The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-03
BENAINGTON.BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Robert Bentley OF MIL street is III.
l.. II. Buss and William Inman are
spending the day In Troy.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Willoughby
have returned from trip TO Hill, N.
II.
The Bennington Grange will hold
a regular meeting IN G. A, II. hall this
evening.
Mrs. George Barney OF Bath Beach.
Brooklyn. Is visiting her mother, Mrs.
John Brown.
Fred L. Houghton who has been III
for a week with the grip has return
ed TO his work at Tiffany's mill.
Miss Anna Murphy of Beech street
returned today from short visit with
Miss Mary O'Keefe In Rutland.
Mrs. Bernie Mattison OF Sodom IL
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G.. Houran of Pleasant street today.
The y. II. 8. baseball team left this
afternoon for Williamstown to play
a return game with the team In that
town.
Miss Edyth Buss of Pleasant street
, IL spending "A few days In SALISBURY
as a guest at the home OF George
Moon.
T. +. Butler OF Brooklyn IL making
his annual visit to Bennington and is
stopping at the residence of Mrs. Bar
tbara Moore
| Otto Ruhler who has been spending
q few days In town as the guest OF
William r. Mort has returned to his
home in Troy.
Mrs. f. F. c. Mosher of Pleasant
street returned today from a short
visit at Miss Anna c. Parks cottage
at Woodford City.
The b. II. s. baseball team will
lplay the Troy high school team on the
athletic field next Saturday June 6.
at las in the afternoon.
Harry Walker of Grove street who
left few weeks ago to accept pos
ltion in New York has returned home
as life in the metropolis did not appeal
TO him.
Il c. Hamilton, a piano tuner from
Brattleboro accompanied by his wife
and son Ernest, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. T. Hopkinson OF Gage street
this week.
The special meeting Of the Stark
Hose company was the best attended
OF any one In some time. Sixteen
out OF total of 20 members were
present.
The weather this morning was the
coolest In some time. Reports state
ltbat a white frost appeared on some
places on the fats. Temperature be-
low 40 degrees was registered In many
parts of the village.
The new slate for the roof of st.
Peters church arrived few days ago
and Is being laid on the roof this
week. In a few days this work will
} be completed and then the interior
will be finished as soon as possible.
Mrs. John Crystal. Miss Monica Bra
dy. Miss Margaret Wright and Miss
! Matte Crystal of Grove street left
: Tuesday afternoon for a visit with
: Mrs. Crystals daughter In Butte
Mont. They expect 10 be away sever
al weeks.
Announcements have been issued
: for the marriage at the home Of the
brides parents of Miss Fannie A
Hicks, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam Hicks. to Lorenzo s. Moore, son
of Mrs. Barbara Moore Of this village
The ceremony is to take place We'd
nesday evening, June 10, at o'clock
A number of the Y. NJ. c. A. boys
) will leave here Friday evening fol-
Barber's pond i'm Pownal to remain
over night All those who expect to &C
, are requested to meet at the ~
5 Thursday evening in order that Mr.
!. lAspinall. the physical director, may
r 'ladvise them of the necessary things
: TO take with them.
Past Grand Master Workman Jane.
Z j. Reedy of Boston will be here Satur
day evening, June 18th to present the
3 Green Mountain lodge of this towr
a with silk banner for the secont
I highest gain in membership during
8 the year 1907. Frazier's orchestr;
8 will be in attendance and everything
$ will be free to all invited guests.
T John p Daley, superintendent o.
n the Bennington Electric Cos plant IL
$ the east part of the town. who was
l. the more severely injured In the &C
n cident on East Main street Tuesda!
morning is getting along well al
though suffering much pain. The fin
gers on the hand on which he strucl
are badly crippled and very painful.
Captain John H. Sargent of Middle
bury. a veteran hotel man, is in towr
IL this week looking for suitable sit,
: on which to erect a first class hotel
y Capt Sargent is willing to inves
n about $4,000 in this business ani
n would be glad to have people WHIT
: own good sites call on him at once al
;. he expects TO be in town only few
S days. While here he is stopping a
y the home of his nephew, Harry VII
:. loughby.