The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS


u. Il. 0rlbWOlu went 10 OumDrluke
this morning on fishing trip.
Miss Hope Lyon will soon take q
position with the II q. White 90.
Geo Richmond of Valley Falls was
guest Of friends here over Sunday.
The Molly Stark bridge club meets
with Mrs GeorgeF. Graves this even
Ing.
J Guy Livingston was guest OF
Charles Donnelly In Albany over
Sunday.
W. Roy Ford OF North Adams sp, mt
Saturday aud Sunday with Miss Dor
otby Hart.
Mrs Jennie Higgins OF Shushan
spent Sat irday and Sunday with
friends ia the village,
Rob,. Sullivan OF New York city
visited Miss Gladys 5imms OF North
bennington this week.
Mrs Walker, mother OF George
Walker OF BE, nington Fails died this
morning at 2 o'clock, aged So years.
The Knights OF the Maccaoee's will
hold their next meeting at the Wood
mans rooms the second Monday In
May.
Fifteen or twenty arbor vitae trees
will be given all or In part 70 any one
who comes and digs them up. Heath,
Flu street.
County Clerk Harry T. Cushman,
who recently underwent 40 operation
at 81 Peters hospital 10 Albany, re.
turned home Saturday.
Joseph NJ. o'DonnelI, travelling pas
senger agent for the Rutland division
OF the New York Central, was At his
home here over Sunday.
Joseph McDermott, a maker 10 the
cigar mandatory OF J. j. Burns, has
left his position there and will here
after be with bis uncle, j. II. Whitney
on North street.
Harry Madison OF the Rutland Her.
aid stan who has been at his home
re- recovering from an attack OF mr.
tlcu ar rheumatism, returned this morn
Ing TO Rutland.
Frank @. Adams, who has been visit
ing his mother. Mrs John Eddlngton,
for the past three weeks, returned this
morning 10 Utica, where be IL employ
ed In u clothing store.
John Cox for the last four years en-
ployed In Cooper's needle shop will 70
tire from the position this week or
next. and with bis family will return
10 Lakeport, N H., from whence be
came.
J. NJ. Whitney and Joseph McDermoti
vent 10 Troy this morning 10 purchase
stock for the new store 10 be opened
this week In the rooms on North street
formerly occupied by the Salvation
army.
The Grand Chapter of Vermont OES
will hold Its 35th annual convocatlon
In Burlington June 4 too. There are
nov 80 chapters 10 Vermont with TO.
tai membership OF $500. II l. Stlllson
OF this village Is the grand secretary.
The general demand for hay Is quisi
while the supply IL equal 10 the demand
The best grades have q ready sale nj
siI ton while medium grades bring
tl2. aud Inferior gra,les are yet cheap
er Straw II 10 good demand and
brings n 20 ID price.
Invitations have been received 10
the litieth anniversary OF the marriage
81 Mr. and Mrs Il II. Burt OF Rutland
which will be celebrated with their
daughter. Mrs Edmund Royce Morse
At the Morse homestead In Rutland,
Monday, May 10 from 4 10 0 p. m.
Gov Proctor passed through North
Bennington Ssiurday night enroute u
Cheuolh, ILL.,, where Tuesday noon he
will attend the marriage Dillon Frank
q. Partridge, vice president OF IN,
Vermont Marble company, 10 Mis-,
Sarah Sanborn Of Chenosh, n former
prccep,rcss 10 the Proctor high school,
Farming operations are being greal
ly delayed by reason OF tho long cot,
tlnued cool weather and scarity OF he I
Principally for these reasons the acre.
age Of potatoes and corn vail be much
less than IL has been for several years
Farmers as yet have done but little OF
their plowlng or even getting ready fol
n.
The annual meeting OF the Benninl
ton County Conference OF Congrega-
iional churches Of Bennington county
will be held with the Congregations
church nj North Bennington some tim,
during this month. The conference
was organized In 1872 and there are II
churches OF the denomination connec
ed with IL.
Mr. std Mrs Edward Church o.
Brarch street we're pleasantly surpril
Q Thursday evening by large nun
Der Of friends, u being Mrs Church,
birthday Choice refreshments wer'
served. Widow was played, the firs
prizes 90 ng 10 Mrs Church and Mer
ritz Burnham, consolation 10 Charlie
Carpenter and Ge, rye Cook. MIR
Church was presented with q psrlo
amp.
7 Wind blew here perfect gale al
day saturday aud tn streets we're nj
m u impossible for pedestrians
hristopl er Amidon Who lives on IN
south road toward fownal says tina
In all OF bis residence where be now Il
h never felt or knew OF such winds n
Be got al home Saturday morning. i
vas so severe that he vas Unable I,
leave for the village on his reeula
trip until after dinner. The Wind wa
accompanied by q severe raln storm
Others from that direction report III