Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Tol6
Briefly for BusV Readers.

p ]. Whitney has accepted a pe=it-
ion in Schaghticoke
Mrs H Sibley is confined to the
bed by severe illness.
DR. L. H. Ross and wife are spend
ing week in New York.
Miss Adelaid e. Merrill has returned
from visit to williamstown.
Mrs NJ. E. Buss of Gage st has re-
turned from a visit with her mother in
Troy.
C. ]. McMahan has returned 70 his
home in Schenectady after visiting
his brother here,
Miss Margaret Homage was called
to Rutland Monday to attend the
funeral Of her mother.
Mrs Hattie Albee and two daughters
of North Adams, Mass are visiting
her sister, Mrs Grace Jones.
The Bennington football team will
play the Godsons Of Troy on the local
athletic field Saturday afternoon.
Miss Tathe Carney went to Troy
Wednesday to act as bridesmaid for
her friend Miss Grace Mulheaun.
The Y. p. S. C. f. of the2nd Congre-
gational church netted sl2 at their New
England supper last Wednesday even-
ing.
Rev H o Allen who is to preach at
the Congregational church Sunday
is stopping at Mrs Barbara Moore's
on South street.
The Putnam hose is arranging for
the annual fair which will be held the
evenings Of November, Is, 10, 20, p in
library hall.
They. NJ, c. A. footballteam defeat
ed the Hoosick Falls high school
Saturday by score of 10 to 0. Robt.
Healy and Cole Burt made the touch
downs
Miss Madeline Cutting and Mrs
Writ Dexter Walker of Pittsfeld who
are travelling this section with two
horse rig were here Tuesday, going
from here to Wilmington.
List Of letters remaining uncalled
for in the postofice for the week end
lug October 10, 1903: Chas w Frank
lin, Charles Kramer, Jno. A Webster, {.
Walter Wright, Mrs David Brenenst-
uhl.
Misses Margaret and Mary Kelly OF
Pleasant street we're in Troy Sunday.
Miss Mary is suffering from two brok-
en- ribs as a result of being violently
thrown against a seat while bording
trolley car there. She has returned
home and is improving.
The third hearing in the case, State
VS. Chas F. Morse charged with run
ming slot machine that was set for
Tuesdsy was adjourned two weeks be-
cause OF the sudden illness of JUS
tice Shurtleff before whom it was to
come
A dance was given in Forester's
Hall Tuesday evening for the benefit
of the basket ball team which has
formed club under the name, Benn-
ingtonians. This team is arranging
for at least fifteen first class games to
be played here during the season.
Mrs Chauncy Gould of Chatham is
visiting her brother Charles Il. Kehoe.
Mr. Gould along with DR. A. S. CHS
holm, Il. P. Woodman, and Ed Stone
have gone to the mountains where
they will remain for week and expect
to bring back deer or two with them
if they have good luck that they expect.
Quite delegation from Miriam D.
lodge went to Hoosick Falls by trolley
car Tuesday evening to attend the fifth
anniversary of the instituting of Gold
en- Crown lodge of that village Dur
ing the evening the initiatory degree
wasconferred after which supper vas
served followed with a social hour,
and some short talks from those pre-
sent. 1t was late when the visitors
returned.
The Friday evening debating society
will resume its meetings tomorrow
evening when it will debate the suest
ton. Resolved that the Standard Oil
Tyusthas been beneficial to the county.
The speakers on the affirmative win
be Fred Martin and Robert E Healey
while the negative will be supported
by c M Graves and Louis Puffer.
There will be paper by Robert Moore
and several two minute speeches on
assignment.
the Star social given by the Ladies'
OF Mt Antony chapter o. f. S. Wed
nesday evening was one of the pleasant
events of the season. The rooms were
trimmed with autumn leaves, the score