The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-05-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of che .ro~a aud Vnisgs hFisn,
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ton,
Mrs n. n. Clapp Il expected here
soon from New York
Mrs Harry 4. Soulhall aud son are
visiting Ia Plllsheld, Mass.
The YMC Of the MI church enjoy.
ed pleasant social Monday evening,
COL Thomas Harmon l. away his
week ON business connected with the
home.
Mrs &. G.. Cook Who has been visit
Ing 40 l.. g. Hollon' returned to fiil,'
field Monday.
Mrs &. a. Holion who has been
spending ihe winter lea fh'sncld has
returned home.
Rev Edward Conoyer supplied the
pulpit 40 the North Bennington Zap
list church Sunday,
SIR and Mrs Jas a. Eddy of Troy
occupied their summer HON" 30 hru'
ninginn Center Monday.
The village road roller has heen
rented for Ten DAYS Go work Goa ilr Cole
gate road 90 Mouli Anthony.
SIR aud SIR, Frank Morgan have ro.
turned from Florida and are at their
summer place south oi the village
The creditors OF IS y Grady ~ Pow
mai have been notified that the lrsi
hearing IN iho bankruptcy case viii hr
held here May -.
During ihc month of April thc ioNn
CLERK issued . marriage licenses, li
births, and 10 deaths were reported 90
the board ni hraiif.
Miss Esther uim.rk. Rho wa. iho
guest uf SIR nnd alfs W D. sheldon
iof several days. RETURNED io LTs
Mass, saturday loon.
Many visitor, af, expected in town
iomu rnN owing Go inr convention of
tro "a, mems. home missionary society
which meets ai thr AiE church.
Seymour Nansauitnord and family
90 q uy WIl' omen f'uir summer rrsI-
aU.us zoo Summer Grove east ~ ihr
village soon aIirr iho FIRST ui June.
Leon %. Parker wcrt 90 burlington
Ibis morning 90 attend the annual
meeting ~ ihc grand lodge OF Yer.
mont lOOF as delegate from stark
lodge.
DR. T.. b. Pierce will give "a series Of
lectures 40 the MICA on First ALI
to the Injured. The first talk will be-
Friday evening.
The CT society of the Baptist church
has invited the other societies 10 The
county 20 join 10 Ia social gathering
Friday evening.
Mrs Flora Graves Is AZ Bennington
Center for a couple 81 days. Together
with her son. Russell &. Graves, they
will open the summer residence about
the first Of June.
Nj, n. :. Bingham and daughter
lease This ate. noon FOR Burlington
where Mr., Bingham will attend theat-
nnal meeting - the Vermont society
Of Colonial Danes 81 which she is one
OF tn prom ineni members.
William Thayer is quite seriously
800 with pleurisy Mrs 1hayer who was
arrested last week charged withiorge y
was released from custody on her owa
recognizaucc 30 that she could take
care OF her husband.
W. +. Sexton Of Readsboro charged
with three offences, assault, inioN lea
ton and furnishing liquor was
brought 20 the Jail yesterday. He
had "a hearing before "a justice of the
peace in that town. who held him for
| the grand Jury and am appeal was Ia
ken. As be- could not furnish bail be-
was brought here.
Rev DR. Arthur 5 Macarthur, who
has visited Bennington several times.
celebrated the 80 anniversary as pas
tor OF the Cavalry Baptist church in
| New York Monday. Great crowds at
tended the services in commemoration
] of the event. 10 is stated that during
| his entire - years as pastor Of the
| church he has never missed a SUNDAY
! by illness, a record that Is seldom at
tanned.
The hardest rain storm in months
/ ragged here for some time Monday
| afternoon. The streets were Hooded.
/ In places the water got into cellars,
/ and for some time the streets at the
| Putnam corner were impossible Ia
pedestrians. The recent rains have
done much good for the hay crop
which at the present time appears Ia
be in Il condition favorable for a
| large crop. The stock of old nay on
hand is low, and many farmers dec n
10 sell at any price.