The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Miss Elizabeth Morrissey of Dewey
street is i'll.
Miss Dora Monet has resigned her
position at Hudson's.
Mrs. Mary Leonard of Adams street
is spending a few days in Troy.
The village sprinkler was out this
morning just in time to lay the dust
Miss Mary Rose has accepted po-
sition in c. l.. Hudsons confectionery
store.
Mrs. John B. Cone of Bennington
Center who has been quite i'll has re-
covered.
Thomas Hickey of Saltwater, N. Y
has accepted a position in Lyons Bros
barber shop in the Putnam house
block
Miss Anna Lyons of River street is
receiving treatment at the Troy City
hospital for an abscess in one of her
ears.
Fair and carnival % and "a Friday
and Saturday at Foresters hall.
Laren children to play very impor-
tant part
DR.. w b. Stewart who went to On
eonta. n. Y. several days ago, is now
in town and will remain in practice
here until September.
There will be a special meeting of
the Modern Woodmen tonight. Init
iations will be held. All members
are requested to be present.
Mrs. James A. Eddy of Troy has
been guest of Mrs. John V. ID. S.
Merrill at Bennington Center during
the early part of the week.
Mrs. Theophile Tetrault of School
street has returned from the Samari
tan hospital in Troy, where she under
went an operation some days ago.
| Miss Alice Robinson who has been
spending the winter in New York viii
! open her summer home "Settledown'
on Monument avenue in a few days.
Badger Tompkins and Frank
Stearns have each purchased Indian
motor cycles from parties in Pitts
field. The cycles will be delivered
shortly.
Morris Rudd is in Berlin. n. Y.
making repairs on the electric light
plant in that town which suffered con
siderable damage from a recent thun
der storm.
The April meeting of the trustee:
of the bennington graded school dis
trict will be held this evening. A
this meeting the board will elect its
officers for the coming year.
Mrs. Daniel Robinson. ST.. anC
daughter. Lulu, expect to arrive here
Friday morning from Cleveland where
they have been spending the winter
Miss Mary Robinson will not return
until later
List of letters remaining uncallet
for at the postofice A. b. Newton
Rev. Payson Pierce, Frank Hunter
John l.. Willard, Vassilios Ligdripas
Mrs Palmer, Mrs. j. n. Stearns, Mrs
Elizabeth Stickney.
During the month of April the Gus
toms collections for the district o
Vermont under Collector Charles II
Darling. amounted to S40,210.51, tn,
value of the merchandise exported be
ing $609.95l The collections for Apri
of 1908 were S35.1S493,
Miss Eva Lassor will hold a benef
concert in Academy hall this evening
consisting of prominent out of towi
singers, musicians and an abundance
of local talent. The program will
commence promptly at O'Clock. Thu
concert will be Immediately followe'
by dancing.
April 2Sth will be Bennington nigh
at the Richmond theatre in North Ad
ans. The whole weeks perfprmanc
will be for the benefit of the Nortl
Adams Old Home Week fund Severa
from here are planning to be in al
tendance at next Wednesday night
performance.
h. b. Patterson attended a banque
at Masonic hall in North Adam
Tuesday evening given in honor of .
b. Thrasher. the famous elocutionis
who is well known here. About 20
were in attendance. The speakin
and spread were both of the highes
order
The lecture given in the Baptis
church Tuesday evening by exMayo
Allen II. Bagg of Pittsfield was atten
ed by large gathering and thorough
ly enjoyed by all. 1t was given Ill
der the auspices 'of the Ladies Auxi
larry of the Y. NJ. c. A. for the benz
fit OF the association.
A meeting of the lecturers of tn
various Grange societies OF Rutlant
Addison and Bennington counties wa
held in Rutland today. There wer
from 80 to 40 lecturers and a numbe
of district deputies present and Stat
Master C. F. Smith of Morrisville an
State Lecturer Mason S. Stone {
Montpelier are also expected to b
present.