The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-14
BENNINGTON Or ELS
News OF the Town aud Village Rrlsny
Told Tor Busi Readers

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Newest 10 ladies' and misses coats
az the Bennington shoe store.
Judge T.. l.. Bates has returned
from business trip 10 New York.
Mrs Jane Potter has moved into the
house on Schoolslreet, corner OF Gage
Edward b. Peltengll has gone TO
Taunton, Mass, where he has a posi-
ton.
Roger Thompson OF Andoyer Is the
guest OF friends In the village this
week.
Miss Mary Durfee OF Hooslck Falls
Is spending the week with friends In
the village,
Trunks, bags. etc OF all descrIpt ons
TO be closed out at cost or less. VIM.
T.. Hawks Jr.
State Highway Commissioner G. W
Gates OF Franklin was In town yester
day and today
Tickets for the Black Crook go on
sale at the box office tomorrow morn
ing AT O'Clock.
Miss Theresa Winslow Is spending
her vacation with Mrs Clarence Hunt
Of Waterbury, Conn.
George NJ. Hawks Is To entertain a
party OF friends at Corbett : new bowl.
Ing alley this evening.
Mr. aud Mrs John II. Kelley OF East
Main street are rejoicing in the birth
OF son this morning
Miss Vivian Houle has gone to Leb-
anon, y. H., to spend several weeks
with her grandparents.
There will be social dance 10 For
esters hall Saturday night Music by
violin, cornet aud piano. 2l2t2
Souvenir post cards photographed
and prepared by Fred ID. Burt are on
sale at Wards drug store.
Mrs harriet b. Morrison Of saNtons
River Is a guest Of her son, Fred T..
Morrison OF Pleasant street
Mrs Cusack and daughter, Miss An
ma, have returned 20 New York after
visit at the home OF NJ. j. Roche.
Austin Briggs Of Searsburg Is visit
ing relatives here. Mr. Briggs is we'll
advanced In years and has been total
ly blind since childhood.
The fall fashions In footwear are re-
markably stunning. A full display of
ladies', mems and children's new
shoes at the Bennington shoe store.
DR. a. S. NJ. Chisholm who has been
In Albany several weeks under medi-
cal treatment has considerably i'm
proved OF late and he is expected home
next week.
At the convention Of the Vermont
Electrical association held in St Johns
bury yesterday, r.. J.. Larrabee was
elected trst vice president OF the asso-
citation for the coming year.
Members OF the Fortnightly are re.
quested TO bear IN mind the business
meeting OF the club tomorrow afternoon
Mt 3 O'Clock at the home OF Miss Nalen-
tine. A full attendance Is desired.
The annual bridge rush between the
high school sophomores and freshmen
occurred Thursday evening after
school. The freshmen had the hest Of
IL, due largely TO superior Plumbers.
John S. Holden has been showing
party of friends who are here around
to the different places of interest in
town in his automobile this morning
and incidentally will take a trip to
North Adams.
At the convention OF the Vermont
Society of Kings Daughters held in
Richford yesterday, Mrs Lucy j. ID.
Burt OF this village was reelected
treasurer, a position that she has filed
for a number of years.
Bradstreet's report for this week
under the head of Bennington says,
Knit goods mills at Bennington are
crowded with orders. The paper mill
which has oeen idle for the past six
weeks has resumed business
The funeral OF Miss Alfritia Berry
was held at the Walloomsac Inn this
morning, Rev DR. Isaac Jennings Off
ciating. The body vas taken to Troy
on the early morning train and the
burial will be in lakewood cemetery in
that city.
Counterfeit dimes are getting very
common around here. At the Ben
nington cigar store three have been
taken in within few days They bear
the date of 1902 and are almost perfect
limitations, being only little of in
color and ring.
Mr. and Mrs Ira Connover of larry
town, N. Y, are guests of Mrs Charles
II. Potter for few days. Mrs Como
yer was formerly Miss Ida Potter Of
Nor h Bennington and this is her first
visit to the place ina years. Mr. Con-
before and is very much pleased with
the village.
Teddy McCale paid his election bet
with Edward Baker by, wheeling him
down Main street from the Cooper
mill to the front OF the Drysdale store
IL did not take long to do it, there was
but little enthusiasm and when the end
OF the route was reached couple of
roman candles we're discharged in hon
or of the event.
A candy and sailed pc anut sale will
be held at Mrs I. E. Gibson's on Sat
urday afternoon from to 5, Sept. Is,
and in the evening from to 9. Every
week hereafter sales will continue on
Tuesday afternoons and on Saturday
evenings at the same hours. These
goods are fresh from the manufactur-
ers and will be varied as the sales de-
mand.