The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of che Town and Village Briefly
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WI Phalen was ia Manchester
and Ru and 5 saturday
Reliable vegetable and flower seed
In bulk ut Goidsmith's. u
The JefIersons 10 "The Rivals" ut
the opera house this evening
Joseph Hickey OF Readsboro was
guest OF friends here Sunday
Miss Margaret Barron and mother
vi tied in HoosicG Falls over Sunday.
Mrs G. $. Mills will lead the guide
board prayer meeting tomorrow even
ing.
Among recentissues Of patents is one
to Charles Frazer of Bennington for
slereoscope.
Saliva, geraniums, heliotrope, esters
or anything else you want ia bedding
plants in any q uantlty at Heath's
Elm street.
The Molly Stark whist club, will
meet with Mrs j NJ. Ayres Wednes
day evening
Mrs II l. Stlson leaves for Burling
ton tomorrow morning TO be absent
until saturday
George Walton and Dan Cullion
are to go to New York tonight To re
main for a week,
DR. and Mrs A. Il Cutler who have
been in Troy several days, returned
home this morning.
Mrs George f. Graves, Mrs f.. b..
Packard and Miss Louise ltawson are
spending the day in Troy.
N. II. Robinson left this morning
for weeks trip through Washington
and Warren counties, n. Y.
Mrs j. w. Williams, who his been
critically i'll for several days, is said
to be much improved this morning
Born, Saturday, nine pound
daughter to Mr. and Mrs Harry G..
Breese. She has been named Jennie
Louise.
On account Of the increase OF bust
ness on the Chatham division, the llut-
land railroad has put on additional
train force,
Miss Elsie Vandenburgh OF the Pos
tai Telegraph company's service has
gone to her home in Chatham to spend
several days.
The ladies of the Second Congrega
tional church realized over 500 as the
result of the rummage sale on North
! street last week.
Mount Anthony lodge, f and A NJ,
will confer the Entered Apprentice de
gree at the regular meeting Tu sday
evening at s o clock.
John Stockwell spent portion OF
| Yesterday on the trout streams and
brought in with him eight trout, the
average length of each being inches.
The sewer committee is to advertise
for bids for the sewer extension that is
TO be done this year on Mccall and
/ Congress streets and at the Guide
board.
DE- A. Z. Cutler has CONNIE ced excl
waiting for the foundation for the build
ing on Main street which is to be NOV
Ell back for the purpose of putting az
a new front to the present one.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. A. Naimsee OF New
York, accompanied by friend, pass
ed through Bennington Saturday l
an automobile trip from Pittsheld
They were in Pope touring car
The Baraca Bible and Social Unior
will hold its business meeting and sem
annual election of officers at .45 thi:
evening. Every member should b,
present. Refreshments will be served
after the election
ST Monica society OF st Francis d,
Sales church and the Father Matthew
society attended early morning mas.
at st Francis de Sales church Sunday
morning and received communion from
the hands of Father Barron.
A party of six with driver left here
about II O'Clock Saturday night in ;
carryall drawn 10y two horses bounC
Tor brunswick, n y, which plac,
they ca ulated to reach about tire,
90 the morning. The nature of the en-
tcrlaiament that they were going to at
tend was not diyulged
There is a good advance sale fol
The Rivals ut the opera house to-
night The two sons of the late Joseph
Jefferson who take the leading parts
in this play which their father made
famous have been drawing large audi
ences in the cities and the house shoulC
be crowded this evening.
VIM Cone, proprietor of the livery
attached to the new StanwiX hall II
Chatham, had one OF his best horses
and carriage stolen one day las
week The fellow who made away will
it had been hiring a rig for a few day.
and driving in one night said he wOulC
want better ono the next day He 90
it and that was the last seen Of him uI
to Saturday evening. Mr. Cone is {
son of John Cone OF this village.
Three automobiles were lined up it
front of the courthouse at one tim,
Saturday afternoon and crowd gath
cred to watch repairs on one machine
lust as they were about to start Mar
Green came along with his yoke Of OK
en- aud bea led the liue, To cap tn,
climax two women drove up in the real
with an equine living skeleton between
the shafts of their buggy The young
woman driving gave yank on thu
reins and brought the horse to stanC
still with resonant, whoa, you sol
of a gum"
Upon learning that Mrs Harrie
Williams was going to close her dress
making business, T. l. Nichols secured
her services for the suit and coat de
partment. This part OF the bushes!
has increased to such an extent tina
more experienced help was needed
Miss Buss and Mrs Williams will fl
and make all alterations to the gar
ments, ana also be ready to asss
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