The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News q the Town and Village Told Briefly
Tor Busy Reader

News q the Town and Village Told Briefly
Tor Busy Reader
Miss Alice Barnes is visiting her
parents in Pownal.
Mrs. Leander Towsley is visiting
relatives in North Adams.
Mrs. James Wood and Mrs. NJ B.
Houghton were In Albany Monday
E. L. Bates went to Montpelier
Monday evening on business trip.
Work was commenced this morn
ing in laying the new cement walk in
front of the Masonic building.
Miss Daisy B. Wood has gone to
Great harrington to visit Mrs.
Thomas Wilcox for few days.
A regular meeting of Bennington
Aerie, Fraternal order OF Eagles will |
be held this evening at o'clock.
George Reynolds of School street
went to Blackinton this morning to |
attend the funeral of John Davis.
| II. L. Stillson has returned from
1 Woodstock, where he had been in at
tendance at the Odd Fellows conven-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Warren return
ed Monday night from their wedding
trip and have begun housekeeping on
Grandview street.
Mrs. William f. Ashton will short
ly remove to Pittsfeld- where her
husband has a position at the Stan
ley electric works.
Born, May IL, daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. ]. H. Curley of Glens Falls.
Mrs Curley was formerly Miss Claire
Dalton of Bennington.
Remember the prayer meeting at
the Gudeboard chapel tonight led by
Miss Abbie Schultz. The topic is
How to Give and What"
Il Richard and Alexander Van SAINT
voord will entertain a number Of
! their friends at supper this evening
at Camp Algonquin at Barber's Pines
DR.. G. B. Wells, veterinary sur
geon, who has had an office in the
Norton block, has given up his prac
tice here and gone to Great Barring
ton where he is to open an Office.
Mrs. Dennis Elwell OF Bradford
street underwent an operation at he
home Monday afternoon for append
cities. She passed comfortable
night and today she is doing as wei
as could be expected.
Mrs. T. A. ONeil of Hu lsOl, n. Y
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
IN J. Morrissey. Mr.. 0'Neil who &C
companied his wife here, has return
ed home, but Mrs ONeil, will remain
about two weeks.
The orchestra OF the Baptis
n church, augmented by out of tow
y talent and other local musician
r. will give concert in the socia
~ rooms of the church on the evening
of June 4. Watch for further notices
ed The annual dance of the employs
of the local telephone exchange will
Ter be held at Foresters' hall this even
at ing The dance in previous year
has been one of the social successe
of the season and the young peopl
are looking forward to an enjoyabl
VI evening
en-
The New England Telephone an,
Telegraph company is now occupying
Oh its new Office on the ground floor o
sW the Brewster building at the corne
rs' of North and Pleasant streets. TIL
. business of the Western Union offic
rs will be conducted there after tn
on first OF June.
on The forty hours devotional sci
me vices, which began in st. Francis
Sales church at 8 o'clock Monda
Ter morning, will close at that hour Wee
of nesday morning. Services were he'll
ng at $50 and 3 O'Clock this morning
Among the officiating priests who ar
tere are I,et Bernard Kelly &
hs Manchester, Rev John Cullion @
en- Dorset, Rev. Thomas Schaeffer G
n. North Bennington and Rev. Fathe
rd' Long of Proctor
There was a meeting at the offic
of Batchelder x Bates Monday aftel
ell noon of the committee from the Bel
eel nington Battle Monument and Histoi
tea cal society appointed for the purpos
on of erecting a memorial at Old Bel
ng nington on the site of the origins
Old First church. A number OF d
no signs were submitted. One OF tn
RS. designs was selected as provisions
ON. one and the committee will at ono
RS begin the work of raising the fun
ice for the erection of the memorial
The annual fair OF the Benningto
ers baseball association will open at Fo
giu esters' hall Thursday evening an
law continue for three nights. The IA
sa. will afford an opportunity for pc
.st. sons who have not had the priyileg
he of attaching their signatures to tn
IL subscription paper to add their col
Vim tribution toward keeping up III
,rs' sport. 1t looks as though BENIN
ton is going to be represented by IN
best baseball team in the history
the game here and II cannot be to
well supported.