The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-25
BENNINGTON BFygFS
News OF the Town and village ToI
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
]. II. Hyde of Salisbury is visiting
his son E. B. Hyde.
f.. p. Luther left Wednesday morn
ing for a few days visit in Dorset.
The ladies Of st Peters church serv-
ed another of their excellent chicke
pie suppsrs Tuesday evening. A soci-
al time was enjoyed by the younger
people after the supper.
Miss Bessie Watson is spending
few days in Troy and Waterford.
The Bird degree will be worked on
twu candidates by the odd Fellows
this evening.
Regular meeting of the 9Th corps
WRC will be held this evening.
Leon f. Story was in Springfield
Tuesday.
The SALISBURY basket ball five will
play the Bennington Falls club at the
paper mill this evening.
Mr. aud Mrs Vibbard Leighton of
Boston are spending the month with
relatives in the village.
Forrest and Robert Jepson of Sche.
nectady are here to attend the dance
given by the Misses Graves and TIFF
fany in Foresters hall this evening,
The ladies of the Baptist church
will give n chicken pie supper, Friday
evening January 9th at $3.50 Admis-
sion rs cts.
Some of the finest pine logs that
have been seen in this village for
some time, are at present being
drawn from Lundergans place in the
west part of the town to the Evens saw
will on Branch street. They average
between 400 or 500 feet to each log.
Mrs Arthur Russell and Mrs Fred
Godfrey armed with the proper auth
GRITTY went TO Rutland this morning,
escorting TO the house OF correction
Daisy Taylor who goes up TO serve
1876 days for a second offence of intox-
ication.
Miss Edna Surdam was married TO
Henry Sweet at North Bennington
this afternoon.
Miss Name Delaurier won the
shoes at NJ. j. Schwab's store Tuesday
night.
Mrs Leah Rockstrole is confined to
the house by illness.
All associate members of G A. Gus
ter posi- No AZ GAR are cordially
invited to be present at their Camp
Fire TO be held in Post rooms or
South st, Saturday evening, Jan 28th
also 9Th Corps Post, No. III GAR and
9th Corps WRC and SOY, camp
Frank Ray Camp 8.
The subject at the Fortnightly this
week is Education, Trees" "No
tree in all the grove, but has its
charm; Tho each its hue peculiar
The committee in charge is Mrs Mary
B. Merrill, Mrs Emma Harwood ant
Mrs G.. Eugene Stevens.
The trustees and congregation of the
Fifth Avenue Methodist church in Troy
have unanimously voted to request the
return as pastor for another year OF
Rev p. l.. Dow. Should the Request
be granted it WILDE his eighth year
In that church. Mr. Dow has been pro-
minently mentioned as candidate for
the position of presiding elder fol
the Burlington district to succeed Rev
George W. Brown.
The funeral OF Jere L. Finn was
held this morning from ST Peters
church. There was a large attendance
especially of the masonic fraternity
with which he had been associated TO
nearly forty years. Rev PhiliI
Schuyler oficiated, the exercise at the
cemetery being carried out by the ma
sons, under the charge of II. d. Fill
more, w NJ of Mt Anthony lodge
There were many floral tributes. Thu
bearers were the following Sir knight
of Taft commandary: J H Norton,
s Chandler, G NJ Lambert, Fred Ran
nsy, John Clark and A n Williams
The body was placed in the receiving
vault at Bennington Center.