The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF theuTown and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

n. +. Smith is In Boston Tor q rev
days.
Mrs George Bigart of Springfield is
visiting friends in Bennington.
Mr. and Mrs B. F. Edgerton have
returned from drive to Salem.
James McDermott left this morning
to resume his work in Schenectady.
Miss Cecil Powers IS at Middlebury
attending the annual commencement
exercises.
Mr. and Mrs Roscoe Burch OF Pat
terson, N. j., are here for two weeks
visit with his grandmother
Henry squires has returned from
Burlington, Ia, to spend the summer
here and is stopping at H. L. Hovers.
Mrs Mary Haynes has returned from
Brattleboro, where she attended the
graduation of her daughter, Miss
Lucy Haynes,
A drowning prohibitionist will grasp
at whiskey keg if there is nothing
else handy. H. L. Hindley in Brattle-
boro Reformer.
Rev Sherrod Soule of Naugatuck,
Conn, is to preach at the Second
Congregational church July "a in eX-
change with Mr. Mills.
A union excursion of the Christian
Endeavor societies of the town to
Prospect Park on the Hudsod has been
arranged for Friday, July 8.
Mr. and Mrs James E. Burke left
this morning for Troy where Mrs
Burke viii enter hospital to undergo
an operation for appendicitis.
The Misses Carrie and Fannie JAG
ques of Windsor, Mass, returned to
their home today after spending the
past week with Miss Nellie Bent.
The Mt Anthony golf club went to
Rutland Saturday and played
game with the Country Club" Of that
city. The score was % to 0 in favor
of Rutland
Mrs Edward Williams and son, Paul
S. Williams of San Jose, California
have arrived in town and are visiting
Mrs Williams sisters Mrs Harwood
and Miss Sibley.
Robert q. Merrill of Bennington
Center has resigned his position as
purchasing agent for the Walter a,
Wood company to take effect June 30.
He has held the position for number
of years.
Saturday was the hottest 25th of
June experienced in over 20 years.
The mercury recorded 90 in the shade
Sunday was nearly as bad but brisk
breeze made the heat more endurable,
Michael Keene, for eight years the
deliverer of the Boston Sunday papers
has taken place with George Il. Ste
veus. Mr. Stevens and family are ex-
pected at their summer home south of
the village next week.
Mrs A. c. Sweet and family will go
to Lake Emerald in Dorset in few
days where they will spend some time
camping. They will also have with
them a portion OF the time Misses
Beulah Bates, Sarah Whitney and
some other friends
\ real wedding on the stage will be a
feature Of the entertainment at Library
hall tomorrow evening. Frank Gu
darian and Miss Grace Garnella, two
members of the company planned to
be married this week and have con-
scented to have theceremony performed
on the stage between the acts of the
play.
Miss Esther Mccullough, daughter of
Gov Mccullough entertained twelve
young ladies from this village Saturday
afternoon at luncheon at the executive
mansion in North Bennington. The
trip over was made on trolley car,
which with carriage drive around
the spacious grounds and through the
shady groves and the lunch served
made the function a charming one.
H. Dressed Jr., for several years
superintendent of the North Benning-
ton high school, and for nine years
holding the same position in Spring
field, has resigned to take like posi-
ton at a salary of $4,000 in a Massa-
chusetts town. He has for several
years been superintendent of schools,
and county examiner for Windsor
county also.
Local members of the old 10th YER
mont volunteers have received in
vitations TO attend a reunion of the
r.