The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Toi
Briefly for Busv Readers.

Harry Il, CuSnman IL IN AlDdny
this afternoon.
The Citizens caucus will be held
Apollo hall this evening.
Mrs John Rickert is Ill with the grip
and theatened with pneumonia.
Miss Pauline Cornell OF the Putnam
house Is visiting relatives in Gran
vile.
Roy Brant has returned from visiting
his sister, Mrs Wintersteln in New
Jersey.
M. C. Burgess, Jr., has moved into
DIR w. f. Putnam's new tenement on
Gage.st.
The Epsilon Kappa society was enter
tanned by Guy Livingston Thursday
evening.
Alton Hart OF Chester, Mass, is
stopping with his brothers here for q
few days.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Armstrong are
expected home from their wedding trip
this afternoon.
Invitations have been issued by the
Pi.Alpha society for masquerade
ball Tuesday April 4.
The S of V fair in Forester's hrll
closes this evening after most sue
cessful series of evenings.
Miss Josephine Belcher of Plymouth,
Mass the new high school teacher
came yesterday and will begin her
duties Monday.
Born Feb. 10th at Bisbee, Ariz., a
son to Mr. and Mrs f. H. Branshaw.
Mrs Branshaw was formerly Miss LIZ
zie Crystal.
The juniors of the high school resd
their mid-year essays before The class
this week. They we're considered ,A.
ceptionally good.
The NHC.of lie MEchurch will hold
a meeting Monday evening when sever
al Candidates will be initiated, follow
ed by social time.
The annual meeting of the County
CE union which was to be held in Ben
nington this month will probably be
postponed until May.
The Methodist Sunday school held
an enjoyable box social at Oscar
Cleveland's Friday evening. About
80 from here attended.
George f. Cottrell of the Scott Stock
ing mills is recovering from a severe
cold which has kept him from his
duties for several days.
Isaac Pratt who has been confined
to the house several weeks is so much
improved that he has been out to his
barn several times this week.
4. c. Bennett left last night for New
York. He will return Monday, pro-
badly accompanied by his wife who
has been there several weeks.
The Bennett Moulton Co has played
to large audiences in Library hall
every night this week. This evening
it will close a weeks engagement.
The Vermont statutes enacted at the
last session of the legislature have
been bound and are at the town clerks
Office for distribution to the proper
officers
Evans new elevated clothes airer.
II you wish to see one or take it on
trial, postal addressed to John II.
Evans, g42 East Main street will bring
il to you.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Hortense Baldwin to Harry
James Beagle of South SALISBURY
The wedding will take place in the |
near future.
Mr. and Mrs Richard p. Casey of |
West Bennington are receiving con- |
gratulations on the birth OF ten |
pound boy. Mrs Casey was formerly |
Miss Anna Muiqueen.
Commander w. p. Day has been pro-
noted to captain. Captain Day is a
nephew Of Mrs A. Eddy of Washington
street and went from here to the naval
academy when boy.
Mr. and Mrs Newton w. Cottrell en-
the Young Peoples Widow
club Friday evening. Mrs Leon Par
ker won the lady's prize and DR. ID.
r. Bristol the gentleman's prize.
Attorney general C. G. Fits of
no has been absent from
home some time returned Thursday.
1t is expected that he will be here some
time next week on matters of business.
The last social dance OF the season
will be held in Forester's hall Tuesday
evening, March I. Music will be fur
nished by Miss McGurk and Messrs
Richie and Gokay. Dancing at $50.
Second lieutenant elect w. d.
Forbes was present at the school of
held in Burlington this
week and also passed successful
for the position of Sec
)nd lieutenant.
Imminent Sir Elihu B. Taft of Bur
ington, Grand General missioner of
Ile Grand Commanoery Knights Temp.
lars of Vermont, made an oticial VS.
10 Taft Commandery Friday evening.
fter the usual business had been done
were served.
Master Harry Moore proved him.
self to be an exceptional young host
Friday evening when he entertained
The Kurn Hattin club at his home on
South st. Games were played after
which the guests were served to sugar
on SHOW and pleasant evening was
spent by all.
La Grippe and Pneumonia