Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the own ana village Told
Briefly fern usy Readers.

The board OF railroad commissioners
made an inspection OF Bennington and
Hoosiek Falls electric railroad We'd
nesday, The board vas the guest Of
Col. H s. Bingham.
Past division Commander 4. T.
Grisold Sons Of Veterans will attend
the annual encampmeDt to be Leld in
Stowe mex week.
Hay has been selling for s25 per ton
and dealers predict that it will not go
much less than that the coming year.
The recent rains came too late for
much benefit to the grass crop.
The Golden Jubilee Diocese OF Bur
lington will take place in the Cathed
raj Of the immaculate Conception in
Burlington Wednesday July 20. Pom.
titicsl High Mass will be celebrated
by Bishop Michaud, and the sermon
will be preached 10y Rev Thomas T.
Bevin D. D. bishop of Springfield
Appropriate services will be held in
the various churches in the diocese on
that day,
Rev. DR.. Washburne gave talk be.
fore tie Young Wome1's club last
evening on the life aud work Of Helen
KeIlar.
Miss Ella Bingham was in Cleveland
Ohio last week Wednesday to act as
maid.oi-honor at the marriage OF Miss
Bessie BraiDard OF Cleveland to Nor
Vile Lewis of the same city. Miss
Brainard has frequently visited Miss
Bingham here and has many friends
in Bennington. The Cleveland Town
Topic in describing the wedding said
of Miss Bingham "She wore a white
chiffon aud lace gown over pink silk
and carried pink sweet peas showered
with tulle in which we're caught
sprays of forget me-nots. "
The June drill and inspection of
Company X is taking place. today.
Thes inssspecting officers are Gen,
Gilmore, Capt. Hovey and Captain
Burnhsm.
The big sale of the bankrupt stock
bought by II. Harry Levin, May 18th
opened yesterday and is a bowling sue
cess; goods are sold so remarkably
low that everyone is taxing advantage
of the great bargain Offering
At the annual school OF instruction
for the Vermont Health officers to be
held next week, health officer Stillson
OF this village will read paper en-.
titled vermont Laws Relating to the
Registration of Vital Statistics,
James Bent caught 10 10 pounds OF
trout in the Glastonbury streams.
Since the rains have begun to come
trout fishing has been very good.
The marriage of Mss Mary Norton,
daughter of Mrs. Edward Norton to
Robert Knight Of Philadeldbia is an
Dounced to take place at her home Wed
nesday, June II, the Rev. George q.
Lawson officiating.
In the municipal court Wednesday
F. d Harwood for intozication was
fined 50. 90 and costs, he is to have a
trial 90 a previous charge of the same
kind Saturday.
At the annual session Of the
woman's Home Missionary Union in
Burlington on Tuesday, Mrs. W.. B.
Sheldon of this village was chosen
member Of tn executive committee
from Bennington county.
wslloomsau lodge N. E. o. P. gave
an enjoyable entertainment to mem
bers and invited guests, followed by
supper 10 the lodge rooms Tuesday
evening. The programme embraced
selections by the Sullivan orchestra,
piano selections by Mrs. Sullivan,
Miss Mabel Wood. Frederick Myers
and Marden Nichols, grapbsphone Sc
lections, readings by Mrs. Emily
Marsden, Miss Anna Dakin, and one
or two short talks, vocal selections by
the trio composed OF the LOOMS sis