The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


William Sears Is spending the day
in Troy.
Mrs. C. W. Thatcher is spending
the day in Troy.
Lynn Fallett Of North Adams is
spending the day in town.
The house of William T. Barrett on
Grandview street is being painted.
Homer H. Webster is making re-
pairs on his house on Silver street.
Misses Mary Hogan and Mary Glea.
son spent Monday in North Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Niles left
town Monday night for short stay. I
Ryan, Fitzgerald & Co, are paint
ing the Stewart house on Mil street.
Richard H. Bahan is in town for a
few days but will return Thursday to |
Cleveland.
Mrs. ]. J. Lee of Rutland is a guest |
of Miss Sara O'Connor and Mrs. Frank |
| Il. Grennan
Thermometers registered % de-
grees early this morning with heavy
J WullS lIOSls
Mrs. C. d. Andrews of Rutland is
in town, the guest of her sister on
Beech street.
Rev. A. J. Barron is attending a
regular conference meeting of priests
at Rutland today.
Mrs. H. n. Williams is in Dorset,
having been called there by the ill
ness of her mother
Joseph ]. Daley of Adams street is
spending a couple of weeks vacation
in Woodford and vicinity.
Miss Francelia, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Evans of
Union sree, is seriously i'll.
Miss Elizabeth Purcell left this af
ternoon for Troy Where she will spend
few days visiting relatives.
w. Z. Harwood of Petersburg N
Y, has been in town for several days
the guest of Charles Carpenter.
Sheriff and Mrs. Fred Godfrey and
Bradford Godfrey are expected to re-
turn today from their trip to Washing
ton.
Mr. Illingworth of New Haven, Ct,
is a guest of his son, DR.. d. A. Hing
worth of West Main street for a few
days
Mrs. r. J. Cummings, son, Robert,
and daughter Ella, and Miss Ella
Kinney are spending the day in Troy
and Albany.
Gladys Hall returned to Burr and
Burton seminary at Manchester this
morning after spending Sunday at
her home on Main street.
Edward Shanahan who has been
seriously i'll at his home in North
Bennington is now convalescing and
is spending a few days in town.
The Y. NJ. c. A. and Brunswick
bowling teams will not roll their
regular series game this evening on
account of the absence Of Olin w.
HARDWOOD of the ~" team.
Those who have signed for the Y.
NJ. c. A. shuttle board tournament
should get their numbers from the
physical director The best three out
Of FIVE games will be played for the
prizes.
Mrs. Mary ]. Lowrie and daughter.
Margaret, have closed their summer
residence on Union street for the
winter. They departed this morning
for Rockbridge, Fla, where they have
a cottage.
The management at the Brunswick
alleys has decided TO offer special
prizes in the form of turkeys for the
highest single scores in both candles
and ten pins between now and
Thanksgiving.
The meeting of the Baptist Baraca
called Monday evening to elect Off
GERS for the ensuing half year was
postponed indefinitely as a quorum
was not present and no business
could be transacted.
At the Corbett-Grennan alleys last
evening Kelley and Dean beat out the
best previous candlepin records for
the week and at the Brunswick alleys
"Togus" Thebarge equalled the high
string of Kennedy, 27S, at big pins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chelsea lockwood Of
Minneapolis, Mimi, are visiting rel
auves in town. Mr.. lockwood who Is
successful attorney in Minneapolis
is a native of Bennington leaving this
town when young man for the west.
"Togus" Thebarge jumped in the
select $50 circle last night when he
hung up a 27S score at the Brunswick
alleys beating the former alley record
of 26S by 10 pegs This equals the
town record recently rolled by F. J.
Kennedy in the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys.
The Board of Civil Authority adj
iourned at their meeting Monday UNI
an Saturday Oct. 3lst at p. m
Every voter should see that his name
is on the check list as this will be
the last chance to have names put on
the list before the November election
Mr.. and Mrs George 7. Lane will
close their summer residence, "Coun'
ell Place" at Bennington Center next
Monday to spend the winter in Troy
Nearly all the members Of the Trojan
summer colony in the old village will
depart for their winter homes about
the first OF November
The regular annual meeting Of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
airy society Of the Baptist church will
be held Wednesday evening. October
2lst at 1880 In the Baptist chapel
All the women OF the church are In
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