The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-23

News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
fDr Busy Readers

Lyons.
The officers of Miriam Rebekah
Lodge will meet at 7.30 this evening
to drill.
George Lucier of North Adams, q
former resident, visited In town over
Sunday.
| Born Sunday ten pound daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. David Murray OF
School street
Charles Rice of Main street is out
after being confined to the house BY
severe cold.
Miss Bessie Bickford Of Pittsfield
a former resident visited in town
over the week end.
Mrs. c. H. Spear and children re
turned Friday night from weeks
visit in Schenectady.
Charles Mills is to leave tomorrow
for Belfast, Me-, where he will spend
the summer vacation.
Mrs. Burt Elliott of Adams street
is visiting her sister, Mrs. William
F. Ashton of Pittsfeld.
Miss Margaret Mcbride of South
Dorset was guest of Miss Jennie
Connolly over Sunday.
From now until October list the To-
cal telegraph office will be open eve
nings until 10 o'clock.
John Sheehan, aged Is years, an
inmate of the Town farm, died at
that institution Sunday
Mrs. p. ]. Mcmahon of Adams
street is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Walter Slocum of Pittsfield.
Field strawberries are ripe but
owing to the heavy frosts in May
the crop is much lighter than usual.
Joseph Levin returned this after
noon from New York where he at
tended the funeral of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Brown.
Edward Davenport, who was re-
Gently discharged from the U. S.
navy, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. H. Davenport.
Burt lockwood of Prospect street
began haying today. Mr.. lockwood
is usually the first man in Benning-
ton to cut his grass crop.
Mrs. Harper of Madoz, Canada, is
to return to her home tomorrow
morning after visiting Mrs. VIM.
Coping of Putnam street.
Leonard H. Godfrey of Springfield,
Mass, passed Sunday at his home
here. He was accompanied by AL
fred w. Burdett of Springfield.
Bath Me, were visitors in town to-
day on their way by automobile to
New York. Mr.. Nichols is editor
and publisher of the Bath Times.
Miss Sarah Scouler, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. William Cur
rem, has returned to her home in
Troy, accompanied by Miss Margaret
Curren.
Miss Mary Mccormick and Daniel
Morgan of Boston, who have been
visiting Miss McCormick's sister.
Mrs. David p. Sears of North street,
4 Cbui nou holho 0uhudl'
Mrs. J b. Breault, with her son,
Frank Collins from st. Johns P. O.,
who have been the guests of her
sister, Mrs. Leon Lamarre for a week
returned to their. home Saturday.
Misses Emma Lamarre, Georgi-
NINA Christie, Denise and Hermine
Bellemarre and Mary Labreque from
st. Lazard p. O., visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Laporte in Hoosick Falls Sunday.
Members of Modern Woodmen of
America are requested to attend a
special meeting at their rooms to-
night at o'clock to take action on
the death of neighbor John Mcclure.
Post cards have been received
from Rev. G. S. Mills dated in Swift
zerland. Mr.. Mills walked over the
Alps from France by way of the
Simplon pass while Mrs. Mills went
by corriage.
Carrie Millington, the nine months
and three days old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Millington, died Sun
day The funeral will be held from
the home Tuesday. The burial will
be at South SALISBURY.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Derby of New
ark, N. j., are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. B. Patterson and will pass
the present week at the Patterson
cottage in Bickfo roollhd eb c.
cottage in Bickford hollow.
The annual meeting of the trustees
OF the Soldiers home will be held at
the home on Wednesday, July 9. The
Vermont officers reunion society is
also to. meet at the Home on July 3
where they will be guests of Col.
Harmon, who is a member OF the so
ciety.
James P. Taylor OF Burlington, sec
rotary and field agent of the Great
er Vermont association was in Ben
nington today. Mr.. Taylor is one Of
the men who are hustling for the
good of the state and deserves the
cordial support and encouragement
OF every loyal Vermonter
Beginning with the change of time
on the Rutland railroad Sunday a
train will run from Bennington to
North Bennington every Sunday az
ternoon to conect with the two fly
ers. Heretofore 1t has been neces-
sary to go to North Bennington by
trolley to meet these trains.
Ernest Walsie Dean. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Schuyler Dean and Miss
Stella Frances Granger Of Benning-
ton, were quietly married at 10 o.
clock this morning at the parsonage
OF the First Baptist church, Rev. w.
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