The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Social dance at Foresters hall Sat.
urday night.
Joseph Brady of SALISBURY Depot
is visiting friends In town today.
Miss Katherine Maloney of County
street has recovered from her recent
| Illness.
Walloomsac lodge is to initiate 40
candidates Thursday night in Odd Eel
lows hall.
Mrs. Anna Hurley of County street
is spending the day with friends in
North Adams.
Miss Margaret Sheldon of River st.
has returned from a two weeks visit
in Pitsfield Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. William b. Walker Of
Pleasant street are spending few
days in Manchester
A number OF "rooters'' accompanied
the local Y. NJ. C. A. bowling team to
North Adams last night.
Melvin Piper of Gage street left
Tuesday for Athol, Mass, to spend
lew udyS NlSltllS lIltnuS.
The Bennington Grange will hold
its regular meeting this evening In the
G. A. X. hall on Main street.
Miss Amy Bentley of Beech street,
who has been confined to the house by
illness is able to be out again.
Mrs. Arthur J. Holden has returned
from an Albany hospital where she
recently underwent an operation.
The private dancing class and as.
sembly will meet this evening in For.
esters hall. Class will begin prompt
ly at s o'clock.
Mrs. Perry Eldredge who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. |. Hendee of
Main street returned to her home In
Hoosick this morning.
Richard Costello Of Mill street left
Tuesday for Lawrence. Mass. where
he has taken position and will make
his home in the future.
The Hearts of Gold" company
which played in the Library theatre
last night left this morning for Green
wich, n. Y, where they show tonight.
The board of directors of the Y. M.
C.. A. met in the association rooms
last night. A quorum was present
and routine business was transacted.
James Higgins recently bagged ten
rabbits in one day in Woodford. His
neighbors are beginning 10 think that
"sharpshooter' would be good name
for him.
The screens for the windows Of the
Y M. c. A. gymnasium have arrived
and have been put up In position.
The boys may now play basket ball
with no fear of breaking the windows.
The ladies of the Eastern Star are
busy at work these days making the
arrangements for the district meeting
to be held with the local chapter Fri
day evening. The banquet will be at
$3.50 in the evening.
Frank Corbett was called to Wal
loomsac Tuesday by the serious Illness
It of his uncle. Andrew Corbett of that
a town. Conductor William McGum
4 has taken his place as conductor on
= the morning train over the Chatham.
$ Cornelius Keefe who underwent an
4 operation for appendicitis at the SAM
. aritan hospital in Troy about four
: weeks ago arrived home Tuesday after
> noon. Mr.. Keefe is recovering as fast
II as could be expected from the effects
> of the operation.
Robert Smith left Tuesday for Los
Angeles, Cal. He expects to go by the
way of the Southern Pacific through
New Orleans and FL Paso, Texas. He
will pass through twelve states and
t two territories on his trip. If condt-
n ions are favorable he may make his
=. home in the land Of sunshine.
n Miss Mary Martin, who underwent
e an operation recently in an Albany
n hospital, is expected to arrive at her
"a home on East Main street this even
= ing. Miss Martin has been able to sit
y up and walk around a little for the
e past week. but is still very weak. For
one of her age her rapid recovery
!, has been remarkable.
A Meeting for the purpose of form
ing young mems club at the Baptist
" church will be held this evening at the
: residence OF II. W. Myers on Union
:" street About $50 invitations have
'e been sent out and large attendance
ID is expected Herbert b. Clark of the
Is Clark biscuit company of North Ad
If ans will be the principal speaker OF
the evening. Light refreshments will
be served.
Every member OF the New England
e. Order of Protection is expected to be
he at Odd Fellows hall Thursday, Nov
10 81, at Z o'clock A banquet will be
IN served to the members and the candi
10 dates for the class initiation which
10 will take place at o'clock. Following
the initiation there will be speaking by
= grand and supreme officers and music
by some of the best home talent tc
I which the public are cordially invit
ed.
. Mrs. Charlotte Gregg of School st
on Wednesday morning, received not
ice of the death of her oldest brother
David II. HOLSTER, at his home in Ven
tura, California, Mr.. HOLSTER dice
). on the l4th, and the funeral was helt
n November 2Oth inorder that his chill
dren might be present. The services
were in charge of Cushing Post No
"A, Department of California, G. A. r.
OF which Mr. HOLSTER was pr0mi
nent member. Deceased had been {
leading business man of his adopted
state, and was Benningtonian WHIT
will hA Ill Il