The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and village Briefly
Told for Busy Readers.

News OF the Town and village Briefly
Told for Busy Readers.
Thomas p. Nolan Is here visiting
his brother, Frank p. Nolan.
Louis Mann In 'The Second Fiddle"
will appear at the opera house next
week Friday Feb "a.
MacGregor Richie il assisting at
the County National bank during the
absence OF Cashier G. II. Cone.
Seymour Van Santvoord has been
reelected president OF the Walter A.
Wood company Of Hoosick Falls.
The Molly Stark Reading circle are
reques ted To meet at the Knights of
Columbus Rooms tomorrow evening
February 10th.
Rev G. W. Rowley went to North
Ferrisburg this morning and this eve
ming will deliver his lecture on "Vag.
abonds" in the Methodist church there.
The condition of John H.. Frost is
somewhat better today. Miss Burn
ham was not so we'll yesterday but
was resting comfortably this morning.
The funeral of Mrs =. S Root was
held from the house on Valentine-st
this afternoon. Rev Frank r. Morris
conducted the services which were pr
vate.
There will be q social dance in For
esters hall Friday evening, Feb H..
Music will be furnished by Miss Me-
Gurk and Messrs Richie and Gokay.
Dancing at $50.
About 81 couples attended the dance
in Forester's hall Tuesday night.
Patrick Mcclure and Miss Jennie Fin
Ian were awarded the prize given for
the best walters.
Circle No of the NJ. f.. church met
with Mrs Harwood on Beach-st Tues
day afternoon. Over sixty were
erved with valentine supper.
John Plumb will start class In
ymnasium exercises at the Guide
board schoolhouse at Z o'clock this
evening. All boys In that section are
invited to be present.
The sleeper from the north was about
three hours late this morning. The
evening train from Troy last night was
over one hour late. New York papers
arrived nearly on time this morning.
The National Biscuit Company has
a demonstration at the store of II. NJ.
Bassett this week showing the good
qualities of their In-ner-Seal package
goods. The public are invited to call
and receive free sample of their
cakes and crackers.
Among the floral offerings at the
funeral OF little Leslie Elwell Monday
there were fine floral offerings from
Mr. ElwelPs fellow employees at the
electric light station and also from the
superintendent and other employees of
the company. Mrs Alkaline Daley
sang.
Mr. and Mrs Sirreno II. Norton OF
Winsted. Conn, formerly of this place
announce the marriage of their only
daughter, Louise Snow to C Kempton
Alger of Far Rockaway, N. Y. The
ceremony took place Feb. T. After
brief wedding trip Mr. and Mrs Alger
will reside at bridgeport, Conn.
The early morning train Tuesday
from here ran into a snow bank in the
same cut where it was stale a few
weeks ago and could get no farther, A
second one that followed met with the
same luck but by the efforts of the two
locomotives the trains finally got
through and arrived in North Ben.
nington in time to make all connect
ions.
Merchants will mt lose anything be-
cause advertising on fences, bridges,
trees, rocks, etc., is prohibited. 1t
never did pay anyway, although it has
taken some of them long time to find
it out. Not only that, but the senti-
ment is slowly growing that resents
such DETACHMENT Of the scenery and
hat will some day visit its wrath upon
the tradesman that persists IN it by
boycotting his tore.-St Adams Mes.
senger.