The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.

News OF the Town and village Briefly |
Told for Busy Readers
Mrs e. j. Tiffany is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs G. W. Thatcher has gone tO New
York for two weeks stay.
Mrs Edward Church Is visiting her
mother, Mrs Smith Ia Rutland.
Douglass Madison OF Boston is
spending few days In the village.
The Salvation Army will conduct
the services tonight at the Guideboard
at 7.30.
The Molly Stark bridge club met
with Mrs II. NJ. Ramsdell Monday
evening.
Louis Northouse, who has been
spending the winter at DeLand, Fla,
has returned and Is again az work for
the Bennington Cigar Co.
A brown lie horn cockerel belong
Ing to j. II. Livingston strayed away
Sunday. The owner would be thank.
ful TO the finder for Its returo.
Mrs A. A. Searles who lives about
three miles south a the village is re.
ported falling and Is not expected to
survive more than q short time.
DIR and Mrs II. ]. Potter and a party
OF friends we're pleasantly entertained
at the doctors home Monday evening
!by a quartetie led by Prof Long.
Among those present from out OF
town TO attend the X OF G ball given.
Monday evening were the Misses Nellie
Mcclure aud Molly Leary OF PIttsfield.
Mrs w. A. Beecher and Miss Sadie
Beecher OF New Haven, Conn, who
have been visiting Mt DR. Potter's,
we're called home Tuesday morning by
the illness OF sister.
None OF the local druggists have as
yet applied for licenses but II Is ex
pected that several OF them willthough
they consider that the price OF ti0 fixed
by the local license board Is too high.
d. u. Nour aud S. ssadt Native
direct importers and we'll known TO the
people Of Bennington are here with D
large stock OF Turkish and Persian
rugs, etc. Watch their announcement
In tomorrows paper.
Ed s. Phillips formerly 10 the local
express Office, but for the last four
years In the Office OF the company At
Manchester, has returned and taken
his old position la the local Office. He
takes the place OF Charles Parsons.
The selectmen Saturday appointed
the following cemetery sextons: Ben
nlngton Center, George Cone; Ben
nlngton Village, Frank Greenslet;
chapel cemetery, Edward DEMO. The
selectmen also appointed X. o. Gore,
u +. Vail and George II. Elwell, fence
viewers and SEYMOUR. Wood, survey
or OF wood.
Because Of other entertainments the
Ease ball benefit at the opera house
last evening, the production OF the
southern drama, AT the Old Gross
Roads" was not so well attended az
the merits OF the play aud the cause
for which IL came 20 bennington de
served. The company demonstrated
the possession OF considerable artistic |
ability and its efforts we're we'll receiy |
ed by the audience. The singing OF
the Hippodrone quartet was particu
larry pleasing.
The Klark Urban Stock Co. one OF
Bennlngton's favorite repertoire or |
ganixat ious opened last night . One
week 8 engagement at Library hall 10
q good house. The play presented was
Zoe melodrama Caught 10 the Web" /
Harden Klark In Che leading part was |
supported by very good company, 10 |
fact Il IL the best acting repertoire |
show seen here this season. The spec
ialtles we're exceptionally good, Klark
and Urban-ln their musical act, Row.
ley and Gay, comedy duo, Dave ia.
ker singer and a nev line Of moving |
pictures. Tonight The Silent Part. |
ner." Seats on sale NJ Ayers Drug
Store.
Wednesday morning at y o'clock the
seventy fourth annual session OF the
Troy Conference OF the Methodist
church will open for the opening busI
ness session In the Methodist church at
Saratoga Springs. Fourteen times
have the sessions OF the Conference
been held at Saratoga Springs, six OF |
the sessions having been held there |
during the last ten years. The Bishops |
presiding at the Conference held nj
Saratoga have been +. A. Morris, r.
s James, twice; Thomas Bowman. w
l. Harris, = q. Address, ]. u. New
man, J. NJ. Walden, W. y. Mallalieu
J. y. Hurst, J. ". Fitzgerald. G. C'l
NcCabe. H. w. Warren aud ID. II
Moore. This year Bishop Luther u.
Wilson OF Chattanooga, Tenn, will |
preside. The Bishop was born In /
Baltimore, Md, 10 1855, and Is there. !