The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told Briefly
isr Busy Readers-

is i'll.
R. ]. Orvis of Manchester visited
in town Thursday.
Mrs. Edward Winslow of Branch
| street extension is i'll.
Dennis Enright has broken ground
for a new home on Mccall street.
The playground wishes to dispose
| of quantity of sod. Inquire of
| Miss Combs.
NJ B. Morgan, clerk of the school
district is making the census of
school children.
Ray Bowen of New York is
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Seymour Van Santvoord.
There will be dance at Ca
madam club this evening. Admission
% cents, ladies free. ADV.
Cholmondley Thornton of Boston
| is to be the guest of his mother Mrs.
| Guy B. Johnson, over Sunday.
Mrs II. S. Blackmer delightfully."-
entertained at luncheon yesterday
afternoon at her home on Monu-
ment Ave.
To rent:-Mrs. Lucy J. Gibson will
rent her home LIST floor above Wards
drug store completely furnished for
housekeeping, for the summer or
longer if wanted. 1872
DR.. F. S. Pratt and daughter, Miss
Hilda Pratt, arrived in New York
this morning from their European
trip and are expected to reach home
some time today.
Mr. and Mrs. John w Allard have
| returned from their wedding trip
and for the present will reside at
| the home of Mr.. Allards parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Allard of North
street.
The work of laying the new ce-
ment walk on Gage street from
North to School street has been com
pleted and work has now been be-
gun in extending the walk further
east on Gage street.
Gladstone and Talmadge arrived
this morning from New York where
they have just closed an engagement
at the Keith 5th avenue theatre.
They are to fill a two days engage
ment at the library theatre.
Wheeler and Goldie, that clever
sister team arrived this morning
from Quebec. They can be seen at
the library theatre in their singing
dancing and character impersonat-
ing act today and tomorrow only.
The playground would like to Sc
cure a phonographfor the summer to
be used for folk dancing. Croquet
sets and material for the sand gard
en-, building blocks, pals, rakes,
shovels, etc, would be very accept
able
Mrs. George F.. Graves and son
Luther r. Graves went to New York
Thursday, and on Saturday will
sail from there for Cambridge, Eng
land where they are to visit Mrs.
Graves daughter, Mrs. Harold Haz-
eltine.
Taft Commandery, X. t., will con-
fer the Order of the Temple at a
special conclave this evening, 7.30
o'clock. AS two of the candidates
are from out of town the f. C. re-
quests the Sir Knights to be prompt
ly on time
A large band of gypsles is en-
camped, at the gypsie retreat near
the Soldiers home. This band.
which visits Bennington annually
for several years, is from Hartford.
Conn. They will so from here to
. the Adirondacks.
Fine geranium plants can be had
OF Holton, the School street florist.
for . to II l2 cents each well worth
to 20 cents. All other bedding
stock will be disposed of at similar
reductions as houses must be clear
ed by July to make room for win
ter stock. let's
The Bennington baseball team will
go to North Adams tomorrow after.
noon and there will be no league
game in this village. The team will
be accompanied by the Bennington
City band and a number of loyal
fans from this village will witness
the game.
The board of assessors of the
city OF Boston, about so in number.
accompanied by their wives or fam.
lilies, who are holding their annual
summer gathering at the Greylock
hotel in Williamstown. came to Ben
nington on a special car this morn
ing for an hours visit in the village.
The entertainment committee of
Mt Anthony country club is ar
ranging for a supper and dance at
the club house on the evening of the
Fourth of July. The committee is
composed of Mrs. Guy B. Johnson.
Mrs. Thornton r. Turner. Mrs.
Collins NJ. Graves, Miss Anne
Shields and Miss Margaret Colgate.
II will be a buffet super served at Z
o'clock and the dance will follow.
There will be no fireworks at the
club this year.