The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village rolo
Briefly for Busy Readers

- HNAANN'ta lll'
Miss Florence Valley OF Adams
street spent Monday in Troy
Mrs. Frank B. Carver Of West Main
street is spending the day in Troy.
John II. Evans Of North street is
visiting his daughters in New York.
Thomas Madden and daughter
Rose, are spending the day in Troy.
Mrs. Nettie P. Fletcher of Pittsheld
is visiting relatives in town this week,
Rev. isaac Jennings, D. d., Of Ben
ningtoI Centre is spending the day in
Troy
d. A. Guntinan and John Guiltinan
are spending the day in Troy and vi
entity.
At o'clock ihis morning the Their
pometer registered only 10 degrees
above.
George p. Graves is in Albany today
visiting his daughter Miss Hope
Graves
Reuben Taylor Of The Burr and Bur
ton seminary at Manchester, is home
for the holidays.
Charles A. Green of Union street
has returned from an extended visit
to Boston and vicinity
Roger G. Ramsdell returned this
afternoon from the University Of Yer
mont to spend the holidays.
Miss Gladys Ransom Of Burr and
Burton seminary was a guest of Miss
Gladys Hall Of Main street Monday
=. A. Proctor of Rutland, travelling
freight agent Of the Rutland railroad,
was in town this morning on business.
NJ. ]. Roche is able to be out after
being confined to the house a couple
of days by an attack Of rheumatism.
Miss Margaret Downer of Pleasant
street is able to be out after being
confined to the house a few days by
Illness.
Grant Halenbeck, engineer on the
Chatham mixed train, is enjoying a
few days vacation. George MCGUIRE
is working in his place.
A new electric arc lamp has been
placed on the corner OF Gage and
Branch streets as directed by the VII
lage trustees at their last meeting.
The Fish and Game club Of North
Bennington holds it's second big au-
nual dance on New Years eve Dec. 81.
Woods orchestra has been engaged.
The young ladies' gymnasium class
will meet this evening at the usual
hour. On Wednesday afternoon Il
large attendance of the intermediates
is desired
Mrs. A. B. Swift Of Adams street,
who was apparently recovering from
her recent illness, was taken worse
Monday and is now In a very critical
condition.
The Canadian jubilee singers after
years of unparalleled success in tour.
ing this country and Canada will be
seen for the first time in this town at
the Methodist church on New Year
day.
Lawrence Gokay and George E. Don
nelly. members of the Goldsmith or
chestra. were IN Hoosick last evening
TO assist in the Yule Log service Civ
en- by the students OF the Hoosick
school
Holy Communion will not be given
AT the midnight mass in St. Francis
de Sales church Christmas. Comics
sions will be heard as announced Sun
day and those, desiring may receive
holy communion at the 10 o'clock
mass.
The Christmas assembly Of the pri
vate dancing class will be held. tomor
row night in Foresters hall from $50
to one. A general invitation Is ex
tended TO all students home from col
lege. The juvenile class has been
postponed for one week.
The regular trimonthly report OF
the Soldiers Home shows that the av
erage attendance was 100 for the per
iod. The total enrolment at present
is 100. This morning an even hun
dred answered the roll call A mum
Der OF these are in the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Briggs Of
Beech street entertained number OF
friends and relatives Monday evening
I'm celebration OF their tenth wedding
anniversary. All the guests brought
appropriate gifts Of tin. Refresh
ments we're served and a very ENJOY
able evening spent.
The Miriam Lodge, Rebekahs elect
ed the following officers for the ensu
ing year at their meeting Monday eve
ming: Noble Grand Mrs. Grin w
Davis. yice-grand Mrs Laura b
Cole: secretary, Mrs. Herbert Mars
den: financial secretary. Mrs. Reuhei
Gausha; and treasurer Mrs. Hatli'
Hudgins.
Preparations for the monster Y. VI
c. A. circus to be held In the 'Y' gym
naslum on January LIST and 2nd arr
now well under way, The boys are
practiclng hard each evening and TIT
large attendance desiyed, will undoub
eddy be given an excellent show To-
their money. Start the new yea
right by enjoying good hearty laugh
John Boland of Troy, the wei
known cigar drummer, who Is IRE
quent visitor In this town, saw "Th
GAY Musician" in Troy last week, II
a letter TO Manager Wood of the loou
opera house he stated that II was ON
of the best plays OF its kind he ha