The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-21
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Jdiu6o ~. VI Oiu
went to Troy today.
Miss Florence Moore is in North
Adams this afternoon.
Miss Lucy Haynes of Union street
is visiting in Troy today.
Rummage sale at 315 Pleasant st.
All household effects going cheap.
ADV.
Fire escapes have been put on the
west and south sides of the Walloom
sac Inn.
Miss A. Nolan, milliner, announces
the arrival of white hats for gradua-
ton wear Adv.
F. E. Howe returned this morning
from a business trip to New York
and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Homer A. Williams of Dorset
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. N.
Williams of Elm street,
The funeral of Gordon I. Mathers
was held at O'Clock this morning
from st. Francis de Sales church.
Charles N Kennon of Weeks street
who has been laid up with an attack
of rheumatism, is able to be out
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Surdam have
moved from the Dewey house on Nc
Kinley street to the Chandler house
on the same street.
Mrs. F. l. Marsh, who has been
! the guset of Mrs. f. w. Towne, the
past two weeks returned to her home
in Los Angeles, Cal, today.
Warwick S. Carpenter went to
New York Monday night and was a
| guest on the trial trip of the new
steamship Berkshire Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy of Cam
bridge, who has been visiting her
sisters. Mrs. NJ Culliton and Mrs.
William Murray, has returned home.
Prof. and Mrs. A. de Pierpont of
Troy, who for the past years have
passed the summer in Bennington,
expect to spend this season in VIII
Jamestown.
Mrs. George Jepson of the Benning
ton Flats, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jepson have returned, after two
days visit with relatives in Little
Fails, N. Y.
The Columbia disc record samples
for June may now be heard at Girls
wold's. The list contains the first
recordings of Chauncey Olcott who
pIa ut kn
Richard NJ Houghon left this morn
ing for a trip TO Washington. Mr..
Houghton is a candidate for post
master and has petition signed by
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bassett of Me-
chanicville, who have been guests of
Miss Maude Kennon, have returned
home. Mrs. rassett who is a for.
mer resident was formerly Miss Lie
la Vance.
The Amateur baseball team will
hold a dance tonight at Foresters'
hall. Music by Goldsmith's orches-
ira. 1t is hoped that as many as pos
sible will attend, as the team has
been playing good ball this year
Miss Florence Morgan has just com
1leted a three.year course of train
ing in the Mercy hospital in Science
tady. She is well-known in Benning-
ton and her many friends wish her
success. Miss Morgan will stay in
Schenectady.
The Bennington baseball associa-
ton is arranging for a dance to be
held at Foresters' hall Saturday eve
ming, following the opening game
with Hoosick Falls. The players of
both teams will undoubtedly be in
attendance and a good patronage is
There was largely attended meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Bennington baseball association last
evening at which a large number of
matters that required attention be-
fore the opening of the season on
Saturday were brought up. Some
new departures will be made this
season by the advertising committee
through which 1t is hoped that the
dates OF coming games will be kept
constantly before the public. The
board is working in harmony and
the meetings are well attended, show
ing that the interest that has pre-
vailed in former years. is going to b.,
maintained.
expected from the fans.
Two of the pitchers who will start
the season with the Bennington base
ball team have been delayed in re-
porting to Manager John p Morris
sey. De Cora OF Ballston Spar has
been under contract on rush job,
but writes the manager that he will
be on hand at the earliest possible
date and that he will be ready to
pitch in the opening game against
Hoosick Falls on Saturday. Patricb
Connolly another boxman from Bos-
ton, will also be on hand. He is
recommended by BILLY" Connors,
Bennington's keystone sacker. and
the fans are generally convinced that
the little second baseman would not
bring a player to Bennington unless
he could fill the bill.