The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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Sunday.
The Y. NJ. c. A. boys will go to the
cave on hike Tuesday leaving at
o'clock in the morning
Sanford Barber, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel P. Barber of Bennington Cen
ter, was taken i'll of scarlet fever Sat
urday.
Mrs. George Franchere and son Al
bert have returned from an extended
visit with Mrs. Franchere's parents
in Albany.
The Y. M. c. A. tennis court at the
Soldiers Home has been put in good
shape and may be used by all mem
bers of the association.
Charles E. Dyer is to have a con-
crete walk laid in front of his resi-
dence on Main street next to the Y.
M. c. A. building. c. M. Lambert &
Son have the contract.
The Phiathea Union of the First
Baptist church will hold a business
meeting tonight for the purpose OF
electing officers for the coming six
months. All Philatheas are urged to
be present.
The Y. NJ. C. A. baseball team was
defeated by the Briggsville nine in
that town Saturday by score of ii
to 10. The batteries were Benning-
ton, Nevis and Dean; Briggsville,
Hewitt and Dim.
The Hoosick Falls baseball team de-
feated the Pittsburg Giants in the
moving machine town Sunday by a
score of 6 to 2. The Giants used a
different pitcher Sunday than they
did at Saturday game at Morgan
park.
The directors of the Bennington Co
National bank have declared semi
annual dividend of four per cent for
the first six months of the year. The
period just ended has been the most
successful the bank has ever had
since its organization.
On Tuesday evening, June 29, St.
Agnes Guild of the Episcopal church
will hold lawn party at st. Peters
parish house Dancing will be enjoy
ed. Music by Miss McGurk. All are
welcome Ice cream and cake and
homemade candy will be on sale.
Joseph A. Evans and Miss Mayme
McGurk with his daughter, Miss Dor
othy, went this morning to Saratoga,
where Miss Evans will spend the
summer. A few of Miss Dorothy's
little friends babe her farewell at a
party in her honor Friday evening.
DR.. Edwin Howard Vose, father OF
Mrs. George S. Mills, died Sunday
morning at his home in Calais, Me
Mrs. Mills, taking her little daughter
Alice, left for Calais Saturday after
noon. Mrs. Mills will not return to
Bennington until after the summers
vacation.
A special meeting of Bennington
Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles will
| be held in the Putnam House this
evening at o'clock. Important bust
ness is to be transacted and 1t is hop
ed that all members will be In atten
dance.
| Never before or at least for severa
years mas the supply of field Der
ries been as large as this year. No
only are the berries plentiful but thu
size is much larger than ordinary
Hundreds of young people of this vii
lage went to the country Sunday an
returned with large pals full of RED
juicy berries.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Jane A
Monroe was neld from the home G
Mrs. c. II. Hawkins of South Shaft!
bury Sunday afternoon at O'CLOCK
Rev. Mr.. Cashmere officiating. TIL
burial was at Maple Hill cemeter!
the bearers being Seth, Charles an
Merritt Andrews and Fred Harrins
ton.
A party composed of F. w. Bidwel
Mrs. F. w. Bidwell, Earl Bidwel
Harold Bidwell Clyde Chester Bi,
well, Mildred Bidwell, James Bidwe
and Miss Irene Merrill of Hartfor,
Conn, arrived at Camp L'Oafmor
Saturday for the summer. Mr.. an
Mrs. c. P. Endress were their guest
over Sunday.
The seiectmen have had force {
men at work the past week putting
corrugated iron >culverts in varior
parts of the town. They put in tw
or three last year and they proved S
satisfactory that the selectmen tn
year bought a carload OF the tubir
and have put it in wherever culver
needed replacing.
A few little early risers have of ia
made a practice of getting up with IL
sun, ravaging the flower beds of the
slumbering neighbors and later Sc
ing the spoils. This petty thievir
has much annoyed people who tai
pride in these adornments of the