The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS


DtonI TOT nusy koaoel
C. Fl. Willard OF Manchester was In
town yesterday.
Charles II. Houghton OF Albany is
wishing 10 town.
Peter Kelly has returned from visit
at his home In Granville.
Fishing boots, 81 oe, aud oxfords at
sale prices. Bennington shoe store.
Ladies' night tonight at the Bruins.
wick alleys. Gentlemen not excluded.
Ladies' night tonight at the Bruins
wick alleys, Gentlemen not excluded.
Mrs Lizzie Stratton has taken q DO.
sition 10 North Adams and has moved
TO that city.
Just what you want at q great saw.
log. Suits, coats, skirts NJ The Ben.
nington Shoe Store.
Justin Kellogg OF Troy is In town TO
day preparatory TO opening bis sum
mer home at Bennington Center.
The high school base ball team goes
10 Troy tomorrow TO play q return
game with the Troy academy team.
A special quarterly conference will
be held at the NJ. II. church this even
Ing at 100. Il Is necessary that every
member be present.
Miss Anna Birmingham who fell
from a stoop last week anu broke one
OF her ribs Is getting along as nicely
as cal be expected.
Sunday Is 10 be bright and sunny.
Beauties In shoes and oxfords are
ready for you nj the Bennington Shoe
Store. ''b7 choice varieties"
An increase OF wages, averaging
about 10 per cent, has been, granted by
the Rutland railroad TO the tralnmen,
including brakemen aud baggagemea.
Bennington council, Knights OF
Columbus. held q memorial service
Tuesday evening ut Its rooms In the
Academy building for the late Morti
mer Culliton.
There will be village meeting ut the
academy at Bennington Center for the
purpose OF acting on the gift OF a
drinking fountain presented 70 the vii.
lage some time ago.
Rev II. A. Durfee left North Beo
nington Wednesday afternoon for Win
ooski To assume his duties as pastor
90 the Methodist church TO which be
was recently assigned Dy the Troy con
ference. He will preach his drst ser
mon Sunday.
Nathan Levin while driving down
Main street this morping In q road
cart was tipped out by the wheels catch
ing Ia the electric road track. The
horse ran home. The driver was
somewhat bruised but not enough W
de,aln him from business.
Manager Fred 7. Corbett OF the Ben
ningtwn baseball team went 20 North
Hooslck yesterday aud secured Cath
cart, the fast indelder. 70 play with Ben
nibgton this season. The first game
sill be played 81 the Athletic field With
the Williamstown team which will be
largely II not entirely made up OF col.
lege players. Hoosick Falls will open
the season tomorrow with the Troy
state league team.
Yes sir" said Conductor Frank
Corbett OF the Corkscrew cannon ball
express" the remodeled coach for use
the fast freight between Remington
and Chatham has arrived. The coach,
shlch IL up 10 date In every respect, is
equipped with Baker hot water heat
er The coach was formerly heated
with hot air but after Connie Keefe left
the Chatham division and veut 70 work
on the Bennington branch IL vas found
necessary 10 use some other system 70
warm .he car.
Jaules Basset,, the local aiber man
makes the following average tcmpera
ture report for the month OF April dur
log the past dozen years: leoS, Sc 81;
1897, %; is0s, ~; 1899. 90; 1900, ts;
1901, Is l.2; 1909. Al; 1908, ~; 1904, ~;
1906, IS i.2; 1908, IS i.2; 1907. 90. Ac.
COZ ding TO these figure, the month Just
past vas the coolest April 10 q decade.
In 1902 the ayerrge temperature for
the past twelve years has been n "a
which would put April OF this year
4 81 colder than the average.