The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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III IOWn lOubg Oll DhnihNbps
Miss Ethel Gooding has accepted
position In II. IL. Harts store.
Mrs. Joseph Hogan of Pownal was
in town Tuesday on business.
"The Man of the Hour" will play
return engagement here Dec. l.
c. S. Ayres aud NJ. o. Hicks OF
Readsboro were in town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wheeler OF Whit
lngham are visiting friends In town.
Mrs. NJ. Surdap OF Cambridge is
the guest Of her daughter Mrs. Fred
Trip of West Main street.
Miss Rose Belisle of River street
has returned from months visit
with relatives in Manchester.
Miss Catherine Butler Of the
American house Is spending few
days at her home in Rutland.
Miss Anna Mcclure OF Putnam st.,
Is the guest of her sister Mrs. John
Ladame OF North Adams. Mass.
Miles j. Welsh, former resident
of this town now residing in New
York, is spending the week at the
Putnam.
Dean Martin and yelling Thatcher
left on the North Adams trollty for
a couple weeks visit at Old Orchard
Beach, Me.
Abe Noyeck has started class of
violin pupils and is prepared TO give
lessons according to latest methods
OF teaching.
Five cent musical at the Methodist
church this evening beginning 7:45.
Ice cream and cake served on the
lawn cents.
The Junior members of the Metho
dist church in SALISBURY are holding
a picnic one the Soldiers home
grounds today.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roy and
daughter Ida OF Mckinley street have
returned from Quebec after a two
weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Surdam and
family of Waterbury. Conn, are the
guests Of Mr.. Surdam's sister Mrs.
Fred Trip Of West Main street.
Court Bennington No. IL, Foresters
OF America. will go to Arlington
Thursday evening for the purpose OF
organizing a court in that village.
Miss Della Forcier, who has been
spending her vacation with her broth
er, Edward Forcier, of Pleasant street
returned TO her home in Rutland this
morning.
THE Flight of Princess Iris" a
musical comedy with Mildred and
Rouclere. and a chorus of % will be
presented at the Bennington opera
house, Oct. 90
The employees of the Bennington
Electric company and the local tele.
phone exchange will play a game OF
baseball at Morgan Park at O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. d. A. Bruten and daughter OF
Rutland, who have been the guests
of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Stewart OF
River street for the past few weeks
returned home Tuesday.
Thomas Brazell and daughter Helen
of Gardner. Mass. who have been the
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Brazell OF River street for the past
few days, have returned home.
Miss Laura Pilling who has been
spending few days In town as the
guest OF her aunt, Mrs. Robert T.
Pilling of Main street, left this morn
ing for her home in Greenwich.
The special car bearing the mem
bers of the Congregational church oil
North Bennington on a picnic al
Hoosac Valley park, passed through
here about ten O'Clock this morning.
A jumping pit z by "a feet is being
built on the west side of the Y. NJ
&C.. A. building. The pit will be filled
with sand in order to prever. the
boys from hurting their ankles while
Jumping.
Mrs. Harrison /, Norton. Mr. and
Mrs. II. c. White returned in the
latter's automobile Tuesday from
Crown Point, n. Y, where they haC
been spending several days a
Camp Twilight"
Circular advertising the great Can
bridge fair are being distributed abou
the village today. The date for tn,
fair this year is Aug 3lst, Sept /,
and 4 "A real airship will be the
Especial attraction this season.
j. c. p. Kincaid of Albany, United
States internal revenue inspector
was In town today on official business
bennington was formerly In the Bos
ton district but is now under the jur
lisdiction of the Albany division.
lockwood & Howe, real estate dea
ers, have sold for Charles A. Greer
his house formerly known as the Kee
nan place on Morgan street to Mrs
Julia A. Temple. Mrs. Temple will
take possession of her newly acquired
property about Sept. l.
Hon. George b. Wellington, Georg,
Worthington and T. X. Wellington
all of Bennington Center left thi,
morning for Manchester where the,
will take part in the golf tournament
for the Presidents Cup in piogresl
on Ekwanok links this week.
The reports of the Soldiers HON,
for the first ten days of this month
shows the following data: Averag,
number present, 60; average presen
and absent, SO. During the perioC
there were discharged and one ad
mitted. On the morning of Angus
10th 81 answered the roll call.
Previous to her trip to Paris wher,
she Will play the balance tot the sea
son, Grace George will play "Di
vorcons" for four weeks in few o
the large cities. Bennington has beer
included in enlist, but large qua
antee was necessary in order to sc
cure her. Oct. 9th is the date.