The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Miss Harriet Sibley of West Main
street is in Troy today
Mrs. John R. Burton of Grandview
street is visiting in Troy.
]. V. Parker of Williamstown visit
ted friends here Wednesday.
Remember the Food Sale at the
Baptist church Saturday night
Mrs. w. F. Peltier of Park street is
confined to the house by illness.
Miss Fannie Fillmore of Pleasant
street is confined to the house by i'll
ness.
Fred Trippe and nephew of West
Main street went to Cambridge this
morning.
Miss Abbie MacKerney of Troy,
former resident, is a guest of Mrs.
James w. Martin.
Miss Mitter, who has been guest
of the Misses Burns of Spring street,
has returned to Troy.
Mrs. George H. Moore of Weeks
street visited at her home in VIII
| jamestown wednesday.
Mrs. j. w. Gilbert and Mrs. Arthur
T. Strong of Metuchen, n. j., are
guests of Col Olin Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green were
in North Adams Wednesday attending
the funeral of a relative.
Patrick Shea of Eagle Bridge is in
town today to attend the funeral of
the late James e. Morrissey.
Henry lockwood of Weeks street
has entered the employ of James S.
Silk after being i'll for several weeks
Henry Bousquet, who has been the
guest of Miss Emma Lamarre return
ed to his home in Boston Wednesday,
afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Lonergan, who has been
receiving treatment at the Troy city
hospital for a few days, is conyalesc-
ing rapidly.
Miss Eva lockwood of Jefferson
avenue. who has been confined to the
house some time by illness is now
able to be out.
Mrs. A. ]. Cooper, Mrs. F. b. Car
yer and Mrs. A. X. Richie went TO
Troy tnis morning in the latter's au-
tomobile to spend the day
The Chidren's day exercises will
be held next Sunday at 3 o'clock in
the Methodist CHURCH Those who de
sire children baptized may bring them
at $50.
The contract for the pews in the
Methodist church has been let to the
American Seating Co. of Grand
Rapids. Mich They are to be made
of solid oak.
Miss Catherine Whitney who has
been visiting at her home on Spring
street returned to Brattleboro this
morning. She was accompanied by
Miss Alice McDermott.
The contract for the windows to be
put in the Methodist church has been
let to the Spence Bell Co. of Boston
They are to be ready for placing
within five months time.
Mrs. Joseph Tessier and mother
Mrs. Alice Thebarge leaves this noon
for New York to visit friends for a
couple weeks. Mr.. Tessier will go
later to the metropolis to return with
his wife.
Street Commissioner. A. r. Dunn
has a force of men and the steam
roller at work on Main street. They
have already redressed the macadam
street from the Cooper bridge to
Union street.
Joseph Garreau has rented the din
ing room and kitcnen at the Reming
ton house opposite Drysdales store
and will take table boarders and
transients. He will serve his frs'
meal Sunday.
The Parthenoi society of the Metho
dist church will meet this evening III
the church at 1880. The election 81
/ officers and other important business
is to be transacted All members
SHOULD be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Day entertain
ed few friends at their home on
Adams street Wednesday afternoon
and evening in homer of Mrs. Roy L.
Barney of Piqua, Ohio. The guests
! included. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stevens
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Houghton and
Mrs. David Long.
The Pleasant Valley district school
of which Miss Elizabeth Keller is
teacher, will hold picnic tomorrow
afternoon. the last day of school. A
number of invited guests will be in
| Ron Npnnf
school in the same district will not
close until June 18th.
The annual pilgrimage to the Shrine
of st. Anne de Beaupre. Canada, from
tnis town will take place early in
July under the direction of Rev. c. r
Provost The usual special train will
be run An effort is being made tC
have this the most successful pilgri
mage ever held from this town.
Zip" tne well known dog 90 c
Lynn Wood of the postoffice force
died Wednesday night after few
days illness. He was bitten by bull
dog some days ago and succrumbeC
to the effects. He was about clever
years old and was one of the mos
wen hHo"h anu popuieI Jugs ANU
town.
AS yet the local postoffice has no
received any of the new series o
postage stamps commemorative of Ia,
Pacific-Y ukon-Alaska exposition.
quantity is expected shortly, however
North Adams Herald. Bennington
received its supply over a week ago
Ihe tunnel city nfIica annears 10 Il.