The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

a trip to New York.
Peter Brooks of Jacksonville is Wis
iting friends In town.
Daily matinee at Rush's Bijou. Ad-
mittance to all cents. It
Myron Prentice and Samuel Kelson
are in Pownal today after birds.
Repairs are being made on the
Bowen house on East Main street.
Ladie theatre waists just received
at the Bennington Shoe Store. st
William Watson gave a partridge
supper at his lunch cart last night.
Peter Weber of Pittsfied is visit.
ing friends in town for few days.
Charles Austin was injured recently
while working in w. C. Bulls shop.
A. C. Sweet is painting the exterior
OF his meat market on North street
Henry Rice, of Houran's store, was
In North Adams yesterday or business.
A. Il. HOLSTER left this morning on
business trip to Rutland and Burling
ton.
Stark lodge I. o. o. F. worked the
initiatory degree on candidate last
evening.
A special meeting of the Good Tenn
plars is called for Friday evening at
| 7, 30 sharp.
Double program every evening at
the Bijou. Cinderella" special fea-
ture this week.
The latest and newest styles in la,
dies and mems hosiery at the Ben.
nington Shoe Store. 81
Rose, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Napoleon Lacross of Lincoln street is
very i'll with pneumonia.
Misses Juliette Stamford and Nellie
Willard of Monument avenue are
spending the day in Troy.
Mrs. Hayes Casey has returned from
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Kennon of Portland, Me.
Wells Chapman has moved from
John Healeys tenement on Gage St
to house on Dewey street.
Mrs. Albert Brown of Hoosick is
visiting her mother, Mrs. George Hum
mer OF the west part of the town.
Stunning styles in ladies' and misses
suits. cloaks and coats at the Benning
ton Shoe Store. ct
Mrs. Charles Waters of Greenwich
is spending two weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rose.
John Harte, local agent for the Pru
| dental Life Insurance company, is
spending the day in Hoosick Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Drew are
moving from the Thatcher tenement
on Park street to the Healy tenement
on Gage street.
Melvin Moon of Grove street is put
ting up building near his home in
which he intends to start new
bakery before long.
There was no matched game last
| night in the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys because
the Barracks failed to get enough men
| together to form team.
Mrs. j. NJ. Taylor, who has been the
guest of Mrs. +. r. Morris at the Bap-
fist parsonage, returned this morning
to her home in Hamilton. n. Y.
Mothers are having hard time try
ing to keep their children from going
in bathing in the newly formed lake
between Pratt and Scott streets.
Frank Sherman who has been
troubled with sore hand for some
time was obliged to give up work
again because of its getting worse.
Superintendent A. w. Varney of the
public schools and Miss Elmsdorf
left this morning for Burlington to
attend the state teachers convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sears of Whit
ing, Ind, who have been the guests of
Mr.and Mrs. Martin Lyons of South St.
for a couple of weeks, returned home
this morning
The social dance for the benefit of
the Bennington basket ball team will
be given Thursday. October "A in the
N. E. o. p. hall Come and help the
boys along.
The remains of Charles n. Freder.
icks, who was found dead i'm small
building at Bennington Falls Tuesday
morning, were taken on the SIS
north-bound train today to Burlington
for interment.
Mrs. Margaret Sibley. Mrs B. G.
Slade. Mrs Fred Harmon, Mrs. W. b.
Cutting and Miss Flora Murphy went
to North Adams last evening where
they were entertained at a banquet by
the local W. r. c.
Court Bennington, Foresters OF
America, will hold a social for the
members and their ladies tonight
Mrs. Flaherty of North Adams, one OF
the officers of the grand court of the
Companions of the Forest will be
present. All members should attend
A class for instruction in dancing
will be formed at Foresters' hall Tues
day evening at o'clock. NJ. V. Meade
Of North Adams, an instructor Of near
ly IA years, will have charge of the
class. Any information may be had OF
Joseph Evans. q
w. r. Barrett while hunting yester
day, succeeded in bagging severa
squirrels and birds. The squirrels are
said to have been peculiarly marked
with yellow stripes on the back while
the woodcock were little longer thar
usual and jet black. The story mus
be true as Frank Hurley vouches fol
1t.
Miss Florence Brooks of Mill stree
was taken last evening to the Samar
| itan hospital in Troy and operated
upon for appendicitis soon after hel
arrival Puss was found to have gath
|, cred in the appendix but as the organ
| was still intact it is expected that thu
| young woman will make a quick re
| covery.