The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Briefly
TOli Tor Busy Readers

E. S Harris is fishing in Arlington
I day.
There will be social dance in
Foresters hall tonight.
Roger Williams OF Penn Yam n. Y.
here for a couple of days.
H j. Cole returned Yesterday from
business trip to New York.
Il. S. Bingham returned from the
north part of the state Friday.
The Woman's Relief Corps is enjoy
Ing a picnic at Battlefield Park today.
Curtis Burt is expected from New
York to spend Sunday with his parents
here.
daughter was born this morning
to Mr. and Mrs John Tatro Of Maple
street.
Burt willard went down with a low
staging this morning and sprained an
ankle.
Frank A. Greenslet and Arthur
White are fishing in South Shaftsbury
today.
L. F. Wood and E. B. Winslow
went to New York Friday uight TO visit
relatives.
Earl Harbour has RETURNED from
Norwich University for his summer
vacation.
Moses Dupuis formerly of this vii
lage, now of Tauaton, Mass, is visit
ing in this section.
Miss Anna Cottrell OF FittsGeld for
merly of this village is spending lew
days here with relatives.
Mrs H. I. Cushman and son who
have been spending the week ia Fort
Plain have returned home,
Miss Helen e Searle has return d
to her home in Westfe.d Mass, for
her summer vacation today.
Miss Josephine Belcher left Satur
day for her home in Plymouth, Mass
o spend her summer vacation,
Louis Puffer, Robert Tiffany and
Daniel Hurlburt have returned from a
camping trip at Lake Hancock.
AS has been the custom for severa
years the bell at the graded schoo
was rung last evening after the grad
uation exercises.
Russell Carpenter, while hunting
woodchucks few days ago, captured
young one and is tanning it at hi,
home on Union street
Miss Laura Rogers who has beer
teaching in the Peabody, Mass. high
school is expected home for the sum
ner the first OF next week.
The prices for coal as quoted by tn,
local dealers are So. 10 for single ton,
and $3.50 for 10 ton lots These figures
apply TO the grades of stove, chestnu
and egg.
Under the new ARA lgement OF train:
on The Rutland railro I'd the Sunday
newspaper train vii be due here d
8 10 o. M, one half hour earlier thar
formerly.
Solicitor Broadbent FOR the New
England Telephone company is meet
ing with excellent success in iucreas
ing the number of new subscr .bers (
the local exchange.
Just received at NOveck's a lot @
fine white lawn shirt waist suits beauti
full styles at 1928 and upwards Sc,
our wash belts and wash neckwear 10,
and upward l43t;
c. NJ. Lambert and Son have nearl,
completed their building in the rear o
the residence on school street TIL,
structure will be used for lime ant
cement storage.
The heavy shower of Yesterday after
noon did considerable damage in ID
Cutters building on Main street du,
10 the fact that part Of the side anC
/, roof had been removed
Mr. and Mrs Charles Brown, of Hoo
sick Falls, we're in town last evening
TO attend the graduating exercises
I While here they were the guests o
Mr. and Mrs II. Livingston.
The condition of Mrs Harriet NJ
Elliott, who has been sick for the pas
two weeks, has become very serious
Mrs E,loitt will 90 to the Samaritan
hospital Monday for treatment.
Mrs b. II. Dill of Rockville, Conn.
is a guest of Mrs 5. b. Hall at Tn,
center, Mrs. Dill will be better re
membered by Bennington people as th,
widow OF the late John V. Hall.
AT Nove0S'S Just received a large
consignment of fine lawn aud JapC
silk waists in the latest Peter Pan an,
button front and back, long and shor
! sleeves styles, SOC and upward l43t
J After the commencement exercise
\ asst evening the graduating class wen
, to the home of Miss Mabel V. Holt OF
' Pleasant street, 10 attend a reception
A fla.h-light of the class was taken
, and refreshments were served.
John Dunn secured bail yesterdA a,
in the sum OF $500 and was released
from Jail. The case against Dunn
who stands charged with adultery
was continued at the recent term o
county court and his bail reduced iron
$1,000 to $500