The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

views OF tnc Town ana village Io'u
Briefly for Busy Readers.
The Ferguson studio on Valentine
street is being repainted this week.
A. ]. Rosergrant and A. J. Sefrebare
of North Adams are visiting friends in
town.
Miss Mary Mcclure OF County St.
has returned from visit with friends
in South Dorset.
William Morgan is stating and max
ing other improvements on his tene-
ment on Gage street.
Mrs. Charles Burnham OF North
Adams Is visiting ner mother, Mrs.
Albert G. Patchin of Main street.
Miss Veronica Meagher, who has
been confined to the house couple
of weeks by illness. Is now able to be
out again.
Mrs. Patrick Whitney and daughter,
Helen, who have been visiting her
brother IN Salisbury. returned home
Wednesday.
Queen lila, PIANIST and clairvoy-
ant, will give interviews al the Cot
tage hotel daily. Hours $3.50 TO . D.
m. Don't fail to call. 41t2
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs Sam
uel Slavin who has been very Ill for
the past week Ia said to show signs
of Improvement today.
Miss Helen Guiltinan, who has been
guest of the Misses, Grenhan OF
Spring street this week, returned this
morning to her home IN Saratoga.
Mrs. George r. Lanes housekeeper
was IN town Wednesday from Troy
and is making arrangements to open
up their summer home here In the
course OF few days.
An extra freight was run over the
Chatham division last night. This Is
the first extra to run over this division
I'm some time and shows that freight
business continues to pick up.
The remains OF Samuel Hirfckley
who died at the Soldiers home hospi
tai Monday morning of old age. were
taken on the early morning train to
his home in Bellows Falls where the
burial will take place.
A musical will be given by
Mary Hutchins Wilcox, assisted by
Mrs. Frederick b. futile at the home
of Il. L.. Nichols Wednesday evening
April 20, at 8 o'clock for the benefit
of the Emergency Circle of Kings
Daughters. Admission soc.
The In Old Kentucky company
which plays In Glens Falls this eve
ming will arrive here about one O.
clock. The parade will take place
in the middle OF the afternoon. This
company has played only Ave one
night stands this season. the rest be
ing week engagements In the larger
| cities.
The Man of the Hour" the most
successful play Of the season, VIII
probably be at the opera house latei
| In the season. Manager Wood Is
making every effort to book the pro
| duction In the near future A shorI
time. ago in Troy II played weeks
engagement to packed houses both al
matinee and evening.
There was good attendance at the
baseball practice by the Y NJ. c. A
team Wednesday evening. They will
play their first game with North Ben
nington in that town Saturday. Or
May Ind they will play the Briggs
vile. Mass, team on the athletic field
At present prospects for good team
seem very promising,
| DIR. and Mrs. w. h. Stewart ant
lchildren left this noon for Oneonta, n
Y, where Mrs. Stewart will enter
hospital for an operation for appendi
lcitis from which she has suffered sew
leral attacks. DR.. Stewart will remain
with her until she is on the road TO re
covery. The children are to be care'
for during Mrs. Stewards illness a
the home of DR.. Stewards father II
Oneonta.
The Pollord & Lowe Auto compan,
have just sold two Buick touring cars
one to Judge Il. r. Potter of Powna
land the other to Grant Bronson o
South SALISBURY. This company ha
sold besides to the above mentioned
one touring car to Judge Il. l.. Bate
and two second hand machines, max
ing total of five cars so far this sea
SON. The Buick autos seem to b.
making q hit In Bennington and vic
unity and are deservedly popular.
John X. Burton, who has been EN-
ployed In the Banner office for the pas
three years has been compelled to Civ
| Up work temporarily because of II
health and has gone to his farm II
Hoosick where he will spend the sum
mer Mr.. Burton Is a printer OF owe
10 years experience. He learned tn
trade in the old Banner Office unde
the looks back In war times and ha
followed the trade In different places
much of the time In Albany and Atho
Mass.
! One of the members of the Wash
Ihgton club sent Robert Smith, who lief
here last November and is now resid
ing in Guadalajara. Mexico, a ballot
used in last March election. Wednes
day the ballot was returned here al
filed out by Mr. Smith and Is. pre-
sumeably a straight fusion vote. Ben
ningtonians seem to take a great inter
est In their town although they arr
thousands Of miles away. Mr. Smitl
is now working as macbinist in
shop where there are large numbe
Of employed, but only three can speal
English.