The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town ami Village Told
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George Benedict is working at the
Marshall garage.
Cantaloupes, plums, peaches, ban
anas. Estes Market.-Adv.
Miss Dorothy Hathaway is attend
ing summer school at the University Of
Vermont, Burlington.
Carleton Brown and Harold Whit
ney OF Wilmington were recent guests
of friends in town.
Mrs. James c. Colgate Of Old Ben
nington entertained at strawberry
party Thursday afternoon.
Beet green's, egg plant, summer
squash, string beans, peas, cucumbers,
radishes, tomatoes and lettuce. Estes.
ADV
Miss Elsie Kinney of Branch street
is attending summer school at the
New York State college for teachers
in Albany
, Misses Helen and Elizabeth Thomas
| of Pleasant street have returned from
, visit of few weeks with friends in
Brooklyn
I A young man was arraigned in mu-
. nlcipal court this forenoon and fined
, SIS and costs for riding bicycle on
the sidewalk.
| Mrs. Frank Barnes has returned to
/. New York City after months va
r cation spent with Mr.. and Mrs p.
( Barnes of Spring street
Robert Goshen Of Columbus, O.. is |
: spending the month with his aunt.
:. Miss Ethel Mcdonald executive sec
+ retary for the Public Welfare assocl
}. alton.
c. S. Perry who has been attend
O ing the national convention OF Elks |
g at Chicago as a delegate from the To-
n callodge, left Chicago today on the
!. return trif.
l. Mrs. Charles A. Friedman and son.
Roger of Chicago are visiting for
s several weeks at the home of her par
h TO Dewey street.
d William Webster and family Of
d East Dedham, Mass, spent Thursday
< az the home of Mr.. Webster's brother,
H. H. Webster of Silver street. They
are visiting relatives in Adams.
e Mr.. and Mrs. John Wylie of Rock
r vile Center, l.. l., are stopping for a
t few days at the Putnam House, Mr..
n Wylie is a former resident of Ben
N nngton and usually visits hear each
v. summe:.
Miss Catherine Ryan and niece
Mrs. William Hurley and son Edward
: went to Utica today to spend the week
end with Mrs, Hurley's mother. Mrs.
q Anna Riley, Mrs. Riley is former
- resident of Bennington. ls M
Misses Anna and Mabel Goodbeau.
of Park street are visiting relatives
4 in Manchester. N. H., and Lowell,
Mass. They will also visit in Bos-
I, ton and Springfield before returning
90 home, bre NGf Jt
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Albert Brown and
two children, who have been visiting at
ID the home ofMrs. Browns parents, Mr..
~ and Mrs. John r Burton Of Elm
il street returned the first Of the week
to Schenectady. W.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. a, Flynn Of Spring
H. field Mass and Mrs,psopth and niece,
-- Miss Helena Flynn OF Brooklyn are
lguests at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Sfhley OF Depot street. They
entered Vermont by way of the Mo
hawk trail. f m 9slr4
The South Shaftbury baseball team
1t will play the Granville team on the
a new South SALISBURY grounds on the
afternoon of July IL at $3.50 o'clock.
- Granville is reported to have one of
U the strongest teams in this vicinity and
good game is expected.
A party OF five comprising four
T. teachers of the Bennington graded
lie schools, Misses Mary and Gertrude
~ Carney, Miss Teresa Daley, and
" Miss Mary Hyde, and Miss Stella
$500 Van Gorder are spending two weeks
- in camp at the Hoyt bungalow on
! Carpenter hill.
Miss Eva Ethel Smith OF Benning-
q ton and Arthur w. Locqln of North
field, VT were married Wednesday by
Rev..J A. Perry at the Methodist par
y sonage. The bride has been the re-
!. cipient of many useful and valuable
y presents. Mr., and Mrs. Locklin will
y make their home in Bennington.
County Farm Agent f. Clifford
Shaw has returned from stay of
several days in the northern section
of the county where he has been en-
gagged in putting the potato sprayer
in operation. The machine for the
Association in the southern half Of the
county has been in operation for some
days. About hundred acres Of pc
tatoes will be sprayed in this county
y during the present season under the
n co operative plan.
$500 C. d. Lindholm of pittsfeld, the
- contractor who is to build the per.
manent highway on Main street, ex
poets to begin work early next week
He is anxious to learn how much help
can be secured in the immediate vi
entity of Bennington as he desires tc
use as much local labor as possible
IL 1t will be necessary to import cons'd
cradle labor to carry through the work
= but the contractor is ready to engage
m as many men from Bennington and
a nearby towns as will apply He wants
not only men but team and application
may be made to Clerk w, p Hogan al
the village rooms in the Richie block
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