The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF tho Town and village Briefly
Told For Bnsy Readers.

Told For Bnsy Readers.
Miss Cecil Powers returned from her
visit to Boston Monday evening.
Two interesting games of basket ball
will be played in Library hall this
evening.
Mr. aud Mrs j. d. Stehman returned
Tuesday morning from visit In Penn
sylvania.
Miss Julia O'Donnell won out In
the B club at the Bennington Shoe
store last evening.
Mrs Philip Jennings children at the
Center are recovering from severe
attack of humps.
A dance will be held under the aus.
pices OF Co X, WIG at the Armory
Thursday evening
Mrs E. j. Cummings has just return
ed from two weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs Robinson.
Miss Bridget Mclaughlin and Miss
Mary Hutton will ntertain friends at
their home this evening.
Alfred G. Field of Conway, Mass,
na6 bdhtlh a DpSlOlbh ho nv OBOl ugvA
at the local telephone exchange.
Thomas Enright won the shoes at
NJ j. Schwab's Saturday night and
Mrs George England last evening.
The lumber is being drawn for the
residence that Clement H. Cone is to
erect this season on Grand Views st.
Mrs c. H Peck of North Benning-
| ton is spending a few days at the
home of Mrs s. b. Hall on Town hill.
Branch No st Mary's Guild will
meet with Mrs Kimball on Union.st
Wednesday afternoon from to 5
O'Clock.
Rev A. j. Higgins, formerly Gen
Secretary Of the local YhICA, is con
Quoting special religious services in
Waterford this week.
Mrs Frank Tiffany who has been
quite Ill in the hospital is now at the
hotel in Winthrop and improving as
rapidly as could be expected.
/ The Y. NJ. C. ofthe thodistchurch
held a meeting Monday evening. Re-
ports of the committees we're heard.
The club is planning for a social in
the near future.
The "NYB" held their first meeting
with Miss Agnes Morrissey Monday
evening and officers were elected. The
next meeting will be at Miss Bertha
Green's Friday evening.
Rehearsal for the Musical Concert to
be given under the auspices of ST
Peters church for the benefit of the
new church building fund will begin
at O'Clock this evening instead OF s
as heretofore. A full attendance is
desired
The Boston g. Maine r. r. will sell
Feb goth to 18th inclusive, excursion
tickets to Troy including admission
to the Industrial Mercantile exposition
which is held at the Bolton exposition
building under the auspices of the
Commercial travellers association.
Fare from Hoosick Junction rs.
News has been received of the death
ip Pittsford Saturday after an illness
OF three days of Mrs Eleanor Penfeld
Lothrop aged "a years. She was g
sister of the late Mrs Geo w. Harmon
of this village and for a number o.
years was a frequent visitor here.
Miss Nellie Madison Of North Ben
nington was quite seriously injured
and her sister, Miss Bessie Madison,
slightly injured while returning from
sleighride to Hoosick one evening
last week The sleigh was overturned
throwing the party out, but these two
were the only unfortunate ones.
Letters have been received announc.
ing the safe arrival at DeLand, Fla.
of Judge and Mrs G. H. Mason, with
Mrs Edwina Bennett after a pleasant
trip. They find the atmosphere there
much more agreeable than it has beer
at home for the last week or two. They
are guests at the Putnam house II
DeLand.
Arthur w. Weber OF the New Eng
land telephone and telegraph Co is II
town canvassing for new subscribers
The local exchange is able to handl
many more calls day and it is ex
pected that so more telephones will b
installed in this city within shor
time. Mr. Weber is Offering thre
months service free to residential sub
scribers, they receiving 10 months ser
! vice for the cost of 12months.