The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS


Miss Maud Belden has returned
from a visit In Troy.
Douglas Eastman and wife of
SALISBURY were In town today.
Mrs. Elsie Hunt and Miss Evelyn
Colgate are stopping at the Walloom-
sac.
Mrs. p. b. Gardner OF West Main
street Is confined to the house by Ill.
ness.
Miss Esperance Colgate Is the guest
of Mrs. e. W. Yale at Bennington
Center.
Eugene Peters and Arthur Slocum
OF SALISBURY was In town today on
business.
Mrs. Ralph VIM and daughter OF
West Halifax are visiting her mother,
Mrs. G. +. Mosher
The work OF cleaning the streets In
the village Is now nearing completion.
A few men were laid off last night.
Word was received here today OF
the serious Illness In Utica of Ina
Leahy, former resident OF this town.
DIR. +. s. Braley leaves tonight to
attend the dental convention which
convenes in Albany Friday and Satur.
day.
Men are at work today digging out
the cellar under the Ayres block so
that the floor in the store can be CON
veniently lowered.
Charles Laren, former resident OF
this town. but who has been living in
New York for the past year, Is visit.
ing at his home in town this week.
Mrs. Frank Mcneil of Greenwich.
n. Y, Is a guest OF her sister, Mrs.
NJ. c. Burgess OF Silver street. She
will be In town several days.
Miss c. +. Mosher OF Pleasant street
Is enjoying a couple OF weeks vacation
! with friends In Hoosick Falls. Mrs
John Dick is taking her place with
Miss Anna G. Park during her absence.
The date of the high school com.
, mencement has been changed from
June % to June 90. The change was
mad in order that students wishing
TO take college entrance examinations
might be free to do so during that
, week.
The B. II. s. baseball team were de-
, ieated In Adams Wednesday by the
high school team OF that place by a
tscOre of 8 to 8. The local boys will
play the Williamst0wn high school on
the athletic field next Saturday after
, noon at o'clock.
The chapel service at the COngre-
! gational church tonight will be the an,
nual thank Offering meeting Of the Ia
dies Home Missionary society. The
regular attendants at the mid-week
service and all others interested are
heartily invited to be present.
Grand Master Calvin Endress re
> turned this morning from a trip
through the northern part Of the state
On Tuesday evening he instituted a
new lodge !. o. O. +. in South Royal.
' ton. Wednesday he was present at a
trustee meeting OF the Odd Fellows
home in Ludlow.
Manager F. T. Corbett OF the Ben
nington baseball team has secured the
L services of Glen Jones as umpire for
r the coming season. Good progress
E Is being made with the grand stand
: on the new field and from present In
dications everything will be ready fol-
the opening game on the 23d.
Miss Ella d. MacLaurin of Boston
: will lead very important conference
= at the Baptist church Saturday after
noon Of this week, topic, How to In
terest the Sunday School In Missions >
Sunday school teachers and members
OF women's missionary societies are
especially invited. Hours from tC
D p. m.
Delegations from the Baptist chur
: ches of Pownal, SALISBURY and No
Bennington will meet with the Local
Baptist church on Saturday of this
I week from to p. m, for confer
ence on How to Interest Sunday
School Scholars and Young People
: n Missions" Members Of other local
churches are invited. A tea and soc
ial hour will follow the conference.
. The st. Monica society of st. Fran
;, els de Sales church held very enjoy
D able social In Academy hall Wednes
: day evening. The attendance was
much above the averake. Vocal solos
were rendered by Misses Minnie Nc
Cue, Mary Meagher and Eliza Nc
| Gurn. Piano selections were render
Ted by James McCue, Miss Helen Nc
: Gurn and Miss Collins. Mrs. Richard
Burke, Mrs. John Flynn, Mrs. Thomas
Morrissey and Mrs. Michael Kelley
had the affair In charge.