The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Briefly
Told for Busy Readers


Hurrah for the doctor that sows
grass seed.
Mrs W A, Root has returned from
Northampton.
Robert Tiffany aud Daniel Hurlbur'
are at Lake Hancock.
Bert Wilson of Rutland is in the viii
lage today with friends.
Harry Madison returned FROM Yer
mont academy this afternoon.
Miss Olive Pope returned from a
short trip to New York today.
Russell Hyde has taken a position
at the Bennington shoe store.
George Pope of Middletown, Conn
is visiting his son r, b. Pope.
Misses Mary and Olive Martin who
have been i'll are convalescing
The masons have begun layi the
foundation for the new HMCA build
ing
Harry Warren left Friday morning
to camp near Lake Hancock for a few
days.
James Hinchey of Readsboro has
been spending a couple OF days with
friends in the village
Specia' sale all kinds and all STYLES
in ladies or mems dress suit cases
bennington shoe store
A. W. Belcber OF Plymouth visited
his sister Miss Josephine Belcher OF
the high school Thursday.
Mrs I. A. Angel of Glion, N. y, is
the guest of her sister Mrs Adelaide
Saunders, at G, y, Woods,
Don't fail to visit our new depart
ment Dress suit cases from Sl.O0 to
S4.00. Bennington shoe store.
The high school report cards are be-
" made out today and it is expected
that they will be finished by tomorrow
At a meeting OF the school trustees
last evening Miss Lillian Davis was
elected to teach grade 4 in room next
year.
Good progress is being made on the
Schwsrtz building now being erected
on North street and the building is en-
closed.
Miss Edith S. Field has resigned h, +
position as teacher of the 3rd grade AZ
the graded school on account of i'll
health.
About so of the local lodge of Fores
ters were present at the working OF a
degree at the North Adams lodge
Thursday evening.
Miss Victoria Temple has accepted a
position as regular operator at u e
telephone exchange and will assume
her duties Monday.
The lecture of DR. John Quincy Ad-
ans of New York under the auspices
of the Village Improvement society
will be in the opera house.
Robert Short and Bert L. Allen left
yesterday morning for Franklin. n
H., to attend the graduation exercises
and will be absent about week
Mrs Madison and son Of New
Haven, Conn, Mrs Ira Warner and
Miss Maude Warner of Arlington
were guests Thursday OF Mrs Thomas
Whitman
H. B. Fasset returned this morning
from Troy where he went Yesterday to
. visit his son who is in hospilal there.
He found the young man much imprOy-
ed and his recovery IS certain.
At Noveck's Just received large
consignment of fine lawn and Japo
silk waists in the latest Peter Pan and
button front and back, long aud short
sleeves styles, soc and upward. l43t.
A gentleman who arrived in town
I this forenoon from Manchester report
! ed that one of the summer guests
caught brown trout in the BattenkilI
early this morning that measured .
4 inches in length.
Stove and chestnut coal is now sell.
ing at SO As per short ton with no de
Walton from those rates unless ten
tons are taken Pea coal brings $3.50
! ton. These prices are all higher
than they we're a year ago
Just received at Noyeck's 4 lot oil
: fine white lawn shirt waist suits beauti
tul styles at S2.gS and upwards. See
! our wash belts and wash neckwear loo
\ and upward. l43t.
There was hearing in municipal
court this morning in the case OF
Arnold Burlesou Of Bennington Falls
\ who was arraigned for breach of the
peace on charge preferred by Mrs
Noyes who resides in the same locality
BurlesOn was DISCHARGED
Upon invitation of Rev DR. G. w
ROwley, himself a member of the ordel
Stark lodge lOOF, will attend diyin,
service in Library hall next Sunday
! evening when a memorial sermon vii
be preached. Resident and yisitins
\ Odd Fellows are invited to attend.
The following enlistments have re
) Gently been made in Company X: th,
, physical examinations have been mad,
and all sworn in: Eddie Ball, ia,
Peckham, Robert Smith, Joseph l.,
. France. There are several more wait
ing to join the company as soon a
there is vacancy.
Fred Corbett has contracted for tn,
, south half of the Hawks block now il
= progress of erection on North street
In addition to his present business h,
will have bowling alley which viii
ill long felt want in this village M
Corbett expects to take possession
l. about the first of September,
: Miss Faith Powers will 90 June .
to Indianapolis, as a delegate to tn,
ri Beta Phi convention to be held il
that city June 26 TO June 3d. 1t is ex
y pected that 200 young ladies will at
I tend the convention. Tceir head
1 quarters during their stay, will be a
e the Claypole hotel, where the fraterni