The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

in Pittsfield.
The Molly Stark bridge club will
not meet this week.
DR.. Frank E. Grennan of Science
tady spent Sunday in town.
Fred Bersen of West Rutland spent
Sunday with friends in town.
There will be social and dance at
n. f. o. p. hall Friday. evening
]. Cronk of Schaghticoke is visiting
friends at the American. House
Miss Daisy Richie of Pittsfield
Mass, has been a guest of friends
here recently.
Michael Casey of Hoosick Falls
spent Sunday with John F. Cronin OF
the American house.
George Colgrove who is employed in
Cheshire, Mass, spent Sunday at his
home on Grove street.
l.. e. Royce and family of Valen-
tine street spent Sunday at Camp
Rest" at BARRIERS Pines
Miss Nora Kearns of County street
is suffering from a sprained ankle sus-
tanned recently by fall.
Mrs. A. K. Cole of Cleveland Ohio,
has opened her home on Monument
avenue for the summer.
The Misses Putnam of North street
went to New York this morning to
visit relatives for a few days.
A new punching bag and pole vault
has been added to the equipment of
the local Y NJ C. A. gymnasium.
l.. J. Carpenter the piano tuner and
agent has just received an order from
the Meriden, n H., schools for three
Briggs pianos.
Miss Julia Cullinan has resigned
her position with Mrs. e. C. Bennett
and left this morning for her home
in Arlington.
Mrs. Abe Levin of Manchester who
has been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Levin of Gage street for several
days, has returned.
Miss Maggie Murphy and Margaret
Conroy from Pittsfield were visiting
Miss Carrie Prentiss of Scott street
Saturday and Sunday.
The village auto has now license
to run under the laws of Vermont
Its number is 7ll44 vt. 1909 Luther
Fiske acts as chauffeur
William McGrath of Hoosick Falls
who has been spending a couple of
weeks with his cousin, Bert Henchy,
of River street, has returned home.
Mrs. Mary Masterton and Mrs. Tho
mas r. Kennedy who have been guests
Of Mrs. John Temple of Gage street
returned to Cohoes Sunday evening
George A. Matners of Ontario Can
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Oscar b.
Cleveland Mr.. Mathers is here to re-
cuperate from a recent serious sick
ness.
James II. Shufelt leaves tonight for
Barre to attend the Vermont grand
lodge meeting of the l. O. o. f. which
opens in the granite city tomorrow
morning
st. Mary's Guild will serve a sup
per in the Parish house Thursday
night from 6 to T. They have prepar-
ed a special menu and desire a large
attendance.
+. j. Conlin and F. A. McRea Of
Hedding church, Troy, were present
AT the services at the M. Il. church on
Sunday and placed their names on the
subscription list,
William II. Reap who is connected
With an Uncle Toms Cabin com
)any, left this morning for Eagle
Rock, ~ Y, to join his company, after
pending few days with his wife on
School street
Conductor James F. Judge resumed
ais duties on the Chatham division af-
ter being laid up for several weeks
IS the result of injuries received from
alling from his caboose while at
work early in the winter.
Miriam lodge, Rebekahs has receiv-
ID an. invitation to attend an initia-
| ion in Greenfield Mass Friday even
ing The North Adams lodge will be
in charge of the work Some of the
local ladies are planning to attend.
On account of the illness of Rev.
Frank r, Morris, Rev. A. S. Davis Of
ficiated at the services at the Baptist
church Sunday. Mr.. Morris was Ia
ken i'll in St Johnsbury and was at
a hospital in that city for few days.
! The first quarterly conference of the
Methodist church was held Saturday
evening at o'clock. The regular
business of the conference was tran
sacted and the District Supt. Rev. p
s. Dow expressed his pleasure in the
present situation in the church.
Mrs. r. w Macomber and son vii
lard, who have been guests of Rev
and Mrs. Brunk for few days return
ed this morning to New York Mrs
Macomber subscribed 500 towards the
Methodist church building fund while
here.
The free tuberculosis exhibition al
the Y. NJ. c. A. under the auspices OF
the Vermont state board of health
will open tomorrow morning at o.
clock and continue until "Wednesday
might. Lectures will be given each
evening at 7:3C
Reynolds r. Durham, formerly bag
gage man at the local station, spent
Sunday in town. Mr. Durham has
been working in Alburgh for severa
days but left here this morning fol
Lisbon, N, Y, to act as station agent
during the absence of the regular
agent
Parties who were in Woodford Sun
day state that large drifts of snow
may still be seen near the main roaC
in the Red Mills district. The swamp.
in the vicinity are covered to a deptl
of nearly foot Ice and ice water