The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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PliSi'y ~ lucy shsaNSto
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Sears OF |
Atlantic City, ~ j., are guests of Mrs.
S. B. Hall.
Albert Snow has purchased the
house on Short street formerly owned |
by Oscar Pratt.
Mrs. Henry Chase is recovering
from a severe attack of blood poison
ing which affected her right hand.
II. c. Shields of Troy was in the
village Saturday and made an inspec-
ton OF some repairs that have been
made Eaa his summer home at Old
Ben1H6stoh.
Mrs Charles e. Welles and son,
summer residents OF Old Bennington,
who have been at Miami Fla, for sew
eral weeks, leave this week for their
winter home at East Orange, n. j.
William Young of SALISBURY has
purchased, through the Nash & Hutch
ms agency, the Elwell farm on the
Maple hill road in Salisbury Mr.
Young has occupied the farm during
the past year but has now come into
possession OF the property
DR. y. S. Braley is in New York
His mother, Mrs. T. P. Braley of Boil
tons Landing, Lake George, on Sat
urday at one of the New York hospi-
tails underwent a severe operation
from which she is reported to be max
ing good progress toward recovery.
The Basket ball season will close in
| Bennington after Friday night, when
the High school girls play their last
game at North Adams. The last prac
| tise of the season will be held tonight
at Library hall. AS many girls as can
are asked to come, so that the team
may have a good practise before the
game Be loyal to the good record of
your town and come out.
The Bennington license commits.
sioners, w. A. Root, J. Ed. Walhridge
and Edwin d. Moore, met Monday and
made their organization for the com
ing year. Mr. Moore was elected
chairman, succeeding Mr.. Root, who
had acted in that capacity during the
preceding twelve months Other than
organizing, the only business tran
sacted at the meeting was the fixing
Of the licenses at $4,000 for both the
| first and second class.
The muskrats Of Bennington are
unusually ferocious and people Of
| that interesting community are oblig
ed to remain indoors il they wish to
be safe from attack. But they failed
to warn visitors Of the situation,
which resulted in Hon. Amos j. Eaton
of South Royalton. member Of the
| state board OF forestry. being set upon
Tuesday in Main street by one Of
| these Infatuated animals and severely
bitten in the rubbers People who
value their footgear should not ven
ture into Bennington unless they are
| heavily armed.-Montpelie Argus
man was attacked by huge rat
in the street in Bennington the other
day and was able to beat the animal
OFF only by dint of much kicking. a
Middlebury man, while sleeping, was
attacked by rats and had one hand
nearly chewed off and was otherwise
| mutilated an Albany farmer was so
oyerrun by rats that he started a gun
ming campaign and shot himself to
death while trying to rid his barn OF
the pest Manifestly, along with the
preparatory work in the Swat the
fly" campaign, there ought to go a
xiii the rat crusade. The rat is
capable of doing as much mischief
and real harm as the fly and is ten
times more Objectionable about the
premises. Kill em.-Barre Times.