The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Miss Marcia Stark is spending few
days in Boston.
10 eph Garroau motored to Troy
this afternoon
Miss Elma Bergeron is spending the
afternoon at North Adams
Mrs Edward Hawkins OF Shafts
bury spent Monday in town
Mrs. Eva Coolidge of Arlington is
in town Tn afternoon on shopping
trip.
Mrs. James GOWN has returned
from Greenw ch, whore she spent the
week end
Miss Abbie Patterson of Bingham
ton, N " is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Frank Murphy
Miss Marcia Bouplon was in Hoos-
lex Falls Monday to be bridesmaid at
the La Porte-Ryan wedding.
Mrs. J Ed Walbridge Is spend ng
a few days in Cambridge with her
daughter, Mrs. II. c. Harmon.
A. f. Shlppeo Of Boston, gas eng II
Ger Of the Twin State company, is In
town to inspect the local plant.
Mrs. Bennett of Round Lake, N. Y,
is visiting her daughter, Miss Chris
tine f. Bennett Of EN- street,
Mre Hattie Shepard of Washington
avenue is visiting her son, Clarence
Shepard at his home in SALISBURY.
Harry Biggs has obtained temper
airy employment in the Office Of the
Twin State Gas and Electric company.
Special meeting of Putnam Hose
company in their rooms tonight at
/ Is, daylight saving tine. Important
/ business
r F. Tarbell and H. l.. Thompson,
representatives Of the Fred T. Ley
company of Springfield, Mass, are in
town today.
There will be an important meeting
of the committee in charge of the Elks
ball tonight directly after the regular
lodge meeting.
District Highway Commissioner Geo
w Plumb is in Montpelier attending
a meeting OF the commissioners from
the several counties,
Little change was reported this
forenoon IN the condition Of Hon
Henry 7. Cushman, Of North Ben
nngton, who is seriously i'll at his
home n that village
N. Howe of Pittsfeld. II. H. Beau
mont Of Hoosick Falls, l. G. Morphy
and F. r. Bourquin of Rutland, and
Charles Gibbons of Barre are among
tcdays guests at the Putnam house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank f. Battles who
were called here by the death Of Mrs
Moses Wilson, returned this after
noon to their home at Proctorsville
Their daughter, Miss Margaret Bat
ties. returned at the same time to her
work in Springfield, Mass.
Miss Gilman, superintendent OF
nurses at the Samaritan hospital, Troy
met the girl members Of the senior
class this morning at the high school
Miss Gilman's remarks left many i'm
portant and enlightening impressions
among some Of the girls who have con
templated going into training after
graduation
The regular meeting of the Metho
dist Brotherhood will be held Wed
nesday evening instead OF this even
ing. The meeting tomorrow evening
is being held especially for the pur
pose Of giving the member Of the or
ganization an opportunity TO meet thu
new pastor, Rev John L. Cole Mr.
Cole will deliver the address
There will be a special meeting o.
the village board Of trustees this even
ing for the purpose Of opening the bid
for the proposed permanent highway
on West Main street There are al
ready ten bids in the hands OF Cierl
William p. Hogan. and 1t IS expected
that II. L Breed, the consulting en-
gneer, will have at least two NOR
when he arrives this evening from
New York.
Harry j Cole has returned from al
extended business trip through tn.
middle west MIR Cole was delaye'
somewhat in his travels by the heav
transforms and swollen rivers W.T.
which the railroads had to bate. MI
Cole says that while we who did no
see ii would almost doubt the stor
q that when he was in Memphis, Tenn
! that the waters Of the Mississippi ha
+ extended FIVE miles west and woul'
. have gone further but for the leyee
I at that distance. The father of water
looked more like a sea than river, {
sea with trees, and houses and barn
} and all manner of wreckage floating
, around on its surface.
Card OF Thanks.