The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tols
Briefly for Busy Readers.
w. b. Walker arrived In town Sat
urday and will spend the summerhere

urday ana VIII spend the summerhe
S. Huling Blackmer, who has been
seriously i'll, is able to be out Of doors.
John Purcell and William Watson
are In Rutland today attending the
horse show.
for Thursday, June ~, at McMahon's,
North street. 92tl
Robert Hall OF New York is spend
ing few days at his cottage at Ben
nington Center.
Miss Ellen Leary OF East Dorset
who has been visiting here has return
ed to her home.
Miss Margaret Benson OF Green Is
land is spending a couple OF weeks
with friends In the village.
Mrs ]. v. ID. s. Merrill and Miss
Lula Robinson OF Bennington Center
spent yesterday In Williamstown.
Mrs Harriet Armstrong Is having u
new coat of paint put ON her house
corner OF Grandview and Silver
streets.
Miss Kate IIubbell. who has been
visiting ut Summeryille. n. j.. will re-.
turn TO her home ut Bennington Cen
ter July |.
DO you believe In the restricted
immigration? Watch out for an.
nouncement OF illustrated lecture ON
this subject.
Fred Corbett. Matthew Killeen, Gus.
tayua O'Ilare and Arthur Vanklcek
started early this morning on tramp
to Sucker pond.
| Work has been slack nj the waxed
paper mill for some days by reason Of
n delay In shipment that is several
days over due.
Town Clerk Booths assistants have
completed the tax bills for the present
year aud the books will be sent today
To the bindery at Rutland.
During the thunder storm yesterday
afternoon lightning struck and com
pletely wrecked large tree In front
OF the Ira Wood farm house.
MIR and Mrs NJ. T.. McGady. Mrs
Thomas r. Boyle and John u, Kcancy
OF Worcester are In South SALISBURY
visiting Mr. and Mrs Antoine Myers.
lie marcher de viande de Remington
sera ouyert L. 20 JUN. NJ sera ren.
pile de taute sorte de yiande. Et con-
dult par.-Berg Friyes. 1914 River St
Special service for the colored
people OF bennington nj the Baptist
church tonight nj : O'Clock. Rev. X.
W. Fields OF North Adams will speak.
The youngest daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs W. n. jennings. Miss May San.
ford Jennings. was baptized Sunday
morning at the Old First church. Ben.
nington Center.
The work OF putting the bronze
doors on the Mccullough mausoleum
In the old cemetery at Bennington
Center IL about completed. II II said
10 be one Of the finest pieces Of mar
bile work In Vermont
The commencement exercises OF the
North Adams Normal school opened
Monday afternoon win the class cXer.
cises. The address OF welcome was
given by the class president. Adclla
NJ. Endrcss OF this village.
About n dozen OF the junior mem.
beers OF the Y. NJ. &. A. left this morn.
/ Ing for n hike 10 Browns pond where
they will camp for the night They
all carried blanket rolls or pack has.
kets and left the village In high spir.
It's.
\ Charles Henry Robinson Of vii.
mington. ~ G.. who was collector of
the port nj Wilmington. y G.. during
the Cleveland administration. will
spend the months OF July and August
with his sister Mrs Samuel l.. Robin.
son at Bennington Center.
There will be special meetings OF
the different companies In the FIRE de-
partmcnt-within the next few days 10
consider the proposition Of attending
the Fourth Of July celebration nj Sal.
en-. Three Of the companies have
received invitations and n number Of
members OF the department will at.
tend.
IL IA stated that all hlndrances In
the way Of setting up the drinking
fountain that n Ia be given To hen
nington Center have been overcome
and that nj a meeting OF the trustees
TO be- held next week Friday evening
the fountain Will be accepted. the site
for it, location selected aud all mat
tsTs connected with II will be- fully de
tcrmincd upon.
The members OF the "Old Pacific
engine company Of Manchester have
put their tub" In shape and are
training 10 tAke part In the touna
mcut at Salem July 4. The "Old PacI
nc" engine " n unique affair but II
has demonstrated the ability to throw
good stream and The Manchester
boys are hopeful that they will bring
home n piece Of the money.
I.elr A. Follmcr we're disappointed
in that they could not give the public
the advertised free entertainment last
evening. The wet condition Of tho
road aud the Illness Of Hilger were the
causes However. he will be- crushed
alive" tonight NJ $50 In front Of the
theater. The performance will be an
extra good one IN the hall this even
Ing. Nothing old. everything new.
Miss Julia I.oomIs Tuesday evening
gave a piazza party NJ her home on
Union street in honor 90 Miss ErmIn'
Davis who has been the guest Of Miss
Lena PERCY during the annual com
mencemcnt exercises Of the local high
school. Refreshments were served
and an enjoyable time was passed
Monday evening Miss PERCY gave a
party In honor of Miss Davis at her
home on Valentine street nj which the
guests were principally North Benning
ton friends OF the hostess.