The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

James Smltn OF WOOutOru III III TOWN
today.
Henry Amdon of Manchester Is the
guest of friends in town today.
Mrs. Pratt of North Adams Is visit
ing her mother on School street.
John Lynch of Division street has
returned from visit In Schenectady.
Edward Mullen of New Haven, Conn
was the guest yesterday OF b. A. Quin-
Ian.
Get your lunch at the Methodist
church this week-European plan at
all hours.
Dr. Stewart of Washington street
shot three fine cartridges IN Cores
swamp Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Plamondon are
visiting Dr. and Mrs A. ". Houle OF
Gage street for few days.
The recruiting officer reports that
Alfred Mathers Of Silver street has en-.
listed for the coast artillery.
Don't fail to visit the parlor of the
NJ. h. church and the many beautiful
booths. Admission 10 cents.
The regular meeting of the local
lodge of Elks will be held this evening
in their rooms in the Hawks block.
A pleasing little farce will be given
in connection with the moving picture
entertainment each evening at the M.
h. church.
The entertainment this evening at
the NJ. II. church by Woods orchestra
and moving pictures company will
please you.
Rev. John Carmody of Brattleboro
who has been guest of his sister, Mrs.
Thomas J. Halloran recently, has re-
turned home.
There will be a supper held at st.
Peters parish house Thursday, Octo-
Der 10 consisting of boiled ham. potato
salad, biscuit pickles, cake and cot
fee. 75t2
The wedding of Edward Harris of
Pittsfield and Miss Alice Levins of
North Bennington will take place to-
morrow afternoon from st. John the
Baptist church.
Edward c. Phillips. clerk in the To-
cal express office, has resumed his dut-
les after spending two weeks vaca.
ton with friends in North Bennington,
Arlington and SALISBURY.
st. Paul Commandery No. 40, X. r.
of North Adams have sent an invita-
ton to Taft Commandery. X. T. of Ben
nington to be present at their installa-
ton of officers on Friday evening, Oct.
II.
Charles W. Thompson left Monday TO
enter the Albany college of Pharmacy.
Mr. Thompson was a graduate of the
high school, class of '06 and has work
ed for the past year in Hyde's drug
store.
The latest edition of the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany's exchange book dated Sept g.
1907 is being distributed among the
subscribers of the local telephone ex
change.
About sixty members OF the local
council. Knights of Columbus, expect
10 attend the third degree initiation in
North Adams this evening. They will
90 by regular cars but will have spec
al on the return trip.
John Neher of Lincoln street, who
has been employed as a weaver In the
Holden, Leonard & Co. mill for the
past II years has resigned his position
and taken position as night watch
man at Bottum 4 Torrance's collar
shop.
At the semi annual meeting Of the
Second Congregational -Baraca class
the following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, William h
Hawks, 3rd; vice president, Newton
Kellogg; secretary and treasurer, vii
liam Barber.
Charles Henry Robinson who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Samue
l.. Robinson of Fairview street during
the past summer, will soon leave fol
his home in Wilmington, n. G. Or
his way home he will visit the James
town exposition.
Mrs. Pickands has closed her sum
mer home on Monument avenue fOl
the season and returned to her home
in New York this morning. DR.. +. h
McMichaels WHO has been visiting a
her home recently, returned MOnda.
in his automobile to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy gave /;
dance to about 100 of their friends
Monday evening in Miss Mary San
lords barn at Bennington Center. BE
sides the regular dances there wer
/ reels and breakdonws galore. Elabor
ate refreshments were served. TIL
happy gathering broke up early thi
morning and all present say that the
mad the time of their life. Briggs oil
chestra furnished the music.
Miss Helen Ormsbee who play
Abraham in Tess of the DUrbel
viles" at the opera house tomorrow
] night is Vermont girl, having bee
born in Rutland. Miss Ormsbee is
bright young woman who is making
. name for herself. She is daughte
of Hamilton Ormsbee, now one of tn
n editorial writer's of the Brooklyn Eagl
U and who got his early newspaper trair
ing on the old Rutland Globe. MI
Ormsbee's wife is Agnes Bailey Orms
bee who is a well known magazin
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