The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
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Miss Bessie Sarah Graves IL 10 New
York wlth her mother.
Mrs Edward Garfield lefi yesterday
morning for New York.
Rollln Coy spent sunday Al bis for
MGR home la Manchester
Cal Rogers ~ Plushurg ls visiting
Al lhe r. sldencc o! !. .. Graves.
Edward Briggs has recently pur.
chased al excellent carriage horse.
VIM a Root has returned from d
four weeks trip "a Indian Territory.
Miss Mary Kelleher has been in
East Dorset toF several days with
sister.
q u. Wlniersioln ~ Orange, y. !.
a former resident, l. visiting here for
q few days
Harry Stevens Tor a year connected /
with the Revere house Ia Troy IA homo
ga a short vacation.
The marriage ~ Miss Lucy Lamb /
child io Joshua Sands will take place
az Richmond il.ll Thursday June ~.
Mrs G.. =. Harrington anil daughter
Of Medina. ohio arc here visiting bis /
niece, Mrs Fred L. noughlon Of In.
lua-st
Miss Eva f.aulien leaves Thursday /
morning Tor Portsmouth, y. H.. when, |
she Nill reside will her sister, Mr. J. /
=. iealy.
SIS aud Mr, George y. Sears Of NoN /
York viii arrive herr Saturday ai. /
iernuon un their annual visit 30 their /
former home.
SIR, Il. ~. Roberts and daughter ]
Niles Grace Roberts have gone Go /
Greenwich 90 visit Mrs Charles D f.
Wcllcs another dgas.ier.
Superintendent s. ". Varnoy Of lhe I
graded school and wife are away on o. .
vacation most of which Wi! boz spcni I
10 Bristol and Mld4'conry.
n Harry Levin is having unprcco- /
icnisd success ln bis % cent sale and 1
Saturday the attendance nt BAL. store /
vas Tie largest Ia iis history.
4 party from the pownal sunday
scnool enjoyed = picnic az Bafbcrs
pond Tuesday. This place u bccom.
ing more popular a. a place for pic
niccrs
An enjoyable dance was given 20
Foresters Hall Monday evening.
Twenty couples we're present. Fred
Wilson and Harry Sharp had charge
Of the arrangements
Local merchants report that healthy
conditions exist among nearly al.
branches Of trade. Some improvement
Is noted IN collections and prospects
are good for large tall trade.
william Mason Of East Dorset wao
al the recent term OF the county court
was tried for assault with intent 10
kill and pronounced insane. was Mon.
day taken 10 the asylum at Waterbury
by Sheriff Wilson.
The "Elks' are making consider
able Improvements and additions 20
their already pleasant rooms on Main
~. They are also 10 be newly farm
ished, aud when all is done they will
compare with anything In the village.
DR. Duane :. Phillips Of Kankakee.
H., for several years rector Of st Pet
er's church writes that he will be here
Friday afternoon 10 remain at the Put |
nam house for four weeks. ON &C
count OF her health Mrs Phillips will |
be unable 10 accompany him.
The taking OF the inventory at the big /
mill will commence the first of July. IL |
will probably take about week 10 |
complete IL. As soon as IL is through |
Mr. Holden and family will leave for |
Cottag &c city where they will remain |
until the first Of September.
Mrs Ann Eliza Bliss. widow OF the |
late Rev j. lsham Bliss ID. ID. died |
at her home in Burlington Sunday |
afternoon the result OF a paralytic |
shock. She was 20 years of age. She |
will be remembered as former resi-. |
dent Of Bennington. when her husband |
was rector OF ST Peters church back !
in 1875.
The First National hank will close
the first six months OF the year by de- |
claring Eve per cent semi annual div
lend. The Bennington County Nat
ional will declare one of , ID per cent
and carry sum to its surplus account.
The Bennington County Savings bank |
will divide 81 per cent among its de-
positors and also increase its surplus
the amount required by law.
Miss Alice Bruce Sears of the Ben.
nington high school has been awarded
the first prize of S2j offered by the
National Society of Colonial Danes
of America in the state of Vermont for
the best essay on the subject Life and
Customs of New England in Colonial |
Days. to be written by high school
students. The essay contained about |
1900 words. The mother of Miss Sears |
is the assist ant principal OF the school. |
Mrs II ). Bingham was a member OF
the committee having the contest in
charge.
At meeting of the school board |
just held it was voted to raise the sal
AIRY of Prin A. B. Willmarth from |
$1,000 to Sll00 a year. 1t was also de- |
cided to add to the faculty a teacher |
of music and drawing. The plan has |
been under advisement for some time. |
The board also decided to lay new |
hard wood floors in four of the school |
rooms in the main building and the !
contract for the same has been award |
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