The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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ployed at the Quinlan pharmacy.
Miss Mary Leary of Hoosick Falls
visited friends in town over Sunday.
TIE ladies of the Baptist church are
to be entertained on Friday afternoon
by Mrs. E. w. Bradford.
Mrs. H. W. Tobey and baby of Pitts
field are the guests for short time of
Mrs. Tobey's brother, II. MacGregor
Richie
Duane r. Bassett and a party of
friends motored to Albany Sunday af-
ternoon in Mr.. Bassetts recently
purchased Ford.
Mrs. F. w. Tillson of Jefferson
avenue is spending a few days at the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Mason S.
Childs in Manchester.
The gas company is extending the
mains at the North street end of
| Pleasant street, running pipes into
, the Morrissey store.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will be entertained Wed.
nesday afternoon by Mrs. w. G. Tow
art at the Baptist parsonage.
DIR. Rollin D. Jenney is to move into
the F. B. Pope house on Main street
recently vacated by A. NJ Torrance
who is now living in his new bungalow
on Weeks street.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the prize speaking contest at
| the high school on Friday evening of
this week. Six interesting essays
have been prepared.
The body of the 6-weeks old baby
boy Of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Davis, who
died Friday after short illness, was
taken to Troy for burial this morning
after prayer at the house here
Roland J. Taylor of the Putnam
House livery has purchased a new Al
len runabout, for which he has taken
the agency in this section. The car is
made at Fostoria, Ohio, and is re-
tailed at $795.
The first thunderstorm Of the season
passed over the village at four o'clock
Sunday afternoon following which the
grass seemed twice as green and the
leaves grown noticeably. The shower
lasted fer half an hour and was follow.
ed by typical Bennington-yalley sun
set and summer evening.
| Mrs. Mary f. Cummins of South
street received a telegram Sunday an.
nouncing the death Sunday morning OF
her only brother, Rev. George T. Ellis
OF Baker, Oregon. Mr.. Ellis was a
Baptist clergyman and had lived in
Oregon for many years. He was So
years old and native of Walden, this
state.
The gravel, which is coming from
the big cellar-hole being excavated fol-
the new building of the E-ZWaist com
pany is being put to commendable use
In the grading OF sections OF Morgan
park. A force Of 20 men and a dozen
teams are widening the big ho,c rapid
| ly and the masons will be ready tC
start the walls in few days.
A shower was given Misses Mar
garet Hogan and Gertrude Nolan by Z
number or their girl friends at thu
home of Mrs. Agnes Niles, Friday eve
ming in honor of their approac I'm
marriages Games and music wer,
enjoyed and buffet lunch was served
The brides elect we're the recipients
of many useful gifts including Gu
glag- linen and silver.
D. Charles s Buchanan is to NOV,
: his Office shortly into the quarters oil
Main street with DR.. Alfred z. Cutler
The property which Dr. Buchanan ha
lately been occupying was sold las
week TO Chris Sayas. who Is to occup
the premises for a home. DR.. Bucf
anan and Mrs. Buchanan will max
! their home in the Walbridge house o.
/, Grandyiew street with Mr.. and Mrs
Roy NJ. Paddock.
eI Notice is hereby given to all Cam
Y Fire Girls that the public ceremonia
|. which had been planned for Wednel
day night has been postponed becaus
the play, In Old Vermont, is to be r,
peated at Library Hall. The Tahkol
eac group will hold their private Ger,
monial as before planned at 359 SchoC
street on Wednesday evening at 7S
o'clock. As this will be the last NEE
,. ing for awhile, all members are II
a gently requested to be present us
. The May Day dances held at Librar
& hall on Saturday closed a very success
: lul and enjoyable winter for the Re
reation dancing classes. About IA
10 children with goodly number {
!. mothers as spectators danced ava
the afternoon hours while in the ever
ing 1O5 young people tripped the ligt
fantastic to pleasing variety c
square, round and modern dances
Dance orders, previously made b
some of the girls, in form of May ba:
, kets were given out at the beginnin
Of the dance. Simple decorations O
gray and pink, with branches of appl
blossoms gave festive air to the hal
with very popular punch table in on,
corner and a very attractive cand,
booth, in another, both being operated
by the ever charming Camp Fire girls
The average attendance during thu
winter for the Junior class has beer
104 and the average for the eveninl
class has been II with grand atten
dance OF 1888.