The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town aAdl Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers

Miss Flora Murphy has been i'll a
part of the week with the grip.
Mrs Edward w. Bradford entertain
ed the Luncheon club Thursday
Nearly so people from Arlington are
in attendance upon the Sargood case.
There will be an oyster supper at tie
NJ. E. Church tonight from sixto eight.
The Young Womans Club will give
supper in their rooms Saturday eve
ming.
John Thompson of st Adams who
has been visiting here returned home
Tuesday.
Homer E. Webster will address the
mems meeting at the YMCA Sunday
afternoon.
Herbert f. Robinson is spending a
two weeks vacation in Washington and
the South.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Shippey are
rejoicing in the birth of seven pound
daughter.
Miss Edna Walbridge has been con-
fined to the house portion of the
week with the grip.
The Rummage sale conducted by the
Ladies of the 9th Corps WRC has
been quite successful.
Earl Harbour, who has been confh d
to the house for the past three days,
is able to be out again.
Miss Josephine Tyler, who has been
visiting her cousin, Miss Grace Han
non, returned to her home in Brattle-
boro today.
Bishop Hall made a flying trip to
this place Thursday and confirmed
Fred ellis who is confined to the
house most of the time.
The Sixth Corps WRC rummage
sale viii close tomorrow. They have
quite a few articles of real value left
Unat they are almost giving away
Strawberries, new string beans, caul-
flower, fresh tomatoes, etc, by ex-
press this morning from the vegeta-
BILE gardens Of Florida. Order quick
at l.. Corsiglia's fruit store.
James Johnson claiming to be from
Bennington was before the Rutland
City court yesterday charged with in
toxication, found guilty and fined IS
and costs, which he promised to pay
this morning.
L L. Tiffany will occupy one OF
the Bingham tenements on Union street
the first of April. James H. Wood
who recently purchased the house will
take possession of it as soon as MIR
Tiffany vacates.
NJ. II. Robinson and W. II. White
took a picslre OF the old Harmon tav-
ern Wednesday. This is the only
tavern in the state doing business in
revolutionary times that remains as it
was first built.
In the statement OF votes for differ
ent candidates Tuesday, the number re-
ceived by the Republican candidates
for overseer of the poor was inadver-
tenlty omitted. George r. Mathers
received 6O2 and Richard NJ. Houghton
received 467 votes.
Joseph Drohart who lives west of
this village found four pound iron
cannon ball recently while excavating
a cellar under his barn. This was
much corroded but it was easily seen
what it was. He also found several
silver coins at the same time.
Mrs George H. Jepson had the
pleasure of hearing the eminent poet
and speaker, Will Carleton, at the
dinner given by the Metropolitan
Branch of the Grant Family Associ-
alton, at the Park Ave Hotel, New
York Saturday February 9th.
The annual convocation of the
second district OES of Vermont is TO
be held in Rutland this afternoon and
evening. The meeting will be in
charge of Mrs Helen G.. Cole D. d. G.
M. and John H. Whipple D. D. G. P.
There are new chapters in the district
of which are in Bennington county. IL
Much interest has been aroused by
the announcement that John H. Daley
is to give three recitals during the
spring. These recitals will be given
with the aid OF notable out-of-town ar
fists, among them, Ben Franklin of
Troy; Miss Susan Linsley Haywood OF
Albany and the Pittsheld string quar-
tet. The recitals will be held in Acad-
envy hall, of which the acoustics are
considered to be superior to any other
hall in Bennington. All seats will be