The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mlhs Lula hoDDlnb spent buDuuy
with Clara Barber
Mrs. Frank Woodland Is visiting In
Manchester Center.
Mrs. Charles Barnes Is recovering
from u severe attack OF the grip.
Miss Bessie Mirneld Of South Shafts
bury is visiting relatives In town.
To rent:--The Silk farm, with stock
and tools. Inquire at the farm. 45t2
Jean Mowlton and wife were guests
Sunday OF their cousin, Clara Barber.
Miss Susan Robinson, who has been
i'll for the past week is somewhat
better.
Miss Lillian Edgerton of Main street
spent Sunday with her brother In
Rutland.
Mrs. Luke Bishop of the Burgess
road was taken quite sick with indiges-
ton on Monday.
Misses Daisy Harbour and Sarah
Evans have returned from a visit In
Springfield, Mass
Austin Borden, who has been visit
ing at Charles Barnes, has returned to
his home In Schenectady.
Harry Wills, clerk in the notion de-,
partment of Drysdale's store, is con-
fined to the house by the grippe.
Henry Bousquet, who has been the
| guest OF Miss Emma Lamarre, re.
turned to his home in Boston Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Carrier and daughters,
Fannie and Ruth OF the Woodford road
are spending the week with friends In
Rutland.
ID. Cook of New Haven, Conn, is
spending few days with his mother
in-law, Mrs. II. w. Morse of the Bur-
CESS road
The funeral Of Mrs. Charles Irish
was held from her home on Beech St.
Monday afternoon at o'clock. It was
a private funeral
Woods orchestra of 10 pieces will
furnish the music for the social dance
given by the Odd Fellows in the For
esters hall this evening.
Mrs. c. II. McCarroll OF st. Adams
picked from her garden Monday
morning pansles which were as fresh
} as any picked last fall
Goldsmiths orchestra will furnish
the music for the dance given by the
Fish and Game club In Bank, hall
North Bennington this evening.
The Mount Anthony social club will
hold a twilight hop in the Academy
, hall tomorrow afternoon. A leap year
dance will be held in the evening.
Miss Adelaide Merrill, who has been
I visiting at her home here, has returned
to the Pratt Institute at Brooklyn
where she has position on the office
force.
The entertainment given In the Old
Academy library last Thursday was
not only success financially but the
program evidently gave great pleasure
to the audience,
Sheriff Fred Godfrey is confined tc
his bed with the grip. Yesterday his
condition showed considerable improve
ment but his physician would not per
NIT him to leave his room.
Edward LAGRANGE Of Springfield
Mass, Miss Edith Cordes and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Johnson of Schenectad,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs, M. P. Armstrong of Gage st
The regular business meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Y. NJ. C. A
will be held this week Thursday a,
half past three at the association
rooms. A full attendance is re quest
ed
Mr. nd Mrs. H. NJ. Sweet of Cohoes
VIII spend New Years with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Habberley. In honor OF
their guests Mr. and Mrs. Habberley
VIII entertain few friends Wednes
day evening.
II. B. Chase, son of Court Reporter
g. 5. Chase, is spending a few days
with his father during the trial of the
Mahan murder case. The young man
who is Is years of age, is student al
Phillips Exeter academy and has taken
a number of honors in his class.
Because of inability to secure the
use of Library hall Friday evening the
Bennington basket ball team has been
Obliged to postpone its game with the
r. M. t. A. b. Of Blackinton. The
team-expects to play the North Adams
Y. M, c. A. team in that city Saturday
night.
The entertainment committee of
lWalloomsac lodge will keep open house
tonight for the members and their
friends. There will be music, cards
and dancing. Refreshments will be
served. You are cordially invited to
be present. We shall watch the old
year out and the new year in.
| The electric light company are nut.
ting in whole new string of poles
from the end of North street to the
Soldiers home building. In storm
about three weeks ago some of them
were blown down. Four large incandes
cent lamps will be plnaced on the poles
along the walk leading from North
street. The lamp are like those In use
at Bennington Center.
Mrs. Mary X. Meagher of North St
was In Troy Monday attending the
funeral Of her uncle, James H. Whelan
who was 81 years of age, had been a
frequent visitor to Remington and had
large circle of acquaintances in the
village. He was veteran of the civil
war having gone to the front with a
New York regiment For some years
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