The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers
There will be a social dance In For /
esters hall Saturday evening. lsil2
Miss Edith Loveioy OF North Adams
Is spending few days with friends 10
the village.
Fred Kennedy who has been spend
Ing two weeks vacation In Boston
has returned.
Miss Minnie Maher has gone 10 Lake
Lu2erne, ~ Y. 20 spend couple Of
weeks vacation.
Sherman Thomps IN of South street
who was overcome 10y beat Tuesday Is
much better today
Robert w. Thomps n OF Cohoes, n.
y, is the guest OF friends here today.
Teachers examinations win be held
la the Graded school building Monday
and Tuesday August 10. y.
A party Of eight relatives from
North Adams on Friday evening visit
ed Thomas Thebarge OF Dewey street.
The funeral Of the late Mrs Julia
Ann Teal, was held from the Episco.
pal church yes erday afternoon AZ 30.
Miss Florence Quinlan, who has been
spending "A week Ia North Anams and
Great Darlington, returned home last
night.
Mrs G.. u. Endress is giving tea
party this afternoon in honor OF her
sister in-law, Mrs Shelton who is Wis
iting her.
Misses Grace, Anna and Ella Hin,
who have been the guests OF Mrs Sadie
Burgess, have returned to their homes
In Glens Falls.
DR.. John A Mead was unanimously
| selected candidate for city represent
/ alive at "A republican caucus at Rut-
land attended by 300 voters.
Mrs II S Bingham is entertaining
a party OF LADIES this afternoon IN
honor OF Miss Fidelia futile OF
Chicago who is her guest
The store of r. L. Nichols will be
closed all day Thursday, August l6,
but will be open Wednesday evening
to accommodate their patrons.
Henry Morse who was fined in the
municipal court yesterday for an as
sault on his wife. paid his fine last
evening and was released from Jail.
The Drysdale store will close all
day Thursday, August 10th, but will
remain open Till late hour Wednes-
day, the night previous. lsit
The Baptist YPsCE will have an
Old Home Service Sunday evening at
$50 a cordial invitation is extended
to all who were ever members OF the
society.
Mrs Walter irish and daughter,
Nellie OF North Adams were guests
Friday of Mrs W. +. Peltier. They
have gone today TO South SALISBURY
to visit Mrs Joseph Tacy.
Miss Mabel lockwood Of the teleph.
one exchange has been of duty for a
few DAYS because of illness. Her place
has been filled temporarily 10y Miss
Lillian Bell formerly connected with
the Office
Sister Wilhelmina formerly Miss
| Chatherine Roche Of this village and
her friend Sister Vincent. who have
been spending a few DAYS at the home
OF her parents on Jefferson Avenue.
have returned to Binghamton.
TIE Bennington Fusion club met at
/ its he adquarters last evening The
/ question of appointing two county
workers was brought up but the mat
ter was laid over to an adjourned
meeting to be held this evening.
A dispatch received last night from
Manchester says: "About p veterans
of the Civil war from Manchester are
planning to attend the Bennington
/ County Veterans reunion to be held
on the Soldiers home grounds August
/ 10TH
Rev DR. and Mrs D. S. Phillips OF
| kankakee, ILL.,, are spending the
month Of August in town at the rectory
of the Episcopal church. Mr. Phillips
was rector OF st Peters from 1862 to
1867. Mrs Phillips was the daughter
of Rev DR. Manser, rector of the church
from 1850 to his death in 1862.
st Peters Episcopal church, Sun
va mug To- fsDb IL III IOlN AOu
munion; 1890 morning prayer and
sermon, > p. m. evening prayer Rev
DR. Phillips of the diocese OF Chicago,
dictates at this church during Mr.
Schuyler's absence in August. DR.
Phillips Tas formerly rector OF the
church.
Three hand organs on the Putnam
corner Friday made music for crowd.
One Of them which was backed by the
operator, played 'My country It's of
thee, the second one, drawn by an
analogy Of a horse, ground out
Wearing of the Green, and the third
took up as a chorus, "Jesus lover OF
my Soul" All were churning at the
same time.
Among the recent arrivals in town is
Lieut. j. NJ. Ropes OF Springfield
Mass, formerly of Naval Brigade Nj
v NJ, who is introducing an histori
cal work for busy people 1t is con
else, authoritative, interesting, and