The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

II. j. Cole is in Troy today
II. G. Archibald of Arlington was In
town Saturday on business.
Il. II. Holden went this morning to
Granville on business trip.
Mrs. M. b. Middleton OF Main street
is confined to the house by illness.
A new veranda is being added to
w. A. Walls store on upper Main st.
Amos Aldrich, who has been In
town for some time, has returned to
Pownal
Miss Nellie Wolcott Is confined to
her home on Monument avenue by
illness.
w. l.. Gokay's fine new soda foun-
tain has arrived and is being placed
in position today.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Holden of
Washington street spent Sunday at
her home in Manchester
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Abbott returned
Saturday from New York where they
have been spending week.
James II. Habberley left Saturday
evening for Troy to spend Sunday
with his wife who Is an inmate of the
city hospital.
Mrs. Martin i. Barney of the Bur-
CESS road is now enjoying better
health than during any time in sew
eral months.
Miss Annie Quinn of Branch street
has returned from Arlington where
she has been the guest of friends for
several days.
There will be devotions for the
month OF May In st. Francis de Sales
church on Wednesday and Friday eve
nings at 1880 this week.
Miss Annie Meier who has been at
the home of her parents on River ST.,
for the past few weeks returned to
New York Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Il. Hall will
occupy this summer the cottage for
merry rented by Judge Il. A. King of
Troy at the head of Sanford avenue.
Nicholas Perrott, the Italian con
tractor who Is working on the new
trolley road at Lebanon Springs, spent
Sunday at his home ON Putnam street.
John Murphy who is employed in
| the Edison works at Schenectady
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Martin Murphy of Benning-
ton Center.
DR.. +. S. Pratt left Saturday after
noon for Poughkeepsie where he was
to be guest over Sunday of his daugh.
ter, Miss Hilda, who is student at
Vassar college.
The Manser Encampment |. o. o. +.
will work the Patriarchial and Royal
Purple degrees In their hall this eve
lining on a number of candidates. All
members should be present
In the Troy Times art supplement
for Saturday, May 9, there appears q
picture of the orchestra of the Sunday
school of the First Baptist church of
Troy. William T. Lawrence. who is
well known In this town, is the leader
of the orchestra.
The advanced sale of reserved seat
tickets for THE Red Mill' which will
appear at the opera house Saturday
evening will start at the box Office
ON Wednesday evening at SIS. The
outlook for good house is very prom
Using.
A bright sunny day after four days
of rain and cloudiness, is certainly
appreciated. Farmers are far be-
hind In their spring work many hav-
ing scarcely any sowing done yet,
owing to the cold rains.
One of the leading members OF the
Automobile Club of America" is to
take a party OF expert anglers up the
county on their annual fishing trip
for the opening of the season Friday.
His rakeoff for furnishing transporta-
ton by automobile is to be. one trout
per mile from each of the fishermen.
There is no provision in case OF fall
ure for these anglers never fail.