The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

c. G.. Barley is spending the day
in Troy and vicinity.
The A. X. Richie store will be clio
sed all day Monday.
Miss Bridge Maher of Mill street
is visiting her sister in Boston.
Mortimer Knights moved yesterday
from Woodford City to Branch street.
Miss Hattie Brown of Hoosick is
visiting relatives in town for few
days.
The store of A. X Richie & Co,
will be closed all day Monday, Memoir
ial day
Mrs. c. A. Green of Union street is
suffering from an attack of acute in
digestion.
John Boland of Troy wac has been
spending a few days in town returned
this morning.
Mrs. John r. Burton of Grandview
street went to Troy this morning to
visit relatives.
joan II. Evans and Miss Mary COT
fey left this morning for New York
to visit relatives.
Mrs Robert Taylor and daughter of
Lincoln street have returned from a
visit in North Adams.
Il. Nacnamkin who formerly con-
Quoted a tailoring shop on Main ST.,
left last night for New York.
The Noveck shoe is the best fitting
and most comfortable and thoroughly
reliable for ladies $500 to $3.50 at
Noveck's. 74t2
Mrs e. l.. Peckham arrived here
this morning from Omaha Neb., being
called here by the death of her father
the late Andrew OBrien.
Mrs. II. C. Harmon who has been
a guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
J. Ed Walbridge for a few days. re-
turned to her home in Newark, n. j..
this morning.
The Drysdale store will be closed
all day Monday. To accommodate their
customers they will maintain their
delivery service within the village un-
till nine o'clock Saturday night. 75t2
A concert and entertainment pro
gram was carried out by the pupils
of the Ben Venue school in the west
part of the town this afternoon as
pre-memorial day exercises. A num-
Der of invited guests were present.
The half hour service over the Ben
nington and North Adams street rail
way will be resumed tomorrow begin
ming at S:45. From that hour till 11.45
at night the cars will run every half
hour.
A rummage sale will be held in the
Baraca rooms of the Baptist church
the first three days of next week. All
| the ladies' of the church and those in
terested are urged to bring contribu-
tions of clothing etc as early as posi-
BILE.
The rs Plymouth Rock chickens, all
black with a white tip. Matched in
Charles Ainsworths incubator are
'beauts" One of the ROSTERS of the
big brood it is said gives a lusty wills
tie crow at the age OF four days. Mr..
Ainsworth is happy.
Miss Laura Kinscher, IL years OF
age. Of Bennington had the mastoid
operation done through the bone back
of her left ear, for the relief of an
abscess extending from the ear, at
| the North Adams hospital Thursday
morning by Dr. WrigAt assisted by
| DR.. Stafford.
All members of the Sons of Veter
ans are requested to meet at the hall
Sunday evening, May 30. at 7 p. III.
for the purpose of attending Memorial
service at the Second Congregational
churca and also Monday. May 81. at
1880 to participate in the Memorial
Day exercises.
The baseball game at Morgan park
tomorrow will be called at O'Clock
The Monday afternoon game will he
| called at 3 O'Clock. Tomorrow there
will be but one change i'm the Benning
| ton lineup, Mcconnell will go on at
second base and Brown will take Nc
Connell's place at short stop.
Mrs. P J. Mcclure of Maple street
pleasantly entertained a number of
! friends Thursday evening at a linen
shower in honor of Miss Bridge Lon
ergan who is to be married soon.
! The esteem in which Miss Lonergan
is held among her young lady friends
was evident by the number of pieces
of beautiful linen which she received.
Joseph A. Evans returned today
from New York with his little daugh-
ter Dorothy Miss Evans has receiv-
ed treatment at st. Mary's hospital
in the metropolis for several weeks,
and is now much Improved in health.
She will remain here month with
her parents and will go to St Christ
mes hospital in Saratoga Springs, n.
y, for the summer.
People interested in this section are
waiting somewhat anXiously the ac-
tion of the Massachusetts legislature
on the consolidation of the Berkshire
and North Adams and Bennington
street railways which question will
come up for discussion on Tuesday
next. There is reason to believe that
favorable action on this matter may
help some of the many needs of the
vicinity in street railway matters.
George C. Wood was in North AID
ans yesterday and completed arrange
ments with H. Prendil to play sever
al engagements with the Bennington
city band and Woods orchestra pend
ing the permanent location of a sole
cornetist in Bennington. Mr.. Prem
dill who is North Adams best cornet
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