The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

seriously Ill at her nome.
II. c. Roster has returned from New
York where he has been spending a
few days.
Cross Lincoln of Rupert. is visiting
old comrades at the Soldiers home
this week
E. ]. Morrissey purchased a new
horse at Shyne's auction in Troy last
Thursday.
T. b. Wilson of Hoosick Falls is
spending a few days with his son, DR..
j r. Wilson.
The house on Main street occupied
by Frank Hervey is undergoing ex-
tensive repairs.
Lemuel Bottum and son Earl OF
Gage street have returned from Wis
it with relatives in New Haven, Conn.
George Flemings Jr., travelling book
agent, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs George Fleming of the Guide
board district.
Street Commissioner A. r. Dunn
has a force of men at work today on
River street cleaning out the cutters
for the summer.
On account of slippery rails the
trolley cars on the North Adams divis-
ion had great difficulty in making
schedule time Thursday.
f. A. Greenslet went to Glovers-
Vile, n. Y, today to attend the SEES
sion of the Troy Conference of Meth
odist Episcopal churches.
Mrs. Edward Norton of Pleasant st.
who has been i'll for several days is
now somewhat improved and was able
to sit up for a short time Thursday.
Pilot William Van Sleet of Pitts
field and Oscar Hutchinson of Lee
will make. balloon flight from Aero
park, Pittsfeld, Monday Patriots
day.
Early this morning the summit of
! Mt. Anthony was covered with boar
frost and snow and presented very
| striking appearance when the sun
shone ap the trees.
DR.. J. II. Morrow, formerly of Buff
falo, ~ Y, was in town today on bus
mess. DIR. Morrow has purchased the
Mccarthy hotel at North Bennington
and will. soon occupy it.
Special for today at the Colonial.
1903 North street &C. Q. D.. or Saved
by Wireless a true story of the
wreck of the Great Republic. 1t is a
great picture. Don't fail to see it.
Special for today at the Colonial.
109 North street, &C. Q. d., or Saved
by Wireless" a true story of the
wreck of the Great Republic. 1t is
a great picture. Don't fail to see it.
Barney Levin of River street who
has been in i'll health for the past sew
eral weeks went TO Albany this morn
ing to consult a specialist He was
accompanied by Joseph Levin of Gage
street.
The annual auction of horses at the
Ballou farm in North Adams will be
held on Wednesday. April 81 at 10 a.
m. There are 80 TO be sold which
have worked during the winter lum-
| boring on the mountain.
Look, Library theatre today, spec
| ial extra big. sweell show. 5000 solid
feet of new pictures in life size and
three high class illustrated songs. To
days show is a hummer and we adj
wise our patrons to not miss II. Show
starts at o'clock prompt.
A large attendance is anticipated
for the stereopticon entertainment by
ex-Mayor Allen II. Bagg of Pittstield
on THE Holy Land and the Earth
quake District" for the benefit of the
Y. NJ. C. A. at the Baptist church
Tuesday evening. April 20, at O'Clock
Tickets % cents.
Miss Mildred Hollands David Cop
perfield" company of 20 people carry
ing an extra 60 foot baggage coach for
their scenery. arrived here at 1915
this morning from Pittsfield via the
! Chatham division. On Saturday eve
ming the company will play in Rand's
opera house in Troy, and will go to
Cleveland later for an extended en-
gagement.
A fire i'm the sugar bush of George
Myers of Pownal Center. VT, threat
ened to burn the sap house Tuesday.
Mr.. Myers used two barrels of sap in
extinguishing the fire Mrs Myers
ran to PQwnal Center for help and
also helped fight the fire, and then
she was so overcome with heat and
fear that she tainted. Dr. Mitchell
was called.
! Herbert II. Harmon is removing the
old monument house from Bennington
Center to the flats in piecemeal. In
order to get the structure down the
/ hill it was necessary to tear it apart
and carry it on wagons. With the
lumber thus obtained Mr. Harmon
proposes to build a double tenement
near the willow switch. Silas Har-
bour has the contract for the carpen-
| ter work.
The dramatic editor of the North
Adams Transcript had the following
criticism of Mildred Hollands David
Copperfeld" which played at North
Adams Wednesday evening; Seen at
the Empire last night Miss Holland
created a most favorable impression
with her portrayal of Dickens Little
Emily in David Copperfield The
scenic equipment and costuming of
the piece were excellent and the en-
tire production was worth witness
ing"
Miss Catherine Jensen entertained
number of friends at her home on
Lyons street Thursday evening in hon
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