The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Hiss Mary Lundergan are In Troy
oday.
A fine new innovation soda foun-
ain has been put in position today In
he Gokay drug store.
w. ID. Newton who left last week
On an automobile trip to Hartford,
this afternoon.
Mrs. Clyde Wilmington OF Troy is
visiting Miss Celia M. Reynolds of
Webb street for few days.
Mrs. f. s. Reed and son Kenneth
Of Manchester Center are the guests
Of her father, Charles Taylor.
There Will be band concert to-
night at the Putnam house at o.
clock, the weather permitting.
There will be regular meeting of
the local lodge X OF p. this evening
at their rooms on South street.
Dr. II. j. Potter has now practically
recovered from the injury caused by
stepping on q nail a few weeks ago.
More signs of summer-screen
doors, hurdy gurdies, monkeys and
hand organs are all In town today.
Il. NJ Hulett recently purchased a
new patent dump box wagon similar
to the. one owned by the corporation.
Services In ST. Peters chapel AS
cension day are Holy Communion at
1880 and second service at 10 o'clock.
Mrs, Alice Thebarge of Park street
has returned from visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Tacy Of Shafts
bury.
Tomorrow being Parents day al
the Seventh Ward school an exhibit
ion will be held to which the public
Is invited.
THE June number of Recreation
contains a reproduction of one o.
Photographer Wills Whites pic
lures of Sucker pond.
Mrs. Ernest Whitman and daughter
Gladys OF North Bennington ar,
spending two weeks at Mrs. Thomas
Whitman's on Imperial avenue.
Miss Lizzie O'Brien who has beer
visiting Mrs, Philip T. Ahearn o
Gage street for the past few week.
returned today to her home In AL
bany.
Fred Kirkwood who has beer
spending few days with his parent,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kirkwood O
North street returned Tuesday to hi!
home in Pittsfield.
Mrs. Dexter Farnum OF Maple st
is confined to her bed as the result
OF injuries received by falling off {
step ladder while at work cleanint
house last Saturday.
Il Corsiglia expects to start NOV
ing into his new store In the Dewe,
block tomorrow. This store is at
tractively painted in the interior ant
win make one OF the best fruit stores
in town.
The Rutland railroad will run It's
annual excursion to North Benning
ton on Memorial day afternoon leay
ing here at 3:40 and returning at $40
Fare will be ten cents.
Harold Sweet, who is q student II
a Boston Art school, returned HON,
Tuesday evening TO spend the sum
mer with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. G. Sweet of North street.
A party Of Y. NJ. c. A. boys unde
the direction OF ]. A. Asphalt, physi
cal director, will leave at AIS thi,
afternoon for Hinsdale Pond wher,
they will spend the remainder OF tn,
day swimming.
Mrs. Dudley, who has been visit
ing her brother, +. I. Hopkinson O
Gage street for the past few days re
turned to her home In Boston today
Mr.. Hopkinson accompanied her al
far as North Adams.
The old parochial school buildin
on West Main street is being tor
down this week. The old conven
which stands In the rear will be re
modelled into a double tenement a
once
Mrs. +. o. Gardner OF the Powna
road was taken to the Gibson hosp
tai Tuesday for treatment. Mrs. Ga,
ner underwent an operation for hi
trouble few years ago and has sine
teen in poor health caused by con
plication Of diseases.
About 20 young ladies in the eight
grade of the graded school are pra,
ticing a flag drill for Decoration da
under the direction of Miss Agnes T.
nendorf. their teacher. All publ
school children are expected to TAX
part In the parade Saturday mornin
to the cemetery.
Miss Anna Mary Crounse and Ha
ry Clifford Elting both of Troy wer
married In the law Office of Charlie
A. Maurer Tuesday afternoon at 3:S
,clock, by Justice OF the Peace e,
mund La Franchise. The groom is
well known aud popular dentist
Troy.
Several from here are planning [
20 to North Adams this evening [
attend the production of Miss Eth,
\ barrymore In Her Sister, at th
empire theatre. "The Man of tn
Hour" which plays here tomorro
evening will be in North Adams Fl
day evening.
| The b. II. s. baseball team left O
the 1910 train this noon for Lansin,
burgh where they will play the hig
school team In that city retur
game at 3 O'Clock. On Friday afte
noon at 4 o'clock they will cross bat
with the North Bennington high. Thi
game will be on the athletic field.
Two hurdy gurdy outfits that hay
been doing" the country betwee
North Adams and Pownal came int
town last night. They struck Sout
street just as the thunder storr
struck this vicinity aud when the
got into town looked like a lot
poultry that had been shut out OF th
henhouse during deluge.
Thomas Bingham of Branch sire,
is one Of the local chicken grower
who doesn't think much of. incubator
While some Of his friends have bee