The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Briefly
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Mrs A. @. Patchin Is III with grip.
Mrs Michael &eagher is III with
grip,
John Bishop OF the Burgess road II
Ill with pleurisy.
O. B.vlall Is slowly recovering from
q severe attack OF grip.
Mrs Ella Connolly OF the Burgess
road Is Ill with tonsllitis.
Miss Elizabeth Morrissey is spend
Ing the day in North Bennington.
DR. B. G. Jenney has been confined
TO his home for u week with an attack
OF his old illness.
Mrs James Toomey spent Sunday
with her daughter Nancy at the City
hospital In Albany.
Mrs Mary Wesley OF Westboro,
Wis, 10 visiting her brother John
Weber OF Dewey street.
Clarence L. Peckham OF Scott street
entertained the Cabin club Friday eve.
ming. Cards was the principal feature
OF the program.
The road commissioners OF the differ
ent towns In the county will hold the
annual county convention on Tuesday,
April 4, at Manchester.
The Baptist home meetings we're held
Friday evening Of the residences OF
Chas Townsend, Il. A. Davenport, s.
Il. Jones and Daniel Hurley.
A pleasant birthpay party was given
Mrs L. Q. Sherman OF Main street,
Friday evening. Refreshments we're
served and . good time enjoyed.
A villager recalls that he heard
crows nearly every week last winter
but has not seen or heard one this
winter. II has been . little too cold
for them.
T. J. Mallory OF woodford visited
his farm In White Creek Sunday. Ed.
ward II. Bowles who has managed the
farm for several years will soon take
charge OF another large farm near
Cambridge.
People who live along the rural
routes should keep good supply OF
postage stamps. The mail carriers
are Obliged TO resolve letters and de-
liver them q. the post ONCE II they are
properly stamped.
Tho reception given In school hall
Friday evening by the members OF the
senior class OF the North Bennington
high school 10 the freshmen was a
pleasant gathering and much enjoyed
by those who we're there.
Ex-Governor J. @. McCul 'ough
has given 1900 toward the guarantee
fund that IL being raised by the city OF
Burlington, go. 900, 70 secure for that
city the Vermont state fair.
@. A. Custer SIKH Corps Post has
voted 10 hold the annual camp FIRE CON
memoratlve OF the surrender OF Lee
his year on Tuesday evening, April
?. Members OF the post, GAR com
rades, Sons OF Veterans, members OF
The wRC aud honorary members will
be invited.
Over 50 couple attended The social
hop given Saturday evening 10 tho new
hall OF walloomsac lodge on South
street Saturday evening. During the
svening sandwiches and coffee we're
served and II was cooccded that ths
irst hop in the new hall under the aus.
Dices OF the lodge vas . complete sue
less.
The funeral OF The late Rev Merrill
Hitchcock vas held at South Shafts
'ury Saturday afternoon. There we're
'rayers at the house nj onc O'Clock,
olIosed by services at the Methodist
hurch later. Rev q. s. Agau OF the
ocal church ofiiciated. There we're .
lumber OF other clsrgymen present 10.
Iluding The presiding elder OF the Bur
ington district. Il. l.. Dow, former
,resldlng elder George W. Brown,
Rev c. w. Rowley, OF this village, II.
A Durice OF White Greek aud Others.
The body vas taken TO Pittsford on the
afternoon train for burial.