The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

James Pendergast Of North Adams
spent Sunday In town.
John Burns of Spring street has re-
turned home from Schenectady.
Melvin Piper of Gage street has re-
turned from a visit in Providence, r.
Richard Costello and Augustine
OHare spent Tuesday in North Adj
ans.
Martin Madigan is moving from
Beech street to North street this
week.
l.. Northouse has returned from a
three weeks trip through the Berk-
shires.
Merritt Wood has returned from
few days visit with friends in North
Adams.
Arthur Spence of South street has
returned from visit with his parents
in Troy.
Percy Bowen of Main street left
Tuesday for few days visit in Man
chester.
Mrs. |. Il. Gibson who has been seri-
ously i'll for the past week is improv-
ing rapidly.
Mrs. b. Berg of West Main street
has returned from short visit in
Hoosick Falls
Mrs. C. w Rowley is spending the
lnu uitb hnr III RnMInN a
Hoosick Falls.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
meet with Mrs. w. r. Barrett Thurs
day afternoon
State Secretary Heb of Burlington
paid a visit to the local Y. NJ. c. A.
building Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Newman are
spending couple of weeks with rel.
atiyes In Pittsfield.
Frank CULVER of Grove street who
has been laid up with a sore hand is
able TO attend to his work again.
A large number of young men were
practicing for basket ball in the Y
NJ. c. A. gym last evening.
l.. L. Story, manager of the local
telephone exchange, was in Manches-
ter yesterday on business.
Mrs. Joseph Champagne and Mrs.
Arthur Coy OF Manchester were in
town Tuesday on business.
James II. Barney. formerly of Beech
street extension, has taken rooms at
mrs. Edson ) ON Putnam street
Leo Pierce of Webb street has ac.
cepted a position on the Moses Wilson
farm in the south part of the town.
Overgaitors, undergaitors and leg
gins. many new designs for men, wom-
en- and children at the Bennington
Shoe Store. It
Frank =. Newton and Albert
Schwartz have returned from a short
visit at Maurice Walls cabin near
WalIing pond.
The license commissioners made
their regular inspection OF the saloons
in town Tuesday. They found things
in good condition.
The Mt Anthony club will hold no
dance this week on account OF the st,
| Francis de Sales bazaar. Their next
dance will be Thursday Nov. q.
1t is expected that Cornelius Keefe
will be so much improved from his re-
cent operation by the last of the week
that he will be home at that time.
The Lion and the Mouse company
| which plays here tomorrow night car
/ ,.ts oil haf 9th
paraphernalia including their own pi-
| ano.
The article in yesterdays Banner
concerning the date that Rev. A. J.
| Barron assumed the pastorate here
should have read May 1892 instead of
January, 1893.
A number of young ladies are to
give production of Shakespeare's
comedy, Loves Labors Lost in the
Library theatre November 30 under
the auspices OF the Fortnightly.
A large number of people attended
Miss Jennie Valentines lecture on
Alaska given in the Y. NJ. c. A. Tues
day. This lecture was gotten up by
the ladies auxiliary for the benefit of
| the ASSOCIATION
The bazaar for the benefit of st.
Francis de Sales church will COM
mence this evening in the Academy
hall and continue through Saturday
night. Woods full orchestra will be
in attendance during the fair
A number of the members of the
Eight O'clock Eight Card club gave
Mrs. Lima Morse of North street "A
surprise party last evening. Before
leaving they presented her with a gold
locket as remembrance of the happy
gathering
The second bowling match in ser
les OF three between the Y. Nj. c. A.
business mems team of this town and
North Adams will be rolled in the To-
cal alleys Friday evening This ser
les is for silver cup and great inter-
est has been shown.
Charles Roche, formerly agent at
Pittsield, has been appointed travel
ing agent for the Metropolitan lnsur-
ance company. Mr.. Roche was here
Monday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Roche of Jefferson avenue but
is now in Bridgeport, Conn, settling
death claim.
Harry Lane, for some time express
messenger between this town and
Chatham but who has been OFF duty