Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-14

Putnam, has secured a position in
New York
Postofice Inspector G. F. o. Birds
eye was here Monday and Tuesday on
business.
Miss Morgan has been in New York.
She returned today with new summer
millinery.
Rev. Geo. B. Lawson Of Brattleboro
was here last week, getting his sum
mer cottage ready for occupancy.
@. d. Sweet went to Fort Plain, N.
Y, and spent Sunday with his sister,
Miss Rose Sweet, who resides there.
Miss Nellie Patchen returned last
Saturday from a three months visit
with relatives in Springfield, Mass.
Mitchell McDonough, first class
knight of the razor, has taken posi-
tioa in tie barber shop of Charles
Firth.
Mrs. McCandliss and daughter have
been guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs CeEra Quackenbush, in Hoosick
for several days.
Marshal N. Clapp is expected to be
chief marshal for the Memorial Day
exercises to be held under the auspices
of Custer Post.
Francis L. Stetson, who is a mem.
Der OF the same law firm as F. B. Jen
nings, last week presented Williams
college with S25, 900 for the renovation
of Griffin Hall.
Mrs. Herbert Marsden was in Bos-
ton Monday and Tuesday, to be pres.
emit at the annual meeting Of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, N E. o. p, to
which she was delegate.
Jonn Mangan about fifteen years
of age, fol continued truanoy and
other MISCELLANEOUS has been tsFen to
the Vermont Industrial school az YER
gennes for tue remainder Of bis min.
GRITTY.
The base ball game between the niue
from the high school and that from
the Y NJ. G. A. Saturday afternoon
was won by the Y. NJ. c. A., scorc Il
to l6. The high school lads need more
practice.
an unusual circumstance was noted
last Thursday, it being the fact that FIVE
persons we're lying dead in the village,
Four OF them died that morning. The
oldest was nearly 80 years, the young
est six days.
The time for licensing dogs expires
Friday, and any dog not licensed by
that time is to be killed ana the owner
fined according to Law. The number
Of licenses already Issued is not quite
as large as last year.
Mrs Eli Tiffany has filed 40 appli,
cation for divorce from her husband.
she asks for aim onY and a sum for
counsel fees. The announcement Of
the application has created consider
able comment aud surprise.
G. A. Wood, Mrs j. H. Livingston
and Miss Daisy Wood we're in Albany
last week to have a specialist examine
Miss Daisy's eyes which have troubled
her to such an extent that she bal
been obliged to leave school.
This evening, May IA, Rev. Georg,
" Brown, d. D., presiding elder o
the Burlington District, will lead tbI
prayer meeting in the Methods
church and preside at the Quarterly
Conference Immediately after.
Col. A. NJ. Downs went TO Tro.
Tuesday and assisted in bringing t.
her home in North Hoosick hls sister
Mrs. Frank Potter, who has been il
the Samaritan hospital several weeks
She has not perceptibly improved.
List Of letters remaining uncalle,
for in the postotiiee at Bennington 70
the week ending May IL: Dan'l G
Bates, Thos. Dumont, a. L. Pratt, @
[. Richmond, Luella Clark, Miss Hat
tie E. Raymond, Mrs Frank Smith
Mrs, Madame Waves.
The family Of Jailer Russell is quar-
: antined in the upper rooms at the jail
his daughter having an attack Of diph
iberia The jail is in charge of Der
uty Sheriff John Nash, The meals t
the prisoners are supplied by Mrs
Haythorne.
Rev. Frank r. Morris went to Lud
low yesterday to address the Blac
River Christian EDdeavor ronventio
on THE Drudgery, the Profit tn
Delight of Bible Study. Mr. M ri
returns for the devotional meeting :
the Baptist church to night.
Mrs. Mary Douglas, SO yerss Of age