The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

A. S. Phillips of Troy was in towr
yesterday.
Social dance at Foresters hall Sat
urday night
| Special reduced prices on ladies ant
misses fine dress skirts at Noveck's
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John Moran and Joseph McGoyeT
of North Adams were in town Thurs
day.
The interior of ]. II. Lorings barn
Office Is being appropriately re-decor
ated
Miss Mary Burt and Mrs. George w
Keeseman were In Troy and Albany
recently.
Charles Spear OF Weeks street is
| spending weeks vacation with
friends in Orange Mass.
Henry B. Rice has resigned his po.
sition as head clerk at w. c. Houran
d Cos store on Main street.
Mrs. w. C. Houran of Pleasant st.
Is spending the day with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. b. s. Madison In Sodom
A large number of people attended
the regular weekly hop given by the
Mount Anthony club Thursday night.
DR.. c.. w. BARTLETT of North street
has returned from weeks visit. in
New York. Philadelphia and Washing.
ton.
Miss Mary Lundergan's boarding
house and restaurant opened We'd
nesday, Nov. 20, 1907, in the house re-
Gently vacated by j. H. Livingston. 9t6
Mr.. Talham who has been visiting
his son. Frank Il Talbam, OF East
Main street for the past week, return
ed to his home In North Adams Today.
Mrs George w. Robinson and daugh
ter, Hazel of Spencer, Mass, are the
guests OF Mrs. Robinson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. 8. Spear of Weeks street.
Charles Hathaway who has been Wis
ting at Payson Hathaway's for some
time was called to his home In Bright
on, ILL.,, by the serious illness OF his
father.
The Independent bowling team of
Rutland has recognized for the sea
son. Manager F. Fl. Litchfeld is ar
ranging games with the Colonials of
this village, North Adams, Science
tady and Glens Falls.
Mrs. b. w. Mickey and daughter
Catherine Of Skowhegan, Me, formerly
of Bennington, who have been visit
ing in Troy and Albany, are in town,
the guests of Mrs G. Blake of Putnam
street and other friends.
New electric music stands win be
installed for the orchestra in the opera
house before the next show. With
this addition the orchestra can con
tinue playing while the stage and the
rest OF the house Is in utter darkness
and not spoil the effect in any way.
G. Schwartz entertained number Of
his friends TO coon supper at Miss
Mary Lundergan's new boarding
house on North street The repast
was most dainty served and very
pleasant evening was enjoyed By all
present
A number of the members Of the
Aunt Diana's Pickaninny" company
which plays at Library theatre tonight
and Saturday night gave an open air
concert this noon ON the corner. The
company arrived this morning in a
special car.
The funeral of Henry Jacobs, who
died Thursday morning will be held
from the home of his grand daughter,
MIS-. Edward Baker OF Stafford street
tomorrow morning at o'clock. Rev.
Frank r. Morris Of the Baptist church
will officiate. The burial will be at
Grafton, n. Y.
A good sized dog went into A. C.
Sweets meat market Thursday after
noon and took side of pork weighing
about 10 or II pounds off the counter
and trotted leisurely up Main street
with II in his mouth. A man who can
train his dog to do that trick should
not worry about the price of pork go
ing up.
The degree team of n. Z. O. p left
this afternoon for North Adams to at
tend the initiation OF about 800 mem
bers from all parts of the Berkshire
district. A few members of the local
lodge accompanied the team. They
will remain in the tunnel city over
night, returning early tomorrow morn
ing.
The work of installing whole new
set OF plumbing in the Putnam House
building is nearly completed. All the
old work in the building was torn out
and an entirely new set of sanitary
plumbing put In its place. Cement
floors have also been laid in the toilet
rooms of the lower floor and the build
ing is now in the best possible sani-
tary condition.
That the geese are flying southwark
these days means, to believers In signs
that real old unauthorized winter Is
due here before many days have pass
ed. The "honk. honk!" has been
heard along the line, it is reported and
Is being interpreted by the wise as a
timely suggestion that they get their
cellars filed with coal, dust off their
furs and otherwise prepare for the
rigorous life to come.-Rutland Her
aid.