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

Maurice Knapp killed a snake.
Clinton Lyons and Harry Rugg OF
Boston have visited In the village.
DR. r. w. Preutiss OF East Middle
bury was visitor in town Tuesday.
Frank Wood was the guest OF his
mother and sisters in Middletown last
week.
Mrs j. e. Pierce of Gage street,
who as been III four months is not
improving.
II. L. Day of Cambridge former
resident OF Bennington Is here for
few days visit.
Il. j. Winslow is putting au addition
onto the building on Main street whece
his work shopis.
I Mrs Edwin Elwell OF Camden, Me-,
Is expected here To attend the funeral
OF Mrs Charlotte Rudd.
Drown OF Harvard" opens a long
engagement in Boston the Monday az
ter playing Bennington.
Charles Adams has commenced the
erection OF a new barn Ia the rear OF
his home on South street.
Mrs Martha Babcock Is III at her
home on Main street and her condition
Is considered quite critical.
John lockwood OF the south part OF
thu town, who formerly was in the milk
business has taken II up again.
At the regular meeting of Mt Anth-
ony lodge II & AN TUESDAY evening.
important business was transacted.
Miss Frances JSapes has moved from
Main street into Mrs s. l.. Jewett's
house corner OF South aud Weeks
streets.
Come to NEOP hall tonight, every.
body, and here the vocal and instru.
mental music. Admission 10 cents \;
dancing free.
WIN Perham OF Branch street has
finished work for Clark & Co., and
taken employment with Frank Edger.
ton OF Dewey street.
Rev John d. McGarry, formerly
curate at ST Francis church, now OF
Enosburg Falls has been quite III at
the home OF his parents In Proctor.
The YPSCE OF the End Congrega-
tloual church will have a maple sugar
social Friday evening at : O'Clock.
Everybody come. Admission u cts.
Henry Ksapp, James Burns, Jr.,
I Thomas Cartwright and Geo Mahon
went 10 Troy today To see Vim Moore
who Is 10 the city hospital for treat.
ment
Frank Corey IL moving from the
Aionzo Harrington place 10 Brooklyn
| 10 VI. So w'shouse on bradford str o.
Herbert Elwell Is To occupy the house
vacated by MIR Carey.
MrsF T.. Smith was called here
/ from Greenfield. Mass, 10 attend the
funeral OF her niece, Mrs Alice Har
rlngton. while here she visited her
sister, Mrs Clarence Morse.
"Brown Of Harvard Wiih Henry
| Woodruff In the title role and the
original company will be treat for
local playRoers on the evening OF
April 9Th at the opera house.
Mrs FAY, formerly 81 Hoosick Falls.
who has been a resident 81 the village
! for several months, has leased the
house Of wm Lupdergau on Spring 81.
and has taken possession OF the same.
Nature has hep, up her cold zephyrs
thus far 10 April which is no Joke but
tie real thing. The sunshine today
/ has tempered the at nosphere 81 that
there are Indications Of warmer wealth.
er.
Commencing April lst telegraph
rates 10 and from Bennington have
been raised. The manager Of tue 10.
cal Office cannot give the rates under
the uew tariff as she says she doesnt
want them published ~ she has bad no
official notice as 10 what the increase
IL.
Edward Belknap, road commission.
or for the town Of Searsburg. IL l.re
today on his way Co Manchester where
tomortow he will attend the annual
m, citing 81 the road commissioners OF
the towns Ia Benniugton county. Mr.
Belknap rather than miss the meeting
walked from Searsburg.
The Steam ship Butcher on which
Clement II. Cone IL a passenger ar.
rived at Nassau yesterday morning.
The steamer n expected 10 reach New
York on It's return home this afternoon
or tomorrow. In the evening the gov.
eruor OF the island gave garden
party TO which all the passengers were
invited.
"When Love IL Young" sung In
"Brown Of Harvard" which will be nj
the opera house April 9th, II one Of
the Drettiest songs sung on the stage.
II will be encored and epcored by 10
many admirers. Allan Dale has said
that he would cross n state 20 hear
Henry Woodruff sing "When Love Il
Young"
The funeral Of the late Mrs Alice
Harrington was held Tuesday areI
noon at the chapel, Rev C. W Rowlsy
officiating. Mrs Harrington IL sur.
vised by her parents, Mr. and Mr.
Fayette Stratton; two brothers. Myror
and Edgar Stratton and one sister
Mrs Ashley Harrington. She also
J leaves tao young childrcn.
Chief Engineer ". $. Durkee %
Springfield With several assistants I,
engaged In surveying along the vii
Jamestown and North Adams electric
line with n view to STRENGTHENING oul
several curves In the road Ia prepara
ton for faster time on that road whei