The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Brett,
Told for Busy Readers.

A. O. Cummius of Montpelier Is the |
guest OF his daughter, Mrs Frank F. |
Howe
David Lowree OF North Adams has
been spending part OF the week with
friends here.
George b. Wellington and family
have opene their summer home at
Bennington Center.
Mrs Isaac Pratt lefa this morning to
visit for several weeks az the home OF
her son in New Haven, Conn
There was birthday party Thurs
day evening at the home OF Mrs Ella
Pickett on Scott sire et about 20 friends
being present.
The Baptist C Il meeting tomO row
will be led by A. Sidney f. E'son.
The topic will be Faith, what it is and
what it does.
Demonstration at the Drysdale store
day and evening of the Paris Marcel
Hair Wav RS. Fee this harmless,
wonderful, simple invention.
Judge Darling is down from Bur
lington for over Sunday This even
ing he will give dinner to few OF
his friends at the Bennington club.
The Wright Health Underwear com
pany formerly located at POwnal has
commenced operations in what was
formerly the Way side mil in Troy.
Thirty dollars was realized last eve
ming from the strawberry supper sery.
ed by the ladies of the Methodist
church last evening. There was an
abundance for all that were there.
The Clban Giants arrived here this
morning and are registered at the Cot
tage during their stay In the village.
They played in BrocktOn, Mass, yes
terday.
The season at the opera house has
closed and will no. reopen until Aug
ust. However If Manager Wood has
opportunity to book any transient at
fractions he will do so.
w. d. Newton took party com
posed Of Mr. and Mrs George Worth
ington and Mr. and Mrs p. B. Jennings
to Wiliamstown in his new Rambler
auto one day this week.
The San Francisco moving pictures
which are to be at Library Hall next
Monday night have been getting crowd
ed houses up the state. The pictures
are said to be fine aud realistic.
At the meeting OF the Clement indie
pendent state committee at Rutland
Thursday, George II Dewey was elect
ed county leader for this county. Ed
ward J Hall is chairman of the com
mittee.
one of the most thrilling and inter
ting pictures of the San Franclsc,
disaster which will be shown in Libra
ry hall theater next Monday evening,
is the destruction of Chinatown, San
. Francisco's most noted locality.
Mai. Gen. N. NJ. Curtis retired gov
ernment inspector of State Soldiers
homes, will make his annual visit her
next Wednesday In the evening ht
will speak to the grand army post il
their hall Gen. Curtis was division
commander during the Civil war and
lost an arm In battle.
- Martin Jewell is the latest vetera
to be received at the soldiers home
He came from Wallingford where h
has resided for number OF years. II
N served during the civil war in the lSt
! New Hampshire volunteers. He is II
y poor health and has already been ad
c mitted to the hospital ward.
Il Sylvester Bickford OF Turner's Falls
T. Mass, was here today enroute /
Woodford to attend the funeral of hi
brother. George w. Bickford. NJ
Bickiord like his brother was a vetera
of the civil war. having served in tn
lltb Vermont Volunteers. He is tn
, last of family of five brothers an
two sisters, and is 70 years of age
His health is fairly good.
/, Gust Religion Enough to Make On
Uncomfortable" will be the topic q
the Baptist church Sunday morning q
l0.30. The monthly service of tn
Lords supper will be at p m Tn
hand of fellowship will be given to ne
members at the beginning OF this SCI
vice Evening topic: Mature an
Christ sermon for those who loy
"out IF doors Strangers in Bel
nington are invited to these services
Rev Frank Il. Morris pastor.
The funeral of George w. Bickfor
was held from his late home in WOOD
ford this afternoon. Rev Frank /
Morris officiating The followin
comrades OF the local post, Commal
der Harmon, n M. Putier and job
G. Clark with others selected fro
Woodford acted as bearers. The 70
lowing from the Home were in attenl
ance: Martin Morgan, John Clarl
Dan wcGinty, and Fred Sullivan. IT
burial was in the cemetery at Woo
ford City.
Deputy Sheriff John Nash returne
last evening from Kingston, N. Y
where he took f. M. Dilger, the act,
who became suddenly demented la
Monday night Dilger was IA membt
Y OF the Kingston lodge OF Elks and u
organization is looking after him. ID
\ gers popularity is that he refuses t
answer questions about himself
n has been learned however that he hi
u sister in Washington and other re
atives in Alexandria. Va.
n The delay on the electric road ye
n terday was caused by slight acc
n dent at the power house. A corner
Y the junction of the TWO ends of the b
\ belt became unglued but the bret
\ was discovered before the belt separ
\ ted. Had the two ends come apart q
y chances are that the half a ton
n leather 10 the belt backed by the pc
y err OF the engine would have practici
n ly wrecked the power house. 50.
II H. L. Stillson grand secretary a.
n Mrs H. L. Stillson a member of I
N grand chapter O. Il. s. of Vernon
M a.. IJoIon +, Nola ~ Month Rannir