The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-03
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Clam chowder at Aliens tonight
John Welsh OF Hubbardton is here
today 10 purchase apples.
The fair OF 81 Francis church com
menees next Thursday evening
Dexter Gleason has moved into the
q. u, Wall house on Silver street,
Col. and Mrs ThoL Harmon relurn'
cd yesterday afternoon from Monlpe-
lier,
Thanksgiving sery lees this wear
will be held la the baptist church with
probably Rsy Frank Il. Morris as the
preacher.
Senator aud Mes John S. Holden
returned yesterday afternoon from
Montpelier.
Tony Hin ir, brought into the Ban
ner Office today ripe strawberry pick
cd Ia the chestnut woods Tuesday dur
Ing snow storm.
Martin Peckam, nurse at tho sold
ler's home IL away on a vacation aud
g. +. Dyer who recently moved here
from North Bennington, Is taking his
place.
Mrs VIM. u. Sheldon will lead the
young peoples meeting nj the Congre.
gational church tomorros evening.
Notice the hour, 0o'clock. Monihiy
collection.
Durlng the month OF October the
town clerk issued four marriage llctn-
SEES aud recorded i've births. The mum
bers are below the average for the
past few years.
List OF letters remaining uncallod
for at the post Office: Luther Danforlh,
l.. j. Harwood, Clare Horton, Arson
Grisskonls, Frank 1rahan, Miss Mary
Hardy, Mrs Alice Kurd.
4 Joint resolution was adopted by
the legislature yesterday proyld!ug
for n visit 10 the soldiers home here
by the Joint committee on military at
fats during the coming week.
Mrs Harry Snow, an employee Of the
big mill, was quite badly Injured yes.
terday 10y shuttle ilyiIg back strik.
ing her In the forehead and inlictlng
an ugly cash. She will be on duty for
several days.
Noycck's have again received u lot
OF 50 ladies aud misses coats which
will be offered special for Saturday
and following Monday et less than
manufactures cost prices. 25JtJ
Miss Della Hammond, a sister Of
Mrs Thad NJ. Chapman OF Niddlebury
who annually passes the summer 10
that town, was the guest over last eve.
ming Of Supt. aud Mrs a. w Narn6y,
on her way 10 her home la New York.
+. o. Rudd who has been spending
several weeks here, sails on the Cly dc
line steamer, Algonquin from NeW
York this afternoon for Jacksonville,
Fla, on his way 10 DeLeon Springs,
Fla where he will reopen his hotel for
the winter.
Superintendent a. w. Varney has
purchased OF h. l.. Long an upright
piano for the high school and the In
strpment is already installed. The
funds with which the piano was pur.
chased we're largely raised through
the efforts Of the pupils.
The Blue Jay supper at the Baptist
church last evening was a success be.
yond the expectations OF the young
people who planned the affair. The
menu was inscribed In white INK on a
large j cut from blue paper and was
an original feature that received de-
served compliments.
This was the coolest morning thus
far OF the season the mercury register
ing 20 above. Ice was formed In sew
eral places in pals 10 which water was
left over night and parties WHO were
down from Woodford said that the ed
yes OF Sucker pond we're covered over
with thin layers Of ice.
The work OF painting the stairs and
stair case in the Bennington battle
monument which has been in progress
for several weeks Is about completed.
The back of the stairs has been paint
ed red, the hand rail has been covered
with black enamel while the treads
and risers are 10 grey. The work has
been done by the Kendall brothers. 1t
is hoped to have the two Dahlgren
guns sent several weeks ago by the
war department properly mounted and
set up before winter sets In.
Permission has been given to the
Bennington Electric Light Co TO place
IA arc lights in the village OF Benning
ton Center. The trustees OF that viii
lage however have decided that no
poles are TO be set On Monument ave.
nue. but they are to be put back OF the
village and Geo Robinson has already
given the electric light company per-
to erect them on the rear Of
his land on Monument avenue which
it is expected will be opened as street
next spring. The poles are already
set through Elm street