The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

home in North Adams Sunday
Raymond Higgins of Woodford city
spent Easter with friends in town.
The parochial schools opened this
morning after the regular Easter va
cation.
Thomas Stewart and daughter
Catherine spent Monday in Troy and
Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bartlett of
River street returned from visit in
Rutland.
Joseph Pinsonneault of Park street
has entered the employ of L. j. Ed
dington.
Mrs. Henrietta Stratton is making
extensive repairs on her house on
Park street.
Mr. and Mrs George White have
commenced housekeeping in North
Bennington.
John Ryan of Gage street has ac-
copied a position as painter with
Charles Barnes.
Misses Annie and Maggie Lyons of
River street are spending the day in
Troy and Albany.
George Winning of this town has
been spending a few days at his home
in North Adams.
Judson Galusha of Branch street
extension is suffering from a severe
attack of rheumatism.
The Easter Bazaar of the Ladies
Of the Baptist church opens tonight
at 1880. No admission fee
The cooking class will give a chat
ing dish supper at the Young Wo-
mans Club rooms this evening.
Luther Fiske of Scott street S
working as engineer at Evans & Bug
bees saw mill on County street.
Leon II. Boyd of SALISBURY has ac-
cepted position in Charles T. Car
rolls restaurant on North street.
Henry Godette of Middlebury Is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Miner Cleve-
land of Bradford place.
A car load of hard pine lumber is
being delivered to the Cooper Mfg,
company to be used in building a new
engine room.
The Dickens club is planning to at
tend in a body Mildred Hollands pro-
duction of David Copperfeld" at the
opera house Friday evening.
The advance sale of reserved seat
tickets for Mildred Holland in David
will start at the box of
fee this evening at o'clock.
There will be a social dance at
hall April 10th given by
the Degree of Honor of the A. o. U. |
W. Refreshments will be served.
All the buildings at the Soldiers
home are to be painted this spring.
Later the hospital, chapel and sec
ion of the main building will be Stat |
I'd
The cup which is to be contested |
'or at the Co. X, fair by the Pittsfield |
and local national guard companies, |
S now on exhibition in Squires win
low.
Luther r. Graves, who has been
spending the Easter vacation with his |
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George F. |
Graves, returend to the Hill school in |
Pa, this morning.
Mrs. Nora Mulcahey. aged so years,
lied at her home in North Bennington |
Monday afternoon The funeral will |
De held from the church of St John |
he Baptist on Wednesday morning. |
H. Harry Levin's store corner of |
North and Pleasant streets is closed |
Al day today and tomorrow. The |
Sacrifice Sale of the Graner stock |
which he purchased will open Thurs
lay at 10 a. m
There will be 4 regular meeting of |
he Modern Woodmen of America in
heir hall tonight All members |
liquid be present as there will be in
iiAtion. Letters will be read from |
julius Valley and other important
)usiness transacted.
Rev Lynn p, Armstrong has sold
lis large Percheon horse June" to
edward ChrIsty of New York Mr.. |
and J. b. Mattison drove |
o Troy with the horse today where
{ will be shipped to its destination.
Before his return MI Mattison will |
'isit relatives in Lansingburgh, n.
A special village meeting will be
leld in the Library hall Wednesday |
afternoon at one o'clock to take act
on regarding licenses for saloons,
,eddlers, etc and to change the
meeting night of the village trustees
rom the first Monday to the first
Tuesday of each month, if deemed adj
'isable All eligible voters should be
n attendance.
Road Commissioner Houghton Rice
las started scraping the roads in the
outside districts, working at present
N the North Bennington road The
ountry roads are in better shape this
pring than usual owing to the small
mount of frost in the ground at the
pening of spring consequently the
mud as some years and the roads
ried up in many places before bad
uts were formed.
William ]. Mackey of Blackinton,
Tho is. well-known in Bennington, is
D manage the New Brunswick, n. j.,
Professional baseball team of the Al
intic league Turing the coming sea
on One of the players who will go
D New Brunswick with Mackey is
ene Bressette of Blaekinton, the
asst center-fielder. who played in the
lidde garden last year for Benning-
)n.
What might have proved a serious
re occurred at the home of Mr.. and
[rS w ID McGnira ON Gage street |