The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

c. r. Burt has returned from Dus-
mess trip to New York.
Miss Hildred Hart of Main street
is spending the day in Troy.
Mrs. A. X. Richie went to Troy
this morning TO spend the day.
Don't forget the Faultless coffee de-
monstration at Bottums tonight.
NJ. ]. Roche was in Hoosick Falls
Friday evening attending the X. OF G.
ball.
Miss Ella Kinney of North street is
visiting her father in the west part
of the town.
Amasa Bradford of South Gardner
Mass. is a guest of Mrs. E. w Brad
ford for a few days.
Miss Bridge Casey attended the
Knights of Columbus ball in Hoosick
Falls Friday evening.
Goldsmith's orchestra of six pieces
will furnish music for the dance to-
night is FOresters hall
Read the Boston Globe tomorrow
the only Sunday paper in the world
running Bennington local items.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Kelson of Bennington Centre have
recovered from an attack of chicken
pox.
Mrs. John Davis of Beech street is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Luke Bish-
op of the Burgess road for several
days.
Library theatre today new pictures
of merit Featuring an abundance of
funny comedies and good dramas. See
today's show.
Rev. w. A. Dawson, d D., of Bur
lington, will preach at the Baptist
church on Sunday, May 8, at both SER
vices.
Mrs. Russell Jewel of the west
part of the town is in Ferrisburg, be-
ing called there by the serious illness
of her mother.
Mrs. G. Louis Harwood of Union
street has returned from Troy where
she has been a guest of her parents
for a few days
Morris Rudd of Silver street left
on the 11:45 trolley this morning for
Hoosick via Pownal. He will be alb
sent until Monday
The University of Vermont base
ball team defeated the University OF
Maine Thursday in winter weather
| by a score of | to O.
Ray Gibson went to Burlington this
afternoon where he will be a guest Of
| Walter Hayes, a student at the Uni
| versity of Vermont, for a few days.
Mrs. William R. Daley, who has
| been a guest of her husbands par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John p Daley, re-
| turned to Brattleboro this morning.
Judge f. l.. Bates went to Brattle-
| boro this morning accompanied by
ex-Gov. Mccullough to attend the
funeral of late former governor, Fred
erick Holbrook
John Fitzpatrick sailor who has
been stationed on the battleship Ne
! braska" for some time is visiting
the Misses Blanche and Winifred Ad-
ans of Union street.
James Judge of Rutland the conduc
tor on the Chatham division who
| broke both his legs while at work
early in the winter, is visiting friends
| in town for a few days.
Mrs. Edward Duffy, Mrs. owen Lee
| wins and children left this morning
! for North Adams where they will Wis
it relatives for few days before go
ing to Hartford. Conn. Mrs. Duffy's
home.
The baseball game between the Uni
| versity OF Vermont and the University
| of Maine that was to have been play
ed Friday afternoon in Burlington was
called off because of the snow storm
and cold weather.
Mrs. Fred Trippe of West Main st
was in Boston this week as a delegate
from the Green Mountain lodge to the
convention of the Degree of Homer
A. o. U. w. held in the hub city. On
her return she will visit her brother
in Waterbury, Conn. for couple of
weeks.
May and December seem to parallel
in the weather line. With the sur
rounding mountains covered with
snow, the thermometer at the freeZ-
ing point, and icicles hanging on the
trees, May l, 1909 may long be re-
membered as one of the coolest May
days on record.
The listers have completed their
outside work and are now closing up
their records as fast as possible. The
time for delinquent taxpayers has
been extended to May TO- With only
three instead of four listers this year,
it has become necessary for the board
to commence the Office work at an
earlier date.
Albert NJ. Downs remembers that
80 years ago today he came to this
town from the Downs place i'm a sleigh
A large fall of snow occurred on
the precering day making fine sleigh
ing. He also recollects seeing on the
same day large loads of lumber being
drawn from Woodford to the pottery
here on runners.
The Salvage" sale at A. f.