The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Briefly
Told for Busy Resders

Mrs Helen Gay u visiting relatives
In East Dorsst.
EP. l.. Quackenbush has gone to
Pennsyl wanna on u business trip.
Charles Keough left yesterday after
noon for lew days visit In New York.
A daughter was born Monday TO Mr.
and Mrs George Weeks OF Putnam
street.
Miss Nellie Stone OF New York has
taken position ~ McMahon's millin-
cry store.
ttube Carnival on roller yskates-Lib-
rary hall, Thursday evening. AdmIs.
sion loo; skates los. 2lt2
Mr. and Mrs j. n. Buckley and son
OF Schenectady are guests OF AR and
Mrs Edward Green Of Dewey street.
Prof A ". Varney will supply ut the
First Congregational church for the
next two sundays In the absence OF the
pastor, Rev Isaac Jennings.
Mrs Julia l.. James who has been
spending the winter with her niece,
Mrs L. Ia. Quackenbusn has returned
TO her home IN hOoslck Falls.
Fred d. Burt is moving today from
The Mrs barbara Moore house on
South street 10 one vi the =. II Rock.
wood tentments on Union street.
Rev NJ. l.. Severance, formerly OF
Bennington Center, VINO mas been
spending the winter In Fiorida has re-
turned to his home 10 Burlington.
Miss Grace Hedden Of Troy is visit
ing Mrs James Il. Burke Tor u few
DAYS, and wall be the guest Of honor al
card party given by AIRS Burke Ihis
afternoon.
Mrs Z. W. Soule is spending a few
days with her parents In Eagle Mills.
Al toe Easter services at The Metho'
dist church 10 that Village Sunday,
Mrs Soule assisted In the exercises GU
the organ.
j. T. Remington was In PoulIney
Tuesday, talking over with Z. w.
Humphrey the plans for a new block
that IL 10 be erected In that place. Tn
plans nave been drawn and Remington
& Wood are figuring OF the job.
The 6rst load OF lumber that Is TO
be used In building the Ressigue house
was taken there yesterday The work
men who are digging the cellar have
had much difficulty because OF the rock
which has proved very abundant.
Last March was the mildest month
Of March that has been had since 1908
The mean temperature was 81 degrees,
the highest was on the 2oth when the
mercury registered 20 degrees. The
precipitation was only 81 Of 40 inch.
Mrs Fred L. Harmon pleasantly en-
tertained the Eight o'clock eight"
club al her home on Union street Tues
/ day evening. The hrst prize WAS Won
by Mrs Merritt Burnham aud the sec.
ond by Mrs Gilbert Ransom. Choice
refreshments we're served.
The Salvation Army being without
a place for their meetings and expect
ing Major Durham OF Troy Thursday
night, DIR Rowley has Invited the mar
or 10 conduct the prayer meeting NJ his
church on that night. Members Of the
army and everybody cordially Invited
/ 10 attend.
Fillmore 4 Slade have commenced
the work OF cleaning w the debris on
/ the lot where their mill formerly
stood. The insurance has not Yet been
/ settled but II IL announced that while
no plans have ye, been drawn ct made
that the frm will rebuild during the
coming season.
The national association IT Audubon
societies will b. pleased 70 furnish
/ without charge Mr. butchers illus,ra.
ted leaflets which have appeared In
I Bird Lore 90 such teachers A. may de-
/ sire them. Application should be made
10 Mrs Elizabeth u. Davenport, Brat
| tleboro. VI. who will distribute the
leaflets early 10 May.
The Decrheld Valley Telegraph s.
| Telephone company has been organ
ized and articles Of registration have
been died 10 the Office OF the secretary
OF state. The main Offices OF the com
pany are 10 Boston and u has n capi'
tai stock 81 $4,000. it, Vermont oiiice
will bc at Readsboro and George ".
Bemls will have charge Of the Vermont
, business.
About N couple we're rrcss NJ NJ the
dance given by the Alpha chspt ~
Epsilon Kappa Fraternity ~ FOEcs.-
ers hall Tuesday evening Tie guests
we're welcomed by members oi tie
chbp.er and dancing was iudulCed IN
from Q IN o-e o'clock. The al air VAS
Ia charge Of n committee composed Of
Arthur II. Kehoe. J Guy Liv ingsion.
Russell NJ Hyde, Clarence y. Sweet
aud Daniel j. Hurlbut
The EpwJrih League OF the NJ =
church will conduct debate and socl
al Friday evening. The question Tor
debate will be. Resolved. that lmmi.
grafton 70 this Country should be fur
Their Restricted" A novel way OF do.
Gliding which side wins The debate will
b. by an Offering. The side which re
celves the largest amount OF money Tor
home missions wins the debate. Mus.
ic. games, etc. will follow. Everybody
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