The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village TOLD
Briefly for Busy Readers.

oticiig tOt odoI nGddciS.
E. T, Griswold is in Arlington today
on business.
Miss Irene Corey of Grove street is
i'll with the grip.
Mrs. Olin Scott is improving from
her recent illness.
Tomorrow is the last day Of the 10
cent sale at Levins.
Bernard Wilder of Wilmington is
visiting relatives in town.
Clifton Cline has moved from Val
sntine street to North Bennington.
Miss Bessie Green of Beech street
is confined to the house by the grip.
DR.. W. B. Stewart has returned
from a visit at his former home in
Oneonta.
Mrs. w, E. Putnam returned Tues
day evening from a several weeks Wis
1t in New York.
The condition of C. Z. Russell of
the Colgate farm continues to be
about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Nichols are
spending a couple of weeks with her
family in Brooklyn.
Secretary Davis of the local Y. M.
c. A. association Is in Springfield,
Mass, attending a convention.
Miss Bessie Lawson, sister of Mrs.
w. G. Appleby, returned TO her home
in Toronto this morning.
Miss Maude Bottum. teacher in
Stamford. is spending few days at
her home on Gage street
The Notification club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Henry Lyons of the
Lyons district Thursday evening,
The first Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball
team will practice Wednesday evening
in the gymnasium. All candidates
should be in attendance at I o'clock
The Y. NJ. C. A. first basket ball
team will play the Blackinton +. M
7. A. team in that town Friday even.
ing.
Mrs. Cam of North Adams who has
been visiting Mrs. Florence Peelor OF
Adams street has returned to heI
home.
Miss Pearl Thompson, former res
ident of this town but now living In
North Adams, called on friends here
Tuesday.
Fred lockwood has resumed work
on the Shadow Brook farm milk wag
on after being i'll with the grip for q
few weeks.
Mrs. Bernie Madison and Miss Der
tina Madison of Sodom were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Houran Of
Pleasant street recently.
Wilbur Davis, Charles McNerney
and Charles Davis have returned from
Washington where they have beer
employed for the past few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Manley anC
daughter Helen who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Hopkin
son returned to their home in Brattle
boro Tuesday.
Special bargains in ladies', men'i
and children's shoes--an opportunit.
for all the the Remington Shoe Store
Sale, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Feb. 81. 2S and 30. oct;
The condition of Veda Perrault wht
was taken to the retreat at Brattle
boro about two months ago. has i'm
proved so much during the past few
weeks that 1t is expected that he vii
be able to return home next week.
Miss Marguerite Humphrey, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Humphre,
of North Bennington. died this morn
ing, aged seven years and six months
The funeral will be held Friday at
O'Clock. She leaves besides her par
ents. six sisters.
Washington's birthday seems h
have been a good day to have chick
ems hatch out. Bernie Madison o
Sodom had 60 come out on that day
IL the proverb. The early bird catch
es the worm" be true these chicken
should thrive well.
Mrs. n. Saunders, proprietoress o
the boarding house on South street
suffered painful injury Tuesday
She was boiling some clothes In
wash boiler and the cover was blow
off by the steam generated. TIL
escaping steam burned Mrs. Saunder
face quite badly.
An item of interest-Another grea
coat and suit sale at the Bennington
Shoe Store on Saturday, Feb. 20 fror
8 a. M, to $3.50 p. M, and for that da
only. Any lady's coat or suit a
$685. values, $50. $25, $40 and SIS
as good to save like this as to earn.
oct
1.-THE Trip of Tramp" is the sui
ject of the lecture to be given by ID
Milford Hale Smith at the M. I
church Friday night. 1t is a yer
popular lecture. not a dry sentence i
1t, and DR.. Smith is forciful and eli
quent speaker. Tickets adults.25 ct!
children, 10 cts, and parents purcha'
ing two tickets may bring the Who'll
family free of extra charge. Don
miss it. Children pay at the door.
Over 100 attended the private dar
cling class and assembly in Forester
hall Tuesday evening. The feature c
the evening was bottle race betwee
E. b. Patterson and Charles T. Bur
Mr.. Patterson won in the runnin
part but Mr.. Burt was able to iuggl
the bottle better and so won out !
the end.
Mount Anthony Chapter No. 1, o
der Eastern Star, entertains the men
bers of Neomi chapter of North Az
ans Friday, February 2S. There wi
be banquet at o'clock. All men
bers are cordially invited. Openin
ceremonies promptly at o'clock. II
itiation and review Of the work b
the district deputy.