The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NovEsI Of the Town, nRds village T6ld
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Miss Leila Matttson returned Sun
day to New York.
Cornelius Sullivan has been here
from Schenectady for few days.
Miss Mary Barron went to Hoosick
Falls Thursday, returning Sunday
afternoon.
The name of Mrs John D. Stehmar,
wife Of the Y NJ. G. A secretary, was
omitted from the list of the patroness-
es of King Jollity
A. X Richie and wife left Monday
morning for a short visit in New York.
Jim Scott of Bridgeport. Conn, is
visiting his brother Charles of North
street.
The east window of Charles G. Coles
store is prettily decorated with King
Jollity costumes
Mrs w. L. Bailey of Holyoke, Col,
is spending two weeks with her sister,
Mrs j. Ed Walbridge,
Supt and Mrs A. w. Varney are
spending few days in New York
Mr. and Mrs Fred w. Spear have
begun housekeeping in the Bowen ten
ement on Main street.
Forest and Rob Jepson. Clarence
and Joe Daley and George Klock left
Saturday for the Jepson camps in
Glastonbury where they will hunt for
a week.
Miss Mabel NJ. Barber spent Christ
mas in Pownal Center She assisted
at the Christmas concert held Christ
mas eve.
Mrs Jane Potter entertained party
of relations and friends Christmas
day,
Carleton Davis enjoyed a we'll filled |
Christmas tree Christmas eve
Mrs William r. Graves is guest
of her son Collins NJ. Graves.
Stark hose company at a special
meeting, voted to extend invitations |
to the members of the board Of trustees |
and to II. S. Drysdale to the roast
pig supper to be given by the company
On the evening of its annual meeting |
Tuesday evening, January 5.
The annual meeting of Monument |
lodge, X of p, will be held Wednes-
day evening January 6, being post
poned one week from the regular date. |
Edward Riley OF Willoughby's !
market is confined to the house with |
sore arm.
NJ. Z. Downs was entertained by the |
Bachelors club of North Bennington
Christmas day.
a membership contest extending
from Dee. 2Sth to January l6 p. m.
has been started at the Y. NJ c. A. |
Three cash prizes of So, 81 and 81 are
to be given. The one scoring the
largest number of points wins, each
dollar of new membership free
containing one point.
Rev c. H. Peck spoke Sunday after
noon at the Y. M. c. A. on Christian
atty and its effects on Philanthropy at
the present time. He took very OPP
timist view of things and spoke to
show that the world was growing bet
ter instead ofworse.
Mrs Mary Merrill sang very enter
tainingly from 3;45 to 4.
Charles Dryer who spent Christmas
in town, returned to Bellows. Falls.
Mrs L. E. Story who is in a hospit-
al at Troy, is recovering rapidly and
expects to be home sometime this week.
Miss Lulu Wyman of Hoosick Falls
is the guest of Miss Daisy Barber for
few days
Mrs W. f. Putnam has issued in
vitations for reception to be held
Friday, Jan. lst from 3to O'Clock.
Mr. and Mrs Norman Basset, after
passing Christmas with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs John S holden, returned
to their home in Augusta, Maine,
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Theadore Thomas from
Elizabeth, N. j. with their children
were in Bennington for the holidays.
The telegraph announces that Mrs
Mary Rogers is to be hanged in YER
mont town for numbering her husband.
This leads Mrs Lysander John Apple
ton to appear today with card, ask
in the noble women of Kansas to
arise and demand that Mrs Rogers
wear bloomers to be hanged in, that
will reach'to her ankles. "We can not
permit any vulgar display of limbs"
saus nndeat Mra I.vsandar John An |