The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

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B. Cantor will open up his new store
on North street Saturday. Nov. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burt of East
Arlington are visiting friends in town.
George Sweet of Bennington Center
has taken position with r. II. Mer.
rill.
r.. Bedts of Lincoln street left
Thursday for Montreal and other Can.
adam cities.
Some high scores are being made
with the new candle pins on the Y VI.
G. A. alleys.
Miss Mary Edgerton has returned
IRON several weeks visit In Boston
and Randolph.
Miss Lillian Thompson Of Manches-
ter has been visiting friends In town
for few days.
Superintendent A. W. Vaney went
this morning to Manchester to pre-
side at a teachers examination.
A team from North Adams will roll
a match game with the Brunswicks
in the latter's alleys next Monday eve
ming.
| Il. s. Buss has moved his harness
shop from the rear Of his house on
| Putnam street to the street line on the
same street.
The Salvation Army will conduct
public meeting Sunday afternoon at
| I'm tho phnrnh n WnndfnrH hnt.
low. All are welcome.
Harold w. Cole and Irwin Maths
on of South SALISBURY joined the Y.
NJ. c. A. Thursday. The membership
list is increasing daily.
Mrs. C. l.. Jewett has moved from
the house she has been occupying on
School street to the double tenement
she recently purchasd on Union street
Mrs. John WEIGH and daughter Lou
Use and Miss Ward of North Hoosick
were the guests of Mrs. w. +. Peltier
of Park street this week
Woods orchestra will discourse terp
sichorean music at the bazaar at the
Academy hall tonight and tomorrow
night. The bazaar closes tomorrow
night so that the attendance these two
evenings should be large.
The remains of Miss Viva c. Hicks
were brought to this town today and
the burial service was held in<he Hins
| dillvile church this afternoon, Rev
Frank Il. Morris officiating Miss
Hicks died in North Adams Wednes'
day.
John Temple is expected home today
from Mankota. Mimi Mr. Temple
has been employed as the superinten
dent of a mill in that town for many
years hut it is reported that he ex-
poets to make his home with his fam
! lily on Gage street in the future.
A large number of people attended
the fair for the benefit Of St Francis
de Sales church at the Academy hall
last night The children of the acad
envy gave a very pleasing entertain
ment Woods orchestra will be in at
tendance during the rest Of the week
"The Lion and the Mouse" company
will play in Hoosick Falls this even.
ing. They were obliged to play in
| that town because the date was can.
celled on account OF a strike of the
stage workers in the opera house no
Syracuse where they We're billed to
play tonight
Williams and Amherst will meet nc
| Wiliamstown Saturday afternoon for
the annual football game between the
two colleges. The game which will
undoubtedly be the most stubbornly
contested contest ON the Williams
field this season will be called at 2.30
o'clock number Of the local follow
ers of the strenuous sport are arrang-
ing to attend the game
The second match in the series be-
tween the Y. NJ c. A. business mems
| teams of this town and North Adams
for a silver cup will be rolled this eve
ming in the local Y NJ c. A. alleys. A
large number of "rooters' from North
Adams are expected to be present.
The public is invited to attend this
and all other matches during the sea
son.
A large theatre party came down
from Arlington Thursday evening to
attend the production of The Lion
and the Mouse at the opera house.
The party was made up of the follow
ing: Misses Clara Perkins. Helen Per
kins, Ruth Walker. Kelley aud Taylor
and Messrs. Charles Hard, Frank
Briggs Paul Fowler, Carl Woodcock
and Charles Robinson Mrs. f. H.
Walker acted as chaperone for the par
ty.
The council of the ladies' of st.
Catherine, Of the Union Of st. John
the Baptist in America gave a recep-
ton Wednesday evening to +. Jatineau
chief ranger of the high court, OF Win
socket During the evening speeches
were delivered by F. Jatnau OF Win
socket Peter Longtm and T. I.afran-
chise OF this town Mrs Peter Long
tin and the Misses Esther Thcrron
and Augusta Galipeau rendered selec'
tions on the Piano Tho society is
mad mp of the French speaking peo-
pie only and is trying to encourage the
speaking of French among the French
American population of the United
States. The council in This town is
about tEo years old and is in a -four
ishlus condition.
I Eot- reseone for Cayinoe EarL Pros