The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readsra

Lester II. Nichols Is In New York.
Mr. and Mrs +. e. Talha,u are In
Troy today.
Miss Inez Corey Is visiting her
mother In Dorset.
Thomas Mangan OF Rutland Is visit
ing friends in town.
The village trustees will hold their
regular meeting this evening.
Cheney Reed OF this village has been
spending few days In ST Adams.
Mrs E. Il. Long and Miss Rose Har.
bour have been visiting 10 Troy a few
days.
Mrs p ]. Nevis OF Troy Is visiting
her mother, Mrs John Fay OF Spring
street.
DIR Horace Rowley OF Hoosick Falls
visited his parents In this village
Sunday.
A. VI. Torrance has gone 10 Hart!
ford, Conn, to bring back his new
aut mobile.
Loon Lyons, who has been working
here q month has returned 10 his home
In Greenfield.
Miss Marjorie Shu tlefi who recent.
ly underwent a serious operation, Is
approaching convalesence.
The Isle OF Spice will play q return
engagement ut the Bennington opera
house on the evening OF May 2lst.
Seymour Wood went this morning
to Posnal where he Is building CO.
meut COW stable for A. B. Gardner.
The Colonials and the Pastimes will
roll match game OF ten pins at the
Corbett-Grennan alleys tomorrow eve.
ning.
The ecclesiastical society and the
ladies' aid society will meet this even.
log In the Congregational chapel at
100.
IIWm T.. Hawks, Jr., has lost his gray
saddle horse and would be pleased 10
receive any information regarding Its
wherea bouts.
@. Newmayer Is at his home here
for few days from the Adirondac
lie Is In much better health than when
he left Bennington.
Chas. II. Ayres sailed today from
New York for Colon, Panama where
he has n position as pharmacist In one
OF the government hospitals.
About 100 members OF ST Monica
society attended mass at 81 Francis
church Sunday morning and partook
OF the sacrament OF the holy commune
Ion.
Branch No OF st Mays Guild
will meet at the residence OF Mrs l.. r.
Abbott tuesday from , until 5 10 make
plans for the ensuing year. A full
attendance IL desired.
Mrs Fred Lyons aud son Frederick
OF Greenfield, who have been visiting
her mother, Mrs ". A. Kennou and
sisters, Mrs Helen Waite and Mn
Clarence Morse returned 10 her home
today.
The location FIRST selected for the
William Lloyd Garrison marker a
Bennington Center was not satIsfac.
tory To the village trustees and worp
will begin today putting In the founda
ton on the new site.
Sunday was q beautiful spring day
although 10 the morning the Mercury
registered q above zero and there va,
quite frost. In some parts OF th'
village Ice was formed, and there va,
heavy fros, In other portions.
The Bennington high school bas,
ball team went 70 Troy Saturday aftel
noon and was defeated by the Tro,
Academy team by score OF y 10 Z
The diamond was In bad condition
and errors by both teams we're numer
o1s.
Frank W. Town died yesterday aiiel
noon nj his home on Main street aftel
q hong illness. lie was h2 years OF age
lie vas q mschinist by trade and The
Inventor OF several Ingenious devices
The arrangements for the funeral hav'
not yet been made.
Mrs Calista Walker, widow OF IN
late George wa.ksr, ois at the hom'
OF her son George Walker at Bennlng
ton Falls this morning In the Sine
year OF her age The funeral viii b
held Wednesday morning at o'clocl
and the burial Sill be In Williams
town.
II vas proved beyond q doub, thai
The man whom Herbert Lyons sav
changing his clothes In the Meachel
bridge Saturday morning was the bur
Brothers store burglar. Ohicers mad
an investigation at the bridge ant
found the tags which the thief bad 70
moved from the SIX suits 81 clothes.