The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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Mill street
The barber shops will be closed all
day tomorrow.
Sheriff Fred Godfrey Is critically I'll
with pneumonia. '
Joseph Costello Of Mill street was In
Hoosick Monday.
Drysdale's store will be closed at
noon tomorrow, New Years day.
Charles Thompson Is clerking at
Hyde's drug store during his vacation.
Joseph Mcclure of County street
was in Mechanicville and Albany Mon
day.
Miss Gertrude Bates of SALISBURY
has been the guest Of her mother, Mrs.
Flora Bates.
Joseph Costello OF Mill street has Ia.
ken position with the Bennington
meat market.
Misses Kathleen Quinlan, Margaret
and Mary Loughlin are spending the
day In North Adams.
Mrs. Henry Howard OF Bradford st
has returned from q short visit with
friends In North Adams.
Miss Catherine Murphy Of the Center
returned today after spending a few
days In New Brunswick, N. j.
George II. Shurtleff of Waterbury,
Conn.,. for many years resident Of
! Bennington, is visiting in town.
Rev. R. b. Tozer, formerly located
at North Bennington, but now living at
Hoosick Falls, is In town today.
Charles Irish of Beech street will
leave soon to spend several weeks with
his son, Walter, in North Adams.
c. A. Green of Morgan street has Ia.
ken position as fireman In the H. E.
Bradford & Co., mill on East Main st.
Archie Mattison and friend, H. C.
Hoover returned home Monday after
spending few days in Schenectady.
Rev. C. II. Baldwin was the guest Of
Miss Anna c. Park today on his re.
turn to his home in Hagaman, N. Y.
The annual banquet of the Bennington
lodge of Elks will be held this even
ing at their rooms. This banquet Is
for members only.
Marion Hathaway who lives with
her grandfather. e. p. Hathaway, is
spending her school vacation with her
parents in Waterford.
Miss Catherine Mattison of Washing.
ton street who has been spending a
week with friends In Amsterdam, re.
turned home Monday.
Joseph Stockwell. who is employed
on Hicks farm In the north part Of the
town was recently bitten quite badly
| by 1 calf which he was feeding.
edward J. Norrlssey will move the
| last of the week into the house on
| Dewey street recently purchased for
him by Martin Lyons from T. l.. Bot
tum.
isioi street left this afternoon to
spend New Years with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Carleton Of Man.
chester.
A very large crowd attended the free
dance given by the Mount Anthony
social club In Academy hall last eve
ming. 1t is safe to say that the, ne W
floor is well broken In"
The high school team will go to
North Adams Friday, Jan. 10, and play
the Y. NJ. G. A. team there. On Satur.
day OF the same week they will go to
Adams and play the high school.
Last call Last warning. Are " I
all through, all in. Remember the Y.
NJ. C. A. membership contest closes to-
morrow night One minute past eight
o'clock will be just too late. Do 1t
now.
The condition of Francis Lafran-
chise who has been very i'll with pleuro
pneumonia, is stated to be much better
today. His many friends will be glad
to learn that his complete recovery is
now very probable.
Col. Harmon is giving the old sold.
iers an unusual treat New Years az.
ternoon by securing the services of
Goldsmith's orchestra for a concert
| from 4 to $3.50. A number Of guests
have been invited.
Goldsmith's orchestra has been div
ided for this evening in order to I'LL en-
gagements at the annual banquet of
the Bennington lodge Of Elks and at
the dance in North Bennington given
by the Fish and Game club.
While Matthew Mahar, ST., of Mill
street was laying a wall under the
barn of Morris Levin Monday he fell
and wrenched his foot quite badly.
He will probably be laid up few days
as result of the accident.
Commencing Jan. LIST, 1908, school
tickets will 90 on sale at the Cashiers
office, Main street and at the post
office, North Bennington. The tickets
are good only on the HoOsick Falls
division, and are sold In strips Of ten
(1O) for 25 cents, thereby enabling the
pupil to ride for IN cents. l.. A. Con-
tots. cashier
Matthew Mahar Jr., is home from st
Michael's. college in Winooski to spend
the HOLIDAYS with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Mahar Of Mill street.
The Knights OF Columbus have In.
stalled telephone In their rooms in
the academy building on North street.
The number is 4S-2
According to the bill boards two
shows should have played at the Lib
airy theatre For Her Fathers Sake"
was hilled for two nights commencing
Monday and the Union Musical conI-
pany Is booked for three nights COM
mencing Monday, Dec. 30. In fact
only one played. The musical com.
pany will play two nights starting to.
night
Glen c. Stockwell who resides just
over the Williamstown line In Pownal
saws a North Adams naner. has two