The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

N'~Oso o. ''ONo oPNht 'NNhNotoy IN
North Adams.
Rev. Charles Van Schaick of Pownal
was in town today.
Miss Alice Foley is spending the day
in Troy ON business.
s. S. Smith of Troy called on friends
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. n. A. Kennon has returned
from a visit in Greenfield.
Mrs. Samuel Hawks and Mrs. VIII
liam Hawks Jr., are spending the day in
Troy
Mrs. John Cronin of Depot street is
confined to her bed by an attack of
pleurisy.
Don Whitcomb of Main street re-
turned Wednesday from a short visit
in Albany.
Miss Jennie Larey of East Dorset
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Dunn of
Pleasant street.
Elmer Greenwood and Edward Fox
| left this morning for Rupert to work
on lumber job.
Miss Anna Loughlin of Dorset is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Walter Tough.
lin OF Grant street.
The ladies of the Home Missionary
society were in Pownal to organize a
society in the church there.
Lawrence E. Brown of Silver street
has taken position as coachman for
A. Buel Sibley OF Union street
Remember the advance sale of.seats
for the isle OF Spice" will begin at
the box Office at Sis this evening.
The free library is now closed during
son and will not be opened for about
ten days.
Mrs. F. E. Howard of South Shafts
bury is spending the day with heI
mother, Mrs. Edward Bottum of West
Main street.
Mrs. ra Randall of Putnam. Conn.
has come here and will make her home
with her daughter Mrs. l.. Il. Brown
of Silver street.
4. J. Hall today received notice thai
he had been appointed agent for the
Citizens Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany of Boston.
Miss Margaret Healy of Elm stree
is spending the day with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Healy In the ives
part Of the town.
The flag at the Vermont Soldiers
Home was placed at half mast toda.
out of respect to the memory OF Sen
ator Redfield Proctor.
Mrs. Eugene Belisle of River stree
is able to be out again after being COZ
fined to the house several days by
bad attack Of the grip.
Mrs. Joseph Tacy and sister n-law
Miss Evangeline Tacy of South Shafts
bury were the guests of Mrs. w. +
. Peltier of Park street Tuesday.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gazette and fan
! lily who have been the guests of MI
! and Mrs. George w. Utley of Silver 81
have returned to their home in Mar
chester.
. Tonight is the night the ball con
mittee of the X. of G.. will meet i
their rooms. All members are reque.
ted to be present. The meeting wi
I be at $3.50, sharp.
, W. d. Newton has renovated hi
Rambler touring car during the winte
. and is now having 1t painted. 1t wi
q be wine color this year instead {
. green. When finished 1t will look lik
, winner.
Joseph H. Levin, manager of tn
). branch of the Old South theatre con
!. pany of Boston who will open up tn
, Library theatre Saturday Afternoon
n has invited Col. Harmon and all tn
= inmates of the Home to be present {
n the matinee Saturday afternoon.
e Capt. J. B.. Harmon of Company
e has posted an order In various place
Il stating that officers, non-commissiOne
officers and privates are ordered
meet armed, uniformed and equippe
u as the law requires In the armory
I the opera house block the 18th ,
; March at 1880 in the evening.
s The annual meeting of the Bennin
1, ton county licensed fire insurant
|. agents was held in this village yeste
# day afternoon at which the followir
e officers were elected: President,
1. S. Harris; secretary, 4. A. Bootf
treasurer. F. w. Bannister of Read
boro: committee to suggest rates,
W. Fowler Of Manchester, h. J. Ha
and H. /. Norton.