The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Briefly
Told for Busy Headers.

News OF the Town and village Briefly
Told for Busy Readers.
Miss Mary Potter spent the Easter
vacation at her home In Powual.
The Bennington shoe store Is read.
justing their stock for further price
cutting.
Mr. and Mrs James Hogan OF Dewey
street entertained party OF friends
Monday evening.
During the month OF March the town
clerk issued three marriage licenses
and recorded IL births.
Tickets for "Brown OF Harvard" at
the opera house Friday evening, 90
on sale tonight at 1880 o'clock.
Mr. and Mr., Cornelius Keefe have
returned TO their home In Chatham
after visiting M Keeie's parents sew
eral days.
Fred Theberge furnished scmo very
popular dancing music for the NEOP
Monday evening which was much en-
joyed by all present
Mrs Charlotte Rudd, who has been
confined some time by inhrmlies OF
age, sustained q shock Monday and
her condition Is critical.
Misses Rose Sweet aud Susie Eros,
OF Fort PLAIN, wio has been visiting
relatives and friends In the village
three weeks, have returned home.
The employees OF Cooper's needle
mandatory this morning presene ed
Nc a nd Mrs Robert Turner with an
elegant parlor couch for a welding
gift.
Mrs Harriet Williams while standing
on n box Ia 4. l.. Nlcrols store Mon
day, 10 reach things on high shelf,
slipped and fell and was quite painful.
ly though not seriously hurt.
James n. Whitney Is putting ths
rooms Just vacated by the Salvation
army Into shape so that. they can I've
used by him for cigar store. Tho
rooms are being nicely lifted up
The body OF Mrs Hatlle Wade who
died 10 North Adams last Friday ar.
rived here Monday afternoon aud !. 9
funersl was held Immediately aft =.
ward, the burial being la the villa q
cemetery. Rev c. W. Rowley onlcIa-
ted.
Bishop j. s. Mlchaud OF the Bur
llngton diocese went 10 Boston Mon.
day and today will attend a provincial
meeting Tor the purpose OF selecting a
name 10 be sent 10 Rome % succeed TIE
late Rev VIM Stang as bishop Of Fall
River.
Al Village hail, North Bennington,
Friday evening Apr. s, Rev. II. \
Durfee, will give u siereOptican enteI
talnment portraying the 1900 Passion
Play. The en ertalnment viii be undes
the auspices OF the Epworth League
After the lecture warm maple Drup
will be served.
In The municipal court Monday III,
case Of Ebert Smith Who recently mat
ried Mrs Emma Bellows, was called
Mr. Smith was charged with lewd con-
duct but was discharged from custody.
Two minor children Of Mrs Smith Is
her previous marriage we're sent h. the
Stste Industrial school nc Vergenbc.,
u being believed that vas the place for
them.
The opening nlght for the MOP
bazaar vas a grand success. Mrs
Lawrence vas accompanied by Mrs
Kecseman. She pleased every one ~
she Always does by rendering four -
lectlons a. she alone can do. Miss
Edna LOOMS vas we'll received "A vas
Andrew Maurer and Chanlng Fletcher
Tonight there will be program a.
please all who come. Admission 10
cents.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs Isaac Jennings
OF the Center will spend the week IN
Elmira. n. Y. Mr Jennings was pas
tor Of one OF the leading churches OF
Elmlra for many years. While In that
city they viii be The guests OF bis bro
ther Robert Jenslugs. Another brother
Charles, formerly Of this village, IL n
leading physician aud surgeon 81
Elmira, bis wife being n daughter Of
the late Hon. a. y. Gardner.
Sunday aiierroou Rev. J. r. Bowen
one OF the Oldest members OF the Troy
Conference OF the Methodist church,
died at his home at westport. Mr
Bowen vas 10 his eighty sixth year.
lie vas q native Of Cambridge. Mr.
Bowen was pastor OF The local Metho
dit church Tor three years aud made
q host 81 friends OF all denominations
In tho place. lie was for one term
presiding elder OF the district
John Rooney OF woodford vas in
town Monday and received the Feed
for the large Webb fan In the south
eastern part Of Bennington. MIR Room
ey paid 5000 for the property. lie
will soon move bis family there. Mr.
Rooney has lived 10 Woodford about
20 years, has held ali the town Offices
and twice represented the town In siale
legislature. lie u an enitrprisirg
htialness o. an In WhafeVer IA undnr