Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

BEST winter apples are retaining TOT
S2.00 per barrel.
Mr. and Mrs E. c. Bennett were Wis
itors in Stamford over Sunday.
Bert Piling has gone to Worcester
where he has secured job.
Miss Della Guushannon of Park-st
is visiting her brother in New York.
E. E, Hart was in Berlin ard Peters
burg Wednesday on business trip.
Miss Edith Cordes of Troy spent
Sunday with her parents on Maple-st
DR. W. E. Putnam will return to-
morrow from few days stay in New
York.
Mrs Durham, the nurse, has moved
frou South street to III Bradford
Place.
Miss Mamie Gaffney and the Misses
Kearns of HoosicE Falls are visiting
friends in town.
Mrs Mary j. Lowrie and Miss Mar
gsret Lowrie have gone to New York
for few days,
Frank e. Langley, owner of the
Barre Daily Times, was a visitor in
town Tuesday Dight,
Warren Percy, clerk for e. E
Hart, is Id with toDsilitis at his home
10 North bennington.
Mrs Marila Austin Of Mechanics
vile is visiting her sister, Mrs George
Reynolds OF North street
John Robinson has been drawn as
member Of a special grand jury for the
U. S. court now in session at Rutland.
Burton Harwood of Bennington and
Miss Elizabeth Tyrrell Of Troy, took
dinner at the Mount Pleasant house at
Woodford City SUNDAY.
At the Old First church next Sun
day morning there will be a special
service for the olderpeople. This will
be the fourth annual service of the
kind
The Atcbison Globe objects to the
new style Of scoop hat: it looks as il
it would be harder than ever to get to
a girls mouth without disarranging
her scenery.
The ladies' Mount Anthony chapter,
o. f. S. will give a "star social" in
Masonic hall, Wednesday evening,
October 2lst at o'clock. Cards will
be INDUCED in and a pleasant time is
anticipated
Martin Garrity Jr., and George H.
Dakin who live on the Burgess road,
were arrested Saturday, charged with
driving away horse and buggy belong
ing to Mrs Charles RockWood. They
we're arraigned and furnished bail.
Dakin was then arrested for intoxica
ton and furnished bail.
Miss Haywood of Albany will give
an evenings reading at the Baptist
church November nth. She appears
with an entirely new program. Miss
Haywood will be remember as hav-
ing read at the Young Woman's club,
and also at the Fortnightly last win.
ter, both societies speaking very high
ly Of her
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
society of COLONIAL Danes was held in
Rutland Tuesday. The meeting was
opened with prayer by Miss Anna c.
Park. Miss Jennie A. Valentine read
a report for the past year showing that
six deaths had occurred among the
members, Mrs L. Il. Ross rendered
two vocal selections.
The marriage of Miss Catherine
Hart to Thomas j. Kierce took place
10 the old st Francis de Sales church
Wednesday afternoon, the Rev A. J.
Barron officiating. The bride was at
tended by her sister, Miss Dora Hart,
and John +. Kierce, a brother of the
groom, was best man. Following the
ceremony was a reception and wedding
dinner at the home of the bri1e. Mr.
and Mrs Kierce will reside in Troy
Brigadier General 0. o. Howard
will deliver the address at the anniy-
versary service of the Vermont Bible
society in Bennington, Sunday even.
ing, October %. A detailed announce
ment of the service will be given in
next weeks issue.
While Al Rice was taking a load of
furniture to Ferndale Tuesday a break
in the harness freed one horse from
the wagon and the other promptly ran
away. Mr. Rice had an exciting ride
for nearly mile but got off with his
life at the Point of Rocks. No serious
damage was done.