The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Olin Scott who has been iii is i'm
proving slowly.
Miss Mary Edgerton has been visit.
Ing in Manchester.
Herbert Lyons has taken employ.
ment on the Pratt fartn.
Mrs Fred Allen is afflicted with
bad cold and sore throat.
Miss Harriet walbridge is visiting
Mr. and Mrs Burt h. Lyon Of Troy.
Mrs 0. NJ. Barber and Mrs l. p.
Norton will spend Easter In New York.
Miss Elizabeth Mem ahon announces
her millinery opening for Thursday,
Friday ana Saturday OF this week. l4t2
Mrs A. L. Houle and children are
visiting her parents In Lebanon, N. h.
Mrs Edward McGrath OF Hoosick
Falls is visiting her sister, Mrs Mar
grath Henchy.
Robert Smith OF Bennington Falls
has taken work at the brush back man
ufactory OF Clark and Co.
Mrs Agnes T.. Sexton went to Bos
ton Saturday for "a ten days visit with
her sister, Miss Belle DEMO.
Members OF the ME church held an
interesting missionary meeting Mon.
day evening ut A. M. Torrance's
Miss Maude Bottum entertained
friends at cards Tuesday evening
Light refreshments we're served.
Mrs L. Estabrook has been the
guest OF her brother, T. j. Hoyt OF
Manchester Depot for several days.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Francher and two
children OF North Adams are visiting
his brother George OF School street
Miss Ruth Perham OF Congress ST
returned Monday from Connecticut,
where she had been visiting her sister.
The gravel train of the Il & N. a.
railway Is clearing away the refuse
and loose stones at the Searles rock
cut.
Albert VIM has taken the place OF
Fred Elwell as carpenter and repairer
of the gravel cars on the new electric
railway.
The funeral OF the late John 3. Hol.
den will be held from the Congrega-
tional church Friday afternoon Of J
O'Clock.
The Fortnlghtly exercises will be
\ postponed one week on account 81 the
religious services 10 the different
churches on Saturday afternoon.
Chas DERRICK and family are to
move from Percy's Corners into the
Robert Rice house on the road TO
South SALISBURY the last OF the week.
The members Of the Knights OF Co.
lumbus are requested 10 meet at the
council rooms Wednesday evening,
March q At p. m. Special business.
S. G. G. Ward Of Augusta. Me-, su.
pervising deputy for Vermont for ~ e
Knights OF the Maccobees ofthe World
is stopping at the Putnam for a few
days.
The hrsi boat from New York 70
Troy. the City OF Troy, will leave the
former city next Monday evening at
which time navigation on tho Hudson
will commence.
Geo y. Lawrence Is making consid.
cradle improvements and additions To
his residence In the south east part OF
the town. They will include bath tubes
layatories aud other modern ideas
The first Of April Chas Spear will
vscaie the RockwOod house nov occupl
ed by him, and will move into one OF
DR. Wilcox's houses on Union street.
Mr and Mrs Fred.D. Burt will move
into the tenement vacated by Mr. Spear.
knights OF the Maccabecs will be In.
stltuted In bennington on Tuesday eve
ming April . In MOP hall. Superyis
Jog Deputy s. G. q. Ward Of Augusta,
Maine, will be the instltuting officer.
The charter list which includes many
vel known fraternal order men vas
secured by n few Of the old members OF
the order who nov reside Ia town.