The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and village rold
Briefly for Busy RsadeTA

nnchf tot busy heaaetA
Miss Florence ID Mop Is spending u
few days with friends Ia Petersburg
Rollin j. Taylor is In Manchester
today On horse'buylng expedition,
Mrs r, o. Graves nd daughter Miss
Bessie have returned from New York.
Lester II. Nichols returns this after.
noon from u business trip % New
York.
Annual Christmas ribbon sac Is go
lng on at Miss l.. NJ. Bhrney's millin'
cry store.
The Barthenoi will have Bluebeard
social and sale At The Baptist church
Friday evening.
Miss Mamie Batter has token a po.
slton as operator la the local tile.
phone exchange.
Il. +. Craytor, the eye sight specla-
list will be at the Putnam hotel, Ben
ninglon, Friday December 18th.
ID. Ed Moore left this morning on 4
several days business trip inIo the
northern section OF the county.
Joe Evans has been In Troy the last
Two days Mr. r., aus Is now supplying
the customers or the Troy papers.
The Christian Endeavor society Of
the Baptist church will elect officers
for the ensuing year this evening.
The tickets for The Runaways 10 ON
sale tomorrow night NJ Ookay's at
o'clock Instead OF tonight a. adyertis'
cd.
The Epworlh League study class will
meet Thursday evening at the close Of
prayer meeting at the Methodist
church.
Ladies aud misses coats that will
keep the cold Out The best ever, you
save money by purchasing at the Ben.
nlngton Shoe Store. 279t2
News has been received here OF the
birth OF u daughter 10 Mr. and Mrs l.
l.. Fillmore OF Los Angeles, Cal, for
mer residents OF Bennington.
Miss Mabel Dickinson who has been
spending several days with Miss Ag-
mes Quinlan returned to her homo 10
Warrensture, n. Y. this morning
Joseph Laurence Lyons OF 223 SAT.
ford street anG Miss Estella Erna
Scott iOj North street were united In
marriage at the Methodist parsonage
Monday at $50 p. IN. Rev DR. q. ".
Rowley performed the ceremony
The Bap,is, YP5CE will hold their
business meeting aud semi-annual el,c
ton OF officers this evening There will
bee a social after the election. Every
member should try 10 be present.
Chief Engineer II. S. Durkee and
Contractor j. w. Daley OF the North
Adams and BenningtC No electric rail
road have gone 10 New Haven, Conn
on business connected with tue con-
struction Of the new road.
lChristmas sh Jppers should bear In
mind that stocSs 10 some lines this
year will be limited and that With the
present condition OF the markets which
re over crowded with orders, II wou.d
be we'll to initiate the early bird.
News came this morning that A. ID.
Gibbs Of Burlington who was injured
10 the Vergennes wreck passed q com
Portable night and is resting well to-
day although the shock 10 his nervous
system was such that speedy recovery
is somewhat retarded.
The fair and bazaar given by the
ladies OF the Congregational church
last evening in the chapel was an un-
qualified success In every way. The
attendance was large, the booths we're
attractive, especially the lunch coun-
ter, and customers we're plenty. The
same will be repeated this afternoon
and evening
Hildred Burnham, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Merritt Is. Burnham, observ
ed her tenth birthday Tuesday evening
at her home with gathering Of about
twenty OF her friends. There was
musical programme under the direc
ton of Mrs Hopkins, other entertain
ments, refreshments were served and
the gathering broke up wishing many
happy returns OF the day 10 the young
hostess.
During the session OF county court
yesterday afternoon one of the attor-
neys engaged 10 the defense OF a state
case suggested to Judge Hall that In
asmuch as Bennington county now had
no states attorney that the defendant
should be given a judgment in default
Judge Hall replied that the state cases
would not come up until after the open.
ing OF the adjourned session and II the
state was not then represented, Attor-
ney General Fits could be called upon
TO try the cases.
There we're 20 commercial travellers
and four ladies on the Boston & Maine
train Monday that is, due to arrive
here shortly after 3 O'Clock In the at
ternoon. All we're for Bennington
and we're Informed several times by
the conductor that they would reach
Hoosick Falls in time TO connect with
the train for Bennington. But ''the
best laid plans OF mice and men, gang
aft agley" and they did in this case.
When the passengers got out Of their
train at Hoosick Junction they found
that the connecting train had left and
the only thing for them to do was to
wait there two hours which they did.