The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Dennis Hill OF Depot street IL con
fined to the house by illness.
Mrs. Julia Harmon spent the day
with Clara Barber Wednesday.
The condition of C. q. Russell of the
Colgate farm continues to improve.
Mrs. William c. Bull has returned
from visit with friends In Syracuse.
Miss Bessie Hudson has returned
fre.a visit with friends in Burling-
| ton.
Mrs. L. J.. wilkins of Silver street
Is corvalescing from an attack OF the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Pratt of Pratt
erect are rejoicing over the birth of
a sen.
Mss Mary Ryan OF North street is
confined to the house with an attack
Of pieurisy.
Mas. Fred ID. Burt of Grandview
street is the guest of friends in Glens
Falls this week.
Mrs. Ida Schram has returned from
| Hudson where she was called by the
death Of her mother.
Mrs. Dewey Durham Is moving into
the house on West Main street recently
vacated by II. H. Allen.
G. p. March who has been sojourn.
ing in Brattleboro for some time has
returned to his home in town. -
| Aparty from North Adams and Ben
nington had a sugar eat at Clara Bar.
boris last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norcross have return.
ed after spending few days with
Their parents in North Adams.
Mrs. Ella Welles returned to schen.
ectady Thursday after spending few
days with her daughter in town.
Rev. Father Kelley who has been
visiting Rev. A. j. Barron for the past
few days returned to Manchester
| Thursday.
John Stewart Of North street return.
ed Thursday afternoon to Burr and
Burton seminary after spending a few
days in town.
The condition Of E. B. Hyde who has
been quite sick for the past few DAYS
Is much improved and he Is able to be
around the house.
The Walloomsac lodge N. z. o. ?.
are planning to initiate q class of
NEARLY fourty candidates In their
rooms on Thursday evening March 2s.
Herbert johnson of North street
who has been sick with the grip for
fsome time has fully recovered and re.
sumsd his duties with the esspsr Mfg.
Co.
Miss Emeline Starbuck, Of Qlsns
Falls who has been the guest of her
sister. Mrs. Fred Burt, returned this
morning. Mrs Burt accompanied hef
and Will remain several days.
Those holding regular tickets for the
Y. M. c. A. carnival should exchange
them for reserved seat tickets at
Hydes drug store. This exhibition of
class work will take place In the opera
house Tuesday evening March "a.
The three story building being built
on the corner of Main and Stafford SITS
by I. A. Carpenter & Sons for their
own use is fast nearing completion
and will be ready for occupancy In q
short time.
Mrs. Ella Welles of Schenectady has
purchased through the Charles N.
Powers real estate agency the John
kelso place on Main street. The
price was not stated. Mrs. Welles
will take possession at once.
Tonight there will be a special
meeting at the Salvation Army hall.
Mr.. Withely will speak. Saturday
night Brother Austin will give a Cos.
pei talk. Sunday night Ensign Bailey
and Capt. Nelson will conduct the ser,
vice.
George W. Kidder OF Montpelier has
been readmitted,to the Soldiers Home
and will hereafter make his home
there. Mr.. Kidder Is the manufactur.
er of the Electric Insect Powder which
Is great success In clearing out
reaches, water bugs, bedbugs, etc and
is used by many people In town.
Some of our friends in Randolph
are worried about the idea OF such \
worldly pastime as bowling being Der.
mitted In church parish house.
They could well afford to worry more
about forcing the boys to 20 some
where else for red.blooded amuss
ments.-St. Adams Messenger. ~
A party Of IS young people met at
the home of Miss Harriet Cummings
Wednesday evening In honor of Miss
Elizabeth Field who departed for her
home in Mortified the following morn.
ing. Games were played, dainty re.
freshments served and the party broke
up at late hour. All voted . Jolly
good time.
The fire in Hawks block this morn.
ing again showed what the Banner, has
often urged that another hydrant Is
needed on Union street back of the
business buildings on Main street. In
case OF big fire the conveniences for
fighting 1t are not as ample as they
ought to be In the heart Of Ne husi-
ness district. go,