The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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e II. HOLDEN is In Manchester to.
day.
Mrs g. s. Mills Is in Albany today.
The OES has a card party this eve
ming
W. A. Moore OF Phi adelphla was In
town Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs Cottrell Of New York Is visiting
her sister Mrs A. w. varncy.
Vim Redmond OF c., hoes was Wis,
itor OF friends 10 town tuesday.
Don't forget the Ea stern Star card
party this evening at Masonic hall:
September 10 will he observed as
Vermont day at the jamestown Expo
sition.
Fred Surdam has gone to Burlington
where he has position At the Strong
theater.
Mr. and Mrs Philip Jennings arrived
Sunday In their automobile from New
York city
Branch No 3 OF st mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs Chas Adams Thurs
day afternoon.
Guy Olsaver Is on visit 10 his
brother, Geo Olsaver and wife at their
home In Burlington.
Branch No 8 OF ST Mary's Guild will
meet with Mrs j. A Jubb Thursday
afternoon from 3 To 5.
Remember the rummage sale OF fur
niture and clothing opposite Wal
bridges store now going on.
One poultry fancier 10 the village
set three hens on forty eggs aud out Of
the lot one chicken was Matched.
ORD. V. O'Donnell went last night
TO Burlington 10 attend o meeting OF
the medical society OF which he is q
member. -
Hon. Chas II. Darling will be one
OF the speakers In the memorial day
exercises by the public schools 10 Bur
lington.
There will be a social dance In For.
esters' hall Friday evening. Music
by q full orchestra including drums
and traps.
J. @. Harwood, the eyeslght special
list, after two weeks visit la New
York city, has returned much lmprov
ed Ia health.
The pine grove at lchawog, the CLAN
bake resort, has been cut down and
some other locality will have 10 be
found for these festivities.
The local merchants are still selling
winter underwear and one farmer, who
came into town yesterday said tina, he
had 10 wear mittens 10 plant his pota-
toes.
Patrons OF the local postoiiice. who
still retain possession OF the keys 10
the old boxes are requested 10 redeem
the same. They are worth 20 cents
each II redeemed at once.
T.. s. Harris has several bad cuts
on his face sustained in q fall on Main
street. Mr. Harris caught his foot OF
the boards with which the holes Ia
front OF the Walker building we're Gov
cred and took bad tumble.
As has been the custom for years
the members OF the WRC will. furnish
q dinner 10 the veterans. GAR com
rades and others who will participate
In the parallels Memorial day. The
dinner will he served In Grand Army
hail
Engineer II. :. Durkee, who has beer
here for the past two weeks on business
CONNECTED with the new electric road
left this morning for headquarters n
Hartford with the expectation Of beinl
put In charge OF another new road foI
the consolidated.
l.. G. Hollon Is mourning the loss o
a Zoe iock Of young leghorn chickens
lie had nursed the chicks through th'
late spring until they we're a. large a
robins. Evidently they caught M
fancy Of some one who preferred 10 20
luio the poultry business Without th'
trouble Of raising the stock.
The mercury thlsmorning registered
tao degrees lower than II was yester
day. The last two days have been ih'
coolest Ia May fer IL years. Their
vas AlNEUA lN0HN WIS ht'AHAaN teA wv
enough " do much damage ~ small
ihlngs. Fruit trees ne yet do not mp
pear 10 have been damaged much.
The funeral Of Mrs Martha y. Bal
cock was held from her late home OF
Main street at 2 o'clock this aflernooI
Rev Frank X Morris, pastor Of th'
Bapti.t church officiating. The burla
vas 10 the village cemetery. Mr.
Babccck was especially we'll known Y
the older residents Of the village. Sh
vas In the millinery business here 10
10 years and her acqualntance va
large. She was n woman of happl
disposition whom II was a pleasure
meet and her passing away will be III
cerely incurred by q large circle o
friends.
Mrs Warren Woodland died Eatui
day night at her home In SandRate \
, result OF q palnful attack Of lock- NJ
brought on by wound she susiainc
Wy running rusty nall into one q
h feet n week ago. The decea'c
4 was ~ years old and IL survived by
husband and eleven children, IN
| Youngest being but three months old
Mrs Woodland IL a half sister 81 Mr.
Tnrner Cranston. The oldest child
II "a II