The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

The BaTacas are planning 10 hold a
banquet early In October.
Postmaster q. NJ. Graves has been
Ia New York the past TWO days.
Mrnd Mrs Chas Spear went today
TO Orange, Mass, for a visit with her
sister.
Miss Matte Carney lef, this morning
to spend couple OF weeks with "a
brother In Boston.
DR. and Mrs A. + Houle left this
morning for'Lebanon, n. IL. 10 be alb.
sent until Tuesday.
Haylland Slbey who has been quite
sick for a couple Of weeks Is doing well
according 10 all accounts.
Display OF ladies' and misses coats
Saturday, Sept % at the Bennington
shoe store. Every figure easily fitted
Misses Ryan ~ O'Connor are In New
York purchasing their fall and winter
millinery. Announcement OF opening
later. 22lli
The alleys for the rooms In the
Brewster block TO be conducted by
Edward Morrisey, are TO arrive next
week.
Boys bloomer aud knlckerbocker
trousers, the kind that will not rip
sizes from 3 to 10 years. Bennington
shoe store.
Mrs w. Chas Firth and little daugh.
ter Martha have returned from Albany
where the daughtet underwent a sue
cessful operation.
Fred Cullinan has returned from
Winooski and taken his former posi-.
ton with the family OF Mr. and Mrs
George +. Graves.
just opened 80 cases OF ladies' fine
fall shoes from theleading manufactur.
ers OF Rochester and Syracuse. They
are beauties. Bennington shoe store
Mrs j. /. Loomls who has not been
In the best OF health for some time has
had two serious attacks OF heart fall
ure In the past week bnt at present Is
some better.
The infant daughter OF MIR and Mrs
George G.. Bond died last night. Mr.
and Mrs bond have the sympathy OF a
large circle OF friends In their sudden
bereavement.
Miss Mildred NJ. Newmayer Is being
entertained by her aunt Mrs /. II. Behr
at house party at Fort Plain, MY
They are touring in upper New York
state In autos.
News has been received here Of the
birth OF son to Mr. and Mrs Charles
Clemmons OF New York. Mrs Glen.
mons was form rly Hiss Edna Russell
and has been frequent summer visi-
tor 10 bennington.
Mrs Clark Spencer who has been
visiting her father, II. ". Marsh, has
been called to her home Ia Greenwich
because OF an accident her husband
received while driving a irottlng horse
in race at Great Darlington.
Contractor Joseph Coyne states that
IL no unforeseen delay occurs he will
have the YM.C.A. building enclosed
by Nov. l. The big demand for ali
kinds OF building material especially
iron, has kept the work back
Houghton Rice, road commissioner
in district No will finish tonight a
section OF $50 feet Uf state road rear
the Robinson bridge. There has been
available for the work the sum OF 1912
a fill OF from one to three feet has been
necessary.
Letters received from A. X. Richie
state that he may extend his European
trip TO Oct. 20. Ii was his original in
tention to sail for home Oct. 8. During
the time that he has been IN England,
nearly a month, he has experienced
but one rainy day.
About 20 young people gave Turner
II. Cranston, the newly appointed mail
carrier, and Mrs Cranston an apron
and nccktie surprise last evening. Re
freshments were served and general
good time enjoyed. The evening was
spent 10 card playing.
A gang OF New England Telephone
linemen is putting Ia farmers line
in Pownal to be connected WITH the To-
cal exchange. AS soon IS this is com
pleted the gang will be set at work
putting in about three miles OF cable
between this village and North Benn-
ington.
Mrs a. O. Edison who resides on
Putnam street, sent to the Banner OF.
flee this morning, one of three bios.
SONS that appeared last night on one
OF those beautiful cactl, the night
blooming cere IS. The plant has be n
in the possession OF Mrs Edison for
seven years but had never bloomed
before.
Yom Kippur or the Day OF Atone.
ment, the hottest day OF the yea, for
the Hebrew, will be ushered in at sun.
down today and its observance will be
continued until sunset tomorrow. Yom
Kippur is by some designated as the
Great White Fast, owing to the fact
that from the evening of the ninth to
the evening OF the tenth day Of the
month OF Tishri Hebrews must abstain
from all kinds of food and drink.
The production ofthe play "The FL e
Brigade" which is at the opera house
this evening promises to be the event
OF the season. The principal feature
will be the fire escape with its thrilling
life net leap wher firemen and fire APP
paratus including the steamer engine
will be present in uniform Mrs D.
A. Ward will take the part of the her.
ONE in the play and Harry belong
the hero The entire fire department
headed by the city band will parade at
7.30 p. m.