The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the TowDzand Village Briefly
Told Tor Busy Readers

Don't forget the millinery sale. See
add in this paper. 5Stl
Mrs Edward Swift and daughter are
to go to Troy tomorrow.
There will be social dance 10 For.
esters hall Saturday evening, Jan 10. |
Chas Hutchins of Burlington, Ia.
Is % town having come here with the |
remains OF Henry Squire.
Womens and children's warm
gloves, great price cut for Saturday
at the Drysdale Store.
Women's and lhidren's house
! slippers aud womens warm shoes at
r-duced prices tomorrow at Drysdale's.
Very greatly reduced prices Satur:
/ day on al Knit Underwear, mems
women's aud children's AZ Drysdale's.
Sweeping price reductions for Satur-
day on women iianneleite kimonas,
robes, night gowns and skirts ut Drys.
d ile's.
Special Saturday bargain offerings
In mems and boys sweaters, under
wear, caps, shirts, night shirts and
HaJhheo Nv ~ y oNoiN
Special Saturday clearance sale OF
women's lingerie, madras linen, silk
aud wool waists AZ Drysdale's suit de.
partment on the second hoor.
Frank f. Hill, special agent for the
Fidelity and Casually company OF
New York has been spending couple
OF days In town with the local agent
ID. I'D Moore.
Miss M. A. Ryan who with her part
ner Miss =. a. O'Connor went 10
Schenectady some time ago returned
home last evening. Miss OConnor
viii continue her visit for some weeks
longer.
In municipal court this morning
/ John Stewart vas fined with costs Ella
for intoxication. Judge Bates gave
him Il iatherly talking 10 which II il
; hoped will have good effect on the
young mau.
) Frank Moon has resigned his posi-.
ton az T.. T.. Harris store and has Ac.
J cepled place at the Walter A. Wood
factory la HoCsick Falls. His place
I at Harris is taken by Jesse Dryer OF
. Beech street.
Wilmer Kendall has gone into IN
! poultry business, having received
: irpm we'll known breeder Ia BrocktCu,
} Mass % per OF i've light brahmas, II
which the lightest weighed ~ pounds
aud the dive tipped tue scales At 6j.
10 county court today ~. n. Clapp
has been the witaess examined In the
case OF IS. %. Barber " the Boston
i aud Maine Railroad company. Last
. evening there vas special session OF
, coart 10 detei mine point OF Law. The
. court reserved his decision.
/ TIE annual meeting Of the lire de
parlment wall be held at the rooms of
the -tark Hose company at : O'Clock
this evening" There " cons lderable
interest Ia the election OF "a chief OF the
department there being three or posi-
by four candidates 10 the Geld.
In the L.. 5 Senate Tuesday sena-
tor Proctor presented a petition Of
sunday citizens 81 Dorset aud Rupert.
In she state OF Vermont, praying Tor
"a investigation into the existing con.
ditious 10 the kongo Free State which
vas referred 10 the cJmmiiice on for
= eign relations.
! The Corbelt Grcnnsn bowling team
went 20 North Adams last night and
vas defeated Ia match game OF ten
pins AZ the Casino alleys. The Zen
ningtOn team vas maze up OF Holden.
Harmon, Graham, Gregg aud Corbctt.
BenuingtoI rolled lj5 la the hrst; 1lJ
Ia the second: 5Gs ON the third: total,
22h; North Adams rolled Sl2 tn toe
hrsi; 20 Ia the second; 20 In the Third
total, sJ,l.
About % people, mostly members OF
the Mop. gathered At the lodge hall
10 the Richie block iAst evening 10 a.
sist Mr. aud Mrs Herbert Marsden o.
celebrate the 18th anniversary Of their
marriage Cards, dancing and 20
ircshmonts we're features OF 40 unusu.
ally ENJOY able evening. Asa r,mcm.
: brance Mr. Marsden was presented with
a fountain pen and Mrs Marsden with
2 a number 0f silver spoons Of different
kinds.
The battery In The nes telephone Of.
Zee has been changed from current fur
. nishcd by the Bennington Electric CON
|. pany and other work 90 the system L.
progressing. When the transfer l.
made bennington will he the irsi place
In Vermont In which the imposed CON.
mon battery system has been Installed
! Braitleboro, which has added 30 10.
b sirumeuts during the past year will b,
The next aud other large towns 10 the
state Will follow.
a. X Rllchie a. receiver for the
D Bennington Gas Co. has ALREADY
}. made considerable progress In siralgh
n 'cning out the Affairs Of the company.
! Uud'r the rcccivcrship no back claims
eau be pressed against the company
ind the officer Ia charge IL 10 posi-
7 lion 10 90 ahead aud use the rec ip,s
% Oi The business % opcr e. the same
10 h Ar ltltchic's Intention 90 reduce
e. every expense possible aud for this
J. reason be will endoayOr 10 iind smaller
D quarters for an Office.