The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

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Briefly for Busy Readers.
The first auto of the season was seen
on the streets Monday.
Miss Agnes Rudd,ot East Arlington
is visiting here today
Misses Mary and Margaret Temple
are in Albany and Troy.
Michael Morrissay of Arlington is
visiting friends in the village.
Fresh sweet pea seed 10 separate
colors and mixtures. Heath Elm St
Misses Lulu and Grace Bentley
spent Sunday with friends in Manches
ter
John Eddington has a big, new oval
sig up at his Gage street meat mar
kel
Leroy Brant has returned home,
after spending Easter with friends in
Troy.
Patrick Costello of Troy spent Sat
urday and Sunday with his mother of
Mill street
Edward Mallory has taken a posi-
ton AZ j l. Harbour's store and on the
delivery wagon.
Mrs + l. Knapp OF Amsterdam spent
Sunday and Monday with her mother.
Mrs Alard of Main street.
The II c White Mfg Co of North
Remington shut down Saturday and
Monday to repair the engine.
Mrs Edward McKale OF Grove street
was taken suddenly i'll last night aud
is confined to the house today
Miss Bridgie Costello of Mill street
sustained injuries while playing, which
will keep her out of school few days
n 0 Graves went to Saratoga today
to visit his aunt who is an octogenar.
ian and is enjoying the best Of health.
Col DIN Scott is yetc mined to the
house 10y the injury received several
days ago, bu will soon be out again.
Mr. and Mrs + II Holden and son
are visiting Mrs IIolden's parents. Mr.
and Mrs } y Thayer of Manchester
Center.
Edward Snow was arrested this
morning by Deputy Sheriff Russell for
an alleged assault ON George Sweet of
Brookly hr Snow was lodged in
Jail.
George Kendall is moving into
Frank Thompson's house on the Ben
ni,,ptnp Nata and NNr,, EV,o,, 81 Ir,,f,r
street will move into the house vacated
by Nv Kendall
Michael Burke of Pownal has taker
position as foreman at Taylor's liv
cry stable Mr. Taylor has Just put In
five new wagons and one three seated
Glens Falls surrey.
TIE Scully, editor and proprietor o
the Vermont Catholic Review, has beer
in town the past two days canvassing
for his paper. He has secured a large
list oi names here.
\ force OF men are here today and
have commenced installing another
switch board in the telephone exchange
which will do duty until the present
Office is moved to its new quarters and
the improved apparatus put In.
The Woman's Missionary society Of
the Baptist church will meet tomorrow
afternoon at $50. The subject is the
life of John Mason Peck The meeting
will be an interesting one After the
program tea will be served. A large
attendance j desired.
Company X will hold their regu Ian
drill this evening. On Wednesday
evening they will hold meeting in
the armory for the purpose of electing
a first lieutenant and officers for what
ever other vacancies may occur All
members should be present.
There was a good attendance at the
after Easter ball given under the aus
pices of WalloOmsac lodge last even
ing. The night was we'll adapted foi
dancing and the crowd that was in at
tendance entered joyOusly into the
spirit of the occasion and all enjoyed
themselves
At the NEOP last evening prizes foi
the best walters we're awarded, lady
prize, to Miss Beulah Marsden, gents
to William Temple, Sumner Don o
st Johnsbury who was temporarily il
town and attended the dance was alsC
awarded a prize as being the best gen
tleman dancer on the floor.
John d Rockefeller Jr OF Tarrytowr
and p A Rockefeller OF New York who
are making a horseback trip through
Southern Vermont, passed through
here Yesterday from Williamstown tc
Manchester where they will remain IN
til today. They were accompanied 10y
groom who carries their baggage.
Robert Collins has been admitted to
the Soldiers home from Bennington,
Should he live until next June he will
be 90 years old. He was born in Eng
land, located in SALISBURY in 1874 anC
has lived in that town and this since
coming from England He served
three years during the civil war in the
First Vermont Battery reaching the
rank OF sergeant.