The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

for Busy Readers
II. C. Roster has returned from
business trip to New York.
c. H. Plumb of North street is in
Chatham today on business.
The Woman's Relief Corps hold
their regular meeting this evning.
Fifty home dressed chickens, heavy
Chicago beef at l.. J. Eddington's mar
ket.
Saturday the muslin underwear day
at Rosters, new designs and new pri-
ces.
Mrs Lucy Durham goes TO Hoosick
Falls today to spend Sunday with rel
atives.
Russell c. Graves arrived here this
morning from New York for the open
ing of the fishing season.
Smart lines of new belts, neckwear,
veilings, jewelry and hair fixings of
all sorts at the Drysdale store.
Mrs. Laura b. Cole has returned
from Burlington where she attended
the meeting of the state w. r. c.
Miss Amanda Nolan who has been
seriously i'll for several days, is con
valescing and is now able to be out.
Matthew Dwyer has returned from
Rutland and resumed his duties as
conductor on the Chatham division.
Frank Sherman is assisting at the
!. L. Gibson store while Grant l..
Harbour is in Arlington on fishing
trip.
A requiem high mass was celebra-
ted in the convent chapel this morn
ing for the repose of the soul OF Mrs
John A. Ryan.
Arthur Monson who has been the
weeks has returned to his home in
New Haven, Conn.
Miss Nellie Healey who has been
seriously Ill on County street for sew
eral days, was removed TO the Gibson
hospital Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Brunk disires that the re-
ception and banquet this evening be
entirely free from formality. That it
be a neighborly social gathering.
Crisply new washable tailored suits,
jumper and other wash dresses and
a world of new shirt waists opened
this week at the Drysdale store.
Mrs. Ida Wood moved today from
the Potter house on Main street to
Ctp nh. s1,o 4,
her son-in-law, Don B. Whitcomb
DR.. b. C. Jenney, E. S. Harris,
Grant l.. Harbour and VIM. H. Brad
ford left this afternoon for Arlington
to await the opening of the trout fish
ing season.
Gas is being installed by the Ben.
nington Gaslight company in the
house on West Main street occupied
by Mrs. Helen Farnum and Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Bates.
T. A. Davenport and Charles Adams
have each placed an order with w. d.
Newton for a Ford touring cant Mr..
Newton has two car loads of Ford ma
chimes now on the road.
Mrs. Thomas Kennedy and Mrs.
! Masterdon of Cohoes who have been
| the guests of Mrs. John Temple OF
Gage street for few days, went to
Adams today to visit friends.
new front is being built on the
store on Main street occupied by l.
j. Eddingtons meat market. Large
plate glass windows will be put in and
the general appearance of the store
greatly improved.
The fourth degree of the Knights Of
Columbus will be exemplified for the
first time in this state at Burlington
on July 9TH. Several members of the
local council are planning to go Il
Burlington to witness the degree
work.
At the high school this week mark!
the commencement of the commence
ment season. The seniors will thii
afternoon finish reading their essay
before the teachers and the class anC
the names Of those who will speak il
the opera house will soon be mad,
public.
N. Newmayer who for several year
conducted snOe store IN the Hawk
block on Main street but who wa,
obliged to give up the business on &C
count of i'll health last year, is nov
engaged in the real estate business il
New York. His stay in the Adiron
dacks proved beneficial to his health
Being unable to secure the neces
sary Improvements ON the Colonia
theatre, Messrs Corbett and Grennal
will go out Of the moving picture bus
mess, for the present at least. Nh
Williams who conducts a and /
cent store on North street will occup
the place vacated by Corbett an
Grennan within few days.
"The Three Twins" comic oper
company which is to apear at the OF
| era house next season broke all rec
ords for single day receipts in Phils
delphia last Saturday when it too
in $3605, after playing in the sam
theatre for six consecutive weeks b,
fore. The company will soon disban
for the season when some of the leaC
ing members will go to Europe for
vacation.
The funeral of the late Mrs. A. /