The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

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store dark green hue.
George Patten and wife OF South
SALISBURY were In town today.
The magic clock at Gokays is at
tracing no end of attention. What
makes II go?
Mrs. Samuel Patrick OF Pittsfeld Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Albert Hufnag-
ell Of Gage street.
Miss Harriet Mears OF West Main
street Is spending week In Hudson,
N. Y, with friends.
The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Tibbits school In Hoosick
will be held Thursday.
c. r. Bakers and Joseph Mulligan
OF Manchester are visiting at the lat
ter's home here today.
The North Adams baseball team
was scheduled to play Pittsfeld In the
latter city this afternoon.
Oscar Pratt and men are at work
this week In South SALISBURY paint
ing the NJ. Il. parsonage.
Mrs. Frank b. Edgerton OF Dewey
street Is I'm Cohoes attending the cele-
bration In that city this week.
The cars on the North Adams div
|ision have started to run on their reg
ular summer half hour schedule.
Mrs J. J. Lee of Rutland and niece,
Miss Bridget ID. Mcclure OF Stafford
street left this morning for Troy.
Miss Florence Quinlan Is In North
Adams to attend the commencement
exercises OF the Drury high school.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Murphy OF Ma
pie street have returned from a short
visit with friends In East Hoosick.
The All Nationals OF Cohoes will
play the North Adams baseball team
In North Adams tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Daniel Robinson and Miss Lu
In Robinson OF Bennington Center are
depending the day In Greenwich. n. Y
The Foresters will go to Williams.
town tomorrow evening OH special
car at 7:l5 and will return at IL o.
clock.
Mrs. +. ]. Cummings OF North st.
is spending a few days with her father
Thomas Kinney In the west part of
the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Hutchins and
Miss Elizabeth Gregg have returned
from short visit In New York and
Coney Island.
Maylon L. Knapp has returned to
his home after spending Sunday with
his cousin, Mrs. Charles II. Clark of
South street.
There will be no band concert this
week Instead the band will give a
concert at O'Clock Sunday afternoon
at the Soldiers home.
Miss Maud l.. Bates of Pleasant st.
left this morning for Troy where she
will undergo an operation for ap'
pendicitis In the city hospital.
F. w. Putnam of the firm of Childs
& Putnam Of Brattleboro, state agents
for the Travellers insurance company
was in town today on business.
Mrs. Joseph Tacy OF South Shafts
bury Is in North Adams today attend
ing the graduating exercises. her
niece being one of the members OF the
class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NeSils who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Nevis of Maple street for the past
few days. have returned to their home
In Pittsfield.
Over fifty members of the Benning
ton Grange left on the seven-thirty
car this morning for Stamford to at
tend meeting of the Pomona Grange
in that town today.
The superintendent OF town schools
Will hold an examination on Thursda.
and Friday of this week In room 1.
of the Graded school building. Thil
examination is for boys and girls whit
wish to be admitted to secondar.
schools. t.
The Williamstown Foresters base
ball team which is to play the Y. NJ
G.. A. team at 2:15 Saturday on TIL
athletic field defeated the fast Berlil
team last Saturday. The local team
has been playing good ball lately an,
a good game is anticipated.
There was a gathering Of young pee
pie at the summer residence of MI
and Mrs. James c. Colgate Tuesda
evening to attend party given by tn
Misses Colgate. Dancing and othe
forms of amusement we're enjoyed an
luncheon served Woods orchestr
was in attendance.
Just before the thunder shower a
9 o'clock this afternoon the thermon
eter stood at 81. The humidity wa
oppressive and made the heat almOs
uncomfortable. The rain helped to max
Il slightly cooler and helped matters
little. The weather forecast for t
morrow Is fair and cooler.
August Brillon, Miss Celino Agottt
Miss Anna Bergeron and others fror
this town are attending the annua
convention of the Union of st. job
the Baptist in America being held l
Cohoes this week. There are tw
fourishing courts of this union In thi
town, one for ladies and the other fo
gentlemen.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Harr
Harbour was held this afternoon o
80 from the house, Rev. II. s. Row,
pastor of the Methodist church Off,
iating. The interment was In the vi
lage cemetery where the members {
Walloomsac lodge N. Il. o. p. ha
charge of the services. The bearer
mnro Alfrad and Iac0h Harhnur me