The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

James Riley is spending couple
of weeks in New York.
The Misses Putnam are spending
the day in Troy and vicinity.
Frank Toohey and w. Martin of
Hoosick Falls were visitors in town
Thursday.
1880. in order to allow members TO at
tend the commencement exercises OF
the high school.
The meeting of the Woman's Reli 1
Corps will be called tnis evening at
the high school,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mitter of Troy
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Lundergan of the west part of the
town.
Robinson & Stebbins, the North st.
tea and coffee dealers, have put new
wagon on the road to care for their
business.
Miss Hildred Hart has returned
Princeton, N j., where she has been
a guest at a house party during com
mencement week.
Daniel T. Cullion returned to Man
chester recently where he is employ
ed after spending a few days at his
home in tnis town.
John Wilbur, Michael Kearns and
Reuben Parker wno have been EN-
ployed at the big mill, have returned
to their homes in Schaghticoke.
Miss Elizabeth Gregg of Gage st.,
went to North Adams today TO meet
Mrs. J. w. Field of Hinsdale, \. H.,
who is to be her guest for a few DAYS
The greatest millinery sale ever
held in Bennington during the next 10
days at the New York millinery par
lors, Library building. One third off
on trimmed hats.
Kenneth NJ Bruce, formerly tn
dent at the local high school is at his
home in South SALISBURY after "a
tending the Holdeness school in Ply
mouth, y. H., during the winter.
Miss Zillah Golding, daughter OF
Mrs. Isabelle Golding of Bennington
Center has returned home after spcnd-
ing the winter In Boston, Mass, a1d
will remain here during the summer
The Ben Venue private school in
the west part of the town closed for
the summer today. A picnic was al
ranged by the teacher, Miss Florence
Potter to which number of 81
had been invited. Luncheon was ser
we'd at l o'clock
Sunday morning Rev. w. W. Brunk
will preach on Life's Beginnings
from the text, "In the Beginning God"
The Sunday school session will follow
at 11:45 In the evening there will
be special music in the praise service
and the pastor will preach from tne
text, What is man.
Glass No II of the NJ. E. Sunday
school will hold the first lawn party
of the season Saturday evening at the
usual time at the home of Eli Tiffany
on Stafford street, weather permitting
Should the evening prove stormy the
house will be opened for house par
ty instead. Hudson's ice cream wit'i
cake will be served. Fifteen cents
will be charged
Miss Madeline Lowe, daughter of
Gage street, is i'll with scarlet f,ver. |
A child of Mrs Florence Dehell of |
Park street showed symptoms of the |
disease today and all the members of |
the family attending school we're sent /
home. With two well developed ca /
SEES of this dread disease and one sus- /
pected case, it seems fortunate tlat !
the school is ended.
"Jedediah," the well known harse !
raised by William Cromack and own !
ed for some time by W. II. Bradford, /
died recently in Troy. DR.. Love who /
owned him at the time of his death, ,
was in town this week looking for a
similar horse While in DR.. Loves
"Jedediah" made mile in
2:31 and with careful training, it was
expected that he would do much bet
ter than that this season.
Miss Mary OHearn left this morn
ing for New York from which place
she will sail tomorrow on the steamer
Baltic" for her home in Ireland. She
was accompanied to New York by p
]. Dunn and William McGurn. Dur
ing her few years stay in this town
she has made many friends and the
esteem in which she is held is shown
by the numerous farewell receptions
given in her honor this week.
As a result of an alleged irregulari-
~ in conn cotton NTH tho rooort -,