The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village ToI,
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Oscar Berg OF River street was In
North Adams Friday.
Mrs. d. c. Scrlbner left this morning |
'or visit In Waterbury.
George w. Duxbury OF North Adams
was In town Friday on business.
Mrs. Annie F. Gdgerton of Main st.,
left this morning for visit In Rut.
land.
Charles Hitchcock Of Pleasant street
left this morning for visit with
friends In Williamstown, Vt.
The asphalt platform at the local
station Is being repaired today In pla.
ces where 1t has become all broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Levin OF River
street are rejoicing over the birth OF
a daughter. The stork arrived early
this morning and both mother and
child are doing nicely.
The threatening showery conditions
that prevailed yesterday afternoon
and last night did not deyelope In this
locality but at $3.50 this morning It
was raining hard In Hoosick.
Several from here attended the
grand social ball given by the Man.
chester Union OF Odd Fellows OF Cen
ter Pownal In their new hall Friday
evening. Woods orchestra was in at
tendance.
Robt. Smith, while at work at the
mill Of Fillmore & Slade, was struck
In the eye by a piece OF steel. Friday
Mr.. Smith went to the Albany City
hospital and had the steel removed
from the eye.
Services In st. Peters chapel LIST.
Sunday after Trinity: Holy Commun
ion 1880 a. m. Morning prayer 1890
Sunday school IL. Evening prayer
instead of 1880 for this Sunday. AL
are cordially invited. Seats free.
Andrew ]. Cross, one OF the inmate,
Of the Soldiers home died Friday. HI
was SO years OF age and was a member
of the LIST United States Sharpshoot
1
Montpelier this morning for burial
Is your hair coming out? A. D.
hair revivor cures dandruff and stop
the hair from falling. 1t puts tn,
scalp in healthy condition and b,
keeping 1t healthy, makes the hal
grow. Price so cents per bottle a
Quinlan's pharmacy.
Forty-seven years ago today tn
Second regiment OF Vermont Volun
teers, Of which the first company,
lcame from Bennington, was sworn In
to the service at Burlington. 1t
recalled that the regular army Officer
1t. Col. Raines, who took the oath o
the regiment, later entered the cor
federate army, was given the rank @
general and was killed at the Battl
Of Shiloh.
Hon. Percival w. Clement OF Rutlan
passed through Bennington Frida
afternoon about 4 O'Clock In his autt
mobile, presumably on his way to tn
Marble City. The automobile passe
the spot on South street where tw
years ago Mr.. Clement opened hi
campaign for the g0vernorship bu
this time his passing" was not oil
served by half dozen people.
Public worship tomorrow mornin
at 1890 in the chapel OF the Secon
Congregational church. The paste
Rev. G. 8. Mills will preach. Sermo
topic, Goodness, In continuation {
the series on the Christian Virtues
Visitors and strangers cordially we
coined. At the union service In III
!. evening held In the Baptist churcl
hour 1880, Mr.. Mills will preach to tn
graduating class OF the High schoo
Theme. "A Youthful Dream"
: Have you your tickets for the o
gan Recital next Tuesday evening |,
the reopening of the Second Congr
gational church! Mr.. Chamber
the organist, comes to Benningto
with fine reputation. Those of OIL
! people who have heard Mr.. Hunte
q the baritone soloist, speak enthusia
!: tically about him. Mrs. Battles ar
Mr.. Bennett are also to sing, which wi
make complete a rich musical trea
!, Tickets are on sale at Gokay's dru
store. and at Patterson's, Richie
l.. and Harris.
!. Rural Carrier William J. Percy
n horse had It's nostrils severely torn
|. a bull terrier on Union street Frida
|. afternoon. While Mr.. Percy W,
o driving from the postofiice the. terri
. suddenly darted into the road ar
sprang at the horses head. TT
horse reared and the dog was throw
u end over end. The driver did n
y notice anything wrong with the hor
1. at the time but later found that d
( animals nose and lip had been sever
ly cut by the dogs teeth.
Abraham Wyman OF Peru was
town Friday and called on some of h
. old comrades who served with hi
. during the Civil war. He re-enlist
6 after his three years service in Il
N Second Vermont and was not must,
3 ed out of the service until the clio
q Of the war. Mr.. Wyman was one
the champion collar and elbow wre
" lers OF the army and threw numero
4 men to whom he conceded ma
- pounds In weight. He is now
!. years Of age but says that he won
Il be willing to take hold" OF a coll
= and elbow man In his class.