The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Briefly for Busy Readers
II. J. Cole left this morning on a
weeks trip to New York
Hon. Chas. H. Darling returned to
Burlington Monday morni IS.
Mrs A. d Gilmore of Dandy who
has been visiting here has returned.
A basket social was held by the
Baraca society az the Baptist church
Friday evening
Mr. and Mrs j. W. Scott of Albany
we're the guests of Mr. and Mrs b. b.
Hyde over Sunday
! Lorenzo +. Moore returned Sunday
evening to Troy after Speeding q few
days at his home here
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Smith of Me
chanicvlle are the guests OF their
grandparents Mr. ond Mrs I FL. Whit
man.
Mrs VIM A. Root left Monday for
Northampton Mass to attend the
commencement exercises of Smiths
college.
Amyel Baker formerly agent OF the
National Express CO. here, now filling
the same position IN P.at.sburg, visit
I ed friends over Sunday.
Junior Hawks and his friend Os-
borne Palmer of Peabody, Mass, who
I ave camping in Woodord city were in
J the village over Sunday.
f. J. Hal, Il. r. Cushmar, f. II.
Holden and y. NJ. Barber were among
those from this village who went TO
Manchester Monday morning
Examinations are being held in all
the grades of the school this week and
' the examinations in the high school
\ which began Friday will continue IN
\ til Thursday.
Joseph Cumm of Norlh Adams u
former resident spent Sunday with
n friends in town. He hes recently ac-
\ cepted position in leading shoe
store in Albany.
Mrs L, H. Ross spent part Of last
N week at her former home in Poultney.
\ Her father DR.. A. r. BiXby has just
sailed on Mediterranean trip TO be
gone a couple of months
n Mrs Caroline Madison left Monday
n morning for Saxton's River To attend
\ the commencement exercises at Yer
mont Academy from which her son
n Harry Madison graduates this year.
y The Burden Bearers Of the old Fins
n church took in $50 at their sale on Fn-
\ day afternoon and evening. They
sfek col b L.
Y ing friends who SO generously proYid
n ed boxes and fancy articles for the
N sale.
\ The Eastern St0y picnic viii be held
Y at Battlefield park Wednesday the 20lh.
\ Cars will leave at 1870 a. m. and
N tickets can be procured at Gibsons
n store Should the weather be unpleas-
\ ant the picnic will be postponed to the
4 following day
4 The burial of Merritt Jewell who
A died at the Soldiers Home Friday
y night took place at Wallinglord under
Z, the auspices OF the GAR post of thai
3 village The body was taken from
here Saturday morning He served
: during the civil war in the 18th New
i. Hampshire.
Mrs Jerry Billings has been quite
IS i'll at her home in the west part uf IN,
town. Her husband is one OF the old
n est veterans of the Civil war residing
v in the town, ne having served in The
54th Massachusetts volunteers anC
was wounded in one of the battles o
Charleston harbour.
George Weeks returned this morn
= ing from Athol, Mass where he attend
- cd the funeral yesterday of Mrs Her
bert Weeks wife of Herbert Weeks
his brother both OF whom we're forme
residents Of this place. The famil
, left here about II years ago. Mr.
Weeks is survived by her husban
and four children.
The committee having in charge th
I arrangements of the annual field da
-- of the Knights of Pythias of Vernon
49, have completed the program for III
same and it will soon be announced
j. T. Remington of this village
chairman of the committee of arrang,
oS menls and was in Montpelier last wee
d. with the remainder of the committe
on arranging details.
= ltODefI COLLINS lne OIueSt veteran
the Soldiers home was 30 years oil
va yesterday, He is yet in good heat
y" aud seen on. the street almost ever
pleasant day. He served in the fir
Vermont Battery reaching the rank
sergeant. He has been an inmate
n the home about ten weeks. Until ii
m death of a daughter ab ut that time
n had been q resident of the village ma
ny years.
The Putnam Square contained
large asscmb age OF people Saturda
mt. afternoon who were listening to an OF
or door concert given by a party fro
'm- North Adams who for an hour plea
antly entertained the listeners by sin,
in ing a number of pieces both religiol
5 SsS and secular. They we're cordially al
thy plauded and their audience was Loaf
life to have them stop. Among the see
nts lions, We "Nearer my God to Taee
yea "Abice with Me, " "How can hear
Vic Leave Thee" and others OF ike cha
acier. They left with the best wish,
nf nll who heard them,