The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-06
8E.siSeT0H BRIEFS
News 6 the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Coney Island at Wonderland; Don't
miss it. 55t3
Ladies' tailored suits at 1-3 off at
Noveck's. 2t
See library theatre program on last
page; then see the show.
Bert Pflings has returned from
Manchester where he has been en-
ployed for some time.
Miss Nancy Haggerty went to Bus
kinks Bridge n. Y, today for short
visit at her former home.
Miss Alice Morrissey of the Troy
| City hospital visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. ]. Morrissey OF County
street today.
Town road Commissioner Percy
has a force of men at work this week
| in the west part of the town repair
ing and scraping the roads.
William N. Penfield and Louis w.
| Penield of Cohoes, both former resi-
dents of this town, are spending a
few days at the American house.
Mrs. Oliver C. Ashton of Rutland
preside--S of the federation of Wo-
mans clubs in Vermont, is the guest
of Mrs. w. E. Putnam for a few days.
Mckinley and Mccall streets are
being scraped and put in shape for
the summer this week under the di-
rection of Street Commissioner A. r.
| Dunn.
Mrs. Elsie Skinner who has been
visiting at the home of her brother.
| Charles Harrie of Weeks street. re-
turned to her home in West Airing
ton today.
The temperature registered this
noon about 20 in the shade on Main
street the highest recorded this
month. Thunder storms seem to be
in the air
| The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap-
list church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Fannie II. Pratt on Washington
Ave, Friday afternoon, May Z, from
8 TO O'Clock. All are cordially invit-
ed
Harry Erdd went to Troy this noon
70 UNDERGO IN operation for varlcose
veins MIR Rudd is en,nlorec about
the horne Of Collins A.. Graves On I'm
side street. which accounts for his
affinity for the hospital
Miss Marsor Cool, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. unaD Cook OF Silver
street who was recently very success
fully operated on at the North AID
ans hospital for appendicitis by Dr.
+. d. Stafford assisted by DR.. Russell
is rapidly conyalescing.
81. Peers church rummage sale
now in progress at the parish house
has Just received a large consignment
o. hats just ron the milliuers which
win be sold cheap. Also variety of
other articles including suits, coats,
etc.
Frank L. Stewart, ore OF the solo
| cornet players with Dorings band OF
Troy arrived in town yesterday on
visit to George c. Wood. He will
pia. with Woods orchestra tonight
in "A knight for a Day at the opera
house
Roy Hathaway who IS connected
with the Cambridge Botanical Supply
CO.. pauy Of Waverley, Mass, visited
here Wednesday Mr. Hathaways
home Is in PoWnal ,.ut ne is well
known here where he attended the To-
cal high school.
The annual report Of the directors
OF the New England Telephone and
! Telegraph company for the year end
ing December 31st, 1905 shows the
number of subscribers at the local
exchange to be us compared with
$40 for Adams. 11O5 North Adams and
1893 at Rutland
The regular meeting OF the Guide
board Bible Study Club will be held
at the Guideboard chapel tomorrow.
| friday evening at O'Clock. The
| general subject will be Art" Miss
| oophronia Collins will be a guest of
the club on this occasion and will
| give lecture on Architecture, ScuIp-
| ture and Painting. After the lecture
Ice cream and cake will be served 70
members Of the club and a few invit
ed guests. All members are cordially
requested to be present
The morning train service from
boston to Troy is to be improved by
| tnee boston and Maine company, be-
ginning Monday by reducing the run
nlng time and adding another train.
ne train now leaving North Adams
at 6:S5 a. m. will leave at $50 a. m.
ana arrive in Troy at S:25 a. m. as
| now making a saving of fifteen
minutes on the road The train leay-
ing North Adams now at 7.4O n m
WIZ be continued, but will reach Troy
| twenty-five minutes earlier. II will
nave parlor car, and will stop only
at Williamstown, Hoosick. Hoosick
rails and townsville. A new train
VIII follow the latter from Hoosjck
junction, making the local stons and
TO Troy as usual at 9:2O
Notice.
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