The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

George Harbour is critically i'll at
his home on Nor n Branch street.
DO not forget to hear Mr.. Lockwood
a, the Me hodist church tonight,
Halibut, haddock, cod, Boston Blue,
swordfsh, but er fish, and mackerel.
Petras Mkt Phone 576-W. Adv.
Miss Mary Williams Of Washington
street is confined to the house by i'll
ness
Mathew Leonard has sold his share
in the Hughes and Leonard restaurant
70 James Hughes.
Mrs. William l. Clements of Jeffer-
sen street is spending a few days with
friends in North Adams,
Mrs. Mary Adams and niece Miss
Marion Holden we're recent guests of
friends at Pontoosac, Mass.
Judge and Mrs. w. J Meagher OF
Old Bennington are in Albany for the
day,
I Mrs NJ. NJ. Shoemaker of Old Ben,
nngton returned Wednesday from a
stay of several days in Boston.
Mrs. II W. Es.es of Silver street re
turned Wednesday from visit of zen
days in North Adams.
Max Kohn has returned to New York
after vls. of several days at the
home OF his brother, Meyer Kohn OF
School street
Misses Elizabeth and Lorraine Hen
dee of Rutland, former residents OF
Bennington, are visiting relatives and
friends here.
1 Irving c, Cobb Of Elm street re
turned the first of the week from an
extended western trip in the interest
of the H. G, White company at Nor h
Bennington.
The regular monthly meeting of The
Putnam Hose company will be held
| this evening a o'clock. Bushes;
of Importance is to be transacted and
a full attendance is requested.
Leo Crosby accompanied by another
gentleman of Rutland enjoyed a mo
torcycle trip to town recently anC
S opped briefly at the home of Crosby's
uncle, Thomas Donnelly CT Gage
stree
There will be a special meeting Of
Bennington post, American Legion
this evening for the purpose OF elect
! ing delegates and alternates to the
state convention to be he'd at Barre
August 80 and 81. The meeting vii
be called to order at 7.30 o'clock
Charles c. Gavin of the Schenectady
fire department has returned to Sche
nectady af Ter a visit of few days
/ here with his sister, Miss Laura Gayir
/ He stopped in Bennington en- route
home from motorcycle trip to Cana
Ida.
| Mrs. l.. II, Nichols entertained at d
piazza party Wednesday aftepoon al
! her home on Main street in honor OF
her mother, Mrs. + f. Crumb of Riv
Ierside, r. H. who is visiting here. The
piazza was attractiyely trimmed with
black eyed Susans and golden rod and
1.-THE afternoon was devo1ed to the play
ing Of Bridge. Ice cream, dainty
cakes and punch were served There
were guests present from West Vir
ginia, Ohio, Rhode Island, New York
and Bennington.
Walter and James Oatman of Union
street we're the victims of a bicycle
acciden' Wednesday, James was rid
ing over South street during the after
moon with his younger brother, Wal
ter on the handle bars. and as an au
tomobie approached the boy on the
handle bars got one OF his feet caught
in the spokes of the front wheel. 30 h
boys were thrown to the ground
Walters foot received strain from
being caught in the wheel and a small
stone caused wound in James fore
head and each were slightly bruised
no serious damage resulted Three OF
| four spokes were broken in the front
wheel of the bicycle. James states
the cause of the accident was due &c
his seven year old brother becoming
frightened at the approach of the aU
tomobile, but Waller says he wasn't
scared tall