The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-11-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

NEWS OF the lOWn anu village 1oiu
Briefly for Busy Readers.
James Wood, Jr., is spending the
week In New York City.
The gas company has 25 men at
work on their new plant near the ball
grounds.
John M. Burt is visiting friends in
different parts of Massachusetts, for a
couple OF weeks.
The ladies OF st Peters church will
hold rummage sale in the parish
house the first week of December.
The Prouty Inn has been closed and
former manager Prouty has taken
rooms in the Burgess house near by.
Mrs C. G. Thompson of Canaan
Four Corners has been here with
frie nds for Il couple of days. She re-
turned home this noon.
Rev Philip Schuyler was in Rutland
Tuesday attending meeting of the
clericus of Rutland and Bennington
counties held in that city.
Partiesfrom West Hoosick who were
here Tuesday reported the II inches
of snow fell there during that storm of
Sunday and Sunday night
The real estate and personal prop
erty of the late j. T. Shurtletf will be
sold at public auction on the premises
tomorrow, beginning at 10 O'Clock.
JAS Burns, the cigar man has today
placed an electrical sign in front of
his store on North street. 1t will be
lighted up this evening for the first
time.
Rear admiral Wells L. Field has
closed his summer esidence on Gaia
mount Lane and gone to Washington
with his family where they will spend
the winter.
The extra freight train over the
Chatham division that left here Sun.
day morning ran into and killed two
valuable COWS belonging to H. Jesse
Moses of Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs A. X. Richie leave to-
morrow on trip during which they
will visit Greenfield, Northampton
and other places. Mrs Richie goes to
Providence, r. |. Mr. Richie will re.
turn home Saturday or Monday.
Grand Patriarch f. T. Benedict of
Poultney and Grand High Priest Hor-
ton, of the Patriarchs of Vermont |
Odd Fellows will be present at the
district meeting of the order TO be |
held here tomorrow evening.
At library hall theatre the Majestic !
Stock company presented 1.-The |
World Against Him" last night in a
very deserving manner. Specialties !
good. Tonight the rural comedy |
trama, Down East. " Remember the |
pest seats are only 20 cents this week.
The family of Geo II. Jepson have
to Schenectady where they |
will reside in the future. Mr. Jepson |
laving position there as superinten-
lent in knitting mill Edward
smith and family are located in the
epson house on Scott street.
There will be lecture on Christian
science in Woods opera house, Hoo.
~ ANug hAS ~, ANON lptll DIT
light o o'clock, by the Rev Arthur d.
'osburg, c. S. d. The public is in
tied. 1t is under the auspices of the
rst church Of Christ Scientist of
Ioosick Falls.
The fair at st Francis de Sales
hurch will be continued this evening.
he attractions of the evening will be
ongs and drills by little children of
t Francis de Sales Academy. acroba-
C feats by Master Frank Brooks and
ongs by Master Oliver Teal The
sual orchestra will be in attendance.
1t is stated that what is known as
lie Clark farm or Fernhurst on the q
Dad between here and North Benning- +
N has been sold to a gentleman of
ew York. The consideration is not
wen. but the property which is one
the most desirable ones in town has A
zen held at $4,000. TWAS for sever y
years the summer residence of the
tie Rev DR. Frederick C. Clark and
nee his death of his daughters.