Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
NEWS OF BENNINGTON TOLD in BRIEF

The local Father Matthew society
will hold its twenty-fourth annual
picnic in Hunts upper grove on Au-
| gust 10Th. Arrangements are already
being made for special attractions.
Invitations have been ISSUED for the
/ marriage of Miss Anna Margaret
Levin of North Bennington to James
+. Cone of Bennington. The cere-
mony will take place in the st. John
| Baptist church at North Bennington
at ten o'clock a. M, Wednesday,
I June %.
The American Foresters at their an
nual meeting last Monday evening
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: G. r., Frank A VAIL
quist reelected; S. G.. R.g Matthew
Mahar; recording secretary, NJ. w.
Colvin, reelected; S. W., G. Mallory;
j. W., Fred Eddy; S. B., L. Barber;
j. B., Geo. Coone; j. Z. G. r., John
Hurley; lecturer, james McGuirk.
The Chapel district school did not
have the picnic in Cleveland grove
Friday on account of the rain, but it
was held Saturday at the school house
about 40 we're present. The company
we're entertained by an interesting
program after which ice cream, cake
and other good things were served.
The teacher, Miss Rose Murray has
proved herself a very efficient in
structor.
The marriage of Miss Agnes Riley
| to Frank Lever of Schenectady took
place in the rectory of st Francis de
| Sales church Wednesday afternoon
| Rev. A. J. Barron officiating. The
bride was attended by Miss Theresa
| McCue, Joseph Pinsonnault of Schen-
ectady being best man. Following
the ceremony was a wedding dinner
| served at the home of the bride. At
ter short wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Lever will reside in Schenectady where
he has position with the General
Electric Company.
Bennington Council Knights Of Col
umbus have extended invitations to a
gathering to be held in Academy hall
the evening of Tuesday, June 30, when
the third degree will be conferred up
on some so candidates. The work
will be in charge of Felix w McGet-
trick of St. Adams, state deputy He
will be assisted by James A. Lillis of
Rutland, district deputy; DR.. VIM. J.
| Mercer, Pittsfield Mass, Past District
Deputy; and Daniel Colwell, New
Haven, Conn, National Secretary.
After the work banquet will be
served.
The pastor of the Second Congrega
tional church begins his vacation this
week. There will be no services in the
audience room for two successive Sun
DAYS. The Bible school will meet at
noon. The Senior Endeavor society
will hold its regular services at $3.50
p. m. The mid-week meeting also, on
Thursday night, will be held as usual
and will be led by laymen. Regular
services will begin on Sunday, July
5th, and will be conducted by Rev DR.
Edward HAYES of Hartford, Conn.
On the following Sunday, July u,
Rev. DR. d. N. Beach viii be the
preacher.
The state experiment station at Bur
lington has just issued Bulletin 80, an
50 page publication, concerning com
mercial fertilizers. 1t is one OF the
most comprehensive publications on
this subject that has been printed in
the east. IL not only gives review
Of the trade of the year, but discusses
the nature and use of fertilizers and
gives suggestions as TO choice, etc.
The bulletin is we'll indexed and con-
tains a dictionary Of the terms used in
fertilization, This is the first Of
series of bulletins in which is expect
ed to discuss the whole subject OF fer
tilizers and civilizations from A to u.
II may be had for the asking.
George NJ. Rowell for two years
freight agent of the Rutland railroad
at Burlington, has resigned, his res
ignation going into effect Monday
evening. Mr. Rowell has been en-
gagged as special state agent for the
Mutual Life Insurance company and
will begin his duties at once. His
headquarters will be in Burlington.
He went to Burlington in January
1901, from Bennington where for six
years he was station agent. He was
agent at Chatham, N. Y, in 1888 and
has been in railroad business since
then. He was presented with hand
some alligator skin satchel by the en-
ployees Of the Office and freight Office
and freight house in token of their es-
TEEN.