The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-07

New Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Miss Grace j. L1EtOn of Hadley. n
-, is visiting at J. C. Browns.
JW Tlelbmt now of Bellows Fails
spent 81 Gay with his family here
Mrs Mabel Mcreier and Mrs Lottie
Prentice spent 81 lrday in Pittsield
Chas A Webb editor Of the Montpe
Tier journal is in jhe city for u few
days
Johu Torrens of Schenectady was
the guest of his sister, Miss Margaret
Toi rens over Sunday.
Mrs } G. Harwood has returned from
Schenectady where she has been visit
Ing her daughter Mrs $ A NorthrUp.
OBJ Cleveland is suffering from a
severe attach of grip Mrs Cleveland
, just recovering from similar case.
The ladies' of the Second Congrega
tiona church win open their rummage
SAFE at 100 North street on Wednesday
May 9.
Mrs w T. Hawks jr and Mrs r b
Patterson have gone to Albany to
spend Il few days with MIS- Patterson's
sister.
The relief corps gave a pleasant and
we'll attended social at the GAR hall
Friday evening after the regular
meeting.
Saliva. geraniums, heliotrope, csters
I or anything else you want ia bedding
pants in any quantity at Heath's,
Elm street.
Zebra Quackenbush Of Indian Hill,
/ Iioosick, is spending the DAY with his
( daughters, Mrs G. NJ Graves and Mrs
McCandlss.
A new set of Fairbanks scales are
being put in today at the Sold
/ icrs home. 1t is something that has
/ long been needed
The Woman's Foreign missionary
socie of the NJ n church viii meet at
the parsonage this evening at 80.
! All ladies invited.
Apple, plum, pear and cherry trees,
ornamental trees, lowering shrubs
and vines dug up as you want them at
Ileath's, Elm street.
Eddie Foy and company arrived
here today on the 30 train 1t is the
best appearing company of players
that ever came to town.
The rummage sale for the benefit OF
the Methodist church fund is still in
progress New geese feather pillows
are for sale cheap at G d Gibson's
Office.
The funeral Of the nine months old
child OF Mr. ard Mrs John NJ Burke
OF Bennington Center was held this
afternoon. The child was III about
four weeks.
Rev DR. Rowley has been called to
attend the funeral of II H Baker ct
MechanlcWlle Wednesday at 10 n. m.
Mr. Baker was prominent member of
the ME church OF this place
Although not warm or sunny day
the sides of many of the trout streams
were we'll lined with deeiples of lsaak
Walton Sunday and several good
catches Of trout were reported.
Some persons unknown smashed the
windows in the north end of the freight
house late Saturday night. one of the
stones thrown through the window al
% destroyed picture hanging on the
wall
No other town in Vermont except
bennington is favored with the produc
( ton of the earl and the Girl. IL is
the same company in all its complete
ness that appeared in New York and
( Boston.
The high school base ball team ex-
poets to play Hoosick Falls high
school team here Friday and Lansing
/ burg high school Saturdao. The high
school is getting in some good practi e
now and is improving.
The Harmol house on South street,
owned by George Nj Hawks, is to be
wired for electric lights Mr. Hawks is
( having the place Thoroughly renovated
I for the occupancy of Edward b Iluling
and family OF Chicago who are TO mr.
/ rive here the last of the mouth.
At the Methodist church this evening
the men of the church will organize a
! branch of the brotherhood OF ST Paul.
/ This brotherhood is the largest men $
organization connected with the Meth
odist church and is found a valuable
! adjunct wherever a branch is organ
/ led
The water rent at Library Hall
theater has been raised 10y the water co
/ from2 ~ to S25 The managers of
the Young Mems Association have
/ protested on the ground that this is a
/ public enterprise to assist the library
and therefore ought not to be assessed
the full theater rate.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
village trustees will be held this eve
ming. AT this meeting Trustee II B
lIulchns will offer his resignation as
"A member owing to the fact that he is
unable to give the requisite amount of
time to the business. His success or
will be elected 10y The board. 1t is prob
able that owing to the theatrical attrac
tiOns no business may be done tonight
aud an adjournment taken to tomorrow
evening.
Noveck's have Just received lar e
shipment of 20 and u inch gray and
white silk gloves at CSC and Sl.49 these
goods are now the most scarce
articles on the market if you want a
pair better call at once We also re.
ceived 200 new skirt, ia silks. Pana
mas and Sicilli&ns, beautiful garments
at very low prices.
The engagement of Miss Florence
Brooks of Bennington and Adolphus
Lorett was announced Saturday night
at formal reception held at the home
of Miss Brooks sister in Rutland.
The house was prettily decorated for
the occasion with ferns, laurel, lilies
aud potted plants Following the re-
ception, the young couple were con-
d nm TN tod hu Ihnin nlnnN frinnlc lAnna