The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


John Fredenburg has returned from
visit In Amsterdam.
c. w. Firth of North street is con-
fined to the house by illness.
The st. Monica society will hold
their usual social next week.
Mrs. Ida Barrett of East Main ST.
Is confined to the house by illness.
Edward Bacon of Sunderland were
among the visitors in town Monday.
Miss Helena Bauer Of Union street
spent Sunday in Pittsfield with friends.
Beginning April Joseph Stockwell
will enter the employ of M. T. Hamlin
s H. Hawkins and son Hugh OF
South SALISBURY were in town Mon.
day.
Mrs. Irving Bum has returned from
a visit at her former home I'm Johns.
town.
George Mcnamara of Hartford, Conn
Is visiting his sister, Mrs Calvin En-.
dress.
Charles II. Resseguie, superinten-
dent of the Cooper Manufacturing Co.
box shop, is ILL.,
Edward j. Deaulieu has accepted a
position in Rutland and left for that
city last Friday.
A nice lot of specimen ferns, palms,
and table ferns just in at the School
street Greenhouse. S6t2
Branch No. 3 of st. Marys Guild
will meet with Mrs. w. A. Peart Thurs
day afternoon from to o'clock.
The Congregational Ladies' mission
study class will meet with Mrs. Helen
Thomas Wednesday evening at 1880.
Patrick J. Kelley who has been the
guest OF his brother, James of Putnam
street, returned to his home in Gran
vile today
Miss Ada Bahan who is suffering
from severe attack of the grip, does
not improve as fast as her friends
would wish.
Charles Carroll of Maple street is
able to be out again after being con.
fined to the house some time by an at
tack of the grip.
Miss Katharine Kinsley, who has
been in the south for several months,
is the guest Of her brother, c. J. Kin.
sley, before returning to her home in
Burlington.
Divisions c and d of the Congrega-
tional Ladies' Aid will have a social
and business meeting at the home of
Mrs Henry S Bingham tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock.
The management vi the private
dancing class and assembly have Sc
cured scarfs for the German which will
be introduced this evening. There
will be short grand march which will
start at nine o'clock.
A. M. Chase, manager of the Ham,
mond Meat Company OF North Adams
died in that city Saturday The fun
eral was held Monday afternoon. Mr..
Chase was well known in this town
for quarter of century.
There will be a wrestling match be.
tween Ernest Charland of New Brit
ian, Conn.,, and John c. Asphalt in the
Y. M. c. A. gymnasium Friday evening
February 81, tickets rs cents. Daniel
Cady will probably referee the match.
A number of the members of the
"Strongheart" company came through
here Saturday night on their way to
New York, thus saving many hours
delay In reaching the metropolis. In
North Adams the prices for this show
were $3.50, 81, 75c, SOC and Csc.
The J. H. Doncourt Moving Picture
company will open a five nights en-.
gagement with matinee Saturday, in,
Producing the latest and best moving
pictures and New Yorks latest hits in
Illustrated songs. With trio of sing
ers these pictures will be absolutely
new here and will be changed nightly
Reserved seats at Ayres.
| Prize whist party and social in
Academy hall Tuesday night, Feb. 1S
by the members of the Ladies' Sodal
| ity. Door prize, local mileage on
the Berkshire electric railroad; first
prize to most lucky player, two dol
lars and half in gold; second prize
costly fountain pen; third prize, beau
tiful sofa pillow; fourth prize, hand
some post card album. Keep your eye
on the date. Playing will start at So
sharp. Come and brng your friends.