Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-19


summer millinery.
Mr. and Mrs John Eddington will
occupy the lower tenement in the
Winslow house on School-st May l.
The most of the men on the Wright
lumber job in Pine Valley have quit
work and several of them returned
home Tuesday. Two of them, how
ever, managed to get too much intoxi-
eating liquor and we're left here in
Jail.
Ruby, the youngest daughter OF MIR
and Mrs Lorenzo Burbank of Bond
vile, died Tuesday morning of scarlet
fever. Another little child is very
sick with the same disease. Mrs Bur-
bank is a daughter of Mrs Nelson FL
well of this village.
The annual indoor meet of the ath-
letic club of Vermont Academy was
held Monday. In the three-legged
race Harry Mattison from this village,
class 'O6, was first, first in the potato
race, third in the standing broad
Jump, second in the running broad
jump, and third In the obstacle race.
AT the First Baptist church the pas
tor, Rev Frank r. Morris, will preach
morning and evening. The sermons
will aim to help those just beginning
the Christian life. Announcements
will be made regarding the opening Of
the new Sunday school and. social
rooms and the re-opening Of the church
auditorium. All persons not having
another church home are invited.
The next attraction at the Opera
House will be 1.-THE Crisis" on We'd
nesday, April !. This play is James
X. Hackett's version Of Winston
Churchill's celebrated novel OF that
name The leading lady of the com
pany which viii appear here is Miss
Isabel Irving, for years one of Froh-
mans galaxy Of star actresses at the
Lyceum Theatre in New York.
The son Of Landlord Tyler Goodell
of Readsboro, young man about 20
years Of age, met with a painful acct
dent Thursday last. While at work
around the house he stepped on a nail
that was sticking up through a board.
1t entered the ball of the foot to con-
siderable depth. The young man was
taken to the hospital in North Adams.
No serious results are anticipated.
Delegations from both OF the Grand
Army posts and the W. r. c. sur
prised Superintendent Harmon at the
Home Saturday. Although sur
prise, the guests were none the less
Hospitality received and made to feel
perfectly at home. The party took
along with them some reminders of the
occasion. The evening was pleasant
ly passed with social chat and dane
ing, Mrs George Sullivan furnishing
the music. Refreshments we're served
during the evening.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Peck
ham OF Bennington to VIM Brant, Jr.,
of Hoosick by Rev E. Dudley Tibbetts
Of Hoosick took place last week We'd
uesday, Miss Georgiana Brant. sister
of the groom. attended the bride, the
best man was Edward Peckham, broth
er of the bride. She was gowned in a
travelling suit OF blue serge. After a
couple Of weeks spent in visiting rela-
tives in Connecticut Mr. and Mrs
Brant will make their home in North
Pownal
The management Of the Opera house
last week definitely fixed the closing
date of the season by booking for May
I the popular favorite, Chauncey o.
colt, in his latest success "In Old
Limerick Town After seeing An
drew Mack and other stars, Benning-
ton theaue-goers will welcome once
more the genial Chauncey, with his
sweet voice and good humored Irish
witticisms. Mr. Ocott is also much in
love with Bennington and told the
writer, upon the occasion OF his last
visit here, that he contemplated max
ing this place his summer nom,
How vigilant the police authorities
can be at times, indeed A Bennins
ton tailor is bounded down and charg-
ed with running a lottery because he
had some kind of a scheme for organ
izing "suit clubs in which customers
took certain chances on the furnish
ing of clothes. And at the same time
every church in the county, or in the
state, for that matter, might be hold