The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

George Il. Donnelly has returned
rom weeks visit In New York.
Miss Agnes Pollard OF North Adams
Is the guest Of friends In town.
c. s. Perry left this morning for a
visit with his mother In Brattleboro.
Miss Clara Stone has returned from
a visit with her aunt Mrs. Obed Moon
In Troy.
A special meeting of the Stark
Hose company is called for this eve
ming at o'clock
Henry lockwood and family OF
Weeks street are convalescing from
an attack OF the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tibbits Of Bos-
ton are guests OF George II. Smith OF
Beech street this week.
Miss Mary Ryan Of North street en-
tertained a number OF her friends
Monday evening at party.
, Mrs. Ellen Fay Of Spring street is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. James
Mahoney in North Adams.
Miss Fannie Taft OF the House of
Mercy hospital In Pittsfield spent
Sunday with relatives In town.
The B. H. s. baseball team will play
a game with the North Bennington
high school next Saturday afternoon.
The advance sale Of reserved seat
tickets for "The Red MIL will start
tomorrow evening at S:l5 at the box
Office.
Masters John and Edward WEIGH
|of North Hoosick were the guests of
their aunt, Mrs. w. +. Peltier Of Park
street over Sunday.
Mrs. George 4. Chapman and Mrs.
Charles Ferry Of Pittsfeld, Mass, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Isaac
Pratt on South street.
A. Menor is the guest OF the Misses
Therrien OF Maple street today. Mr.
Menor is on his way from Montreal
to his home in Jacksonville.
The Y. NJ. c. A. baseball team will
meet this evening for practice on the
athletic field. There will be a meet
ing of the team after practice.
Edward Houran OF Union street has
almost fully recovered from his recent
| illness and has resumed his duties In
the store of H. c. Houran & Co.
The Young Womans club will have
a Salmagundi social In their rooms
on Wednesday evening. Members are
all cordially invited to be present.
Miss Bessie Green has resumed her
duties in Il. L. Nichols & Sons store
after a weeks vacation spent for the
most part with friends In North Ad-
ans.
Carpenters have started building an
archway between the shoe and dry
good stores of N. Noveck on Main
street. This will make the stores
practically one.
The funeral of Samuel l.. Wright
was held this afternoon at o'clock
from his home on the Harwood hill
road. The burial was In the North
Bennington cemetery
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No New York Americans were re-
ceived by the local newsdealers Mon.
day. The cause OF their non.appear-
ance is not known, presumably they
were put on wrong train.
The Huckle Berry Dewdrops were
defeated recently at baseball by the
Barefoot Boys by score OF to 4.
The batteries were Perry and Wood
ard; Moon and Snow respectively.
The library hall theatre has been
closed. Joseph Levin, the present
proprietor, 1t is alleged, broke his
contract for moving picture show by
adding vaudeville acts.
The athletic league of the high
school will hold dance In the For.
testers hall Friday evening. Gold
smiths orchestra will furnish the
music for dancing. Admission sc
cents couple.
The semi-annual meeting and install
lation of officers of the Baraca society
of the First Baptist church will be
held in their rooms at 7:45 O'Clock
Monday evening. May IS. There
will be a stag social after the bust
ness Is completed All members are
earnestly urged to be present.
| st. Monica society will hold a soc
ial Wednesday evening at Academ!
hall. The ladies' in charge will b,
Mrs. Thomas Cummings, Mrs. NJ. Ma
har, Mrs. William Costello and Mrs
John Costello assisted by Mrs. Mar
garet Dunn, Mrs. John McCue ant
Mrs. Margaret Larin. All are invited
to attend.
Williams will meet Bowdoin OF
Wednesday. In baseball on Weston
field at p. m. Bowdoin is champion
of the Maine colleges and In Files ha,
one of the best pitchers among tn,
college twirlers. The Williams team
has been playing good ball and is &c
ing at rapid pace. In the Harvar,
game which Williams won to
Wadsworth stole three bases In sue
cession and scored the winning run
The whole team is exceptionally fas
on the bases and great improvement
in batting Is noticeable. The sever
teen inning game with Wesleyan o.
Saturday was the longest colleg
: game of the year.
The National Congregational HON
4 Missionary society has its annua
meeting in Pittsfield from Tuesda
over Thursday of this week. At tn
opening session tonight DR.. Josia
Strong of New York and Hon. T.
Mcmillan Of Chicago, moderator 9
the Congregational Council, will
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