The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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'S''y ~ Se~J
A. S. Payne of North Bennington is
in New York on a business trip.
There win be a special meeting Of
the JIG Mccullough engine company
at North Bennington this evening at
o'clock in their rooms.
William Greenwood, Who has heen
in the employ OF the Bennington Gar
age for the past few weeks, las taken
other employment.
Miss Beulah Evans is substituting
in the Office Of the local telephone ex-
change while Mrs. w. E. Bissell is TAX
ing two weeks vacation
Clarence and Joseph Daley Of New
York city are visiting here at the
home Of their parents, Or, and Mrs.
T. r. Daley Of Adams street
A long section Of new concrete side
walk is under construction on the
North side of Scott street The work
is beins done by Lambert & Burning
ton.
Mr. and Mrs, J. NJ. Ayres and daught-
or Tirzah Mrs. Anna l.. Ayres and
Charles Ayres are making q stay OF a
week at the Ayres camp in the Dun
vile notch.
Announcements have been received
here Of the marriage at Harvard, Mass
of Albert Gordon Mathers, former
resident OF Bennington and Amy Eliza
beth Bright
The board of water commissioners
held their August meeting Monday
evening Because OF the intense heat
the commissioners audited the bills
and adjoined without looking for any
more business
Miss Agnes Elouran, who is employ.
ed at the Office of Probate Judge e c.
Bennett returned Monday from q
weeks stay at the home Of. her broth
er, Waiter Houran, at Ashburnham,
NIrss.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Mckee and
daughter Grace and Miss Grace HAS
Ian. all Of Port Washington, j. L., We're
in town Monday on their way home by
automobile after visiting the Rev j.
Elmer Mckee at Vergennes.
Rev. and Mrs. w. Z. Meyer and chill
dren OF Leomnster, Mass, came to
Bennington Monday evening for a
brief visit on their way to Asbury
Park, n. J, The little girl viii remain
here at the home Of James White
while while her parents are absent.
The tennis court dance viii be held
on Wednesday evening as planned al
the Library hall The latest dance
music will be furnished by Hurley.
orchestra and refreshments will bt
served by the girls. There will /,
plenty Of cool air and a jolly goo,
time for all
Business at the local postoihce i
showing q remarkable increase owe
the transactions of last year The re
ceipts for July were $S17.97 in excess
OF the business transacted during Jul
1915. During the present year th
receipts for each month have bee
larger than those of the corresponding
period in 1915.
The funeral OF James Burns wa
held this morning at . o'clock from Ia
ST. Francis de Sales church. IN
Rev. Father Cullion of Ludlow, rca
tive Of the deceased. oficiatcd and th
burial was in Park Lawn cemetery
The bearers were Louis McDermot
Joseph McDermott, James II Whitney
James Hurley, Peter Green an
George Mahon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold d. Hazeltn
are on tie ocean on their way iror
their home in Cambridge. England, {
visit Mrs Hazeltnes parents, Nj
and Mrs George +. Graves They ar
on beard the Philadelphia OF IA
American line which was due 90 sa
from Liverpool July ~, hut was d.
layod nearly week Mrs. Grave
win meet them IN New York Saturda.