The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

FRANK Ockeum Dr., mas DOugnt TWO
lots at Fairlawn Park today of John
Nash. He intends to build in the very
near future.
Mrs M. V. Armstrong has been
quite i'll but is improving.
Miss Cora Armstrong of New York
who came to attend her brothers. we'd
ding, is still here on account of her
mothers illness.
Will Weeks is i'll at the home OF
Chester Wilson.
Train four jumped the track at
Petersburg Junction this morning.
No one was injured.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Edward OFT of this village
to Alice Louise daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Peter Hunter OF Rutland. The
ceremony will take place in Trinity
church in that city Monday evening
April II.
The condition of Mrs John Tomlin-
son, who has been quite i'll for some
days, is much improvid, and her com
plete recovery is expected.
The U. S. senate Tuesday confirmed
the nomination of W. G. Shaw to be
postmaster at North Bennington for
four years.
A. E. Hollister left this morning for
Gloversville, N. Y, as delegate to
the Lay Electoral Conference which
commences in that place the first Fri
day of the session of the Troy Annual
Conference.
The Arion Quartette was the feature
of the entertainment at the FMTAB
fair last evening, Mr. Sullivan also
entertained by whistling.
Mrs E. D. Moore and Miss Lila
Percy were in Troy Wednesday,
Stark Lodge IOOF worked four de-
grees on several candidates Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs J. A. N. Williams severely crush
ed one hand while at work yesterday
at Cooper's mill
Special attractions at the Father
Matthew fair this evening, followed by
dancing. Everybody invited
The regular Thursday evening meet
ing at the Baptist church will be held
this evening in the chapel from 7;45 to
$50 o 'clock.
Mrs w. H. Sears has a serious at
tack of pneumonia aggravated with
heart trouble.
Judge Carney is not yet able to at
tend to business.
J A. N. Williams is off duty, with
an attack of The pink eye
Mrs William Sears of Putnam street
is confined to the house by illness.
Tonight the National Stock Co.,
will present entirly new and novel
specialties including Kid Evans in,
his baton twirling act. The play will
be "a Soldier of France" one of the
most successful drains of the present
time. A ticket for a chance on the
gold watch that is to be given away
tonight with every 20 and 30 ct ticket.
Miss Lille Warren and Lee Arm
strong were married at the home of
the BRIDES mother, Mrs Louise War
rem at Bennington Center, March 16,
Rev Warren Morse officiating. The
wedding was very quiet one, only
members OF the immediate families be-
ing present. Mr. and Mrs Armstrong
are both we'll known here and the best
wishes of many friends follow them to
their home in Oxford, Conn. where
Mr. Armstrong has lived for several
years. They received many beautiful
presents.
No trace as yet has been secured OF
c. @. Kemp, the man who is wanted
for passing checks in North Adams,
Mass, and Troy bearing the forged
signature of Charles W. Brown of
Hoosick Falls. Kemp who had been
connected with the Hoosick Falls Demo-
crat about two weeks, distracted six
blank cheeks from Mr. Browns check
book. OF these up to Saturday four
had turned up upon which Kemp had
realized s1l5. Three of them had
been passed in North Adams and one
in Troy.
The directory of Bennington, North
Bennington and Bennington Center,
including all farmers in the outlying
districts Of the township, together with
a carefully condensed history of Ben
nington and its manufacturing indus