The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

day night
Academy hall, Thanksgiving after
noon and evening. 15t2
Thomas Mann of Arlington spent
Friday with friends in town
Ernest Dupie of Beech street left
today to spend few days In Rutland
The reading room of the Y. NJ C. A.
Will be open as usual tomorrow after
noon
Mrs. Laura Keller of Maple street is
spending few days with friends in
North Adams.
Miss Francis Woodbury. of Boston is
visiting Miss jeanette Perkins of
| Pleasant street.
Melvin Moon of Grove street will
open a bakery shop near his home next
Monday morning.
Mrs. Eliza Jewett of South street
| leaves Monday to spend the winter with
her son in Chicago.
George Tibbitts Lane of Troy is in
town today looking over his summer
residence on the hill.
Herbert l.. Burt of Proctor, Vt, has
accepted a position as clerk in the
Bennington Shoe Store.
The new music racks for the orches.
ira were used last night In the opera
house for the first time.
Miss Mildred Newmayer of Manches.
ter is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. Newmayer of Pleasant street.
Special notice-The salesroom of
Holden. Leonard & Compony Ben
nington VT, will be open every Tues.
day. 1876
The Molly Stark bridge club is be-
ing entertained this afternoon at
North Bennington by Miss Harriet
yelling.
Ruth Burke and Eleanor Richie OF
East Main street are spending the day
with Susan Robinson of Locust
avenue.
A large flock of wild geese came
from the north today and flew over
Robert Gardeners residence on their
way south.
Edward Wheeler, who has been Wis
ting his brother. +. r. Wheeler OF
East Main street returned to his home
in Nottingham Friday
Miss Agnes Z. Morrssey, book
keeper at Griswolds, left Friday TO
spend few days vacation in Troy,
lhauV and Schenectady
The telephone company has force
of men on South street trimming OF
the limbs of shade-1rees where they
interfere with the company's wires.
Miss Mary Lundergan's boarding
house and restaurant opened We'd
nesday, Nov. 20. 1907, in the house re-
Gently vacated by J. II. Livingston. 9t6
The Heart of Maryland company
which played in the opera house Fri
day evening left this morning for Sara
toga, where they will show tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. George Woodcock, Mrs
NJ. J. Covey and Mrs Rodney Lamson
of Manchester attended the meeting of
the 0. E. S. in Masonic hall Friday eve
ming.
Miss Edna, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Trombley of Main street left
today for the hospital in North Ad-
ans where she expects to undergo an
operation,
Mrs. II. L. Field and son Leeds left
this morning for Philadelphia. Mrs.
Field will visit in that city for some
weeks and Leeds will enter one of
the Philadelphia schools.
A party known as the awkward
Squad consisting of d. F. Cronin,
James Sullivan, John Murphy and DR..
Frederic l.. Ray, took a walk to Hoo
sick Corners and return Wednesday. |
A number of the boys of the Y. NJ. c. |
A. left this morning on hike to in
cude North Adams, Hoosac Tunnel |
and Natural Bridge. Mr. Aspnall |
the physical director accompanied /,
them.
According to the Easton Daily News |
of Easton, Pa, Miss Agnes Gibney of |
Bennington VT, attended the wedding |
of James p. Monahan and Miss Gather |
inc Gibney in Phillipsbury, Pa, last |
Wednesday.
About Is of the young friends Of |
Miss Zenobia Royce gave her sur.
prise party at her home on Valentine |
street last evening. The young people |
had an enjoyable evening. Refresh
ments were served
The lecture, "The Isle of Labrador"
will be given by Prof. w. S. C. Rus
sell Wednesday. Nov eth The tickets
will be 20 cents for adults and 20 cents
for children. The tickets are on sale
at Gokay's drug store.
The funeral of Henry Jacobs was
held this morning at o'clock from the
home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Ed
ward Baker of Bradford street. Rev.
Frank Morris, pastor of the Baptist
church ofiiciated. The burial was at
Grafton, n. Y.
The team of II. p. Woodman start.
ed from the rear of his store on Main
street and ran up Main street on
gallop. BY the time they reached
Bradford's mill they were nearly tuck
cred out and were stopped by one of
the trolley conductors. The team
had some narrow escapes on their run,
but when stopped had done no serious
damage.
A liberal reward will be given by
some of the residents of Union street
to the person who will notify them