The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

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Briefly for Busy Readers.
F. NJ. Remington of Jefferson avenue
is i'll with grip.
Henry Pesuet has returned from a
visit with his parents In Wells, this
state.
| DR.. A. II. Houle was the guest of Rev
FIR. Maillett of East Dorset on New
Years.
Miss Emma Clark of Ticonderoga is
visiting her brother, George F. Clark
OF Main street.
Mason Lille has returned to Schen-
ectady after spending the holidays with
friends in town.
The installation of officers of Camp
Ray, Sons of Veterans, will take place
Saturday evening. v
DR.. Frank Grennan returned to
Schenectady recently after spending
few days in town.
Miss Vera Bull returned today to
Northampton where she is student
at Smith college.
Miss Catherine Stackpole of Boston
is visiting her sister, Miss Lizzie Bus
hee of North street.
Mrs. Lawrence Powers of Hoosick
| Falls is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Fay of Spring street.
Miss Mary Fay of Spring street has
| returned from a visit with friends in
North Adams and Troy.
Mrs. A. b. Swift, d. ID. president will
go to Manchester tonight to install the
officers of the Rebekah lodge.
Master Ebert McKeon has return
ed from Chester where he spent the
holidays with his brother Harry.
The girls in the senior class of the
high school will hold leap year dance
In the Foresters' hall this evening
Mrs. G. Newmayer and daughter Mil.
dred returned Thursday from a short
visit with friends in Hoosick Falls.
Mrs. Levi Hill and Mrs. Arthur
Collins of SALISBURY spent Thursday
| with Mrs. M. II. McKeon of Gage st.
See the window of the Bennington
Shoe Store and note the great bargains
in mems and ladies' shoes at $1.95. 2t
There will be bowling match in the
Y. NJ. c. a. alleys this evening between
the Brunswicks and the Y. M. c. A.
End team.
Charles Saunders of this village has
bought the Edward Kinsley farm IL
the west part of the town and will
move there April l.
Mrs. A. P. Childs sails tomorrow
from New York to join her daughter,
Miss Katherine Sherman in Genoa,
Italy, for the winter.
Rodney Estabrook, the old soldier
who fell and broke his hip some time
! ago on North street, is getting along
as well as can be expected,
For one week starting January 3,
the Bennington Shoe Store is offering
mems and ladies' $3.50 and $500 shoes
at sl.95. Many different styles to
choose from. ct
A social dance will be held at the
home OF Louis Potter on his stock
farm in the south part OF the town this
evening. Many from the village are
planning to be in attendance.
Edward Thomas, who has been
spending the holiday vacation with his
mother. Mrs. Margaret Thomas of
Gage street, has returned TO his duties
at the Albany business college.
At meeting of the directors of the
First National bank at North Benning-
ton January LIST, the usual semiannual
dividend of per cent. was declared
from the earnings of the past SIX
months.
Louis LABEL, member of Co. ID,
End New Hampshire Volunteer regi-
ment. was. admitted to the Soldiers
Home this week from Burlington He
was corporal and receives pension
of Sl2 per month.
Ernest Ripley of North Adams was
in town yesterday to stir up interest
here In the annual Commandery ball to
be held in North Adams next Friday
evening. Mr.. Ripley is considered the
best dressed man in the Tunnel city.
A part of Coopers card room In the
Valentine mill started to work the first
of the week. The remainder will prob
ably be put in operation Monday. 1t is
understood that the machine shop will
resume its regular ten hour schedule
beginning next Monday
Goldsmiths orchestra gave a pleas
ing concert at the Soldiers Home on
New Years day from to s.: 30 In the
afternoon. This unusual treat for the
old soldiers was made possible by the
! generosity of Col Thomas Harmon.
Many guests were present
John Temple ST. of Averill Park, n.
Y, is spending the week with his fam
lily on Gage street Mr.. Temple was
employed for many years in Mankato,
Mimi, but recently moved to Averill
Park where he has a position as boss
carder in a new mill in that town.
Col. Harmon of the Soldiers Home
received IS from Mrs. Greenwood of
Marlboro N. H., and sl3 from the state
department of the Womans Relief
Corps to buy presents for the old sol
diers Col Harmon bought neckties
with the money and presented each
member of the home with one.
One hundred and thirty-six dollars
was realized from the Y. NJ c. A. Aux
Hilary rummage sale toward the piano
fund. Thanks are due to the commit
tee in charge and to those who con
tributed and helped in various ways