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THE BANNER AND REFORMER MAY 2J, 190S NEWS OF BENNINGTON TOLD IN BRIEF MrB. William Uolo visited io South Shaftsbury last week. Warren Oottrol of White Creok was a guest of Fred D. Burt over Bunday. Custor Post bas socured tbo servicos of tbe drum corps for tho Motnorinl Day. (Valtor Fatters in of Coboos spont a fow days of last woek at tbe bomo of Jobn 0. RicKort. Prof, B. E. Long will sing tho oHer atory solo at tbo Mothodist churcb cest Sunday evoning. Mrs, Clark Spoocer of Green ffich is visiting bor paronts, Mr. aad Mrs Ilenry Marsb, for a few days. Jobn S'ayy wbo bas been visiting his father, Hiland Kay, fora few days, -bas returnod to bis bome In Uoston. Mr. acd Mrs. Tbomas Vail aod family of Troy aro at tbeir suranior bome at Bennington Centro for tbe summer. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hall of Troy have oocupied tbeir summer cottago at Saratoga. Miss Mollio Btarf Obilda will bo witb tbbra a part of tbo eeason. S. S. Holt is tbo last additioo to tbo Soldiers' Ilorao, be bnving been ad mittod last week. Ho enllsied fiom Readsboro nnd sorved in Company H, Eighth Vermont, lle is 73 years of ago nnd ,has been llvlng at Drattlo. boro. v. Mra M. B. Ooldon plfasantly ontor tainod Iady frionds at cards Friday of-. torooon. Ton tables were provided and muslc wos fumlshed by Jobn Daloy ut tbe piano. Light rtfrcsb monts wore passed. The prizes went to Mrs. Fied Morhous, Mrs. Frank E. Hotfc, Mr.i. Geo. F. Uougbton. R. 0. Gilds'nith bas abuut complet ed one of tbe coziest sultcs of rcoms that can bo fournl in tbo village. Tbey aro locatod in tbo rear of bis sto.-n Iront on Willuw stroot, and indude n reception room. music rnooi, library and batb room. Tbe finishings aro in cjprpss, finisbed na.tural. iJe will probably occtiVy theiu bimself. Tbo Memorial Day orators in Ben-' nington county as far as announced aro: Dorset, Re. D. U. TromainB of Rupert; Manchester, Rev. Jnhn Bar Stow: North I5enr ingto, afterniion, Kcv. i. A Dfnr'tyno of Valloy Falls; Bennington, luorning, J. V I) S, Merrill of UonninRton Centre, nfter noon, Caasim I'eik, Jr., of Uurling-ton. i E E. rt ancfjtfii spent a part of last week in Nenffirk city. Mr. and Mrs. A. Buel Sibley spent Monday with frionds in Troy. J. V. D. S Merrill rbtumed Saiur day night from a sovoral days' visit in Tny. Tbo cover,do9igp of MuOluro's Mng azino for May was by William Jordan, n brotbor of Mrs. G. I'. Endrots of tbis villago. "Mlss Edith, daugbter of Jailor Rus sell, wbo b.as boen seriously 111 with dinbtheria. is iuiprovlug -as last ns could bo oxpostod. Mt. Anthony Lodgo F. and A. M., conferred the tbird degreo Tuesday everiing. Following tho dogroe ro frosbmonts wero served. A sevon uontbs old cbild of Mr. arid Mrsi Jny Pockbam, wbo rosido in tho west part of tbe town, died Monday, The funoral was hold Wednosday tnorning. x Tho licaDso coramissioners will meet 8aturday morning, wben artion will be tabon on tbe tbroo applications for flrst olass licenses wbiob aro now bo foro tbom. Trafi c on tbo electric ranroad was delayod n couple of hours Monday eveniog by ono of tbo open cars loav. ing tbe trnck complotoly, in front of tbe shirt factory on Miil strnot. As bas been ils cuetora for raany ycars, Custer Post will go to tho.Hins dillville cemotery noxt Sunday aftor noon, and aftor appropriato Memorial' Day oxoroisos, will docorato tbo gra"os of thn comrados buried tbere. Tbo Momorial Day address b,efore Custer Post will be delivercd by J. V. D. S. Morrill in tbe Motbodist churcb immetliately aftor tbe return of tbo post from decorating tbo gravoa of comrades in tho old ccmutcry at tbo Centro. A portion of tho Senior class of tbo bigh echool, with a fow otbers, bad a day's outingat Sucker Pond Saturday. Tbo trip was nindo par,tly by convoy ance and partly by foot. Tbo day was an ideal ono for ancu n trip nod the party returncd "in the evening by tbe moouligbt. " Vo l nrver hf artl of nnjone uslwc Fo'cy'g Uonet und Tnr and not btlng aitlsflwl. Quln nV I'barmauy. For a lnrgo bead go to Jamos Mc Gurk's barbep sbop for anOsageRub. TRAW8 Old Sol is right with us, but, tlmnkgoodness Straw Hats are AvitU us also. Styles are different tbis year, vory low and broad briuis are the thing for tli young mau. Soft Milan Straw with turn.up briins for the raiddle age uian. Pricea range from 50c to S2.00.- . '' Don't miss the $1.00 Straws they're wondnrful. Men who Avouldn't thlnk of btiying less than a $5.00 .stiff liat are buying them. BURT Ritchie Blocl? Benninon, Vt. EOPLE WILL EAT It's as fashlonable for the human famlly to eat mllk toast and other dalntlos in Summer as Winter. But with the finny.tribe it is dirferent. fTrout are not permittedto indulge in Grlswold's dainty artiriclal bait but a short peripd of the year. Just now thelr mouths are waterlng forour flies. t When they aro hankering for something . goocl to eat is the time to twitch them bald-head-ed und fill your basket untll it slops over. Now is tho ttme you will find the finest select ed stock of Flsh Provislons we have e vei1 shown. It's rhore blessod to fish than to eat, GRISWOLD Sport-Music-Art-Stationery.Books Daniel Dosmond of Bnrntogu, n for mer woll known rosident, visited bero Monday. Jobn Sbornmn of Williamstown is now tho nigbt oporator at tho tolo phone excbange. Mrs. E. T. Griawold and son bavo beon spending somo days at tbo for' iner's bome iu Brattleboro. Miss Rutb hJqulro btiB returned from bor studles witb Rafaol jJselTy in New'York and will resumo bor, class boro. Mr. and Mrs. Ilarry E. Ilarbour aro receiving congratulations upon the birtb of nn 8 1-1 pound son, born Fri day, May 15. Tho Womans' Foroign MlBsionary Society for Uurliugton Dlstrict will meet in tbo Metbodist churcb in tbis villago, Junu 2. Fred Godfrey will bo marsbal for tbe G. A. Custer Post Momorial Day oj orciaes, instead of M. N. Clapp, wbo was obligod to declino to serro.. 9 Visitors at tbo Soldiers' ilomo Mon day woro surprlsed at seoing u brood of young robins tbat bad just loft its Deat, several weeka earlier tban ubusI. Hev. and Mrs. Frank R. Morrls are in fjuffalo tbis week in attendanco at tbo "National AnniTeisarics of tbe Ilaptists." Mr. Morris returos for tbo Sunday eervices. It is reported tbat with tbo cbaogo in tho runLiog of trains wbicb will go into edect tbe seoond week in June, tbat tbe early morniog train from Rut land will be resturod, n cbango that will bo bighly satisfactory to tbo rcti dehta of tbis section of Vermont. Next Bunday raorning in the Metbo dist churcb thn pastor, Rer. W. li. Waahbnrno, will spoak on "Wild Grapbs," and in to ovening on "Cords of Bin." If not attending churcb olsewbere,. you are cordially invited to tbsse sorvicos.' tieats all frco. James Eckersloy, formelry witb tbe Motropolitan Life Inauranco'Company here, and also suporlntenaeot of tbe Cuoferegational Sunday scbool, bas ac ccptod the positisn of secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Plattsburgb. Hie mauy frionds bero will be glad to bear of tbis. Kiaa Sylvania Greenleaf, one of the oldost natire born residonts of tbo vil lago, is 85 jenrs of ago to-day. As hns boen bor custom for joars, tbe old lady ontertained a few of ber oldcst friends at a birtbiJay brcmfcfnst tbis inorning. witb reminiscences of ber younger daye. Mrs. Wells Valentino bas nccopted tbo poeitioc of housekeoper ut tbe Gil bort inansion recntly coaiph.ted at Mancboster, and wbich the family are boping to occupy tbis wiek. J. Ed. Waibrid(Ju bis bad two men at tho houso for the paat wenk, banging cur taius, piotures, draperios, etc. Doputy SUerifl Morrisaey of Stam ford ubj presentoJ to C. D. Sanford fost of North Adaros a bandsomo ilap stull for Soutbviow cemetory in tbat city, and it was dolirercd Tuosday. Il is flfty (eot bigh and straigbt u an arrow. i'or tbo Hrat time tho nntionai colors will float in tbat cemotory tbe coraing Momorial Day. At the First Baptiat churcb Suodny morning tbo iiastor, Rev. Frank li. Morris, will spoak on "Baptistsand Amerlca and Other Latids " In the evening tbo surmon subjoct wi)T bo Tbo Man Without a Countrv nnd tbe AJan Witbout a God. " Tho churcb will bo docorated with national eolovs and hittings will bo rosorvod for the patriotio orders who will attend tbo sorvico. Mr. and Mrs. ti. L.' Btlllson, Alr. and Mis C. Endress, C. D. Green slit, Mra. E. B. Griswold nnd Mlss Mary Kstiibroolt went to Enosburg Knlls Monday. to attend fho annual meotings of Ibo bdd Fellows' grand hodies tbat bavo been in scssion sinco Tuaday inoruing. Mr. and Mrs. En- drosa wiil continno thoir trip to Ca,n- ada wnoretboy will spend sovcraldays. Tho remaindor of tbo party will roturn to-murrow. Tbo White Creelf Tele'pbono Cmn- pany has beon inoun.or.itwl, with a CBpital of $3,000. to coostruot a tcl - pbooo Jino from Eaylo Uruige, R-ns - solaer county, tbrough Wbito Cro , Washington county, to North" Ben nington and Soutb Shaftsbury, Tbo diroctors aro S EIo.j Swtfot, R. C. James, L. &. Swoot, Benedict W. Niles, Uenry R. Perry, Steven B. Stveot, Jobn O. Cottroll, G eorus W. Sweet and Jobn Jomes, all of Wbito Creok, A soarch was mado of tba plauos ownod by Robert Rodpatb of Barre, wbo has been selling without n licenbe, recently. A oaso of boor was found in ono placo.Tbut nothing at tho otber. ilo was nrreatod ond giveo a bearing. A sbort timo ago be was nrrested for selling witbout n fodoral nconse. OASTOXtXAi A nevirspapor free for a full yoar, road our offer on aoutbor pngo. Soveral membors of tbo local council went to IIooBlck Falls latit evening and saw tbe Hoosiak Falls cotinoil K. C work tbe third depreo on a nutnber of cnndidates. Paul Fowlor of Manchester -Dopot, wbo recoited on nppointment as cadot to tho naval academy, faiicd to pass tbo necossory pbysical oxamination by reason of defectivo eyo aight, and bas roturued horan. Mr. and Mrs. Jamos Eddy and fnm ily of Troy w'll occupy tbeir summer residenco in Bennington Centre tho second week in Juno or as soon as their daughter, Miss Rutb, returus from HQhonl, Chlef of Police Tifft went to Pownal Saturday ovoning aod arrested Mrs, Mary iluskell cbnrged witb adultory, Tbe samo aftornoon sbo waived oxam ination and was hold in tbe sum of $500 for appearance before tbo grand jury Sunday, Chief Tifft and Polico man Kelly went to tbo samo town upd took in oustody William ilnrrlngton, nbarged witb tbosame crime. A benr ing was sot for bis caso tbis aftornoon at 2 o'ciock. A gatboring of udubuuI value toNow Englnnd young peoplo will bo bold at Froudonce, R. 1., early noxt montb. Two sesslons of the nnnual moetlng of tbo Uongrogatlonni Home Mission ary Sooiety, to bo bold in that city, Juno 2 to G. w'll bo dovotod oxclusive ly to tbeir intorests. Tbe spcclal young pcoplo's soeaions will bo bold on Tuesday, Juno 2, at 1 p rn. nnd at 7.45 p. ro, A programme full of in- torest, siiggostiuo and proflt bas beon nrranged, bnving tboroal oeeds of young peoplo in view, Tbo best tnetb- ods for creating and maintaining an ioterest in n?gioesivo mission wojk will be prosentod by somo of the most prominent Cnriotian wnrkers of tbe country. PERA HOUSE GOLDSMrriI& WOOD.MANAOEIIS Wlonday, June I A HOMESPUN HEART AN OKIG1NAI. COMEUY DUAMA IIV Kj KKID. Aet I. Jlarlon'j hoine Mornlug. Act II. The ame Altcrnoiin. Act III, Two years later Scene I. a prlvate aiylum near I'lillnilelpbtR ; acene 2, Klre I'olnts n. . j scenej, iiib ijisi l uance saioon, nntm Idr the new Bait Rlver brlde Aot IV. Flre muntiii later. The baby. Tom Aot V. Tbe sime clirUtrruw day. Tlckots at Cokny'o. OR SALE One Safe, suitablo for busi ness purposes. Good as new. Enfjuire at tbis oflice. AUDERDALE L HOUSE OPEN ; Alusic and Dancing Decoration Day Afternoon and Evening. Turkey Supper Fludson River Pbone No. 38-2 1. emething New Leggett's Premium Bivak fast Coffee in one pound car toons at 35c per lb.' It is de licious, buy one and see what you will get; We have just puichased a large stock of Laine's Perfect Liquid Polish. It i(jdesigned for polishing all kinds of met als, signs, band itiHti uraents, nickle, sdnc and copper. We also havo the Bright Star met al polish paste in boxes, can be used either on hot or cold brass, nickle, copper, etc, with per fect resylts. It is the best ar- ticle that we have ever used. It is warranted not to contain any poisons, acids, or grit. A.G. LaMarre&Co. OPERA HOUSE BLOCK ne 96 999 Drysdal Will be open till ll p. m. Friday, the 29th inst. Will be closed Saturday, Memorial Day at noon. Bennington's Busiest, Coolest Store is ready( in all departments for the onrushing perspiringly jolly reign of , The Good Old Sumtner Time Your every warm-weather want is amply prepared for with generously complete stocks ot smart up-to-the-min-ute wantables. Every depart ment is clamoring for aclvertis ing space we satisfy them all with just a mere mention of SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY SUMMERY GOWNS SILKS DRESS STUPPS WHITE GOODS WASHGOODS NEOKWEAR TOILET ARTIOLES HOSIERYAND UNDER- WEAR JEWELRY VEILINGS GLOVES WAISTS OORSETS SUMMERY SKtRTS SUMMGRY WRAPERS AND KIM SUMMERY OUR TAINS ONAS SUMMSRY iPETTIOOATS SUMMER? UiMDERMUSLINS SUMMERY RIBBONS SUMMERY DRGS3 TRIMMINGS SUMMSRY LAOE3 and EMBROID- EHIES SUM YCERY PLOOR OOVERINGS SUMMJ3RY HAMMOOKS SUMMERY BABY'S THINQS SUMMSRY SHOES ' SUMMERY HATS and BONNETS 9 Do You Know Our v and oys Fixings Store en's If not you should. Every week, every day more men and boys are tying up tons for their furnishings and footwear. For Shirts We show a complete assortment of the famous " Eed Lion ' brand. 1 ' , . ' Pnt rnlliirc We have the exclusive sale for this vicinity of theCorliss lOr LOIIfirj Coon "Helmet" brand, than which there are nonfe better." u M1, We show all the latest novelties in "Gordon Dve" and FOr HOSiery -Queen's Own." C.M I L4niwAn "Forest Mill" brand, known from ocean to oceau as For linderwear 8trictiy conect. Fai ADC ur "Pacar(l" ne '8 conceded to be for style, variety, goodness FOr 3nOC3 right price far and away ahead of anything shown hereabouts. We are Trying to do BEST what many do WELL If our goods and service please you, tell your friends; if not satisfactory, tell us. This is a money back store- bound to satisfy you if given the oppor- tunity. By your favor this store has grown from, 1200 feet of sales floor to its present rnagnitude with an area of upward of 13,000 square feet. Not satisfied though ; we know there's lots of room for improvement bound to make this Bennington s" Bettered Best Store. ' j .A. Drysdalc & Soiw I t im iMi You llaia Almp BflogliJ