The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and village Told
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VIII DO ohlufuhli sept ~
"A daughter was born last night Il
Mr. and Mrs George A. Bond.
DR. and Mrs J. NJ. whitney OF Honu-
lulu are registered at the Putnam.
@. S. Perry Is Ia Brattleboro at
tending the annual falrin that illage
Mrs Ellen Towslee Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Ella Burlington In
pownal.
Mr. aud Mrs n. l. Stlllson went Ia
North Adams this morning 10 spend
the day.
The School street greenhouses are
now prepared Go iill all orders for ros
es and carnations. 2s2l2
Mrs X. &. Graves entertained par
/ IS OF ladies al luncheon this afternoon
at O'Clock followed boy bridge.
George Gregg aud wife are taking a
carriage drive through Windham
county aud visiting the Brattleboro
fair.
Business 10 some OF the manuiactor.
les Is booming 10 such AZ extent that
some are being run nights until o
O'Clock.
Miss Flora Durant and Roy Han
lnsh we're married yesterday. Both
bride and groom are employed 70 the
home OF John $. Holden.
Fred d. Burt has leased tho tene
ment Just about hnlshed In the second
story OF the Mrs Barbara Moore house
aud expects to occupy Il next week.
The prize doll won by Margaret
Moore at the baby show arrived this
morning from New York and is on ox.
hibilion at the store OF +. l.. Nichols
Mrs J. 10 Walbrldge and her moth.
err, Mrs Henry Roster, visited the par.
~ who are at Camp L'Oafmore In
Woodiord for the month OF Septem
Der.
The band gave an open air concert
on Putnam square last evening. As
no notice had been given that there
was to be one, the attendance was not
large.
Found At Drysdale's, Saturday
the 22nd, pair OF gold bowed specia.
Giles Owner can have same 10y call
ing az cashiers desk aud proving
property.
Mr. and Mrs +. +. Larrabee have
been In Bath, Me, this week attending
the funeral OF the father of Mrs LARA.
bee who died In that city wherebe had
long resided.
Horace =. Woodman has just added
10 his undertaking equipment M am
oulance wagon OF the latest style with
all modern equipments. II arrived
last evening.
On account OF the rain work on the
electric railroad and at other places Is
at standstill. GA that account the
streets we're thronged this morning
with Italians.
TIE Methodist church in North Ben.
ninl ton will celebrate its semi cenien.
NAL next Sunday. All the former
pastors and members have been invi.
ted TO be present.
The last day for paying taxes TO the
town treasurer and saving the discount
will be Fl iday. 90 October LIST all
taxes rot paid will be given 10 Collec-
tor Godfrey for collection.
The clam chowder served last even
ing by one of the circles OF the COngre-
gational church was success, the
chowder, the attendance, and in every
way. The ladies Of the circle did
everything they could to make 1t so,
~ euo.aaJaI admin al a.
Miss Harr:e, NJ. Sipperly, mission
airy from India, is on a trip through
Vermont to speak In the interests OF
foreign missions. She will visit the
Vermont Baptist state convention at
Montpelier and other places. Miss
Sipperley Is sister OF Mrs f. II.
Moore Of this village.
The regular prayer meeting service
at the Baptist church tonight will be
of special interest. Miss Brigham and
Mrs Moore, delegates TO the Baptist
State convention just held at Montpe-
lier are to give reports OF the conven-
ton. The meeting is 10 their charge
The service will be OF interest to all.
II is said that there are yet good
supplies of blackberries to be found
on the mountains surrounding Benning
ON. The fruit is in fine condition and
sells readily at loo per quart. One OF
the veterans at the Soldiers Hotne has
picked several hundred quarts this
season, all OF which he disposed OF
readily.
At meeting OF the Bennington Fire
Department held Sept. 10 at the rooms
of the Stark Hose Co., it was voted
that the members be instr lcted to re-
port in uniform at the Hook and Lad
der rooms at 1880 O'Clock Friday eve
ming, Sept. %, for pa ade prior to the
Putnam Hose Co. benefit, the Fire
Brigade at the opera house that eve
ming.
Brig. Gen. Stephen P. Jocelyn U. S.
A. who has been spending a short
time at his home in Burlington, has
gone to his new command, the depart
ment Of Washington with headquar
ters at Vancouver. Gen. Jocelyn en-
joys the distinction of being the first
Brigadier General that Vermont ever
had on the active list. He mustered
the First Vermont volunteers into the
service at Fort Ethan Allen when the
Spanish American war was commenc
ed.
At the Baptist state convention now
in session in Montpelier, Miss Ada A.
Brigham responded TO the address of
welcome Tuesday afternoon. Rev.
Frank r. Morris gave an educational
address entitled "Our Educational
Work" and was afterward elected ed
ucational leader of the convention. AT
the annual election of officers Rev.