The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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w. J. HOLMAN of Rutland Is visit
Ing friends In town this week.
Philip Demore Is making extensive
repairs on his residence on Dewey st.
Silver street is being cleaned today
by force OF men under Street Com.
missioner Dunn.
Charles Hicks OF Bradford street,
driver OF the Gibson bakery wagon,
Is confined to the house by illness.
Miss Daisy Richie Of Fitchburg,
Mass, Is guest at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Burke on Main st.
Mrs. William Corey and daughter,
Irene, OF Grove street are spending
the week as the guest OF friends in
Dorset.
THE People In a Great City isthe
topic for discussion tonight at the
conference series of the Congregation.
al church.
p. J. Prendergast OF LaMarre's
store, was In Hoosick Falls Wednes-
day attending the funeral OF his
brother-inlaw.
Mrs. Albert Patchin OF Main street
who has been seriously Ill for the
past few days Is reported to be some
better today.
Misses Catherine Lyons and Cath
crime KNAPP have returned from visit
with Miss Mary Phalen at st. JOS
eph's convent at Rutland
Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Brien OF
River street have returned from a
weeks visit al the home of her par.
ents In Hartford. Conn.
The Bennington City band will hold
the first of series Of dances in Acad.
envy hall on Friday evening. May LIST.
Woods full orchestra will be In at.
tendance.
The postponed meeting OF the X. OF
G.. ball committee will be held this
evening in the council rooms a. 8 o..
clock. All members should be pres
ent as the accounts OF the ball will he
settled this evening.
Frank Davenport has moved from
Dewey street onto the Van SantvDord
farm where he has taken the posi-.
ton formerly held by David Rock
wood. He will occupy the house re
Gently vacated by Mr.. lockwood.
The old panes of glass In the Dewey
block which were to be refitted into
the Ayres block broke In different
places while being reset Wednesday
and II will necessitate the PURCHASING
| nf h.. 10
| front.
| II is expected that the cars on The
North Adams division will run ON the
half hour schedule beginning about
May 10. Tourist traffic will soon be
picking up considerably necessitatine
more cars to handle the increased
traffic.
Charles Bridge who went to the AL
bany City hospital few weeks ago tC
undergo an operation for hernia
is recovering rapidly from the eff
fects and II Is expected that he will
be able to sit up tomorrow for the
first time.
Word has been received here of the
death in Middlebury of the infan,
child of Mr.. and Mrs. George Bannis
ter. Mrs. Bannister left last week fol
a visit in her home town and on the
way the baby took cold and died from
the effects.
Fred II. Wilder who went from Tel
hurdle. Col. to Denver to attend the
funeral Of his cousin, Walter Hustled
who was killed in an automobile &C
' siAanf ot, x.,seb
Hustled in the same city. He Is ex
pected in Bennington Friday for 4,
short visit.
The last for the season of the lad
les union missionary meetings will
be held in the Methodist church Fri
day afternoon at half past three. TIL,
general topic to be discussed Is mis-
sions and Social Progress" Tit
meeting will be in charge OF Mrs
Mills and Mrs. Lester Nichols
Today is the first real spring day W,
have had this season and almost tn,
first on which one would be safe II
going without an overcoat and othe
winter trappings. Farmefs are TAX
ing advantage of the change In tn,
weather and are busy blowing an,
getting ready for the sowing of TIT
oat crop.
Company X. V. N. c., had an ex
cellent opening night for its fair las
evening. The attendance was larg,
and every one present appeared to b.
pleased with the arrangements. To
night the attraction is the competitiv,
drill for the silver loving cup between
the Company X team and the team 0
Company NJ of Hoosick Falls.
The b. II. s. baseball team will
play the Adams high school team II
the athletic field next Saturday. Tn,
local team will be much more strongc
than last week as members who tool
parts in Charles Aunt" did not pla,
In the game last week. The Adams
team is fast aggregation and will
no doubt make It lively for the boy
of the monument town. The gam,
will be called at eight.
John Bell of Nashville, Mich, Il
here, making his cousin, Joseph B
Bingham, visit. Mr.. Bell thinks thi
is cold climate and has not seen al
cold weather in six weekes. This Il
his first trip to Vermont state. hav
ing sold his farm of 200 acres and Il
on the lookout for chance to spec
ulate in some enterprise. Mr.. Bing
ham visited at his cousins and faith
er's 20 years ago and they have no
seen each other since that time unit
now.