The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and village Briefly
Told for Bu., Readers


italian Boys" at Library hall to-
night.
Miss Mary walbrldge spent yeste r
day in Troy.
VIM Armstrong OF Cory, Pa, is here
for few days.
VIM Tully OF Fairhaven Is here TO.
day on business.
The dance scheduled for this evening
has been postponed.
Mr. and Mrs Walter a iken leave TO.
day for weeks visit to Boston.
Mrs Lafranchise has been called to
Cohoes TO attend the funeral OF a
cousin.
Herrlck shoe for ladies at the Ben
nington Shoe store $3.50 for Satur-
days selliny.
Mrs ID. G. Burt has gone to Rutland
today TO spend Sunday with her sister
Mrs L. W. Kimball.
T.. Il. Griswold Is attending the
County Sunday School convention at
Manchester today.
The Cottage hotel Is being greatly
improved in looks by thorough re
painting Inside and out.
Miss A Nolan will have her pattern
hats on exhibition Monday Oct s.
Ladies are cordially invited.
Miss Mary Carey and Miss Nora
Purcell accompanied by Mr. Cummings
are attending the Chatham fair.
DR. A. 4. Houle has been called to
Cohoes TO attend the funeral of his
father, which takes place tomorrow
afternoon.
Miss Mcmahon announces her open
ing OF fall and winter millinery for
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct 10 and
IL.
States Attorney Daley returned last
night from Bondville TO which place
he was called yesterday on some state
business.
People should not forget the enter
tainment 10 the "Young Mems Chris.
tian course" the first Que, that comes
this evening.
f. o. Rudd OF DE Leon Springs,
Fla, who is stopping in this vicinity
for short time, is now visiting in
Hoosick Falls.
d. A. Baldwin returned last night
from the Troy hospital where he re.
Gently had an abscess removed from
the interior ear.
The infant son OF Mr. and Mrs
Joseph A. Evans died today. The
funeral will be held from the house to-
morrow at 2 o'clock.
Mrs Dana Hamilton OF Portland
Harbour, Me-, spent Wednesday ia
town the guest of Mrs NJ Il. Dick at
Mrs G.. S. Reyes millinery.
+. IA. Putnam and family, who have
been s ending the summer at "Cal-
drop Falls" their summer home in the
Adirondacks, returned yesterday.
Miss Martha Chrystal has returned
from two months visit in the west
including Chicago, st. Paul. Mime
apolis and Grand Fork, N. ID ko.
The chestnut crop this year is ex-
tremely large. The frost has not yet
opened the burrs but the boys are gat-
herring them by the bag full regardless
of sore fingers the next day.
The "Sugarball" conducted oy
Peter Panos, in the new Hawks block
on North street will be opened to the
public this evening. tie will curry a
full line of chocolates, bon-bons and
hot drinks of all kinds.
Mrs H. B. Fassett will go tomorrow
to the Troy hospital for an examinat
ion of the broken shoulder sustained
in a fall when coming down stairs.
She has suffered intense pain since the
accident as the fracture was an unus.
ually severe injury.
The annual meeting of the First Dis
trict of Oddfellows In Vermont will be
held with Hope lodge of Manchester
Center Friday evening November 9th
1905. j. Henry Hicks of Manchester
Center is the District Deputy. Stark
lodge of Bennington will exemplify the
initiatory degree. The Grand Master
and other grand officers will be pres
emit, and at 1920 o'clock banquet
will be served.
The news from the railroad accident
at Lansingburg last night is of some
local interest from the fact that Mrs
Wallace E. Shaw OF Bath, Me-, who
was killed was friend OF Mrs E. e.
Larrabee of this village, who had
known the youns lady ever since she
was a child. Mrs Shaw was about u
years OF age, aud visited with Mrs
Larrabee when the latter visited Bath
few weeks ago. Mrs Shaw was one
OF party of eight from Bath that
were on an excursion to New York