The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers

took Robert Bonn, who is in rather a
critical condition. to the House of
Correction yesterday.
Mrs w. f. Putnam is visiting friends
in Boston for week.
Rev DR. W. H. Washburne will not
leave for his new station until the
first of next week He will preach next
Sunday as usual.
Bishop Hall has been quite i'll at
his home in Burlington after oiiiciat-
ing at a mission held at Bellows
Falls during Holy week. He suffered
from severe attack of laryngitis but
is now slowly improving.
Mrs j. H. Potter is making quite
extensive repairs on the house occu-
pied by Jessie Madison.
The YMCA Glee Club will furnish
the music at the union service at the
Baptist church Sunday night.
The YMCA will hold its 14th Ami
versary exercises in the Baptist church
Sunday evening at O'Clock. There
will be a Mems Mass meeting at the
rooms in the afternoon at p. m.
State Sec, f. S. Morrison of Burling-
ton will be the speaker The Associa-
ton Glee Club will sing.
B. H. Carpenter of Canaan
Four Cor, N. Y. died Sunday night,
April 10 after a weeks illness of pneu-
monia. He leaves a wife, two sons
and three daughters, one Mrs Edward
Ford formerly of this village and sew
eral grand children, one being Mrs
Miner Cleveland of Bradford Place.
April 6, in the afternoon, an engine
set fire to the grass beside the track
which run over adjoining lots setting
fire to Mr. Stevens barn and entirely
consuming it.
d. A. Guiltinan has gone to Wash
ington to attend the gathering of
Knights of Columbus at the dedication
of the new university that is to take
place this week.
r. C. Graves has gone to New York
on business trip,
There will be a farewell reception
rendered to DR. and Mrs Washburne
at the Methodist parsonage, Friday
April 18th at eight O'Clock. All
friends are invited.
The demonstration of the National
Biscuit Company at E, Z. Harris this
week is attracting considerable atten-
tion owing to the very fine quality Of
the goods and the pleasing manner in
which they are served by Miss Wilson.
w. A. Austin is suffering from the
effects of a severe strain at his home
on Weeks st.
The topic at the social meeting at
the Baptist church this evening will be
"The Contents and Teachings of the
Gospel of John" Enquiry classes
Friday at 4:lj and 7;l5.
J. L. Buchanan is i'll with pneu-
monia at his home on Elm st.
D. V. O'Donnell is home from Burl-
ington for few days.
Martin Clarity was before Justice
Barber this morning charged with
disturbance He was placed in charge
of probation officer w. r. Daley.
Homer f. Rudd, who had one leg
broken five weeks ago, was up We'd
nesday for the first time.
Rev Father Schae fer of North Ben
nington and Rev NJ. J. O'Connor of
Rutland, were guests of Rev A. j..
Barron today.
The quartette which sang at the fun
eral of the late J. T. Shurtleff yester =
day was composed of r. o. Goldsmith,
H. w. Downs, Mrs Allie Stewart
Monroe and Miss Jennie Hatch,
The m arriage of Harry E. Daley
and Miss Adeline Kelley is to be
solemnized this evening at the Guide
board chapel. A reception will fol-
low at the home of the bride.
E. E. Larrabee of the electric light
works was in Rutland Tuesday even
: ing attending meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the State Electrical
Association. 1t was decided to hold
the annual convention at Montpelier
September 2l.22 next. There are now
| over so plants in the state eligible to