Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-04
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lung MT. ana MRS. InOmda OnfySJal.
Died at Seattle, Wash, Nav Both,
Louise Corbierre, wife of the late
Charles Wright Swift of Bennington.
Mrs. Edwina Bennett attended tho
meeting Of the o. E. S. 10 Northfeld
Tuesday and Wednesday
Welcome J. Allen and harold NJ.
Sweet spent few days last week in
Dandy hunting and fishing. They Sc
cured a good mess of trout.
Mrs. E. E. McCaudliss and daugh
ter, Eugenia have returned from
weeks trip in New york.
Mrs. G. W. Schiller of Greenfield,
Mass. has been visiting her sister,
Miss Helen Thomas.
Ceore B. Flount Of New York who is
on bicycling trip through Vermont
was here the latter part Of last week.
Daniel Desmond of Saratoga was
here Friday and Saturday.
Rev. Linn P. Armstrong OF Brook
Ign, a son Of M. V. B. Armstrong of
this Town will read an original poem
at the laying Of the corner stone OF the
new gymnasium to be erected fer the
Troy Conference academy. The stone
will be laid Wednesday, June II.
A local vegetable dealer was heard to
say lately that prices of faru produce
would be one third, il not one half,
higher this year than for several years.
At the meeting Of the Y. N. O. A.
State Committee in Burlington Frank
S. Morrison of Concord, N. H., was
called to become State Secretary Of
Vermont Morrison has since acceT T.
ed the offer and will Commence his
duties July LIST.
The North Bennington boys were
badly defeated by the local high
school nine last Saturday on the Flat
iron by the score Of q to 5.
Little Miss Charlotte Prentiss enter.
tanned 20 of her young friends Satur-
day afternoon 10 honor Of her sixth
birthday. There we're various games
for the little ones, with refreshments
and ice cream, and the young Miss
whose anniversary it was received sew
eral mementoes of the OCCASION. The
hours we're from three until six.
Thomas MaGuire and James Guilt
imam came home Friday and passed
Memorial day at their homes here.
Mrs. Charles E. Rice of Park street
was on the street yesterday for the
first time since last September. She
has nearly recovered from her illness
Saturday afternoon a large doe came
almost within the reach Of hunter
in Pownal. No sooner had he passed
than two large bowling hounds ap-
peared in sight and in hot pursuit.
They were not more than two minutes
behind the tired out deer.
Contractor James Silk has Just com.
pleted an addition to the factory on
Putnam street where the powdered
milk is made. The front has had an
additional story added. Mr.. Clapp
who manages the plant states that the
company is having no difficulty in get
ting what milk il needs, and the bust
ness thus far has come fully up to ex-
pectations. The first Of the month
they commenced receiving more milk.
Frank Brunia died in The House Of
Correction at Rutland Saturday of
brain tumor. He was resident OF
this village aud was sent to that insti.
tuition April % for bon-support of bis
family. lie was buried in The ceme-
terry connected with the institution
where be died. His family resides
here.
Misses Nettie Benzie and Minnie
Bebrer of Troy spent Memorial day
and Sunday with Mrs. G. A. Maurer.
Miss Nellie Lewis of Albany was
the guest Of Miss Anna Dakin over
Sunday.
George Lee lost an eye Sunday in a
peculiar manner. While fencing with
a couple Of companions in Hunts
grove with couple of pieces Of brush,
the piece that he had broke and flying
back struck hin in the eye tearing
the eye ball completely out. Lee is
about 40 years Of age, and has
family.
rhe high school this year departed
from its usual custom of uniting with
the grades in the Memorial day exer-
,ises and held It's own exercises in the
high school sroom Friday afternoon.
After few appropriate remarks by
Prof Varney following program
was given: Song. High Schools read
ing, The Child OF War. jeanette Per
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