The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-04
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Tuesday, May 4, 1915.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Tolo
Briefly for Busy Readers

| Neopolitan ice cream at Quinlan's
| pharmacy. u
A regular meeting of Bennington
Aerie, f. o. f. will be held tonight.
The village trustees will hold their
regular monthly meeting this even
| ing.
William McGurn has accepted en-
ployment at the Howard grocery
F! store.
Mrs. Ernest Lambert and son Milt-
on have returned from a weeks va
cation in Chatham and Hudson.
Mrs. T. Nobert of West Rutland is
| visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Trombley of Putnam street.
Mt. Anthony Chapter No. 1, o. +.
| S., VIII hold their regular meeting
Wednesday evening, May 5. All
members are urged to be present.
| Editorial
The Congregational bowlers scored
five points from the Scale Co., on the
Y. NJ. c. A. alleys last night. Wednes-
day the Baptist church VS. the Congre
gational church team.
George i. Eldred of Old Benning-
ton has purchased the coal, wood,
hay and straw business of Robert H..
Merrill which is located on Washing
ton avenue.
The water commissioners held
their regular monthly meeting Mon
day evening. Parties from Allendale
park and from the section known as
Brooklyn" appeared before the com
missioners TO ask for extension OF
the water mains. There are no
funds available for extensions of any
length at the present time.
The prospective Fremakers, Wapo
and Wahbit will serve a supper for
the members of the Tahkoneac Camp
Fire girls tomorrow evening at o.
clock at the home OF Ruth Burke on
Silver street. A ceremonial meeting
will be held afterward. All those who
wish to get their honors at this meet
ing should notify the guardian before
tomorrow noon.
Deputy Sheriff Frank A. Wilson of
Pownal was in the village today.
The deputy was in North Adams yes
terday where he was informed that
John H. Hill, the aged Pownal farm
er who was shot in the thigh by Mar
shall Perham during an alteration
at the Hill farm last week, was not
making good progress toward re-
coyery
The gymnastic exhibition at the Y
M. G. A. tonight by representatives of
the local and North Adams associa-
tions will be something unique to
most of the people of this village.
Considerable interest has been arous-
ed among the boys and all who are
interested in the development OF the
young manhood of the community
will appreciate this performance. A
popular rate of admission, IS cents,
will be made for everybody.
Somebody changed overcoats with
l.. F.. Abbott at St Peters parish
house Monday evening and Col. Alb
bolt would like to swap back again.
The local telephone exchange will
be open to the public for visit and in
spection on Thursday May 6, from 2 |
to in the afternoon and from z to |
in the evening The people of Ben
nington and vicinity are cordially in
yited to call and see the exchange
and its workings.
The following new books will be |
put into circulation at the Free Lii
brary today: "Amarilly of Clothes
Line Alley" "Beaeby,' Contrary
Mary" "Clark's Field" Girl of Blue |
Ridge" The Harbor," Man of |
IRON, "Pollyanna Grows Up Val
ley OF Fear The Turmoil" "Vic- |
tory" The Witch, Gods Country |
and the Woman" Mr.. Crex of Monte |
Carlo Keeper of the Door, and |
THE Wife of Sir Isaac Harman,'