The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly Tor Busy Readers.

Mrs r. bert Sharp. who has been i'll
for ie days is better
Mrs Ned Dannelly S a guest at
DR. Putnam for 'aw days.
Geo w Fowler of New Haven, CT
is visiting his sister, Mrs c b March.
Don't forget the recital by Miss
Jessie Ross at the Methodist church
this evening
JF Dewing of the Clement literary
bureau is here for "a few days assist
in f. j Hau.
Mrs c w Chandler badly bruised
her foot yesterday with an axe while
housecleaniug.
The study class en- home mission
will meet at 1870 this evening at the
Baptist church.
Miss Mary Lundergan has taken
rooms for the present at the Oatman
house on North street.
Miss Elsie Vandenburgof the Postal
Telegraph Co has been I'LL for a couple
of days with severe cold.
Landlord Cornell is preparing to
make some extensive changes IN the
bar room at the Putnam house.
The Congregational ladies rummage
sale is 10 progress at III North stree.
They have a large stock ON hand.
The annual meeting Of the Benning-
ton club will be held at the rooms OF
the club next wetk Thursday evening
Edward Kline of Chatham has been
a guest for several days of his grand
mother Mrs Fred Bowles Of Bradford
street.
Mrs Mabel Mercer and son William
of Putnam street have returned from a
visit with Mr. and Mrs Wilbur Dunton
Of Rutland.
Jesse Robinson who lives west OF
the village. has been seriously ill for
The past EIGHT weeks. lie is now a
little better
Beginning Saturday May 18Th the
local banks viii close every Saturday
at one o'clock mp to and including
October 10th
George McMaster aud Mr. Hawkins
of the Rutland railroad force we're 90
the village yesterday on business 70,
that 60 npany
The rummage sale for the Second
Congregations church viii be held IT,
the rooms recently occupied as tho
star restaurant
Apple, plum, pear and cherry trees,
ornamental trees, llowerlng shrubs
and vines dug up as you want them al
tieath's Elm street.
Mrs 3 II Hall and Miss Hall who
summer at Bennington Cent T. and who
have been in Europe several month
vii sail for home May .
! Congressman d j Foster has accep
ed an invitation to deliver the address
at the graduating exercises of the
Rutland high school in June.
Mrs John IIealy and Mrs "ary Sui
Ivan will give a musical THURSDAY
evening to st Monica society and thei
friends. Refreshments will be served
List Of letters remaining uncalleo
for In the post Office for the week end
ING Nav :. 1906. Charles Neaton
Chas + Washburre. A T Murphy, Mr.
Ida b Allen.
Mr. aud Mrs Nathan Thomas are a
Mrs Barbara Moore's for two or thre
weeks Mr. Thomas is an insuranc
surveyor and is making new insur
ance map of Bennington,
Prescelle pleased another large aud
ence at Library hall last night. II
I will close his engogementthere tonlgh
and does not expect to return 70 Ben
nington for at least two years
The annual parish meeting OF S
Peters parish which was to have bee
held Monday evening was postponed
owing to the absence OF the rector VIII
is expected home from New York to
day.
HIP Woodman has the contract {
rebuild and renovate all OF the ma
tresses at the Soldiers home Their
are considerable over a hundred q
them and they are taken away i'm in
stallments OF four.
The annual meeting OF 81 Mary
guild will be held in the parish hous
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock tn
annual reports will be read followe
by the election of officers. A full at
tendance is desired,
Mr. and Mrs George T Lane VIII
have been travelling for several month
in European countries will sail fc
home Friday They are expected
occupy their summer home ut BENIN
ton Center this season.
The funeral OF Mrs Ernest Waldo
was held from ST Francis de Sale
church this morning with a good ate
dance Of friends. Rev a } harro
OBLIGATED The burial was in the cel
etery at Bennington Center
The Banner has received from Hen
an Robinson a copy of the "San Fral
cisco Examiner Of May 3rd. The E'
ami err was one OF the papers that lU
its entire plant in the earthquake an
fire disaster, 1t was out Of busine'
but a very few days.
The case OIL w Welcome VS. +
Huett, a claim of wages, was trie
this morning in municipal court. Sc
eral witnesses appeared both pro an
con. The result was in verdict fC
the plaintiff which with costs amour
ed to SIS 80. J V d S Merrill appea
ell for the plaintiff and c A Mature
for the defendant,
The attempt to clear out the bass
Lake Paran at North Bennington b
the use of dynamite has not proved
success and the plan has PRACTICAL
been given up. Ed Adams, one {
those who has been doing the work
stated last night that the pond coul
never be cleared in that way and tina
il was not possible to draw The waite