The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


ing car to Frank Healy.
Perry Gardner spent Tuesday in
Brattleboro on business.
Don't forget the home made Peanut
Butter. b. S. Loomis. ADV. S0t2
Mrs. Mary E. Bottum is in rather
poor health at her home ON Main
street.
Charles Kennon is improved after
short illness at his home on Weeks
street.
C. L. Hudson is again at his bust
ness after a confinement at his home
through illness.
II. Joseph has broken ground for the
erection of barn on his Bradford
street property.
Miss Mary Terrill OF North Adams is
the guest for few days of Mrs John
II. Leahy of Main street.
Mrs. Harry Z. Hufnagel and Miss
Catherine Butler spent Monday with.
friends in Hoosick Falls.
The Sibyl Bingham Mission Band
will meet Thursday p. m. at the Con
gregational chapel parlor.
Charles Sowles of Park street was
called to Rochester yesterday by the
death Of niece in that city.
John Gilrain has returned to his
home on Depot street after a week
end visit with relatives in Rutland.
The Bennington Garage delivered a
new Ford touring car this morning to
Miss Ann L, Shields of Old Benning-
ton.
Charles Ray has returned to Glens
Falls TO work in a restaurant after a
months employment with Eugene La
Fortune.
Miss Catherine Butler has returned
to her home in Rutland after weeks
visit with Mr. and Mrs. II. E, Hulnagel
of Gage street.
Fred L. Bottum has sold the new
Marion-Henley touring car which he
recently purchased at the Boston auto
show, to Warwick Carpenter
John Craven, William Gibney, John
Ryan and James Cone returned Tues
day IRON Boston where they had been
called by the death Of a relative.
1t is almost tfAe for the Old Acade-
my rummage sale. Fine bargains in
clothing and bric-a-brac. Notice Of
definite date later. Look for IT, Adv.
7Stf
Miss Catherine Mathers has return
ed to her home in Greenfield after be-
ing the guest for a few days of her
mother, Mrs, Phineas Gay of Bradford
street.
There will be a meeting of the Car
penters' Union tomorrow Thursday
evening at 5 O'Clock. All members are
requested to be present. Important
| business.
Ward Lyons and his father, Homer
LYogs are completing the painting Of
the new house On, Grove street which
they have had under construction the
| past wiltc,
EaEl V, Williams has gone to Bos
ton Tor a few days on business lis
viii drive back new G-cylmdeI
Studebaker touring car which has
been ordered by Dr.. w, E. Putnam.
Mrs. Harold Payson is visiting hel
father and mother Mr. and Mrs. L. S
Norton. Her husband and two chill
dren are expected here this week fol-
a short visit from their home in Ban
gor, Me.
Louis \. Briggs, milk dealer, wishes
to notify the public that he will carry
cream beginning Saturday, May Is
viii those who wish cream delivered
Saturday or Sunday notify Mr. Brigg.
Friday. Tel. 1894 Adv
Word was received in the village to
day OF the death in White Creek o
Mrs, Moses Barnett who has man,
friends in Bennington. The funera
is to be at her late home in that tow
Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock.
Charles &. Cole, son of Harry ]
| Cole, was taken to the Troy Cit
hospital in Troy Yesterday to undergo
an operation on his foot Young Col
ran a splinter into his foot couple o
years ago and the wound never heale,
properly,
Martin Lyons has finished the paint
ing Of his new bungalow at the come
OF Washington and Weeks street Tn
house is dark red with light trimmm
and makes an attractive addition t
the neighborhood. Grading of til
yard has also begun
The condition OF John II. Leahy
who has been i'll for some time at hi
home in the Perry Gardner house o
Main street, continues to improv
somewhat, Mr.. Leahy is considerin
going to Pittsfield shortly for trea
ment in sanitarium there.
With the arrival Of spring weathe
carpenter work has begun on severe
houses about the village. the cemer
work on which had been completed b,
fore the snow fell Among these ar
the homes being erected by a. II. Win
slow on Washington street and Josep
Perrott on Putnam street.
An adjourned meeting of the Bel
nington Battle Monument Assoc
alton was held in the hig
school hall at o'clock this ;
ternoon. The upper classes of tn
high school were present with men
bers OF the monument association an
public to hear paper read by d
Isaac Jennings on when Did Vernon