The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
news Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readera

Geo. w, Morse 10 sfendlng lev
days 10 New York.
Miss Mamie Phelan Is visiting In
Amsterdam.
A handsome line OF New Year post
cards at EyaLs'. ais
Mrs ID IL Miller has returnsd 10 her
homo In Brooklyn.
Edward Flynn was home 10 spel d
Christmas with his parents.
PROFIT by the ladies' aud misses 90,
sale at The Bennington shoe store.
He LindlofI, nov OF Schenectady In
spending the week At his home here.
WIN Lyons OF Poultney was among
the visitors to the village yesterday
The plasterers began work today on
the Interior Of the new YMCA build
ing.
Miss Alta Cutler Is spending the
holiday vacation at her home In
Woodiord.
Persons who cane down from Wood
ford today report good sleighing near
ly oil the way.
Mrs VIM Bowles OF West Main street
went 10 Woodiordtoday TO visit until
Sunday with relatives.
Mr. aud Mrs Philip b. Jennings OF
the Center left for Montreal Wednes-
day for q few days visit
Mrs Mary r. Hollis and sons OF
Troy have ben spending the week with
her sister, Mrs Harry g. Roster.
Harry T. Cushman who Is III nc his
home, passed 4 comfortable night and
vas quite comfortable this morning.
Mrs John W. Hanson OF Brooklyn
Is making = week end visit 10 her
parents, Mr. and Mrs II. l.. Stlllson.
The annual banque, and entertain.
ment OF Bennington lodge, B. +. o. T..
will be held Monday evening, Decem.
Der 81.
Co NJ OF Hoosick Falls wiz. roll a
match game OF ten pins with Co X OF
Bennington at the Corbett. Grennan al
leys this evening.
Mr. and Mrs Frank s. White and
daughter Bessie of North Bennington
spent Christmas with Mrs Saul Sher
man OF Maiu street
Christmas party OF the upper grades
OF the Baptist Sunday School tonight;
entertainment, games, refreshments,
"plum pudding" Admission plum OF
not over ten cents 10 value
Mrs Sarah 7. Barber and daughter
Daisy OF Bradford street are passing
the holidays at Southiugton, Conn,
with Mrs Mary Hammond, formerly
Miss Mary Pepper OF this village.
The funeral OF Mrs Catherine Hy.
nick who died at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs Lakeland, Dec. 20, will
be held from the Episcopal church Sun
day afternoon, Rev Philip Schuyler
officiating. Mrs Bynick was 81 years
old.
Bradstreets for this week says:-At
Bennington reports show that the holt
day trade has been large and fully up
TO the expectations OF those who had
planned for a large increase. Sore
OF the manufacturing plants are still
running nights.
A literary entertainment and supper
will be given this evening by the Sun
day school in the old Academy library
at the Center, The primary depart.
ment OF the old First church gave their
eutertainmnt last Saturday afternoon.
There was heavily laden Christmas
tree and New York City gentleman
assumed the role Of Santa Claus.
Mr. and Mrs James Liner are at he
home OF Mrs Liners aunt, Mrs Jane
Kirby, on their wedding trip. Mrs
Liner was formerly Miss Mary Kelly
and resided in Bennington, although
her home recently has been 10 Amster-
dam where she and Mr. Liner were mar.
ried Wednesday. She Is well known
here where she has large number OF
friends who extend congratu lations.
Henry L Field OF Mortified, presi-
dent OF the Vermont Hosiery Il Ma
chinery company who has been here or
business in connection with the Scott
stocking mill which was recently pur'
chased by the company, returned this
morning. lie stated that the new mil
at Mortified will be ready for the ma,
chinery February aud work on the e
knitting machines being built at the
machine shop OF the Scott mill for the
Mortified plant is being rushed.
The farm belonging to the late Jesse
Robinson, together with the personal
property, was sold at auction yester'
day to close up the estate. There was
a good attendance and prices were
good. The farm was bought at S350O
by son, Edward Robinson. 1t CON
prises about IS acres, is situated in
the nor invest part of the town, and IL
was at one time owned and occupied
by Captain Samuel Robinson, and
since then it has always been in the
possession and occupied by some mem
Der of the Robinson family.
The adjourned term OF the county
court will convene next week Wednes.
day al which time w. j. Meagher who
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