The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Kelly have re-
turned from their bridal tour.
Miss Edna Russum has accepted a
clerkship In IL. NJ. Ramsdel's store.
Mrs. John Connolly and daughter
Teresa are passing few days In
Troy
Mrs. A. H. Richmond OF North Ad.
ans Is the guest OF Mrs. Collins NJ.
Graves.
The cloak and suit department OF
the Bennington Shoe store are being
enlarged.
Misses Sophia Goldsmith and Mabel
Patterson have gone TO Pownal for a
few days sojourn.
A convention OF the Sunday schools
will be- held September ~ at the Ben.
nington Baptist church.
Joseph Farmer, who recently un.
dorwent an operation IN a Boston
hospital, Is slowly improving.
Miss Alice wolfenton who has been
visiting In town for few days. return.
ed this noon to her home In Philadel.
phla.
The company from the west. who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs, G.
W. Evans. left for their homes Wed.
nesday.
w. L. Gokay and yelling Thatcher
are In Troy today attending a clam
bake given by the druggists Of that
city.
A number OF Bennington Elks &C.
cepted the invitation Of the North Ad.
ans order To attend a clam bake given
In that city today.
The bennington baseball team will
leave ON the II O'Clock car tomorrow
for Pittsheld for It's game with the To-
cal nine In that city.
r. l.. Nichols a. Son have some black
dress goods which sold for 80 cents To
$50 the yard that they are closing
out at - cents a yard.
Felix Blei. the Rutland theatrical
manager. has surrendered the lease
WI NlWlMl n WAAl W AAlN NAAAsAhf NAAAAh ~
controlled the past season.
A number Of friends Of Mrs. Edward
Green Of Dewey street gave her a sur
prise party last evening. Music and
games Wcre enjoyed aud a pleasant
time vas had by all present
The Young ladies will hold a fair at
bennington Center tomorrow afternoon
from . 60 q O'Clock for the benefit Of
the Armstrong fresh air fund. The
object be- mcritoriUus one and u "
hoped that there will be- a good atten.
dance.
Miss Mary lIutchins wilcox vii
xiv, song recital Friday afternoon NJ
half after three O'Clock for the bcn,dt
10 the new ST Peters church nj tho
residence OF Mrs George Graves cnr
npr of Elm and Washington str cts
The tickets are under the o anagem, at
Of Mrs Frank =. Howe. Mrs. Huling
Hlackmcr and Hubert Hart.
state Auditor Horace =. Graham OF
Cmitsbury b. Ia town today settling
the accounts Of the state with the -.
tate of the late Harry I. Cushman
on account OF the deceased county
clerks long illness his accounts we're
not balanced Tor some time before bis
death and they are nov being ad
iustcd preparatory "a turning the
Office over 60 the new appointee. J. J
stakeholder OF Arlington.
A youngster with the fishing instinct
strung in his veins visited a spring
on the Pratt farm yesterday and took
out 81 u q large trout which the late
/ Isaac Pratt had caught when small and
/ placed In th" spring a number OF years
ago The youthful boucher vas over
hauled and the booty recovered before
Il had expired but the hsh had beer
out ~ H. natural element too long and
failed 10 recover. being found dead h
the spring this morning
Mildred Holland Who will be- secf
AZ the Bennington opera house OF
Wednesday. September a.. In Matthew
Harry new play. "A Paradise Of Lies.
which production has been given .
magnificent stage setting by Miss linl
lands manager. Edward D. White. De-
livycs she has the most satisfactory
part 81 her entire career. A. lolita
q castaway child. Who u rescued from
a lily pond by an old musician an'
blossoms into lovely WumnnhoOd undo
bis gentle and afectiouate guidance
finally to be- east upon the world q
bccum" one Of the rowing band o
sirollinE players. nd at last hndinl
amid the palaces of Rome her nobl
rank aud solving the mystery of be-
life. the actress ranges the scale o
every emotion which the sensitive sou
LOT n pure woman may know.