The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Briefly for Busy Readers
Mrs. A. w lockwood is spending
the day in Troy
Misses Frances Ryan and Mary Lon
ergan spent Sunday with friends in
HoOsick Falls
Wilbur Davis has resigned his po-
sition at Clarks brush back factory |
on East Main street
Mrs. Henry S. Wilson and Miss
Nav Cullinan of Arlington were in
town Tuesday calling on friends.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Belden of Silver street
delightfully."- entertained number OF
friends at cards Monday evening
Mr.. Ellis of North Adams will open
a grocery and provision store in the
J.. l.. Harbour building on Bradford
street.
Joseph Green has returned from the
Il Adirondacks and accepted a position
as night Waterman at the Clark brush
back factory.
Misses Katherine James of Eagle
Bridge and Jessie Mattison of River
side are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Ashton for a few days
Mrs. Charles Adams entertained
number of friends at cards at her
home on South street Tuesday after
noon. Dainty refreshments were ser
we'd.
Principal George II McNish OF the
North Bennington high school was in
town today on his way from Boston
where he has been spending his vaca-
ton.
Lost: At Library hall Saturday af-
4 ternoon, a red worsted crocheted
showl. Finder will please return to
Mrs. Frank H. Davenport or leave at
4 Gokay's drug store.
Mrs. John A. Ryan of Adams street
4 4 was taken to the Troy city hospital
4 Tuesday for treatment. Mrs. Ryan
has been in ilf health for about three
weeks, but her condition was not con-
Z sidered serious until recently.
Library Theatre today new pictures
and songs of merit featuring in life
8 size and very realistic many interest
i ing pictures of comedy, drama, magic,
etc. A big Wednesday show, don't
u miss it.
Dairy butter is selling at 80 cents
a and the creamery supply for 80 cents
4 in the local market today The price
n of potatoes is declining daily and far
mers are at present selling them at
wholesale at $500 a barrel. They are
retailing at the stores for so cents
bushel
Miss Catherine McOuatt, teacher
in the public school in Heartwellville
is spending few days at her former
home in this town. Miss McOuatt
a while here will take the examinat
n ions for certification of teachers which
will be given by Superintendent A
w. Varney in the graded school on
Thursday and Friday of this week
The train due here at 1855 from the
south this morning was nearly two
hours and a half late. The delay was
caused by the breaking down of the
Boston and Maine engine near Valley
Falls. AS this train carries all the
= New York mail which arrives here in
the morning, the metropolitan papers
were not distributed until nearly noon
Is The weather today is reminder
of what we may soon expect Ii Is
about the only day this month wher
the wind has not blown from some
one or the other points of the com
pass. 1t is said to be the best sal
day so far this season and that
plentiful supply of syrup and suga
will be on the market not later thar
next week.
L. w. Russell, an inmate of the Sol
diers' Home, died suddenly at that in
stitution Tuesday evening. Dealt
was due to heart disease. The dc
ceased was ~ years old and serve,
in Company d, 9th Vt. Regiment dun
ing the Civil war. He enlisted fron
Peru on June "a, 1862, as a private
He was promoted to the Office of frs
on September 2, 1863, being disable
in the service. The funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made, OWN
to the non.arrival of relatives.
Summer schedule of prices, Colonif
theatre. 10g North street. Commend
ing today we will reduce our price
admission to cents both afternoo
and evening. We will continue
give the same high class performan'
that we have maintained since v
opened our place. Our service is q
best obtainable, and our singer is on
of the best Do not be mislead
fancy advertising but come and 81
the latest at one-half the regul
price. Five cents to everybody aftC
noon and evening.