The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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business.
Clothes baskets from Acc up at
Ramsdell's.
Ernest Whitman will go to Troy
on Thursday.
o. M. Barber is spending few days
in Rutland on business.
Mrs. Miles Welch mas been serious
ly ill for the past few days.
Sidney Wilkins left this morning for
Bellows Falls for a short stay.
A meeting of the trustees of the
graded school will be held this even
ing.
Hon. Charles f. Patterson of Ben
nington Center is spending the day in
Troy.
Mrs. James w. Martin of Main St,
went to Troy this morning to spend
the day.
Miss Catherine Purcell has been
guest of her parents in Pownal for a
few days.
Mrs. o. W. HARDWOOD of North street
is spending the week with friends in
New York.
The active members OF the b. B.
club will meet with Mrs. i. ]. Edding-
ton tonight.
Olin w. Harwood is in Barre attend
ing the Odd Fellows annual grand
lodge meeting. -
Talent from Troy at the N. e. o. P.
social and dance Friday evening.
Come and enjoy it,
Peter Mcclure is improving the APP
pearance of his home on Stafford ST..
by new coat of paint.
Mrs. Henry Mccormick OF Gage ST.,
was a guest of Mrs. James Monhoney
in North Adams Tuesday.
States Attorney w. j. Meagher is
in Montpelier attending tne session of
the Vermont supreme court.
The trolley track on Main street is
being raised to a higher grade nearly
opposite the Smith stocking factory.
Section men have finished putting
cinders on the Chatham division south
of the summit in the west part of the
town.
w. w. Gibbons, representative OF
the Home Comfort Range company OF
st. Louis. is visiting friends here for
few days.
Mrs. Albert K. Nelson of Montreal
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Phil
p Schuyler at st. Peters rectory the
past few days.
Mrs. C. r. Stone will arrive here
from New York this week to open the
White Crow Inn" at Camp Comfort
which begins June LIST.
The regular business meeting of the
Young Woman's club will be acid In
their rooms this evening at s o'clock.
A large attendance is requested
Thomas Mangan of Rutland who has
been a guest of his sister. Mrs. N. ].
Morrissey of County street for a few
days. has returned TO his home in Rut-
land.
Mrs. Lee NJ Edgar who has been
guest of her brother, Nathan Smith
of Union street for a few days return
ed this morning to her home in st.
Louis.
long stretch of highway in front
Of the Mount Anthony country golf
club which was badly wasned by the
heavy winter and spring rains has
ben put in good condition.
st. Mary's Guild will serve sup
per in the Parish House Thursday eve
ming from 6 to z. They have prepar-
ed a special menu and desire large
attendance. Supper will be 25c.
Hezekiah Mason, we'll known in
mate of the Soldiers Home, nas re-
| turned from trip to New York and
Boston. While in the metropolis his
son died and he remained In that city
several days
Miss X. Gertrude Spoor, supervisor
of music and drawing In the public
schools, has rendered her resignation
| Conditions in her home make 1t imper
alive that she remain with her family
| for a year or more, She has been q
very successful instructor and general
regret is expressed over her decision
| to leave Bennington.
The Y NJ c. A. baseball team will
open the season on the athletic field
Saturday when they will play the
Hamilton Athletic club of Albany one
Of the fastest junior teams in the em
pire state The game will be called
at o'clock The lineup of the home
team will be as follows: C. Bum; p
King; LIST b, Dean; End b. Novels;
| Keller; Bird b. Flynn: | (. Buchanan
C t, Talbot; (, Lebarge and Scnie
menz. -
The petition of. the Bennington ant
North Adams street railway compan,
as TO the abandonment of portion o
its road in Hoosick Falls will be giveI
another hearing at Albany Thursday
afternoon. Chairman Rising ha
communicated with otner members o
the committee and it was decided t
invite all interested to attend. TIL,
committee feels that the second hear
ing is an indication of the strength o
the opposition to the abandonment