The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly COR Busy Readers.

Briefly .or Busy Readers.
Mrs. w. H. Sears of Branch street
entertained friends from out OF town
Tuesday.
Mrs. j. H. Grant and daughter left
this morning for New York to spend
the winter.
The ladies gym class will meet in
the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium this even
ing at o'clock.
Mrs G. Newmayer and daughter,
Mildred left Tuesday for a few days
visit in New York.
William Carroll has returned to the
Soldiers home after being out on a
furlough for some time.
John Carroll has resigned his posi-
ton as brakeman on the Chatham divi.
sion of the Rutland railroad.
The local lodge n. f. 0. p. held
their nomination of officers for the en-
suing year In the rooms Tuesday even
ing.
The next attraction at the opera
house will be John w. Vogel's min
strels which will play here Friday,
| Dec. 90.
The N. Y. NJ. sewing circle will meet
at the home of Miss Ella Morrissey on
County street Friday evening at s
o'clock.
! Owing to the fact that the Changers
will occupy Apollo hall tonight the
Knights of Pythias will not hold their
regular meeting.
Miss Ina Leahy left this moring for
Utica where she has taken a position
in the State hospital preparatory to
being trained nurse.
A new wire fence is being erected
around the barn yard at the soldiers
home in place of the old wooden struc-
ture there for some time.
| Remember the chicken pie supper
to be given by the Baptist ladies' Fri
day evening from six to nine O'Clock.
A fine menu has been prepared. 29t3
Division +. of the Congregational
church will meet in the church
parlor Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
to sew. A full attendance is desired.
Edward Townsend, formerly of this
town, had his leg badly crushed last
week by log rolling on It while at
work OH a lumber camp near Airing
ton.
The sale of oriental rugs which has
| hold IL, h.. h,,
Guliau and Son of Troy finished Tues
day and today the exhibit is being
packed ready for shipment back to
Troy
The first basketball game of the sea
son there will be PLAYED in the Y. NJ. c.
A. gymnasium Saturday afternoon
when the North Adams Baptist Sunday
school class team will play the inter
mediates of the local Y. NJ c. A.
Mrs. ]. II. Loring, who has been i'll
at her home on Main street, has again
nearly recovered her usual health.
Mrs. Loring was so years old Decem-
Der /, and is an unusually active wo-
man considering her long and active
| life.
The Coming Thro' the Rye" com
pany which played in the opera house
Tuesday night left this noon for Hoo
sick Falls where they will play this
! evening. A great many people from
the neighboring towns Witnessed the
production in the opera house here
last night.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather for the past few days and that
large number of articles have been
contributed, including a quantity of
new shoes given by one of our prom
| inent merchants, the rummage sale for
the benefit of the church building fund
will be continued during Thursday in
| the basement of the Methodist church.
At present there are "a members in
the hospital at the Soldiers home and
every available bed Is taken. 1t was
expected that the new addition to the
hospital would have been completed
by this time, but the work has been de-
layed considerably on account of hav-
ing to wait for supplies, especially
lumber.
At a special meeting OF Bennington
Grange Monday evening II. NJ. Dun
ham was elected delegate to the Yer
mont State Grange at Burlington
This evening the Changers and invited
friends will have a social and dance In
N. Il. o. p hall. Next Wednesday
night officers for the coming year will
be elected.
Today is the last day that cider will
be made at Hamlen's mill The sea-
son has been extended longer this
year than usual on account of the
farmers failing to bring their barrels
to the mill as soon as they brought the
! apples. Mr.. Hamlen was Obliged to
stop making cider several days as he
had no place to store the cider.
The Father Mathew T. A. B. have
issued invitations for a social to be
held in their rooms Thursday, Dec. u,
in honor of the 10Th. anniversary of
the founding of the society in this
town. The committee in charge is
composed of the following members:
John ]. Hayes, John Whitney and
Patrick Dunn Goldsmith's orchestra
will furnish the music.
The water in the rivers and brooks
about town was the higest yesterday
afternoon of any time this season on
account OF the incessant downpour of
rain during the day. The Roaring
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