The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

M and Mrs John Nahr have be
called To New Jersey to attend the fu.
eril OF relative.
Mrs @. W. That ,her has issued cards
for z gathering of ladies az her hone
Wednesday evening.
Ladies, attention Is Gale to the auy-
iliary meeting OF special inrrest at
Miss Anna Parks home tuesday af-
ternoon at 3u'clock
The annual meeting OF the board OF
directors OF the bennington YMCA
will be held this evening az the Office
OF Bennett & Graves.
Mrs " r Hayes and daughter
Avis, the noted lille actress OF Rui-
land, are the guests of Mrs c. l..
Robinson OF Je1erson ave
The receipts OF the local post Office
as published in the Banner Saturda
we've for the month OF Dec mnsr IA
stead 81 The quarter ending with that
month.
MrsO. b. Cleveland will entertain
at her home Wednesday afternoon.
supper at q O'Clock I + 10 cents Cir.
Gle No 4 are Invited to come early for
bu siness
The annual meeting of tue Baptist
church aud corporation will be held
thi, evening at 7:i5. Reports for tie
year and important elections. Please
be prompt.
News has come here that Geo II.
Burch formerly with the Bennington
and Rutland railroad is now come CT
ed with the Boston aud Maine at
Greenfield
The annual report OF the society OF
81 Ann composed of ladies Of the
Sacred Heart church, was read az the
meeting yesterday aud showed mem.
bership OF 90.
! Miss Nellie ). Hathaway wrote the
Historical sketch OF Benningt tina,
appeared In the new Bennington di.
rectory. This sketch Il about the only
good feature OF the work.
The annual meeting OF the Booming.
Ton battle Monument and Historical
association will be held at the oiilcs OF
Batchelder aud Bates Wednesday m0rn
Ing Jan 9at 10 a. m.
Charles Stewart. a former parlshon.
er OF Rev q. W. Rowley at Mechanic
Vile, Is In town as q witness IN the B
. Barber case against the Boston ADD
Maine railroad nos on trial lie couniy
court.
Chas II. Llnd on for years president
OF the Bennington Knitting Co, but
for several m hs assistant sup'rin
iendoni of the Alpha Knitting mill Ia
schenectady, has res gned aud return
ed 10 his home In this village.
Henry l. Field, president Of The Yer.
mont Hosiery aud Machinery company
Is In town. beginning January the
company took charge 81 the business
~ the Scott stocking mill which IL had
purchased about two months ago.
Citizens should inform the trdant
oficer, Richard Hurley OF any children
~ school age who are not IN school.
such iniorWatlon will be held strickly
confidential and may be given % Mr.
hurley or fled with the superintendent
- schools. ass
A. X. Richie returned Sunday eve
nlng from New York. He will accept
he i0ceivcrship OF the Bennington Gas
company Of which he II treasurer, aud
itouce proceed Ia the strengthening
put oi the company's business prcpar.
iiory TO its sale.
Two OF the grand officers Of ihe state
Organization Of Knights u Pyihlas,
r. +. Esi1g. grand yics chlncellor ~
NcWp q and &. r. %. Tinker OF ST
Johnsbury. grand keeper II records
and seal, will visit Monumsut lodge
/ Wednesday evening.
The selectmen on Saturday met a
salesman OF the Knight & Bostwick
nurseries and bought lot % fruii
trees for the ioNn farm. The farm has
nevor had an orchard aud the select
men have been for some time consider.
log having one set out there.
George Busby Who does coos lder.
able trapping during the winur caught
q one Of his traps Saturday a black
fox, shich u u said II quite a rare al.
lmal la this section aud not common
tuywnere. lie IL very proud ~ hi
catch as the skin u "a d 10 tatily be
worth ESQ.
County court which adjourned Sat
itday al : O'Clock this AFTERNOON re
sum "a triAi To- the case oi y. -. Bar.
boz " the Boston q Maine railroad
company. Charles buri, the Wilkins
town operator. who was Ca the stand
shen court adjourned D. the witness
bcin exam ne this afternoon.
A Bottoa business man while talking
ct. a resident un Main strfst = ~
days ago askci II the ncU YMCA build
~ gas a memorial aud upon b-inf
told that tne structure was being built
from a fund raised hy volut,ary sub.
scription remarked that ueuninrt, n
bad good reason 10 he proud OF tie
fact
Saturday was not pay DAY with
any 81 the local industries but IL va.
nevertheless an unusually good busl.
ness day with the merchants. ono nc.
ported That 10 Nas bis best January
day In years aud anoiher said that tie
volume 81 business vas greater for the
day than II vas for the whole upcnlf x
week OF January year ago.
Yesterday was a day 81 great IN er
est at the Methodist church. AZ tie
morning service every seat was taken.
The sacrament OF the Lords Suppir
vas Administered and twelve persons
we're received into membership. The
mems meeting and love feast we're
largely attended. The pastor anLounc.
cd special meetiugs for every night
thia week exceut Monday aud Nafur