The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

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w. H. Nichols is in Manchester to-
day.
For special bargains in groceries
see b. Cantor's adv
o. NJ. Barber returned this morning
from trip to the northern part of
the state.
Willis Ross and family of Rutland
have been guests of his brother, DR..
l.. II. Ross.
Mrs. Garry w. Papers left this morn
ing for weeks visit with her sister in
Saltwater n Y.
w. Harrington Sears returned Thurs
day from a couple of weeks visit at Old
Orchard Beach Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sibley of
Depot street left today for a few
days visit in Boston.
DR. Edward c. Day of New York ar.
rived today to spend few weeks visit
at the White Crow Inn.
Mrs. Cow and Mrs. Scott of North
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John Temple of Gage street.
Miss Lizzie McDermott of Park
street has returned from visit with
friends in Hoosick Falls and Troy,
The Drysdale store will be open to
night till ten o'clock Closed all
day tomorrow. Saturday the fifteenth.
Il. l.. Nichols and Son will be open
Friday evening. and closed Saturday
until o'clock. Open in the evening.
The barber shop will close Saturday
at noon. The clothing stores will close
at noon and not open until Monday
morning.
Alfred Laid of Mill street has re-
covered from his recent illness and re-
sumed his duties in h. j. Cumming S
barber shop.
Mrs Louis Williams of Pittsburg
Pa. a former resident, who has
been visiting here for some time, re.
turned Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Drew of Lynn
Mass. are expected to arrive here
Saturday for visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Pellerin Of Gage street.
Patrick Prendergast, clerk in A. C
LaMarra's, leaves this evening on d
weeks vacation. While absent he
expects to visit New York and sever
al large New England cities.
Rev. w w. Eaton and wife ofRupert
are the guests of Miss Anna c. Parl
lat Sunshine Cottage" in Woodford
Mr. Eaton will preach next Sunday In
the Union church at Woodford city.
The thirtieth annual picnic and
field day of the Father Matthew r
A. b. society will be held tomorrow
Afternoon at Hunts upper grove
This is the greatest celebration or
Bennington's greatest day.
There will be no regular service
Sunday morning or evening at the
Baptist church. The Christian En-
deavor will meet as usual, however
under the leadership of c. Lynn
Wood. The topic for this Sunday
will be, Lessons from the Sea-"
Over 300 people attended the lawn
party given Thursday evening by the
Ladies of St.Catherine court Union st
John the Baptist, on Whimeys lawn
and the event was great success so
cially and financially. Everyone pre-
sent reports a very enjoyable evening
All members of the village fire de
partment are requested to meet al
the houses of their respective com.
panies tomorrow morning at O'Clock
for the annual inspection which will
begin at 8 o'clock sharp at the rooms
of the W. H. Bradford Hook and
Ladder company.
Manager Wheeler of the Berkshire
Street Railway has notified A. w.
Shaw that he will vacate his tene-
ment in Pittsfield October l. which is
taken as an indication that Mr..
Wheeler expects to complete his
duties with the Berkshire Street Rail
way Company at that time President
Storrs of the company will be in Pitts
field next week, when II Is expected
that some definite statement in re-
gard to the matter will be made
Ducks for Sale.
am prepared to furnish hotel or
lnrivata familiae with thic cnrin q q