The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.


l.. B. Puffer is home from the r. P.
l.
o. NJ. Barber was in Rutland We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Charles Harvey of Webb street
is critically ill.
William Sears is in Manchester to-
day on business.
Mrs. Grant L. Harbour spent We'd
nesday in Pownal.
Mrs. c. A. Green of Union street is
confined to the house by Illness.
Miss Hildred Hart mas returned
from a visit in Princeton, N. j.
Charles Kennon is confined to the
house by an attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. Archie Rice is spending a few
days at her home in Londonderry.
Misses Laura Van Gorder and Vera
Maise are spending the day in Albany
l. e. Gibson has returned from a
business trip to the northern part of
the state.
Mrs. r. A. Davenport and Mrs. John
spend the day.
! Charles Kennon has just finished
painting the residence of c. II. Mason
on South street.
Edward S. Chandler of Bennington
Center went to Troy this morning on
a business trip.
The Y. NJ c. "A. baseball team will
go to Berlin Saturday to play the
team in that town.
Arthur Magee is expected to arrive
today from New York to spend a few
weeks with relatives.
Miss Julia Lamarre mas recovered
from her recent illness and resumed
her duties at Nichols store.
H. b. Monroe is in Wllliamstown at
tending the commencement exercises
of Williamstown high school
Irwin Mattison of South SALISBURY
has purchased a Ford runabout from
| w. ID. Newton, the local agent
A regular meeting of the Womans
Relief Corps will be held in G.. A. r.
aall Friday evening. June 18TH
Clifford Hodgkins of Webb street
who has been i'll some time, does not
improve as his friends would wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. b. Hutchins left
today for New York. Before their
return they will also visit in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Corbett and Mr.
and Mrs. John lneson attended the
Williams-H Holy Cross game Wednes-
day.
Miss Mary Toomey, a former resi-
dent, now residing in Boston, Mass,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d. A.
Ward.
The b. II. S. baseball team will play
tne Stars of North Bennington on
Morgan Park this afternoon at o.
clock.
| Mrs. Irving E. Bum, who has been
ill at tae Gibson hospital for some
time. is slowly conyalescing and is
now able to sit up.
Mrs. Horace. Taft of Waterbury. CT
sister-in-law OF President Taft. pass
ed through here with an automobile
party enroute to Manchester recently
| Present weather conditions would
indicate that the eclipse of the sun,
which is to occur just before sunset
would not be visible here on account
of cloudy weather.
! Degree of Honor. A. o. U. w. will
hold an important meeting this even
ing Special business is to be tran
sacted and all members are expected
70 be in attendance.
= The first game in the Bennington
Hoosick Falls series will be played at
Morgan Park Saturday afternoon. On
Sunday the Bennington nine will go to
Hoosick Falls for the return game.
| The annual commencement exercis-
es of Middlebury college will be held
on Wednesday, June 80. Misses Ha-
eel Mcleod and Alice Sears of this
town are members of the senior class
The members of the b. II. S. Senior
class who have received honor APP
pointments this year are Jesse II.
Carpenter. Miss Stella Hawkins, Miss
Maude Holt, Miss Leah Moone and
Miss Marjorie Shurtleff
Miss Nellie Sims appeared on the
street Wednesday with a bouquet of
sweet peas which she had picked
IRON r. 3. Godfreys garden. These
| lowers were undoubtedly the first of
he kind that have bloomed in this
town this season.
| Flora Night" was observed by the
Bennington Grange Wednesday eve
ming in G. A. II. hall. A very pretty
drill by twelve young ladies dressed
in white and decorated with flowers
was the feature of the evening. The
meeting voted to hold a field day in
August but the date has not yet been
decided upon.
Miss Mildred Wright who has been
in the employment of Mrs. Harry Fra
denburg of the Woodford road for the
past fifteen months has resigned her
position and is spending few days
at South SALISBURY as the guest of
Mrs. S. j. Tacy. On her return she
will stop for a few days with her cou-
sin, Mrs. Frank Smith of East Main
street
The fifth concert by the Bennington
city band will be given at the Putnam
house on Friday evening, June %. Inn