The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

CnarleS ADAMS is IN Troy today on
business.
John Boland of Troy is spending a
few days in town
Miss Rose Hackett has been a guest
of friends in Pittsfield.
Miss Irene Davis of Depot street is
spending the day in Albany.
Mrs. Clement H. Cone went to Troy
this morning for a, short visit.
Don't put off buying pineapples to
can any longer. See Harris ad.
John Flynn, Jr., of River street is
June term of court, returned to Man
tism.
J. Edward Hackett is painting
Charles Adams residence on South
street.
George H. Wright of Springfield,
Mass, was in town over Sunday visit
ing friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Somers attended
the wedding of friend in Hoosick
Falls Monday
The ladies' of the Baptist church
will hold food sale Saturday after
noon from 8 to 5 o'clock.
Arthur Mitchell of Schenectady is
guest of his sister Miss Catherine
Mitchell of Lincoln street.
Mr.. Lawton of Hadley, n. Y, is
guest of his granddaughter, Mrs Fred
Remington of Grove street.
Teachers should notice the adver-
tisement of teachers examinations,
which appears in this isuue.
A requiem high mass was sung in
the convent chapel this morning for
the repose of the soul of the late Mrs.
Daniel Keller.
Mrs. l.. F. Abbott will entertain
Branch No. / of st. Mary's Guild at
her home Wednesday afternoon from
3 to o'clock.
Pine apples, Indian River grown,
were never cheaper tnan now. Hart
is offering them at wholesale prices
for canning. See his ad.
lie spring term of the town dis
lIlCl w III COlilt W ah CHh Il
day. This week is being devoted to
examinations and review work.
Misses Agnes Elmendorf and Lena
PERCY took the girls of their rooms
of the public school on an excursion
for out door study this afternoon.
The price of Bromo-Seltzer has
dropped. A local drug firm is offer
ing 1t this week at S31.S9 a bushel.
No need of any more headaches.
At the last meeting of the Vermont
State Dental society DR.. A. H. Cutler
of this town was elected first vice
president for the ensuing year.
Mr.. and Mrs Himan S. Brown of
Bennington Centre left this morning
for their summer home in New Lon
don, Conn, TO spend the season.
At the Grand Chapter Order of the
Eastern Star held in Burlington June
2 an Mrs. Loura b. Cole was APP
pointed and installed as Grand Electa.
Now is the time to order your pine
apples for canning. Hart is offering
Indian River prices best in the world
for canning at special prices. See
his ad.
Mrs. Joan Flynn of River street and
sister, Mrs. Patrick Shea of Eagle
Bridge were called to Rochester, N
Y, Monday by the serious Illness Of
their brother in that city.
John T. Powers, who travels for the
Sanborn Map company is at present
located in Central New York. spent
Sunday with ais parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Dnarles n. Powers of Grandview
street
Homer A. Lyons, A. j. Hail. Burt
Willard and Leroy G. Brant of this
| town, who are doing jury duty at the
| June term of court returned to Man
chester this morning after the Sunday
recess.
r. b. Godfrey stated today that he
| has taken the blankets OFF his sweet
peas and put them on his potatoes,
| which are in blossom in an effort to
have ais crop already baked when he
| digs them.
In a recent game between the
GulueDOdTu OldTS anu tnt DIdulOEu
mill team on the Desert diamond, the
former won by score of Ia to 4. The
Stars will play a North Adams team
| in the near future.
Miss Mary F. Rowe, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Henry s. Rowe, for
merly of Bennington, was graduated
from tne Woman's College of Balti-
more Wednesday. June End receiving
the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
The quarterly meeting of the
Southern Vermont Pomona Grange
will be held in Stamford Wednesday,
June 9Th A large delegation from
Bennington Grange will be in atten-
dance, leaving here on the AS a. m.
North Adams car.
i Bradstreets weekly report states
Paper manufacturing plants at Ben
nington report liberal orders. Mills
are generally well employed. One
manufacturing industry has COM
menced work of building a large ad-
dition to its plant.
Branch No. l of st. Mary's Guild
will meet at the residence of Mrs. l..
F. Abbott Wednesday afternoon from
3 to 5 O'Clock. At o'clock ice cream
and cake will be served. Mrs. Abbott
will be happy to meet all friends and
members of the Guild.
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