bowie, who died at the home
of his daughter Mrs. Albert Harwood
in that town Tuesday. The services
were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon
from his late home and burial was III
Dorset.
An auto party consisting OF Perry
Gardner, w. c. Firth George Benedict
and Frank f. Howe enjoyed a motor
trip to Brattleboro this morning, the
latter taking the train from there Tor
the Republican state convention at
MONTPELIER tomorrow The others re-
turned this afternoon.
C. J. Dyer, VINO has been spending
few days at his home here, has le'
turned to his duties on board the u ).
S. Cassin now located at Newport
This vessel which is one OF Uncle Sans
best torpedo destroyers is scheduled
for a cruise along the Maine coast dur
ing the summer months.
Word was received in town this
morning of the death in Center PoWnal
Yesterday of George Y. Scrivens, aged
5S, an uncle of Perry Gardner. The
funeral is to be held at / o'clock Fri
day afternoon from his late home and
9 o'clock from the Pownal Center
church. Burial will be in that town.
An auto party consisting of Mrs. o.
w. Harwood, Miss A. Nolan. Miss A.
Bloodgett, Mrs. w. C. FIRTH Miss
Mary Christie and Mrs Fred i. Bot
tum enjoyed a motor trip to points in
Massachusetts yesterday in Fred H.
Bottums new Marion-henley car,
driven by Harold Bottum. They stopp-
ed at a North Adams hotel last even
ing for supper
The funeral of Miss Marion j. Pa
pers, the 13-year old daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs. William Papers, who died at
the home On Branch street Monday
morning after an illness OF II months,
was held there Wednesday afternoon,
a large number of friends attending.
Rev. p. l.. Dow ofiiciated. The bear
ers were Andrew Sheppard, DIN
Smith, Edward Moon and Louis Moore.
There was profusion OF cut flowers
from the little girls friends. The body
was taken to South SALISBURY for bur
ial and number of friends met the
remains there and escorted them to
the cemetery.
The workmen of the electric light
company had another seance this
morning, juggling two more lotion
transformers from the freight cars tC
the station at the east end OF town. The
weight of the apparatus was so grea
that no conveyance could be found II
Bennington on which 1t was safe Il
trust them and special truck wa
sent for from Troy. In getting tn
machines from the cars steam roller
were found to be ineffective and
took big truck and three pairs o
horses to get action. When the trans
formers got within short distance o
the station one of them started to til
and for moment an accident SCENE
likely. 1t was decided to take them il
TO the yard and building the rest OF tn
way on skids.
Acted EIUC VEADE