The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-04
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T. Hoxie Hall Of Pownal is in town
oday.
NJ. L, Robinson is in Hebron, N. Y.
today.
E. j. Han went 10 Rutland this
morning.
George W. Keeseman is visiting in
Holyoke, Mass.
A son was born Saturday to Mr. and
Mrs }. l., Harbour.
b. B. Hullng of Chicago has arrived
here for the summer.
Robert Henry of Oh, shire is visit
tor TO the town today.
Miss Alice Foley has returned from
her visit to Atlantic City
Tn re will be 40 hours devotion at
ST Francis de Sales church beginning
tomorrow morning.
80 Monument Ave have added an ex-
ira team to their outfit The new
wagon is in the village today.
Mrs Charles King and Mrs John
Davis have been spending the past
week in Manchester and Sunderland.
Mr. and Mrs II. l. Stillson left this
morning for Enosburg Falls to attend
the meeting OF the grand chapter OES.
The ladies of the relief corps are
making arrangemt for picnic AT
Battlefield park on Nag day, June II.
Every member of the Primary de-
partment of the Sunday School in the
Second Cong'l church is asked TO come
to the chapel tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
Mr. and Mrs 0, f. Adams of Airing
ton are being congratulated on the
arrival, yesterday morning Of son to
Mr. and Mrs Chas A. Adams Of Adams,
their son, and the first grandson born
to them
There will he public hearing at the
municipal court room at 10 O'Clock
thursday forenoon before the state
railroad commission relative to the
proposed underground pass at Pike
crossing
DR.. and Mrs H. Il. Bristol, Mr. and
Mrs Il. NJ. Paddock, Mr. ana Mrs f. n
Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs c. f. Barnes,
and Misses Florence Walbridge and
Maude Galusha were at the Casino 10
Woodford over Sunday.
Judge Darling's family is to leave
town after school closes for their new
home in Burlington. They are &c
spend the summer ia cottage at Cedar
Beach and thus devote plenty of time
to picking out new house in the city
The last two games of base ball
played by the Bennington team hav,
been somewhat disappointing 10 the
local enthusiasts and 10 Manager
Fred Corbett and it is not at all uu-
likely that some changes will be made
in the team before the next game.
Isaac Pilsbury died in Arlingto
yesterday morning He had been il
poor health for some time His wife
who survives him was Miss Philiti
Knapp of this village and sister o
Mrs Charles kennOn. The iu era
will be attended Wednesday afternoon
The Vermont Red Cross society hat
issued statement showing what wa
done under its auspices for the Sa'
Francisco sufferers The committe,
who issue it call for 1000 more members
and / Z is ammo inced that II. l. StilsoI
of this village is chairman of the nom
mating committee for this county.
Mile Fougere, who sings at the Ii
brary hall theatre this evening, is one
of the most pleasing vOcalists who eve
visited this country. She vii sing o
her celebrated ballads and new on,
concerning the San Francisco disaster
the moving pictures OF which will be
shown Immediately after her act
John Stewart observed his S3l
birthday in a quiet way at his home
on Dewey street yesterday. Mr. Stew
art has been a resident Of the village
for number of years and for lol
time worked in the Holden, Leonard y
Co mill. He is in the best of hea Il
and bids far TO observe many MOI
anniversaries. He Is one of the olde;
men in the llage.
TIE report of the soldiers Hom
FOR the month ending May 81 shows ol
that date there were 30 present TO
duty; in the hospital. II; a o al Of 8
present; - were absent with leave; to
tai present and absent, Sc During tn
month one was discharged The aver
age present daily through the montl
was 63, average present and absent
So. Two more inmates left on fur
Tough this morning and another, Hen
ny Oglesby, leaves tomorrow.
County Clerk Cushman, States At
torney Daley and others went to Man
chester today to get their offices int
shape for the opening of the count.
court tomorrow, Geo II. Mather
with A. j. Downs who are drawn a.
grand Jurors and Geo b Lawrence
S Everett larwood, 4. Il. Whitman
and d. A. Rudd drawn as petit juror.
will go up tomorrow morning
As three of the petit Jurors
are farmers and very much needed a