The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

II. Harry Levin has just returned
from a business trip in New York.
Mrs. F. w. Tillson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. NJ S. Childs of Manches-
ter
The saloons are all closed today
in observance of the holiday Arbor
day.
Miss Lillian MERCER of River street
has recovered from her recent i'll
ness.
Lawrence Niles of East Arlington
was registered at the American house
Thursday.
Earl CULVER was in North Benning
ton Thursday assisting at Ira Adams
barber shop.
Spring chickens for -broiling and
heavy Chicago beef at l.. j. Edding-
tons market.
Miss Clara Hawkins of South
Shaftsbu. visited mrs. Fred Hough-
ton Thu sday.
PADDY" Mcclure of Bennington is
pitching for the Stanleys of Pitts
feld.-Hoosick Falls Democrat.
Oscar b. Cleveland of North Ben
nington road is spending few days
at Hedges lake near Cambridge.
H. E. Hughes and Thomas Ewart
of Pittsfield arrived here Thursday TO
dance in Foresters hall tonight
An express load of millinery goods
arrived yesterday at the New York
millinery parlors, Library building.
John Flynn Jr., who has been i'll of
rheumatism at his home on River
street for a few days is now able to
be out
Mrs. John Nehr of Lincoln street is
convalescing from her recent severe
illness and is now able to be about
the house.
The talk at the Guideboard this eve
ming by Miss Collins will be followed
by ice cream and cake. All members
are requested to be present.
The HAS Beens" Of Bennington
and the Widow Jones" team of the
North village in the Y. M. c. A. al
leys this evening. All are invited.
A new gas light was installed today
on the corner of Main and Valentine
streets near the Baptist church by
the Bennington Gas Light company.
Mrs. Charles Wakefield has moved
from Pleasant street to the Patchin
homestead on Main street. Her
niece Mrs. Mason and husband, will
start keeping house soon in Blackin-
ton.
The annual meeting OF the supreme
lodge of the New England Order of
Protection will open in Boston Tues
day, May II at 10 a. m. Mr.. and Mrs
f. A. Marsden and F. II. Ferguson of
this town are planning to attend.
John Fitzpatrick a marine on the
battleship Nebraska" who has been
spending a furlough in this town as
the guest of the Misses Blanche and
Winifred Adams of Union street has
returned to the Brooklyn navy yard
to join his ship.
Although arrangements had been
made to hold the last car to Pownal
last night until after the show. owing
to the fact that a new crew was on
the car, it left at the usual time 1913
and several Pownal and Williamstown
people were obliged to remain here
over night.
The most severe thunder storms of
the present year occurred in this vi
cinity Thursday night and early this
morning. The heaviest rain, however
went north and east of this town but
the electrical display seen here sur
passed by far that shown at the OPP
era house at the same time.
Grace Persis, the eight months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Burg
hardt of Putnam street died Thurs
day night. Death was due TO bron-
chitis. The funeral will be held from
the house Saturday morning at 1890,
Rev. Philip Schuyler officiating. The
burial will be in Williamstown. The
parents have the sympathy of the COM
munity.
Chauncey Olcott, Bennington's fav-
orite actor, is now playing in Boston.
Advertisements in the hub city pa
pers state that Boston is the only
place in New England where Mr. Oh
colt appeared this season. Evidently
the management of the show must
think he was in New York state when
he was here last February, a bad mis-
take to be sure.
In recent game between the F.
M. T. A. b. society's baseball team
and Hoosick Falls nine the home
team was victorious by a score of 10
to Bloomington Banner. Jimmy
Brahan OF the Democrat force, played
somewhere in the game and the only
hit he got was the one the Bennington
pitcher belted him on the shin WITH
Hoosick Falls Democrat.
The following officers have been
elected and installed by Mt. Anthony
chapter No. l, o. f. S. w. p, Viii
liam Barron; W. NJ, Mrs. Mary Mer-
rill; A. NJ, Mrs. Roy NJ Paddock; sec
rotary, Mrs. Samuel C. Lyons; treas
urer, Mrs. c. II. Resseguie; conduc-
tress. Mrs. George G. Bond; warder,
Mrs. Claire Soule; chaplain, Mrs. A.
c. Thompson; marshal, Miss, Mabel