The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
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AAsAI A1A Duo1 ASNNSAof
A son has been born to Mr. aud Mrs
Bert Pilling.
NJ. N. Clapp is in New York for a
couple of weeks.
Miss Fannie Taft visited in Airing
ton over Sunday
Henry Knapp and Miss Kate Knapp
spent Sunday IN White Creek.
Mrs VIM II. Graves returned yester-
day from several days visit in New
York.
Addison Morse, wife and children OF
Branch street. spent Sunday in VIII
mlngton.
Mrs Adelaide Robinson is to go to-
morrow to Greenwich TO visit a neph-
ew for several weeks
w p. Hogan and John p. Gavin
were in Rutland Sunday visiting Mr.
Gayin's sister, Mrs Mulvey.
News from George W. Bickford this
morning is that he is gradually failing
and his recovery is given up.
Miss Alice McDermott has taken a
position as bookkeeper and cashierat
Griswold's book and art store
An electric fan is being put in at
the Qulnlan drug store for the accom-
mediation of its many customers.
Mrs J. w, Hurlburt and daughter
Helena left Saturday to spend several
days with friends in Bellows Falls.
J II. Shufelt is enjoying two
weeks vacation from his railroad dut-
les, He is 10 go tomorrow to New
Haven, Conn, for visit.
There will be soc. al meeting OF
Bennington chapter OAR with Mrs
Clement II. Cone Thursday afternoon,
May 81 at the usual hour.
Tommy Mack was locked up while
intoxicated Saturday Later he gave
bail for future appearance before the
municipal court and was released
BY inadvertance the name of Mrs A.
). NJ. Chisholm was omitted as one OF
the trustees of the Village Improve
ment society for the coming year
Miss Marian Smith OF New York is a
guest of Miss Bessie Graves Track
D. Whiting Of Princeton college is also
guest at the home of Fred q. Graves
Mrs Seymour Van Santyoord and
daughter are at their summer home
east al the village today, getting il
ready for occupancy the first OF June
WIN f. Hawks, jr gave delightful
dinner party at the Bennington club
saturday evening in honor OF judge
Darling Twenty gentlemen were guests
at the dinner
r.. w. LOnergan vas on Friday eve
ming elected a delegate from the local
lodge, Knights OF Columbus, to the
convention of the order whic, meets at
New Haven, Conn.
White Crow Inn is to be opened for
the summer tonight. 4. ]. Mallory,
custodian OF the property, received
word Saturday that party would be
here this afternoon.
Henderson's Comedians at the opera
house tonight will give an entertain
ment that is strictly new in Benning-
ton. 1t is a great hit in other places
and this is tie cOmpauy's first visit
here.
a. S Hampton of Detroit, Mich, is
guest of Mr. and MRS n. NJ. Pufler.
He leaves here this afternoon enroute
home. His mother visited here a yeal
/ ago and the son came east to attend
the recent Baraca convention in Al
bauy
The brotherhood OF St Paul will
meet this evening at the NJ h. church
parlOr 10 complete organization and
initiate members SpeciaI music by +
/ T. Long, W. j. Tiffany and others will
be furnished aud light refreshment.
served All men over l5years of age
are invited to be present and Join
Rev Frank r. Morris left this morn
/ ing on a short vacation. He will
/ spend two days at Amherst college and
/ on his return vii spend two days al
/ vii Jams college, leaving there Thurs
I day and returning TO Bennington IN
/ time to conduct the regular Thursday
! evening prayer meeting
The funeral of Mrs Frank NJ. Lash
er was held from her late home this
afternoon with many friends 10 atten.
da1ce Rev CIV Rowley onlciated
The burial was 10 the village cemetery.
Relatives were present from North Ad
ans and other places. There were
( handsome floral tributes.
At the annual meeting OF the grand
lodge ID Il of Vermont held in Bur
llngton last Friday. II. L. Stillson Of
this village was selected as one OF the
committee on credentials. Mrs. Mar
tina Hopkins was chosen deputy ptesi
dent for district No. | composed Of
the lodges in Bennington county.
Sunday was cool and delightful il
contrast with the weather OF the las
three days of last week Straw hat,
and overcoats contested for popularity
OvercOatS were not uncomfortable dur
ing the day The mercury this morn
ing registered % degrees above zero
and there was a white frost on tn,
ground in several localities in the vii
lage.
The Gas Co has on exhibition "a
their Office hot water heater attached
to forty gallon boiler of water THAI
it keeps constantly heated at trinins
cost This will be interesting news +,
Banner readers using gas stoves as