The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Mr.. and Mrs, Earl Howard OF Main
street spent Sunday with f, S. Howard
in SALISBURY.
Benjamin Thrasher has gone to
work as foreman on the farm of Miss
Margaret Silk.
The screens for the windows of the
Y. NJ. c.. A. gym. will be here in
couple Of days.
Joseph Terrier of Maple street has
returned from n three weeks visit
with friends in Montreal.
The juniors and Intermediates are
requested to use the side door when
entering the Y. M. c. A. building.
r. e. Craytor, the eyesight spec
ialist, will be at the Hotel Putnam,
Bennington, Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Quite a number of people from this
town attended the production OF the
opera, Madam Butterfly" last even
ing in Albany.
A. w. Smith of Chicago, ILL.,, who
has just returned from Journey
abroad, was the guest of Mrs John
Temple over Sunday
The Bennington basket ball team
have started practicing and expect to
play their first game Thanksgiving
with team from Pittsfield
Cedric Sibley left this morning for
Burlington where he expects to enter
the medical college of the University
of Vermont as freshman.
b. Cantor received car load of
groceries for his new store on North
street and expects to be ready for
business Saturday, Nov. 16.
The directors of the Y. NJ. C. A.
voted last night to allow the members
of the young ladies club the use of the
gymnasium one night week
regular meeting of the N. Z. o. p.
will be held this evening. All mem.
bers are requested to. be present as
business of Importance will be tran
sacted.
Patrick Sullivan, well known old
soldier at the home. but who has been
sick in Hoosick Corners for some
time, was brought to the hospital
here today.
The annual inspection of Camp
Frank Ray Sons of Veterans was held
Monday evening. Division inspector
Ernest l.. Lambert was the inspector
at this meeting.
Miss Helen Knapp of SALISBURY
who is employed as a waitress at the
Wilson house in North Adams. under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the hospital Saturday night.
Francis st. John of Springfield.
Mass. who served in Co. d. 5th. VI.
and James l. Hall of Middlebury who
served in Co II, It'll. VT regiment.
We're admitted to the home here recent
ly.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Whitman, Mr..
and Mrs Ernest Whitman. Frank +.
Whitman of saltwater, n. Y. attended
the funeral of Mrs. f. z. Ward of
Arlington, niece OF Thomas Whitman,
Tuesday
The many friends of Miss Mary Mar
tin who was operated on in the Sa-
=. maritan hospital IN Troy some time
:, ago. will be glad TO learn that she is
. much improved and is able to sit up
y some every uhy,
Z Bradstreets report says: Ben
nington retail merchants report trade
G holding up well. Knit goods mills are
e busy with rush orders, but tendency
l. to work with shorter force is com
Z mented upon by other industries"
, The following old soldiers have had
If their pensions raised from S12 to ST.
l. month: Noble Godfrey, Irving w
Hurd, Charles Estey, owen Thomas
: and William Davis. Richard Fadden
e was raised from Sl2 to $50 month
e Chris Sayas proprietor of the
1. candy kitchen on Main street lef
I. recently for Athens. Greece where he
4, will join his wife who has been In thai
e country for some time. Mr.. Savas ex
l. poets to be gone five or six months
~ At a meeting of the members of the
e Bennington band Monday evening
Lawrence Gokay who has held the pc.
ition of leader since the death of tn,
late Rudolph o. Goldsmith, rendered
his resignation to take effect at once
On account of the cold weather and
III the approaching winter many of the
N old soldiers who have been out or
I'd furloughs are returning to the home
{. Daniel McKenty, H. Sherwood and Gee
is w. Potter were re-admitted recently
:, and Joseph d. Needham has returned
;. to the hospital
r. Prof Russell has been engaged by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Y NJ, c
A. TO give a lecture on I.abador Mr.
Russell spent the summer in tina
~ country and the lecture will no doubt
" be interesting Mr.. Russell will be
'e remembered as being principal of the
" local high school at one time.
- The meeting of the Womans Home
~ and Foreign Missionary society of the
) Baptist church will be held Wednes
IA day evening, Nov. IS. beginning al
7.3O. Please notice the change o
time from afternoon to an evening
4. service to better accommodate those
@. who cannot attend the meetings i
/, held in the afternoon The topic fol