The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NsWs o. the Town and Village Told
Strictly for Busy Readers


Briefly for Busy RsaderS-
Miss Caroline Wilcox is in Troy to
day
W. Fl. Clam Of Troy is in town to
day
Miss Catherine Mitchell Of Lincoln
street is in.
Another lot Of smart suits for ladies
and misses arrived at Noyeck's. 2t
Mrs. James f. Burke and Miss Mel
lie Coffey are spending the day in Al
bany
New boys, girls and children's hats
and caps Poe and soc at the Noveck
stores. 2t
Harry White of Grandview street is
spending few days in New York on
business.
Matthew E Dryer of the American
house is visiting in Bellows Falls for
few days.
c. G Barley, proprietor of the Ii
brary hall theatre is in Troy today
on business.
Mrs. Eliza Cutting of Union street
is convalescing from her recent
severe illness.
Harry Buss of Pleasant street is
confined to the house by a severe at
tack of the grip.
Mr.and Mrs. James H. Whitney Wis
tied Mrs. William Cronin in Hoosick
Falls Wednesday.
George Frazer is moving from
Branch street into the Greenslet ten
ement on Gage street.
William English of County street
has entered the employ of the Ben
nington Gas Light company.
Frank G. Adams of New Berlin n.
Y, is a guest of his mother, Mrs.
John Eddington of Union street.
The annual meeting of the voters
OF the graded school district will be
held on Tuesday afternoon, March 30
Miss Lucy Haines who has been in
town caring for her grandmother has
returned to the Samaritan hospital in
Troy.
Miss Nellie Prendergast of Main
street has recovered from her recent
illness and resumed her duties at Coo
per's mill
Mrs George Green and son Freder-
lex of South SALISBURY are spending
few days with her mother, Mrs
Amelia Buss of Park street
John H. Cushman will entertain a
number of his young friends at his
| home on Main street this afternoon
rom 4 to in honor of his fifth birth
] day
Miss Lillian Temple a student at
the nurses training school of Hillcrest
hospital in Pittsfeld visited her
mother, Mrs. John Temple of Gage
street Tuesday.
Arbor Day this year will occur on
Saturday April oath. AS spring be
gins Sunday the weather conditions
ought to be favorable for planting
trees by that time.
Today at the Colonial, all the latest
pictures out-"Virginius, The Test
Suffrasgettes Dream" Jolly Trios
Dreams, Jonah Gets Dust in his Eyes
Topsy Turyy," and illustrated songs
The bearers at the funeral of Miss
Anna Hewson in North Bennington
Wednesday were Thomas Seery, Thos
Cummings Edward Craven, John Ca
sey, John Craven and William Woe
freum.
Mrs. Amelia Buss entertained a
number of friends at her home on
Park street Wednesday evening An
limpromptu musical was given by the
guests and dainty refreshments were
served.
The new stone crusher and steam
roller for use on the Fillmore farms
has arrived and is being unloaded
from the car at the freight yard. The
crusher will be installed in quarry
on the Wilson farm.
A general invitation is extended tc
the public TO attend the basket bal
game in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium
Saturday evening between the loca
Y team and Co. Ms team of Adams
A lively game is assured.
Andrew II. Hollister will open q
new grocery store in the old Drysdalt
store using the part on River street
formerly taken up by the Shoe depart
mcnt Mr. Hollister was formerly
connected with the store of w. c
Houran G Co. on Main street.
Edwin D. Moore Of Gage street
secretary of the Vermont State Fire
mans association, went to Burlington
this morning to attend meeting o
the association to be held in that cit,
today AT this meeting it will be de
cided in what city the annual fire
mans convention will be held TIM
year. 1t is highly probable that OF
account of the tercentenery celebra
ton in Burlington It will be held il
that city during the week of July 4th
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