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

Briefly Tor Busy reauers
Patrick Griffin Of Division street is
seriously Ill.
Miss Ella Bingham returned today
from a short visit in Troy.
One.fourth to one-half off on ladies'
fine tailored suits at Noveck's, 1872
Mrs. John Burton of South street Is
visiting friends in North Hoosick
Miss Cora A. Kimball of Rutland is
guest of her aunt, Mrs. ID C. Burt.
Ladies fine all wool blouse and coat
sweaters Sl.00 to $500 at Noveck's.
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John Riley of Pittsfield Is visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Riley
Of River street
Mrs. Hiram Madison is in the
Samaritan hospital in Troy where she
was operated on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Baker was in Hoosick
Falls Tuesday called there by the
serious illness of her cousin.
Mrs. II. G. Root left Wednesday for
New York. From there she will 20 to
California to spend the winter.
Mrs. Horace p Woodman entertain.
ed the women OF the Baptist church
at her home Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Spear of Union street ex-
press messenger between this town
and Troy, is enjoying a couple weeks
vacation.
Loves Labor Lost will be pre-
scented by IS young ladies at Library
hall Monday evening, Nov. 20. Don't
forget the date.
THE County Fair" at the Guide
board tonight. See the 'hoss trot"
balloon ascension, ETC., or other fea-
lures equally good.
For extra fine reliable and comfor.
table Ladies, Misses, Boys and
| Childrens shoes and rubbers try
Noveck's new shoe department. 1872
Mrs Joseph Guiltinan of West Rut.
| land who has been visiting Miss.
| Lillian Guiltinan OF North street left
| Tuesday for visit in Cambridge N. Y.
A game of basket ball will be played
I Thanksgiving evening in the Library
Hall between the Bennington basket
| ball team and the Pittsfield high
| school,
| Miss. Ethel ]. Park who has been
| spending some time in Searsburg,
Woodford and this town visiting with
| friends left Thursday noon for her
home in Boston.
The Brattleboro rest room in the
| Emerson building has more than prov
| ed its worth IN the past few weeks.
| AS soon as the news OF the room and
! its purpose reached the women in the
| outlying towns they began to make use
of 1t and last Saturday was the biggest
day thus far in the way OF visitors.
More than 80 women came In to rest
and eat their luncheons. The advan-
tage to the business men Is amply
shown by what some of the women
visitors say in regard to the room.
One from Westminster said one day
that she could more than save her car
fare by coming to Brattleboro to trade
but had never liked TO do so before be-
cause she mad no place to stay and
rest. Another woman who came from
near Greenfield made practically the
same statement. The rest room is
now equipped to serve hot coffee and
tea at a nominal price TO all visitors
and homemade food as we'll One of
the new plans is TO establish WON.
ans exchange where articles of cloth
ing and household furnishings may
be bought and sold at low price a
small commission being charged on
the sales. This plan has been tried
with decided success in other places
and 1t is expected that it will work
well -Brattleborc Phoenix.