The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Henry liOuSQnet rom Boston rs the
guest of Miss Emma Lamarre
Mrs Garry of North Adams is tie
guest OF Ecr brother ID f Cronin
Mrs Roy NJ Paddock sang a solo at
the Baptist church services Sunday.
W.T. Lawrence assisted the orches
ira at the opera house Monday even
ing.
Six per cent Gold Bonds offered by
Powell * co in this issue of the
Banner.
Mrs J w Williams is i'll at her home
on School street with a complication
of diseases,
Harry G Rosierl is out after being
laid mp for few days by an abcess
on the neck.
Miss Lottie Green of Hoosick has
come to Bennington to spend the sum
mer with relatives
Miss Elizabeth Norton has returned I
from Saratoga where she had been
spending some time.
Mrs Anne Vetel moved Monday to
Grand View street from one of W b
Newton's tenemenls
Circle b of the Second Congregat-
ional church is meeting with Mrs II y
Williams OF Elm street.
Edgar Buss formerly Of this villa e
now of Bridgeport, Conn, is the guest
of Col and Mrs A NJ Downs
Nothing unlucky about ID, especial
ly If it saves your money Read Will
loughby's adv in another column.
Foster, the weather prophet, predicts
that commencing tomorrow the present
cold wave will be followed 10y warm
one.
A party Of Williams students were
in town Monday night attracted by
the pretty girls of the Eddie Foy az
gregation.
II L Woodman has put in complete
stock of furniture OF the lstest designs
and part Of it is now on exhibition in
his store rooms.
Apple, plum, pear and cherry trees,
ornamental trees. towering shrubs
and vines dug mp as you want them at
Heath's, Elm street.
I Mrs John I Green, who has been the
guest of Mrs J II Livingston several
days. returned to Elm Green, Berlin,
n. v, Tuesday morning
The village trustees met last night
and adjourned to this evening Trustee
Il b Hutcnins presented his resigna
ton but no action was taken on it.
Chauncey Olcott, who is TO play
here May 81, opened mp IN New York
/ Monday night Neil Burgess also
opened in New YORK Monday night.
Among the business to be presented
( at the trustees meeting tonight will be
petition asking the appointment of
James Kelley as special policeman.
News has been received OF the re cent
death OF Rev + d Loundes for some
time pastor OF the Methodist church 10
/ Pownal He is survived 10y a wife
only. No particulars have been re-
( ceived
The annual inspection and drill Of
/ Company X, First Infantry WIG will
be held Thursday June II. Major fl
/ F. Dyer commanding the second battal
lion will be the inspecting officer.
Mr. and Mrs W d Newton, Judge
Bates and Misses nellie Newton and
Beulah Marsden went to PittsGeld one
day this week in the Newton's new
auto. They made the IS miles each
way in two and three quarter hours.
The price of coal in North Adams
was reduced 10 cents ton Yesterday.
This IS on account OF the raise in
prices that went into effect. when the
strike scare was called, There will he
no reduction in local prices, as there
was no raise.
( Noveck's have just received large
shipment of 20 and "a inch gray and
white silk gloves at Csc and sl.l9 these
goods are now the most scarce
articles on the market it you want a
pair better call at once. We aho re-.
ceived 200 new skirts in silks. Pana
mas and SicilliGns, beautiful garments
at very low prices.
A K Richie has engaged passage on
the 5 5 Prinz Oscar of II A p Co line
and will sail from New York July II
next on his European trip. He will
also return on steamer of the same
line. He was unable to secure a state
room on any previous steamer, and
was the l40th person to secure first
class passage on the steamer that he
/ did.
Grand Chief Ranger Eugene Graham
left this morning for Bratteboro and
this evening will make an official visit
TO Brattleboro Court Foresters of
America. la reply to eli culars sent
out by him he has received about $3.50
from different courts in the state for
the benefit of the members OF the order
who are sufferers from the San Fran
cisco disaster.
J NJ Ayres is to place in the window
of his drug store for exhibition gun
and hunting aud fishing outfit once
owned by the late Joseph Jefferson the
famous actor whose sons are coming
here next week in "The Rivals - The
articles were presented by Mr. Jefler-
son to Henry Squares who was per
sonal friend and Mr. Squires gave
them to his niece, Mrs Ayres.
Mrs ID p Mattison of Green MI
Valley, who has been confined to the
bed for two years past with articular
rheumatism partially pdralyzed with
other complications expects to be
moved on a cot bed to Riverside Drive
New York city some time in June for
care and treatment. Paul h JOY Mrs
Mattison's foster son, who has been
her constant companion through the
weary days and nights, went to Mount
Hermon, May 3 to enter the spring
term commencing May 4, he is station
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