The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-08
bENNIAGTOA BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Tol>
Briefly for Busy Readers.

MISS rranclS " DOnnell, VINO nus
been visiting In Troy, has returned.
Robert McKInstry OF waltham was
guest OF friends In the village Tues.
day.
Bargains In light weight stylish
summer skirts, atthe Bennington Shoe
Store.
Rev O. Il. Van Shack will preach 10
the Baptist church 10 North Benning.
ton Sunday.
Charles II. Darling. collector OF the
port OF Burlington, was 10 town yester
day, returning this morning.
Mrs W. B. Walker Is making con.
siderable improvements to the interior
OF her house and store on Main street.
The regular meeting OF Bennington
grange will be held this evening A
number OF candidates will receive the
third and fourth degrees.
Ascension Day services at st Peters
church. Celebration OF Holy Com.
munion I q. IN. Second celebration 81
Holy Communion 10 q. IN.
A. X. Richie, receiver OF the Ben
nlngton Gas company, Is fast bringing
chaos out OF Confusion and Is reducing
expenses 10 every direction.
Mems hand sewed stylish shoes and
oxfords, sizes 81 To II. All widths,
all feathers, button, lace or blucher.
At the Bennington Shoe Store.
Mrs A. Parham starts for Albany
today With her daughter Ruth who will
undergo an operation Ia the Albany
City hospital for throat trouble.
At the regular communication OF Mt
Anthony lodge +. & A. NJ. held Tues.
day evening the Entered Apprentice
degree was conferred upon candidates
Rev Harold C. Harmon, who with
his wife we're at j. Ed Walbrl,ige's for
short visit, has returned 10 his home
In Newark, N. j. Mrs Harmon will
remain some time longer.
Secretary Charles l.. Lieuy ana T. Il
Griswold. &. Lynn Wood, Barry
Moses and Frank Hurley will attend
the state YMCA convention which
opens at Burlington Friday.
Contractor Silk has the new Habber
ley building on Elm street we'll und :
way. The house Is being built for Mr.
Habberley's own occupancy and will
cost In the neighborhood OF abou,
10000.
A. Sidney Edison, state secretary OF
the Baptist Young Peoples union, Is
issuing circular urging the obser.
vance Of the hrst Sunday In June as
Young Peoples day with a special
program for the occasion.
The framework 10 the house that Il
being erected on Imperial avenue Il
up. The sound OF the hammer and the
saw Is heard 10 every direction and II
Is almost an impossibility 10 get a cat
Den,er 10 do n small job OF work.
lockwood a Howe Real Estate deal
ers has sold the Eugene West farm 10
Gated about tao miles north OF Ben.
nington 10 George Buzxell Of Water
hurry, VI Mr. Buzzell will Immediate
" take possession OF his new property
Assistant Superintendent J. wad,
<orth Carpenter has been appoIniee
acting superintendent OF the Nailona
Express ". Y. City division during n,
absence OF Supt q. ID. Austlp, who ha,
been advised by his physician 70 ia,
absolute rest. = nl
The ne, proceeds OF the socIals giyei
the past season a. we'll ne those Of fo
mer years by the 81 Monica society o
St Francis de Sales church will be use,
In buying . pew side altar for III
church, aod for which II IL proposed .,
exPend about tlooo
The funeral OF Mrs Adsllne Searlt
vas held from the house on the Powna
road at % O'Clock this afternoon
: Rev q. y. Mills, pastor OF the Congrc
gatlonal church officiating. The lnte
} meut was IN the Oaklaod cemetery q
PownaL The deceased vas 81 years O
age.
Yesterday, May Z, was the i5lh IN
nlyersary OF the battle OF Williams
burg, Va, one OF the conflicts a IN
drst advance against Richmond. Their
were two companies OF troops raise
In this vicinity engaged In III. BATH
and o. these there arenow 10 survivor
Twin In the town OF Bennington.
Bradsireets for this week coalalnl
the following for this week: Demand 10
; labor nj Remington IL heavy, but fex
willing 70 work. are 10 b. found. Re
tall merchants report business for "a,
drst quarter OF the year compares vel
with that OF q year ago Sales 20
April we're large and helped 10 max,
, up for shortage In March.
A social In 81 Peters parish hous
, this evening for the children and par
ents OF the Sunday school. Cons ans
have Jolly time. The program vii
consist OF vocal and instrumental sele
/, lions, readings, games, dancing, etc
An Invitation 10 extended To mem
bers Of the parish as we'll rs the San
day school. Refreshment will be ser
we'd.
The members Of the National soclet
OF the Colonial Danes of America m
siding 10 Bennington have received In
yltatlons ~ the celebration Of Coon
ial Danes Day In the auditorium OF
the jamestown Exposition grounds
Wednesday morning, June 9. 1907. Ia
yltaiions have also been received 70
luncheon 10 be given on the same q
ternoon NJ 2 O'Clock on the exposltlo
: ground. by General and Mrs wllllaf
Bniiin Cor. There are about q doze
members OF the society residing her,
The funeral OF Frank W. Towpe va
:. held from his late residence on MAI
: street this afternoon. Rev Frank Il
? Morris pastor Of the Baptist churc
! oiiiclated. The burial was Ia the v
lage cemetery. Mr. Towne was forms
~ one OF the best known mechanics an
engineers OF this section. For a Ion
time after the opening Of the BENIN
ton aud Glastonbury electric rallroa