The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

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ing for New York.
w. S. Thompson was in Williams
town on business Tuesday.
The Richie block is receiving
fresh coat of paint.
There will be meeting of the Ben
nington Grange this evening.
There are still tickets for Chautau-
qua on sale at William II. Wills office.
Miss Freda Nelson is spending sew
eral weeks with her parents in Da-
hoga, Pa.
Mrs. l.. ]. Mccoy and children are
visiting her parents in Dorset for a
few weeks.
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Plant of Beech street is confined to the
house with the mumps.
Mr. and Mrs, William Buzzell Of Ber-
lin, N. Y, were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George A. Buzzell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moseley of
Northfield were week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs S. e. Sherman at Oak
land farm.
Mrs. Downer Austin of Elizabeth, n.
j., sister of II. F. Robinson, is expected
next week for a visit with friends in
Old Bennington.
Word has been received from Prof.
Richard S. Bahan that he will arrive
August 1st for his annual summer va
cation of one month.
Miss Cecil orin of :he local
telephone exchange, who has been
passing portion of her vacation at
Manchester, has returned.
Mrs. Lynda Goodell and her mother,
Mrs. Cynthia A. Bahan have moved
from Dewey street to H. ID. Fill
more's tenement on 116 North street.
Mrs. Emma Coleman of Schenec-
tady. at one time resident of Ben
nington, has returned to take up her
residence with her sister, Miss Har.
riet Austin.
John Adelbert Raymond and Celia
Demastre both of Adams, Mass, were
united in marriage Saturday July 15
1916, at the Methodist parsonage by
Rev. p. l.. Dow.
Mrs. Fred Busby and son, Law
renee OF Wiliamstown were guests OF
Mrs. W. S. Thompson Wednesday.
Thomas Busby spent Sunday with
his parents in Williamstown.
Little Miss Marjorie Pratt, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pratt of Hill
side street, is carrying an ann in q
| sling, the result Of fall from a
piazza in which she suffered broken
collar bone.
a son, Edward Stevens, Jr., was
born Monday evening at o'clock tc
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stevens at OLD
Bennington. Mrs. Stevens was Miss
Margaret Outhwaite and both mother
and child are doing nicely.
Mrs. Charles Z. Welles and son left
Tuesday evening for Troy where the!
were to join Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Rey
nolds for motor trip down the Hud
son. Mrs. Welles and son are expect
ed to arrive home Saturday.
Over 500 people employed-ovel
900 scenes. Produced at cost o.
ever s25O.00O, Pavlowa in "The Duml
Girl of Portici opera house today
July 19). One big show at o'colck
No advance in prices. Adv.
Mrs. Harry b. Smith, who was
called here from Brooklyn by the ser
ious Illness of her daughter, Mis-
Fannie Smith, left today for home
Miss Smith, who has rapidly recover
ed, accompanied her mother.
| Mrs. W. S. Thompson entertained
over Sunday at her home on Park st
extension Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Bey
erly of North Adams and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Thompson and little daugl
ter, Helen of North Bennington.
The contractors who annually gath
er ferns in the mountain east of tn
| village, have been in town during tn
past few days looking over the pros
poets for the coming season whic
will open hte latter part of mex
month.
Friends OF Mrs. Fannie Beech, VIII
formerly resided in Bennington, wi
be pleased to learn, that the degree c
Doctor Of Mechano-Therapy ha
been conferred upon her by tn
American College in Chicago. Mr.
Beech graduated in June.
Il Misses Irene and Molly Maura, VIII
have been spending their vacation ;
the home of Mrs. George Chandler
, School street, have returned to the
home in Pittsheld, Mass.
a Mrs. George Cook and Mrs. Wa
!. rem Cartwright and daughter Ruth I
pittsheld are visiting Mrs. Geort
Chandler of School street.
Miss Harriet Daley, John Daley al
, friend, August Wielbinger OF Ne
. | York arrived for visit with Or. al
Mrs. Il. y. Daley on Adams stree
Monday. Miss Daley has been wi
D.. her brother, Joseph Daley on q
A Pacific coast for the past year and
q her way home stopped for brief pc
iod in New York with her broth
John who accompanied her home
The auto truck belonging to q
Orchards Is being repaired at the BE
: nington garage. The truck a few da
ago rolled down n bank and W
r considerably damaged. The driv
}, was also severely hurt in the accidel
n the driver is recovering from his
@ juries the work at the Orchards is
:. ing done by the truck from the BE
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