The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
ilsws Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

hoSs"uy Assos hhohN
Miss Alice Powers OF Cambridge is
the guest OF Mrs. Frank Moore.
The regular Sunday meeting was
held at the Y. M. c. A. yesterday.
Mrs George Albro OF Pleasant street
Is the guest of friends In Schenectady
this week.
Miss Annie Mcdonald of Main street
has returned from Dorset where she
spent Christmas.
Mrs. Michael McKeon of Gage street
has recovered from her recent attack
of acute indigestion.
Miss Mary Welles has return ed from
Schenectady where she spent Christ
mas with her mother.
Charles Maurer, who has been III
with the grippe for the past week Is
able to be out again.
Most of the stores In town have
started the laborious task of taking
their annual inventory.
Misses Bridget Mclaughlin and May
Hutton OF Main street left Saturday for
q short visit In Dandy.
Howard b. Monroe of North Ben.
nington has taken position as assist
ant secretary at the Y. M. G. A.
Miss Experience Colgate Of New
York is the guest Of her aunt, Miss
Brigham Of Bennington Center.
Miss Mamie Donnelly of Rutland is
spending the holiday vacation with
Miss Ella Murray Of Gage street.
Mrs. Addie Elwell will move Thurs
day to her new home recently pur.
chased in the Guideboard district
Misses Edna and Ethel Welles of
Chatham are the guests OF their mother
Mrs. Frank Massasoit Of North street.
Miss Mary Phalen has resigned her
position at Ramsdelrs to accept one In
Nolan's millinery store on Vain street.
The Stark lodge, I. o. o. T.. will
hold dance in Foresters' hall Tues
day evening. Music by Woods orches.
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Miss Lila Vaughn. a student in the
local high school, is spending the
Christmas vacation at her home in Ar
lington.
Mrs. voorhis. who has been visiting
her son, William. of Gage street, re-
turned to her home In Albany this az
ternoon.
Mrs. F. f. Smith and Mrs. Fred
Lyons of Greenfield, Mass. will spend
New Years with Mrs. Lyons sister.
Mrs. c. s. Morse.
After the holiday season the ladies'
bowling team will have the privilege of
using the Y. M. C. A. alley several at.
ternoons each week.
Those wishing to make New Years
gifts will find all the Christmas stock
in E. l.. Nichols & Sons store reduc.
ed one-fourth In price.
Norman c. Colvin aged AZ years,
died at his home In North Bennington
this morning. The funeral arrange
ments will appear later.
Charles Donnelly and friend, who
have been spending a few days with ].
Guy Livingston. returned to their home
in Albany Sunday evening.
Charles Daley. who has been spend.
| ing his Christmas vacation with his
parents on Adams street, returned to
Schenectady Sunday evening.
Herbert Small who was hurt last
week by playing basketball on the
Electric five team, is able to get around
again without the aid of crutches.
Open house will be observed at the
Y. M. c. A. on New Years day. Re.
freshments will be served and those
wishing enjoyment should drop in.
The All Collegiate basket ball team
from Williamstown will play the Y. M
G. A. team at the latter's gymnasium
Friday evening, January 3 at s o'clock
Mrs. Walter Townsend who has been
confined to her bed for the past two
weeks is not able to sit up as yet. Her
sister, Miss Nellie Chase, is caring for
her.
| Edward Mellen and mother who
have been the guests of w. I. Mellen
of the telephone exchange left Satur
day for a ivsit In Great harrington be
fore returning to their home in Ithaca
IN. Y.
The funeral Of the late Michael
Grennan was held from st. Francis de-
Sales church this morning at 9 o'colch
Rev. A. j. Barron saying requiem mass
The bearers were Mr. Grennan's four
sons, Edward, Frank. James and Rob
ert and John Miller and Mr.. Pierson.
Commencing January LIST the Ben
nington & North Adams street Railway
Company will sell pupils tickets, ex
clusively for the use of school chill
dren. good for them only on days wher
school is in session, between 7.50 q
m. and $50 p. m. These tickets will
be sold for half fare, ten tickets fol
25 cents.
Commencing Jan. LIST, 1908, schoO
tickets will go ON sale at the Cashiers
office, Main street and at the post
Office, North Bennington. The ticket.
are good only on the Hoosick FALL
division, and are sold in strips Of ter
(10) for rs cents. thereby enabling thu
pupil to ride for 2h cents. l.. A. Con
tots, cashier.
The work on the floor of Academ,
hall is completed and 1t Is now In a,
good shape as any new floor. Tonigh
the Mount Anthony social club extendl
"a cordial invitation to the dancing pub
lie of the town to be In attendance a
the opening of the hall this evening
Dancing will begin at 9. No admit
lance fee will be charged. The clul
will hold twilight dance and leal
year dance on Wednesday Afternoon
and evening In the same hall.
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