The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News 81 the Town and Village Hdtny
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Bear Ia mind the y. S. and T.. -r.-.
a. A, Wright is confined 10 thohous,
boy Illness
Sheriff II. S. Wilson of Arlington
Is In the village today ON business.
DR. b. G.. Jeuney is again confined tC
the house 10y an attack of rheumatism
Mrs G. T.. Stevens is quite ill will
pneumonia, her condition being crit.
cal,
Deputy Bleril John Nash loit thl-
afternoon for ten days visit 10 BOs
ton.
Miss Fannie Fillmore returned "a
her duties 40 Bradford academy th.'
morning
Mrs Fred Tilsou visited her sister
Mrs NJ. s. Childs in Manchester Depot
last week.
Miss Sarah Buckingham has b-cl
spending few days with her parent.
in poultney.
The Eastern Star card party ha.
been set for the evening of Sept, 2i
instead Of 26
Oscar ketchum, one OF the older res
dents of the village has been quit,
I'D for several days.
b.. s. and +. does not mean Best
Saugage aud Fraukiorters but means
"a Big start and Finish.
Circle No of the Methodist church
will meet with Mrs A. D. Cooper Tues.
day afternoon az 3 O'Clock.
Louis PuGer, a member OF the junior
class at the II. l.. l., has returned Ia
his studies Tor the coming year.
Miss Annie WEIGH who has been
5 opping Ia Arlington for the summer
is expected home this afternoon.
Next week will be the last one in
which taxes can be paid To the town
treasurer and the discount saved.
DR. Frank j. Scott and Miss Ella
Pine of Waterford, *. s.. spent Sun.
day with Mr. and Mrs Richard Hurley.
r.. Estabrook was called to New
York city Saturday 10 quote prices on
some cemetery WORK. He will be gone
a week.
Regular meeting Of the W. r.. G.. Is
called for Tuesday evening at
':30 to accommodate those wishing To- at.
tend the play.
j. L. Lamont with the Wick Pub Co.
OF Rochester Is In town making ar.
arrangements 10 get outa directory which
ge are much in need of.
The Misses Nolan are in New YORK.
THIS week selecting their fan and win
ter millinery stock which will be more
complete and varied than ever.
The Young Womans club will have
an important business meeting iu their
rooms on Wednesday evening 40
o'clock. All members are requested
To be present.
Geo. W. Hawkins of New York.
former resident OF the village. accom-.
panied by a friend. arrived 40 his
nome In South salisbury Saturday
FOR a ten days visit
Chester Il. Baker of Boston who has
Been the guest OF Miss Grace a. Miller
FOR several days, sang Face 10 Face
the oliertory at the Methodist sery Ice
last evening in Library hall Mr. Ba-
ker returned TO Boston this morning
a fire was discovered in the corn
barn on the Silk farm northwest of the
village Sunday morning. The build
ing and contents we're badly damagrd
but the fortunate discovery by Miss
SILK probably prevented a greater loss.
a sliyht fire occurred in the store
room OF the electric light company IN
the Norton block on Main street al
noon. No alarm was given aud IL
was soon eXtinguished 10y the employ
ees OF the company. The damage was
light.
Postmaster Graves entertained
about twenty OF his friends al an inn.
promtu gathering at his hone Satur-
day evening. Cards we're INDUCED 10
and other amusements as we'll and ],
was near midnight when the party
broke up.
Walter Connolly and Frank Gordon
who have been here as bosses Of gangs
Of men employed by the telephone
company in laying underground wires
left this morning the first going to
Northampton aud the latter to Spring
deld, Mass.
The Hoosick Falls corresponds of
a Troy paper says "Much regret is
expressed by the baseball fans because
the Bennington team has backed out
of playing the two games with the
North lloosick A c., which had been
agreed upon by their respective man
ayers.
The Salvation army harvest home
celebration will be held Tuesday. the
18th at p. M The Cleaners viii be
represented. Ice cream will We served
at the close, tickets 10 cents. Fro IN
Wednesday Sept. 10 to Monday Sept.
u there will be an auction sale OF pro.
duce and fancy work for the benefit o
the Harvest Festival at the hall on
North street.
Announcement was made last even
ing that DR. VIM II. Maynard of the
Hamilton Theological seminary will /
preach next Sunday at the Baptist
church. Rev Mr. Morris goes to Ham .
llton to address the students ofColgate /
university at their opening religious /
meeting Sunday afternoon. DR. May /
nard is we'll known here, having sever.
al times preached at the Baptist church
and always to the delight of his CON
Frank Norton died at the residence
Of Levi Fox on Division street this
morning. He had been i'll ever since
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