The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Rsaders.
Ray Gibson is confined to the house
with the grip.
Hal Hufnagle has returned from a
three days visit In Pittsfeld.
Earl CULVER and Harry Cummings
are in Woodford city today hunting.
Frank Cromack is confined to the
house by severe attack Of the grip.
Mrs. Kent, the mother of Mrs. VIM.
Mallory Of Woodford Hollow, Is very
i'll.
Misses Emma and Eva Deslaurier
are both confined to the house by the
grip.
There will be social dance in For:
esters' hall this evening after dancing
class
Norman Edgerton is expected home
tonight from weeks visit In New
Haven.
A new dancing class will be started
in Foresters' hall this evening at
o'clock.
David Mahoney of Schenectady is
the guest of his brother-in-law, Dan.
B. Keeler.
There are twelve scholars in the
high school i'll with the prevailing
disease, grip.
Harrison I. Norton has been confin-
ed to the house by an attack Of grip
for several days.
Roy Bates who is Ill with append.
citis is better and 1t Is hoped that he
may escape an operation.
Fred Woodward yesterday secured
bail In the sum of $50. The hearing
in his case will take place Saturday.
Robert Mallory sustained bad in
jury to his left hand while hauling
logs for DR., Sanche on the Waters
hill, Monday.
Miss Josie Hogan who has been Ill
with the grip is recovering but her sis.
ter Margaret is now In bed with the
same disease.
The Misses Margaret Barron and
Margaret Temple were recent guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonnell of the Mt.
Anthony golf club.
The funeral of Mrs. James Leonard
aged 4S. who died Wednesday, Janu.
airy Is. will be held from the Catholic
church, North Bennington, Friday
morning at $3.50.
Master William Graves who has
been In the hospital at Albany has so
far recovered from his operation for
appendicitis that his father expects to
go down tonight and bring him home
tomorrow.
DR.. and Mrs. Fayette Dickson and
daughter OF East Chatham are guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Chandler Mrs.
Dickson was formerly Miss Lottie
Yates and resided with Mrs. Chandler
about eight years ago.
All the local corporations have re.
ceived from the state commission in
vestigating the subject of double tax
alton, blanks to be filled out showing
how the present system of taxation
lapplies to them and their business.
All persons having bills against the
town or village are requested to pres
ent them at once as the time for clos
ing up the years business Is at hand
and the town and village boards want
to have the accounts cleaned up as
closely as possible.
The subscription ticket sale for His
Honor, the Mayor" took place this
forenoon and there was q line In front
OF the box office for an hour. The
regular sale opens tonight and Il is al.
ready evident that the attraction will
be greeted by large house SO that
people desiring tickets should buy
early so as not to be disappointed Ia
ter.
William Livingstone Alden who was
born in Williamstown in 1887, died
Wednesday night in Buffalo. He was
consul general at Rome In 1885 and
was knighted by King Humbert. He
was known as an author and some Of
his better books for children are:
THE moral pirates" Cruise OF the
canoe club" Cruise OF the Ghost"
New Robinson Crusoe."
With the money already given or
pledged toward the janitor's house for
the monument, and the state appro-
priation. the association has available
the sum of six thousand dollars to
erect the building and provide for the
disposal Of sewage which Is one of
the problems that the building commit.
tee has to face in the absence of q
sewer system on the hill
; Miss Mary Skane, for the past year
! nurse girl in the family of C. NJ. Graves
was operated on Wednesday at St
J Peters hospital, Albany for append.
citis. She was found to have a bad
: case but came out of the operation
well and is getting along nicely Mr..
Graves is beginning to wonder
whether, after all, appendicitis isn't
contagious in spite Of the general be-
, lief to the contrary
A big ST. Bernard dog In Williams
: town was killed yesterday by Warren
Cronk on the farm of his father,
, Dwight Cronk, on the Luce road. while
, the animal was In the act Of killing
sheep. The dog was caught in an en-
closure near the barn and was shot
before he could make his escape. One
sheep was badly injured and the flock
was badly frightened, causing a dam
age estimated at $40.
Wanted-Tnformation regarding
whereabouts of Benjamin Hillard OF
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