The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
cews OF the Town and village Tois
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Conrad Schwartz is 10 Troy today.
Charles Daley was in Troy yester.
day.
Wm Henry Johnson of Fort Edward
Is here for few days.
Richard Goodspeed OF Wells is with
relatives here for few days.
Miss Susan Mcbride Is spending
few days with friends In Troy.
f. Il. Hart and son, Ned, left this
morning for Mortified, Mass.
Albert Cummings has gone TO East
Wallingford TO work 10 manufacture
ing shop.
Fred L Harmon Is entertaining his
father and mother Of Hoosick Falls
for few days.
During the month OF April the town
clerk issued marriage licenses and
registered II births.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Shields have
opened their house at Bennington Cen
ter for the SUMMER.
Mrs Hemmenway OF this village has
been spending several days with her
daughter In Pownal.
Dorothy and Gertrude Mahoney Of
Providence, II l., are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs John Fay.
Howard Hart Shields and wife are
at their summer home ut the Center,
getting II ready for occupancy.
Division ID OF the Second Congrega
tlonal church will meet tomorrow al.
ternoon with Mrs Chas N. Powers.
Rev Joseph Robinson OF White
Plains, who has been In town since the
iirst OF the week, returns tomorrow
The date for the appearance OF vir
ginia Drew Trescou at the Bennington
opera house has been axed for May %
Mrs j. A. Eddy, who has been the
guest OF Mrs J. V ID. s. Merrill dur.
lug the present week, returns 10 her
home 10 Troy today.
Vocal solos by Miss Nellie Murths,
Mis- Agnes O'Donnell and Joseph
Daley will he rendered ut the St Monl'
cas- social this evening.
Mrs Thomas Stewart, Mrs william
O'Donnell and Mrs James fitzgerald
will have charge OF the ST Monica so
ciety entertainment at Academy hall
this evening.
Work has begun on the excavation
for the foundation Of the new photo
graph building To be constructed By
the II T.. White company at North
bennington.
State Cattle Commissioner H.. s.
Wilson OF Arlington yesterday tested
the herd OF John Scully in the wesl
part Of the town and found the cows
free from disease.
John Tecter was arraigned Ia muni
clpal court this morning on the ehafgt
OF stealing brass from the conso.idat
Cd Railway company. His case vas
continued 70 May IL.
Mrs John J. Lee OF Rutland former
IL ~ Bennington, IL the guest OF Miss
Is Ryan and O'Connor. Mr. aud Mr.,
Lee will leave soon on three weeks
trip To Memphis, Tenn.
In order 10 hurry the grading on N,
rew electric railroad n day and \ nigh
shift on the gravel train vas put on
Mayl. The train has been run up u
midnight for some time.
The committee having the Garrison
marker In charge met The village trus
tees OF Bennington Center yesterday u
determine the most advantageous spol
90 the common for the memorial.
Mrs Katherine Lcahy, sho has beer
seriously ill ~ith erysipelas. IL recoy-
ering. TIE trained nurse, Miss Fred
ericks, wto has been Ia attendance up
on her, viii return 10 Troy today.
Rev Isaac Jennings, pastor OF IN,
lOld First church ~ the Center, ehS
preached at White Plains last Sunda,
all return In time 10 be present NJ the
preparatory class Saturday evening
Mrs Vim o'Donneli. Mrs Thos
Stewart and Mrs julia Fitzgerald vii
give a social TO the ladies Of - uoni.
cas- society this evening at the FMTAt
rooms This will lie the last social o.
the season.
The ladies OF the wRC will hold {
sewing bee and social al their room
Friday afternoon. Each member Is n
quested ~ bripfa lunch aud suppel
will b. served al $50. Everyone i
asked 10 be present
OGe aud tao cent postage stamps o
The jamestown commemorative ser.e
will be on sale at the local postoric
soon The series will also include
stamp Of the i've cent denomination
which will be on sale later.
While going through the stock a
Burt Brothers store this morning III
proprietors ascertalned that the thle
who broke Into tho building Tuesda,
nighi carried a much larger number o
neckiies than was NJ hrst supposed.
The YMCA II doing its best To hav
the formal opening Of the pew buildlnl
take place May II. Gov Proctor hal
assured the officers Of the association
that he could be present at that tim
and the opening will probably DO hell
there even II the building IL not full
furnished.
The annual convention OF The Yer
mout Young Mems Christian AssocIa
ton all be held nj burlington begI
ming May 10 and continuing over Su
day. Charles l.. Llcby, secretary O
the local YMCA, will read n paper b
fore the convention entitled, "ilow ca