The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04
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News or 80. .vwn ana village Briefly
Told for Busy Readers.
George Wood has left the employ Of
Alfred Harbour.
Mt Anthony Chapter o. Il. 8. will
hold Its regular meeting tomorrow
evening.
CT. Stone OF New York has opened
Camp Comfort In Woodford for the
summer.
The social committee OF Stark lodge
will give a hop at Forestcrs hall this
evening
There will be a social dance at The
Foresters hall Friday evening June Z.
Admission 25c.
Presiding Elder p. l.. Dow of the
Burlington District will preach In the
Methodist church next Sunday.
Miss Hazel Thompson, who has
been visiting In town, returned this
morning to her home IN Glens Falls.
Tickets 20 on sale tonight for Rich.
ard Golden's appearance at the ben.
nington opera house Friday evening.
John B. p. O'Donnell OF the post.
Office force is on n vacation today en-.
ticing the slippery trout from the
water into his fish basket.
H. +. Griswold andFred w. Spear,
past commanders. left this forenoon
for Hardwiek 10 attend the annual en-.
campment of the Vermont Sons OF Vet.
Grams.
The local telephone exchange has
now passed the 600 mark and about ~
new subscribers cannot be supplied
with service until material can be Sc
cured.
The state printers OF Albany. one OF
the best amateur baseball teams IN
eastern New York. Is scheduled To play
Bennington at the athletic field Sat
urday afternoon.
The Foresters held their semi-an
nual nomination OF officers Monday
evening and will elect IN two weeks
Thursday evening the lodge is to init
ate eight new members.
Thomas Johnson OF 81. Louis return
ed TO his home Monday. after brle
visit with his sister. Mrs Geo. Dakin o
Union street. Mrs Dakln accom-
panied him as far as Albany.
Rev J. p. Harper. pastor OF the Con
gregational church In North Bcnning
ton. will deliver the sermon before IN,
senior class OF the North Bennington
high school ON the evening OF June II
In his church.
Il T.. u. Patterson this morning caugh
! trout weighing one pound and sever
ounces from under the Holden A Leo
nard dam near the Rutland railroa,
station. He presented the fish 4
Town Clerk y. A. Booth. who is con
fined to the house with broken Lex.
The reports from the various wealth
or department stations In this sectloI
show that the average temperatur
for the month OF May just past wa
, ten degrees below the average for IN
last % years. The average tempera
turc for the month at Albany was 81
Al darlington Il was tS and at North
field &c.
James Bassett would like 10 inform
the readers Of the Bennington Banner
that he made a slight mistake IN th
average temperature for the month q
May 1907. Instead Of as he had II
the average for the month Of May wa
tga degrees which would make
Ga degrees,colder than any month q
May since 1898.
Municipal Judge y. l.. Bates. State
= Attorney w. ]. Meagher. Asslstan
\ Clerk +. III. Holden. Attorneys &. n
-, Graves. T.. &. Bennett. &. a. Masot
w. H. Sheldon. and r. y. Healy. Count
Fish and Game Warden Harry Chas
Grand Juror stephen NJ. Bowles q
!: woodford left this morning for MAJ
chester 10 attend the opening OF "a
/, June session Of county court.
The baptist YPSCE have elected IN
following officers for the six month
/. commencing July I: President. FraI
! : els Smith: vice president. &. y. File
!. cher: secretary. Miss Lena &. Percy
treasurer. Miss Katherine Burt: plai
, ist. Miss Florence r. Holllster: ass
pianist. Miss Julia A. i.oomis. lookOu
committee. Miss Edna Walbrldgo
prayer meeting. william T.. Green: ~
cial. Miss Martha Pratt: missionarl
I. n. Nichols: flower and visiting.
Lynn Wood: county. Miss Bessie kcI
e non: junior. Mrs Sexton.
S The shingle Hollow Bridge In N
: town OF Hoosick on the road from her
10 Hoosick Falls has been completes
and will probably be accepted With
n few days by the town board and II
= gineer In charge. The bridge II q
, architectural beauty. built as II Is wit
steel arch onconcrcte piers. with mott
ing higher than the guard railing q
Huperstructure. Of extra width an
with concrete flooring with coat
gravel. The idea II that n state roa
WILSON 20 over this route. which
the old Troy and bennington stal
: road permitting an unobstructed vie
> up and down Of probably the hncI
scenery In this vicinity. The strcal
IN thirtySlyc feet below the bridge.