The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town aud Village TOlt
Briefly for busy Readers.

Miss Ella Bingham has returned
from Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Bertha Rogers of Hudson, N Y
is guest of Mrs Charles Cooper. Miss
Rogers was a former resident of Ben
nington.
DR. Henry S Goodall by the advice
of physicians has CONS to Saranac
Lake.
Mrs w E Putnam has gone to
New York for several weeks visit.
Fred H. Wilder is home from the
Massachusetts Institute of.Technology
for the mid-year vacation of week.
Charles Barney is home from Cor
nell university for the winter vacation.
The directors of the YMCA have ell
ected these officers: Pres, A ] Holden;
vice president; DR. L n Ross, treas; A
F LOOMS, secretary; M H Robinson.
Ethel w. only daughter and child
of DR. and Mrs NJ. B. Houghton died
this morning at an early hour She
had been i'll for about two months and
would have been l6 years old next
April. Further notice to come later
Robert S Drysdale is in Peacedale,
Il l to attend the funeral of an uncle,
William Drysdale recently deceased.
He was for several years a resident of
this village, and served as superinten-
dent of the Hunt mill. Mr. Drysdale
visited here about year ago.
This evening the employees of the
Scott Stocking company will have a
ride to North Bennington, followed by
a supper
The Burlington cases, state VS.. Geo.
M. Rowell, that we're TO have been
heard in that city Tuesday, have been
continued until next Monday.
A masquerade surprise party at the
home of Miss Title Gallipo on Tues
day evening was we'll attended and all
had a fine time. All nations were rep
resented in costume.
The Misses Barber gave a sleigh
ride to a number ofthei friends Thurs
day evening. They we're entertained
by Miss Bessie Reynolds of Pownal.
Mr. and Mrs S. II lockwood left to-
day for a weeks visit in New York.
Fillmore and Slade are installing
new machinery at their mill and will
soon begin the manufacture Of fibre
tissue paper.
The annual banquet OF the Williams
College Alumni for northern New
York and Vermont was held at the
leu Eyck in Albany last night. Among
those presentwas Rev Geo L. Richard
son formerly rector of ST. PETERS
church who invoked divine blessing.
A writer in the Nineteenth Century
believes that ill-temper in woman is
frequently caused by tight squeezing
Of corsets. Several young men of our
acquaintance have given us positive
assurance that according to their ex-
perience with the gentler sex, tight |
has produced just the OPP
posite effect.
At her residence on Beech Street, last |
evening, Mrs George r Smith enter
tanned seven couples of young people |
who comprised sleighing party which |
she chaperoned on a recent trip to
North Bennington and SALISBURY.
Supper was served at ten o'clock, then
games and forfeits held the floor until
he clock tolling the hour of twelve
warned them it was time to depart to
heir respective homes
About 20 couple went from here
asst evening OH trolley car to North
Bennington, where they had entertain
nent dancing, ETC., in Bank hall. The
was given by the ladies
IF st John the Baptist church. Par
les were present from SALISBURY,
White Greek and other places, Late
n the evening, Mrs Andrew Nash
ierved refreshments. The party re-
urned home on the sleeper
At the annual meeting OF the Ben
lington County Medical Society We'd
lesday these officers were elected: Pres;
Dr. L r Hemenway, vice pres; DIR d
Gleason, secretary and treasurer;
c Little, Dr'W S Phillips, DR. d A
Gleason were elected censors. Dele
rates to annual state convention are
Dr. L II Ross, DR. S E Whipple; alter
rates are DR. E B Daley, DIR c w Bart
n Il L i |