The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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Briefly for Busy Readers
Miss Caroline Clark is caring for
Mrs. Clarence Morse.
Patrick PARROT has bought a 400 !
Chevrolet touring car OF the Gardner |
agency.
Mr.. Gilbert of the Soldiers home will |
lead the Guideboard prayer meeting
Tuesday evening.
The p. b. Gardner agency has sold a
490-Chevrolet roadster to Ernest Whit |
man of North Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy B. Johnson have
returned to their Old bennington home
after ten-day absence on an auto trip.
]. Perle Harrington of South Shafts
bury has purchased 490-Chevrolet
touring car from Perry B. Gardner.
Edward T. Tilford Of the Ell Waist
company, has purchased a 490-Cheyro-
let touring car of Perry b. Gardner.
Abe Satter and party of friends en-
ioyed an auto trip to Troy and other
, points in New York state Sunday, in
Mr.. Satters car
Walfrid WahIquist of Scott street
has completed his years work at He
bron Academy and has returned home
for the summer vacation.
Louis Moore, employed at the Gard
ner garage, spent Sunday on an auto
trip to Brattleboro and NeWfane, call
ing on friends in those places.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p Lamb Of Pittsfeld
returned home Sunday evening after
spending few days with Mrs. Lambs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J, Huiuagel
of Gage street and other relatives in
town.
S. A. Sinay Of Mechancville, who is
employed as a carpenter on the eX-
tension being built by the Il. u. Waist
company, has moved his family here
and will occupy the tenement owned by
w c. Clark on Grove street.
The ladies' of St. John the Baptist
society will give a whist party Tues
day evening the 27th of June, at o.
clock in the Young Woman's club
rooms Cake and ice cream will be
served Admission 10 cents Adv
Paul G. futile, a graduate of the
Fitchburg Normal school has been Sc
cured by the school committee to take
! the place at the head of the local man
| ual training department recently left
vacant by the resignation OF r. e, Par
lin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Butler of St Al
| bans, formerly OF Bennington accom-
| panied by Miss Mary O'Brien, arrived
! in town Saturday for a short visit, max
ing the trip by auto. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Butler are at present visiting friends
| in Hoosick Falls.
| Miss Way Wells returned to her home
| on Main street Sunday afternoon after
| weeks treatment at the Samaritan
| hospital In Troy, during which she I'M
derwent an operation a party OF local
| friends motored to Troy and returned
| with her in their machine
| Arthur r. Rickert OF Gage street. who
has been employed for the past few
! years as machinist in the Cooper ma
chine works, has given up his job and
formed a partnership with Samuel W.
Pelsue in a general machine !, bue
ness. They will continue the shop for
merly run by Mr. Pelsu on North street
! Duane Bassett of Cage street motor
ed to Troy Sunday afternoon returning
with his mother, Mrs. Ida NJ Bassett
i who has been undergoing hospita
treatment in that city for the ~-s
month Miss Rose Watson and JcIep.
Watson of Stafford street made the tril
with him Miss Gertrude Mcclure, ;
nur in the Samaritan hospital, who's,
home is on Stafford street, and VIII,
! cared fot Mrs. Bassett part OF the tim,
/ during ner conyalesccnce, also returned
| with the party to spend q short tim
| as the guest OF her parents
| Albert T. Center OF North street i
| recovering from a motor-wheel acciden
| sustained the last of the week between
II bennington and Arlington The youn
II man was riding motor-wheel at
II good clip when the rear wheel of hi
| bicycle collapsed, throwing him to tn
| ground and for the moment knockin
| him unconscious. He was accompanie
II by Charles Cole, son of Harry j. Col
| on another motor.wheel Young Col
| applied what resorvatives were at han
| and succeeded in getting his companio
| conveyed to Bennington where he IN
| since been confined to the house.
III At ST. Francis de Sales Academ
II Thursday morning, Rev. T, r. Cart
| presented honor certificates to the fo
| lowing pupils for rapid and legib
| business peumanship: Miss Eli2abet
Costello, Miss Margaret Murphy, Mi!
Catherine Riley. Miss Elizabeth She
Miss Blanche Talbot. Miss Anna Con
Miss Mary Doyle Miss Marie Koele
Miss Margaret Lawns. Miss Mary Ma
ter and John Shea. Some time az
specimens OF Che penmanship of the p
pills was sent to the A. H. Palmer Con
pany of Boston, publishers OF penma
ship textbooks and paraphernalia, f
their selection OF the best The col
pany made their awards and return,
certificates. These were distribut,
with short address by the local pa
o..
Right Rev. Bishop Joseph j. Rice
Burlington paid hI5 official visitation
ST. Francis de sales church Sund
aud took part In the services a de
cation of the Knights OF Coumb