The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of tho Town and village Briefly
ToldFor Bnsy Roid ers.

he ME church on Tuesday evening
md ut George Saffords on Thursday
'vening was quite we'll attended.
John Nash was out this morning for
he first time since his accident two
weeks Ego. He Is obliged to use
zane.
Edward j. Hall Is planning to leave
about the first of May for trip to
Europe
Mrs James Deardin and Mrs Alonzo
McCrilliss OF Holyoke are visiting
at the home OF their brother, George
W. Kee. eman.
John N. Gale of st lohnsbury,
grand warden OF the NEOP OF YER
mont will make an official visit TO Wal
loomsac lodge Tuesday evening. A
banquet will be served in his honor
and the warden OF the lodge, at which
members vii be present. The grand |
warden wall be entertained while here
by Mr. and Mrs II. S. Marsden.
Miss jeanette Perkins is stayirg |
with Mr. and Mrs w. b. sheldon dur
ing the absence of Miss Valentine.
The funeral OF Mrs Cordelia Wal
ton was held from the residence of Vim
Greensit, Sunday afternoon. Rev
Frank r. Morris OF the Baptist church
and DR. G. W. Rowley of the Methodist
church oificiated. The burial was in
the village cemetery, the bearers be.
ing her son, Geo f. Walton +. A.
Greenslt, son-in-law; DIN W. Har-
wood and G. Louis Harwood
Mrs c. N Powers, who has been
spending several days with a brother
In Boston, is expected home today.
Geo Miller has severe attack of
pleurisy.
Joseph Daley has taken position
as clerk in Shllrtleif pharmacy.
The following from Temple chapter
RAM attended the district convention
in Rutland Thursday evening; +. ID.
Ranney, j. b. Woodruff, c. d. Phil
lips.
Mr. and Mrs Reeves of Mechanic.
vile, who have been the guests OF Mrs
John Searls, returned Monday morn
ing.
Raymond Vail and Jacob Levin
we're home from Troy over Sunday.
Miss Jennie Valentine left Monday
morning for New York where she will
remain the rest OF the winter.
Mrs John Madison OF South street
was called to Readsboro Monday
morning owing to the illness OF rela-
tive.
John Gibney and Miss Myrtle Blue
we're united in marriage at the paro-
chial residence Saturday evening.
The first Of the monthly fire drills
was held at the graded school Monday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Paddock are ex-
pected home from their wedding trip
tonight.
Albert Atwood, who was taken to a
Troy hospital couple of weeks ago
for treatment Of a broken ankle, has
so far recovered that he Is expected
home this week.
Mrs Nellie Eastman and daughter
OF Albany are visiting Miss nellie
Newton of Union street.
W. H. Nichols left Sunday on a trip
to New York and possibly Philadel-
phia. He will be absent couple of
weeks or more.
The mercury this morning registered
below zero, a change Of over forty
degrees since noon OF Sunday.
Burt Bros store will be closed Tues
day all day while they are making ar
rangements for their Dissolution Sale
that opens Wednesday Jan %. Every
article in their store will go on sale at
a cut price.
Issac Pratt, who recently celebrated
his S0th birthday is one of the few per-
sons now living who attended the eX.
ecution of Archibald l.. Bates who
was hung at Bennington Center in Feb
ruary 1899 for the murder OF his broth
ers wife, and which was the last pub
lie execution in Vermont. Mr. Pratt
was then IA years OF age.
E. B. Hyde has been having touch
of the grip.
Miss Lille Guiltnan and Miss Rose
Morrissey are visiting in Schenectady.
EDr and Mrs A. Y. Cutler we're in
Troy over Sunday.
9th Corps post WRC received an
invitation TO attend the Camp Fire
given by Custer Post at their rooms
next Saturday evening. There will no
doubt be a good attendance as the
comrades always have good time on
! such occasions.
| Mr. and Mrs Jared Howard Jr and
daughter who are visiting his father
were thrown from sleigh on Main-st
Thursday afternoon and barely escap-
ed injury. The horse was frightened
by the electric car.
The Seventh Day Adventists are
holding meetings over Rosters store
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday evening
Elder T. B. Purdon who has been out
of town for few days will return
Tuesday.
Charles II. willard formerly OF the
Putnam has accepted the management
OF the second largest hotel in Buffalo
B. N. Estabrook has returned from
trip to Baltimore.
Mrs John Casey of North. st fell ani
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