The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of ths Town and Village Yold
Strictly for Busy Readere

News Of this Town and Village yeld
Strictly for Busy Rsausrs
Miss Helen Frazer of North street is
confined to the house by illness.
r. S. Chandler of Old Bennington is
in Troy and Albany today on bust
ness.
Born, Monday, a IL pound son to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Humphreys OF Main
stree:
Gilbert Cherbonneau of Dorset has
accepted employment in the Benning.
ton Garage.
Miss Carrie Abels Of Gage street is
spending two weeks vacation in
North Adams.
Miss Ella Pratt of Silver street is
confined to the house with an attack
of the humps,
Mrs. II. W Burgess returned We'd
nesday from a visit in Springfield,
liolyoke and North Adams.
A telephone has been installed in
the home Of Miss Doris Walker on
Beech street. Number is 267-W.
Miss Mary Carney of Grandyiew
street left this afternoon for Rutland
whore she will spend the week end.
Mrs. J. f. Camp and son Earl of
Hartford Conn are spending q month
in town visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Andrew Downs OF Beech street
is i'll and is being cared for at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Downs Of
Stafford street.
Hon. and Mrs. Frederick II. Babbitt
OF Bellows Falls and Mr. and Mrs.
| Frank t. Howe left this afternoon by
automobile for short trip to Cape
Cod.
Miss Edaline Condor Of Pleasant
street has returned to her duties in
the Hudson store after passing a
short vacation with relatives in Ches-
hire.
Mir. and Mrs. John II. Norton of
Union street returned today from the
Cedar Bluff camp at Barber's Pines
whore they have been spending sever.
al weeks.
The log cabin, which is being built
at barber's Pines by T. e. Bottum is
nearing completion aud will be occup.
led for several weeks by Mrs Joseph
Sandals Of Brooklyn.
Secretary II. a. Wilkinson Of the 10.
cal Y. NJ, c. A. was at Silver Bay on
Lake George during the past few
weeks instead Of at Mount IIermon as
was stated in Thursdays issue
An eight cylinder Cadillac owned
by II. II. Miller OF New York city
caught fire Thursday afternoon near
Randalls store at Salisbury, The
wiring was badly burnt, but the body
OF the car was saved.
Miss Cathleen OConnor Of Science
| tady, who has been the guest of Miss
S. A. O'Counor of Main street for a
few days left Thursday for Windsor
whore she viii pass a few days before
returning to her home.
Among those who attended the
| Grange Field day in Manchester We'd
nesday were Mrs. II. NJ. Durham and
daughter. Miss Louise Durham. Mr..
and Mrs. 4. w. White and c. i. Knapp
and Mrs. c. \. Knapp OF North Ben
nington and John r. MERCY.
Persons and heads of families that
do not notify the Health Officer when
children come to Bennington under
sixteen years Of age from the state OF
New York or Massachusetts, will be
treated as guilty OF a misdemeanor
and dealt with according to the law
ADJ.
Prof Francis w. Smith, who gradu
ated from the bennington high school
in 1908 and who for the past year has
been superintendent OF schools al
Garrison, Ia, has entered the gradu
ate college Of the state university Of
q Iowa. where he VIII take postgraduate
work in American history.
Mrs Carrie Potter and Misses Lul
and Charlotte Prentice OF pittsGelC
and Ms. Anne Prentice Cummings OF
Chicopee Falls were in town TO attont
the funeral of their grandmother, Mrs
George Prentice Of Maple street
They were the guests "Wednesday
/ night OF their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
/ George Prentice OF Union street.