The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
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visiting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Tiffany.
The mercury registered at 80 de-
grees this morning which is rather
cool for the longest day in the year.
Wanted: Bids for painting and
Kalsomining rooms in st Francis de
Sales Academy. Apply at Rectory
9t2
Walfrid Wahlquist is home from
Hebron, Me, to spend his vacation
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
A. Wahlquist.
The School street green houses
will place on sale Tuesday morning
100 dozen carnations at soc per doz-
en- for cash only. Adv.
Don't fail to see Shubert-B Brady pro-
duction M'Liss in five gripping parts,
featuring Barbara Tenant and How
ard Estabrook at the Library theatre
today. Adv.
A new sheet of plate glass was put
in the front window of the Firth bar
Der shop this afternoon. The glass
was safely put in position but while
the sash was being adjusted the
glass cracked across one of the lower
corners.
The cobblestone pier about the
fountain at the soldiers home is be-
ing replaced with concrete construc-
ton The cobblestone pier was
constructed many years ago but dur
ing the past winter it was nearly de-
stroyed by the freezing Of the over
flow from the fountain.
The following captains of girls
teams for the Fourth of July are ask
ed to meet Miss Vossler at the Lii
brary at II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing: Marion Williams, Barbara Rob
inson, Elsie Sigworth, Eleanor Hur-
ley, Marie Keller and Lillian O'Con-
mel. Any girl not able to be present
should notify Miss Vossler.
After very enjoyable banquet
at the Putnam house Friday evening
which was attended by the members
of the graduating class and the fac
ulty. a dance was held at the high
school hall from eleven until two.
About thirty couple attended this
dance which was a farewell reception
TO the senior class.
While coming toward Bennington
Sunday night from Hoosick Falls
Simeon II. Perceys automobile hit a
large black dog near Battlefield park
and was dtched Mrs Percy was
slightly injured and others o fthe six
occupants of the ear were more or
less bruised. The windshield of the
car was smashed and it was other
wise damaged
Archie Stewart. the farmer at the
Vermont soldiers home, returns to-
day from a visit in Rutland. Mr..
Stewart has in the home garden five
rows of early potatoes about 70 feet
long that show remarkable growth
An unusual feature of the plot is that
the seed potatoes used to plant the
five rows were all raised from
single potato planted by Mr.. Stewart
three years ago.
On Tuesday evening, June %, the
members Of Miriam Rebekah lodge
will tender reception to Mrs. Cal
vim Endress, president of the Rebek-
all Assembly of Vermont. 1t is ex-
pected that delegates from the Re
bekah lodges from North Adams.
Manchester and South SALISBURY
and Readsboro will be present. Re-
ception from six to seven All Re
bekahs are cordially invited
Ford taxicab carrying a Massa-
chusetts register was considerably
damaged on the Hoosick road Satur
day night. The car ran off an en-
bankment and the top was wrecked.
The engine, however was not put out
of commission and the car was run
to the Vermont garage under its own
power for repairs. Two of the occu-
pants OF the car, all of whom resided
in North Adams, man and young
girl were slightly injured when the
car went over The mans knee was
hurt and the girl received cut on
the leg. 1t is understood that the &C
cdent was due to the light of an au-
tomobile approaching from the op-
posite direction which blinded the
eyes of the taxi driver so that he was
unable to see how close he was run
ming to the bank.