The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mrs Frank Hewitt is III Win Pheu-
monia.
Social dance in Foresters' hall Sat
urday evening.
H. G. ilarrls OF Cluett & Sons, Troy, |
is in town today.
Frank McGurk is at work in the To-
cal telephone office.
Charles Frazer is confined to the
house with tonsilitis.
Louis Pendeld of Rowe, Mass, is in
town for few days.
Miss Martha Carney is visiting
friends in Waterford
Rev C. S. Agan OF South SALISBURY
was in town yesterday.
Miss Jennie Mcdonald will leave
Saturday for New York.
f. L. Sibiey and son Cedric returned
yesterday from IA fishing trip to Dover
Rev Charles r. Carhart Of Dorset is
a guest of friends in the village today.
Misses Bridgie Casey and Josie
Laughin of Dewey street spent We'd
lesday in North Adams.
Mrs Harriet Bradford who has been
with an aunt in Claremont, N. II for
several weeks is expected home soon.
Joe Martelle is to open a new groc.
cry on River street tomorrow in the
store recently vacated by Sweet <
Burgess market.
Miss Ruth Graves is home from New
/ York where she mas been attending
/ school, and from which she graduated
last Friday with honors.
Mr. aud Mrs FL. lockwood OF North
Adams and Mr. and Mrs Francis Blake
of Delmar, N. V, are guests of Mr.
and Mrs S. Ii. lockwood.
Ice cream social and dance at the
Modern Woodmen of America rooms,
June g. All come and gather around
the camp. Admission 25c.
Deputy Sheriff Nash left this noon
for Kingston, n. Y. in charge of Fred.
erick NJ, digger, the actor manager OF
the digger Stock company. who became
suddenly deranged Monday evening.
On account OF the band concert be-
ing at 8 O'CLOCK the regular meeting OF
/ the WRC will he called at 1880 sharp.
Al members are requested TO be pre-
sent
James, j. MorriSsey is fitting up his
restaurant and saloon in the place for
merly occupied by w. II. Lundergan,
and hopes TO be ready for opening on
Tuesday.
These will re team match between
the Mt. Anthony Country club anC
Williams college go club on the olC
Mt Anthony links Wednesday after
noon next.
John Leahy has his hotel, which be
has renamed the Cottage hotel, open
ed ready for business. 1t has beer
thoroughly renovated, cleaned anC
papered and painted.
The members OF the Bennington
lodge IOGT are requested to be pres
ent at its meeting tonight. A boz
social will be held at the close of il,
meeting and good time Is expected,
} The receipts at the local posLotilc,
4 for the month of April last were Sl257
d IS against Sll52,74 last year, gain o
s Sl05l4. Every month this year has
/ shown gain over that of last year.
During the month OF May the tow
clerk issued one marriage license
During the same month there were J
births and 10 deaths. There were elst
brought here for burial three person:
from abroad.
1t is stated that the liyerymen o
North Adams on Memorial day let 3
rigs 10 me to bennington, Evident
" Bennington is so popular will
North Adams people that they canno
wait for the electric cars.
The public hearing on the applca
ton OF J J Morrissey for transfe
OF his license from the Columbian
house to the Brewster block on Nortl
street will take place at the town room
Saturday evening at o'clock.
AT the Baptist church last evening /
VAS voted to hold the regular MONTH.
service of the Lords supper at
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The hap
tismal service and hand OF FELLOWSHIP
% new members will accompany tn
service.
Some twenty or more disciples o
''Isaak Walton" left here last night
for Sunderland, Arlington, and othe
points on the Batlenkill, so as to b,
hard fap AZ ananipn Of tho
fishing season which commenced thi
morning.
The entertainment committee o
Walloomsac lodge N. t. 0. +. are ar
ranging for musical to be given II
their hall next Tuesday evening Tn
artists with one exception are all t,
be local
A few days ago a son weighing eigh
pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs Ere,
'rheberge aud bye days later daugh
Ter weighing eight pounds was born h
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Bainhardt. Hh
two mothers are sisters and these ar,
the first children of each.
There are in the United States q
least nine Bennngtons 10 as man
states besides one in the Indian Terri
tory. The little library building
given under the bequest of one G. /
p. Dodge OF Chicago, as narrated i
Yesterdays paper, was given TO Bel
nngton, N. H.-Free Press.
One of the interesting incidents {
Memorial day was the exercises by I'll
band at the cemetery at 1890 in III
forenoon in memory Of the departe
members of the organization, Messl
Goldsmith, Ineson and Moore. Sieve
al selections were played by the ban
and a prayer was offered by Rev Phi
Up Schuyler.
There will be at the NJ L church G