The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and Village Brleny
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Mrs Joseph Martell is III with grip.
T.. Z. Bottum has a new ad. Read
10.
Conrad Schwartz spent Thursday 10
Troy.
Rufus Wainwright OF Cornwall ~ a.
town today.
pMiss Ella Hatch spent Thursday and
today In Williamstown.
Ladies Herrlck Shoes at the Ben
nington Shoe Store. Sale price ~. ~
G. Lynn Wood and Sydney Edison
are spending the day in North Adams.
Mrsl Andrew Contois OF Cheshire
who has been visiting here has return
ed.
Miss Ella Mahune OF Brandon is
visiting relatives AT Mrs Sherman's OF
Beech street.
+. II. Richardson OF Wellesley Hill,
Mass, has bought the Heath place on
Silver street.
A light snow has been falling today
reminding farmers and Others that II
Is maple sugar snow. ..1.s
Edw Madison who has been In the
employ OF Hiland Fay has accepted u
position on the Colgate farm.
Miss May Brown OF Averill Park,
N. Y, Is stopping with Mr. and Mrs
Harry Harbour OF Branch street.
Miss Mary NJ. Butler OF the local
telephone exchange has been of duty
several days afflicted with the grip.
Ladies Easter Suits at sacrifice pric.
es at the sale Of the Bennington Shoe
Store. The opportunity OF the season.
Burt Johnson and wife OF Water
ford, N. Y. are here called by the
death OF his brother, Frank Johnson.
The condition OF David lockwood is
su, h this morning, that he was sitting
up aud his family are much encouraged
about him.
The Modern Woodmen will hold
Initiation Saturday evening at o.
clock All members are requested To
be present.
w. A. Pearthss returned from Wis
II in Albany, Troy and Cohoes. lie
says the Ice crop there Is the biggesl
ever known.
Miss Craze Holt who recently came
from the Bryant q Stratton school OF
Boston, has accepted position In the
law Office OF 4. ID. Barber.
Division L OF the Ladies Aid OF the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs Harry T. Cushman. Cos Main St f,
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
Robert Wilson OF Shoreham was a
visitor 10 the village yesterday. He
was looking for potatoes TO buy and
vent from here 10 White Creek
The funeral o. Joseph Myers was
held In Pownal yesterday afternoon.
Rev. j &. Mitchell officiating. The
burial was 10 Oak Grove cemetery.
The odd Fellows will go to Hoos OK
Falls Monday night 10 work a degree
on four candidates. They will leave
Bennington on q chartered car at y.
m.
Cluster plated skirts, the seasons
latest fad, In all colors and materials.
can be bought now az bargain prices
at The Bennington Shoe store sacrifice
sale.
Miss Dora Monat was surprised
Thursday evening by a dozen OF her
friends at her hume on Park street.
Games aud refreshments made the eve.
ming enjoy able.
The name OF Peter Langlols. the
young man Sho was Injured, should
have been at the head Of the article on
drst page Of Thursdays Banner. Mr
Watson sustained 20 injury.
During the month Of February 1906,
seven deaths, six births aLd seven
marriages were recorded Ia town. The
births aud deaths we're about oue.
third OF the number rcco rded for the
same month thi, year.
During the month 81 February. she
receipts at the local post ONCE for
stamps, stamped envelopes, postal
cards and newspaper wrappers vas
,llil.50 February sas short month,
only - days.
Charles Woodward has added 10 his
equine stock a 500 horse that he weut
out and purchased this morning, for
the purpose OF mating one he already
had. People say that Il Is one 'of the
best matched teams In the place.
A special meeting for children IL
being held-every Tuesday 10 ST Poter's
church and will continue durlug lent
AZ each service Rector Schuyler gives
u short address illustrated By some
object which helps 10 faster the lesson
on the mind.
Hamlln has begun delivering Ice Of
This seasons crop. lie has every lhing
illied and tons under his sheds. TIE
Ice he IL delivering today ~ about II
inches thick and as clear a. crystal.
lie never put In beit Ice than be has
this year he says.
The 500 front plate glass window Of
Chas A. Woods prlnlery, broke
Thursday aud another one was pat Ia h.
No cause is assigned. other than the
zero cold Of the early morning, 20 the
sudden change OF the hot rays Of the
sun at midday.
The work Of getting the mill recently
purchased by the Bennington Wax
Paper 90. ready Tor occupancy has
beea commenced aud will be pushed
until IL IL completed aud operatl COS
are ready 10 begin. Among former
employees Of the Coy Babcock Co.
who will return. here IL A. H. Moore,
who for the last two years has bccu
located In Newark, n. j.
bennington grange held az interest
Ing meeting Wednesday evening. The
program consisted OF quarletis sing
Ing and declarations by Everett Har.