The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tho Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Thomas Henchy OF Ho0sick Falls
was In town recently visiting friends.
The Academy Altar Boys defeated
the Larin Stars this morning by a
score OF II to 0.
The banks closed at one o'clock
this afternoon In observance OF the
regular half holiday during the sum-
mer.
A summer ticket for shower baths
will soon be Issued All wishing one
should apply at once.
Among the visitors In town today
were George Myres of Pownal Center
and Henry Green OF East Pownal.
Mrs. Stephen Shepard OF Mill street
left this morning for visit with
friends in Great harrington, Mass.
Hon. Charles Patterson OF Troy was
In town today arranging for the ar
rival of his family at Bennington cen.
ter In the near future.
Several from here left on the 1880
car for Williamstown to attend the
WILLIAMSBURG Dame baseball game
In that town. The game was called
at 3 o'clock.
1.-THE Red Mill' company arrived
here on the 1910 train this noon from
Bellows Falls where they played Fri
day evening. They will remain in
town over Sunday.
Private instruction In gymnasium
work for building up muscle and the
body In general may be had at the Y.
NJ. G. A. gymnasium by any one by
special appointment.
| Miss Lizzie O'Brien, q trained nurse
from Albany, who came here several
days ago to care for the late Phillip
Ahearn, Is still In town and will re.
main here few days longer with
Mrs. Ahearn.
| Street Commissioner r. s. Dunn
has had large force OF men and
teams at work this week drawing
gravel from the Bushnell gravel bed
TO Morgan street where II Is being put
on the road.
There was a good attendance at the
band dance held In Academy hall Fri
day evening. A concert was given on
the Putnam house square by the band
before the dance. Woods orchestra
was In attendance.
The new grand stand on the base
ball field Is now practically completed
and work has already been begun on
laying out the diamond. The field
should be In excellent shape for the
opening game next Saturday.
Mgr. Wood OF the opera house re
quests those having tickets In enve
lopes ut Hyde's to get them as soor
as possible as the sale is SO large
there will be difficulty in handling
1t all this evening.
The dance given by the B. II. 8
athletic leagues In Foresters hall Fri
day evening although not very largely
attended was one Of the most pleasant
events OF the season socially. Gold
smiths orchestra furnished the music
A large band of gypsies are camp
ling this week just below the railroad
crossing at the Soldiers home. The!
have four or five wagons and abou
fifteen horses. Several Of the womeI
were In the village today selling trim
kets.
Harry Buss, Miss Fannie F. Fill
more and jeanette Perkins have re
turned from Pittsfeld where they hav'
been for the past four days attending
the convention Of the Congregations
Home Missionary society held In tina
city this week.
William ID. Hunt who has been al
inmate OF the soldiers home for onl.
one month died Friday. He was pri
vate In Co. F. 18th Vt. regiment ant
served one year In the war. His re
mains were taken to Randolph thi
morning for burial.
lockwood 4 Howe, real estate deal
ers have sold for Joseph A. Barber hi
large farm about miles south Of Ben
nington village to Mrs. John F. Quinn
by Of White Plains, Westminster Coul
ty, N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs. Quimby an,
family will move their furniture ab0u
June l.
At the Methodist church tomorrow
the services will be as follows
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. II. S
Rowe, morning and evening at 1873
and 1880. Sunday school at IL neon
Junior League at 3 p. m. and Epwortl
League at $3.50 p. m. All are cordial
ly welcome.
Baptist church, Rev. Frank r. Mol
I.te NorVino xxsnrohin nj IN. ~
Sermon on "The Gospel According
Nature" Sunday school with Men
Bible class. Barracks and Philathea' q
IL O'Clock. Evening preaching a
1880, sermon on "'i'hc Evaded Cor
science" Come.
Merritt b. Morgan expects to star
lon Monday for five weeks trip, visi
ing relatives In New York and Pennsy
vania, attending sessions Of tn
Methodist Episcopal General Confer
ence In Baltimore, Md. and the NEE
ings OF the International Suprem
lodge, and the National Grand lodg
of Good Templars In Washington, l
C.
Patrick Scully, brother of road con
missioner John Scully, was throw
. violently from the road scraper Will
at work near the Crawford bridge
the southeast part of the town lat
Friday afternoon and sustained sewers
serious injuries. II Is thought ths
his shoulder was dislocated. TIL
place where the accident happened
very siding and the scraper Is said
have turned completely over.
While the local Chatham freigt
was switching In the yard this morl
ing preparatory to leaving one Of tn
freight cars jumped the main var
switch and ran of the rails. The a
cident happened at seven o'clock an
It was over half an hour before tn
car was lacked back on the iron
Traffic on North Bennington line wa