The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


suddenly III Thursday morning, is
somewhat better today.
Mrs o. r. Buss OF Park street Is
the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. Clar-
ence Wood. Burgess road.
Joseph M. Ayres and Albert 7.
Schwartz are spending the day fishing
In the main stream In Woodford.
The reception to the new pastor OF |
the Methodist church, Rev. II. s. |
Rowe, will be held at 1880 this even |
ing.
The regular weekly drill Of the w. |
H. Bradford Hook and Ladder com.
pany will be held this evening at
1880.
Frederick G. Drew, special agent
for the Philadelphia Casualty com
pany, is here on business visit to II.
s. Harris.
The grammar school teams OF this
town and North Bennington will play
game of baseball on the athletic
field this evening.
Regular meeting of the Relief
Corps this evening A large atten-
dance Is desired as arrangements are
to be made for Memorial day.
Derrick Lane, who has been the
guest of his brother-inlaw, Howard II.
Shields for the past few days, has re-
turned to his home In New York.
John Managan OF Leominister,
Mass, arrived here yesterday to spend
a few days with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Managan Of Weeks st.
Mrs. Sayre Mcleod of Troy is In
town today making preparations for
Iopening their summer home at Benn-
ington center the forepart of next
week.
The weather for the past few days
has been so changeable that II would
take a prophet Of old to tell with any
accuracy what kind was coming In
. the next five minutes.
w. d. Howe, Z. c. Burke. ID. n.
Bullock, and n. Bosquit of Readsboro
were In town last night on their way
home from Rutland where they had
been in attendance upon the state ].
o. o. +. convention.
All members OF the G.. A. II. and W
r. G. and Sons OF Veterans are re-
quested TO meet at G. A. r. hall Sun
.. day morning not later than $3.50 to at.
tend Memorial Sunday service at st.
Francis de Sales church.
The subscription sale OF seats for
The Man OF the Hour" will open AT
the box Office tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. The advance sale will be
open to the public at the box Office at
Z p. m. tomorrow night
Strawberries are selling today In
; the local stores at IL and IS cents a
basket The crop this year promises
to be the best In several years and the
price at present Is much below the
average for this season of the year.
The Y. NJ. c. A. baseball team will
go to Briggsville, Mass, tomorrow
and play the local team of that town
q return match. The "Y" boys are
working hard and expect to make II
lively for the Massachusetts aggre
! cation.
+ The baseball game with the Orstrar
ders OF Albany which will open Nor
: gan park will be called at 3:45. The
grandstand is wei rooted and intend
: ing patrons Of the game should no
D be frightened away by cloud. The!
;. will be safe from rain.
.e w. ID. Newton and brother Louis S
y Newton started this morning in tn,
=" latter's auto, Ford roadster. 70
= White River Junction. Mr.. Newton
!, is an architect In that town and will
use 1t in his business. They are 4
go by the way Of Manchester and Rui
u land.
ts o. X. Wyman who has been .spent
= ing the winter In North Adams arrive
= here today and will visit his daughte
', Mrs. Lyman Galusha of Branch stree
I'd extension. During the winter MI
- Wyman was seriously i'll but he
y; now enjoying good health for ma
10 OF his age.
es The Eight O'clock Eight club me
!" at the home OF Mrs. Merritt Burnhai
. of Branch street extension Thursda
- evening Refreshments were serve
hhnn and the usual card game played q
which Mrs. +. 7. -Hopkinson secure
the first prize, Mrs. Merritt Burnhai
n the second and Mrs. Edward Brow
Oh the third. All present report ver
"a. enjoyable evening.
- The May issue of the high scho
90 paper, THE Roaring Branch" is no
Is, out and on sale at Griswold's. One
Al. the most interesting stories In tn
se number is entitled, Education In Por
ns Rico" written by Miss Martha Prat
me-. In this account Miss Pratt gives got
5. idea of what education has accomp
4, shed for the island since its occupati,
:" by the Americans in 1898.
Miss Jennie Drysdale left this noe
- accompanied by her brother, X.
lso Drysdale. for New York from when
'op she will sail tomorrow for Scotlai
- to visit her sister and other relative
IN She will be accompanied on her tr
lth by cousin, Miss Kate Drysdale
rs Peacedale, r. l., who is to meet h
= ut New York, They will sail on d
Anchor Line steamship California
rect from New York to Glasgow
Two of the, Banner readers
Monday last called upon the gem
q Elmer Gleason at his home In Nor
i Dana, Mass Mr.. Gleason is, well
membered here as for years one
Woodfords most prominent either
Since his removal from there he h
= taken unto himself wife and Is nc
most comfortably located at Nor
Dana. Mr.. Gleason has well stoc
ed farm, In a high state OF cultivate
and is well content with his prese
i lot in life. The country around abo
4 Dana Is a delightful place in which
live and Mr.. Gleason Is to be co
graduated upon both his selection