The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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Strange Ease VI -hdig axe at
Harte Theatre tomorrow. Adv
Miss Mary Cone is visiting her sister
who is stopping at the Greylock in
Williamstown, for week.
Miss Mary Terrill has secured a posi-
ton in Mrs. Henchey's tea room on
Main street.
Get a box of Lowneys the prize |
winning chocolates Hudson's, !
Coo, soc, $100 the pound.
Mrs. Nelson Murphy of Herkimer, |
I n. Y. is visiting her sister, Miss Hat
tie Twitchell at the Olin Scott house !
on Pleasant street.
Miss Elizabeth Stuarte who has been |
teaching school in Pittsheld, is spend |
ing a few days with her folks on Ly-
ons street
Mrs. Chester ]. Reynolds Of Detroit,
Mich, is in Bennington to attend the
funeral of her brother, the late Edward
W. Bradford.
Mr.. and Mrs Otis Williams are
spending a few days as the guest OF
Mrs. Williams father, f, o. Graves of
Elm street,
| Dorothy Donnelly commonly known
as Madam X can be seen in Henry w.
Sayage's great photodrama Madam X
at Harte Theatre tomorrow Adv.
Charles Campbell, a former resident,
who for the past few months has been
working in Pittsfeld, has returned to
town and taken his former job at the
scale works.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atwood and
children Of Brooklyn are the guests for
a few days of Mrs. Atwood's brother,
Richard +. Rawson at the iatters home
on Elm street.
The ceiling in the tenement occupi-
ed by Mr. and Mrs. julius Weichman
on Pleasant street fell few days ago
and bruised Mrs. Weichman and
small child.
Miss Margaret Ann May of Phil
adelphia fiance of Luther b. Graves, is
spending two weeks as guest at the
home Of Mr.. Graves parents. Mr.. and
Mrs George +. Graves.
The many friends of John H. Leahy,
who has been undergoing treatment at
| the sanatorium at Pittsfeld, are
pleased to note that his condition per
n mits him to be out and on the street
S lagain.
Childrens Day is to be observed in
q the Baptist church the coming Sunday
IS at the morning service. All member
OF the Sunday school are requested tC
Il meet in their rooms at 10: Is to take
1t part in the professional.
Miss Mabel Warner and Miss Viola
IF Warner, both from Brooklyn, n. Y, are
d the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Clark OF South street extension, join
If ing their sister, Miss Ann Warner whC
10 arrived there several days ago.
The young people of the Second Con
a eregational Sunday school who ar,
as kindly willing to seather buttercups
daises and ferns for the Children
" Day decorations are asked to pleas,
n. bring them to the church sometime OIL
is Saturday.
Miss Anna Harris, daughter of Mr.
i and Mrs. Charles Harris of Week
ID street celebrated her 10th birthda!
r. Thursday afternoon by rendering a par
re ~ to about 30 of her friends The al
ternoon was spent in games and daint!
h refreshments OF ice cream and cak
t. were served.
re j. NJ Hyde of the Soldiers HON,
he spent Wednesday in North Adams tn
guest OF Col VIM. F. Cody, "Bullal,
Biz. Col Cody and Mr. Hyde wer
old comrades on the Plains forty
seven years ago during the Indian
rs troubles. Mr. Hyde embraces ever,
Ht opportunity to visit his old friend an,
I'd this meeting is always joyous on
S fraught with pleasant "reminiscences o
the early days on the plains
The Bennington rural schools close,
last Friday for the summer, The VII
lage schools are scheduled to close tn
C. coming Friday. Final examination
n begin Monday morning in all OF th
ed grades, to be completed by Wednesda,
is Thursday will be given over to tn
at turning in of equipment repairing @
e. books, etc, and Friday will be largel
40 made up of appropriate closing exc
W cises.
'd Work has been begun on the COZ
," struction of a dam ON the brook flow
ing across the so.called Lampma
place in the vicinity of the Pines o
p the Pownal road. An artificial pond
~ to be constructed, covering three c
~ four acres The camping grounds
the vicinity of BARRIERS Pines lack onl
is, la body OF water to make them ideal an
the dam will back up the brook suf
ce GENTLY to supply this deficiency.
he The executive committee of I'll
it County picnic is putting forth its be
re- efforts to make this years picnic an
res fleldday the best yet. avoiding Il
eX mistakes OF last year. The picnic wi
be held at same place as last year {
- Friday June Seth if 1t rains, then Il
list day following The committee asl
ow the hearty cooperation of the fathe
of and mothers in the county to nal
lti- this annual picnic net only succe
AN this year, but permanent afiai
g. Plan 60 attend
me The play In Old Vermont recent
me put on at the Library hall here by Il
OIL Welfare association benefit, was l
we poatcd Mt Cole hall in Salisbury la
evening. The local people played to