The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-28
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News Of che Town and Village Told Biefb
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News Of che Town and Village Told Briefly
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Frank C. Archibald of Manchester
is in the village today.
The best variety of Memorial Day
post cards in town at Griswolds.
R. E. Healy and William Burke are
at Hunters Rest today on fishing
trip.
Latest reports indicate that the
trout are banging Griswold's Flies, to
beat the record.
Peleg Mattison a student at the
Baltimore Dental school, is home for
the summer vacation.
Rev. and Mrs, G. Il. Montrose Of
Lakeville, Conn, were among the
visitors to the village Monday.
The Drysdale store will be open
Wednesday night till 10 o'clock.
Closed all day Thursday Memorial
day.
William II. Gleason, an inmate of
the Soldiers home is today quietly
observing his 10th birthday anniver.
sary.
George Rogers of Albany who is
employed by the Cooper Machine com
pany as travelling salesman. Is visit
ing in town.
II Special low rates for automobile
trips to all points. New cars, full
equipment, good drivers. The Ben
nington Garage. SAT-
The mid-week service in the Bap-
list church this week will be held on
! Wednesday evening instead of Thurs
day on account of Memorial day.
Miss Helen Hurley and Harold
Hurley will furnish the music this
evening at the graduation exercises
at the Berlin. N. Y. high school
The baseball game with North Ad-
ans, Bennngton's first league game
of the season, at Morgan park Thurs
day afternoon will be called at 3 80
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry A. Forward
and son of Fitchburg Mass. have
been called here to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Forwards father, William
wilkins.
There will be a special meeting of
Bennington Aerie of Eagles this eve
ming to consider the question of NOV
ing to the rooms to be. soon vacated
by the Elks.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Eldred, who re-
Gently returned from Florida, where
they passed the winter. have begun
housekeeping in the Cole house on
Putnam street.
Arthur Kehoe OF New York and
Forest Kehoe of Great harrington
have been called here because of the
death of their grandfather, William
wilkins.
A special meeting of Miriam Re
bekah lodge will be held this even.
ing. Important business is to be
transacted and all members are
urged to be present.
A regular meeting of Bennington
Lodge OF Elks will be held this eve
ming at o'clock. Several candidates
will be initiated after which refresh
ments will be served.
Announcement has been made by
the New York papers of the appoint
ment of DR. Harry T. Summersgill as
superintendent of the New York Post
Graduate Medical school and hospital
He has occupied similar position at
the New Haven. Conn. hospital dur
ing the past three years.
The funeral of the late William Wi
kins was held from his home Oh
Booth Terrace at o'clock this after
noon, Rev =. L. Dow officiating
!, The bearers were T. A. Davenport c
y NJ Lambert. Harry Warren. JohI
. Clark, NJ b, Morgan and DR.. f.
: Braley. The burial was in the vii
: lage cemetery. Mount Anthony lodg
:, f. and A. NJ. had charge OF the sci
y vice.
r Archie King was in North Adam
e Monday for the purpose OF obtanin
a portion OF the outfit for his ne'
night lunch cart on South street. II
n will be open for business tomorro'
ir afternoon. The restaurant on wheel
ne is larger than most OF its kind an
q has a seating capacity for l6 person
IS Mr. King will have an up-todat
es outfit and intends to provide refresI
he ments for both'ladies and gentleme
be The new furniture for the offices
rs the New England Telephone compar
and the Western Union TelegraI
company has been partially receiv,
ed at the new quarters on the corner
on North and Pleasant streets. III
be telegraph operators will be provid,
ne with complete new set OF instr
at ments. The change from the prese
at quarters of the telegraph company
the Putnam house block must
made on or before June /.
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