The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Miss Emma Delorie of Depot street |
is Ill with grip.
Miss Luella Chase is confined TO the
house by the grip.
Walter d, Biggart of Hoosick was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. F. l.. Bottum is critically i'll at !
her home on South street
S. S. Smith of Albany called On
friends in town Wednesday.
L. A. Collins and David Bartlett of
SALISBURY called on friends in town
today.
George Center of Cambridge is the
guest of NJ. J. Schwab of River street
this week
Miss Mary Phelan who has been i'll
with the grip for the past few days is
improving rapidly.
Woods orchestra furnished the mu.
sic for the old-fashioned dance at the
academy hall Wednesday night
Mrs William Graves of Bennington
Center left this morning for visit
with her son Russell in New York.
l.. Il. Story who has been confined
to the house by the grip was able TO
be out Wednesday for the first time.
Flanigan's singing orchestra of
Marlboro, Mass, will give a concei
and dance in the academy hall We'd
nesday Jan. 10.
Frank circuit, soldier stationed al
Fort Totin, is spending few days
with his mother. Mrs. Hannah Circuit
of Mccall street.
Lawrence l.. Gokay has returned
from Montpelier where he went 20
take the examinations of the state
board of pharmacy.
Look through this paper for the To-
cal pertaining to the selling of suits
or coats at $79S at the Bennington
Shoe Store on Saturday. 52t2
| Walter Sharpe of South street is
unable to attend to his duties at the
Rutland railroad freight Office on &C.
count of bad attack of grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Sanford
have returned from New York where
they spent the holidays with tLeir
daughter, Mrs. William Jennings.
Alfred Mathers is spending a short
furlough at his home here. He enlist
ed at the local recruiting Office some
time ago and is now stationed at Fort
Constitution, n. II.
A. L. Hubbard of Rutland is very III
with pneumonia. Mr.. Hubbard is
well known here, being the father of
the late Mrs. l.. c. Holton and fire.
quent visitor to this town.
The annual mid year examinations
will be held in the grades OF the pub
lie school during the week beginning
January 20. In the high school they
will be held during the last week of
the current month,
| William Hill, Sr., who has been
very i'll with pneumonia at the home
of his sister in Binghamton, n. Y,
arrived at his home on Park street
Wednesday evening, Mr. Hill is not
real well yet but is rapidly improving.
Mrs. |. h. Gibson has turned over to
the treasurer of the Methodist church
$50 in gold, the proceeds from her can
dy sales which she has held during
the past year. She wishes to thank
all those who assisted her in raising
this money.
A large number attended the ser.
vices at the M. f. church last evening
and the meeting was very interesting
and intensely spiritual. This evening
the pastor will speak on "The Gift of
the Holy Spirit" Singing begins
promptly at 1880. Everybody wei
come.
The pay car of the Rutland railroad
company was in town today and paid
off the employees in currency. Tho
pay for the employees on the Chatham
division was left at the local station
to be distributed and the car returned
empty to Rutland from here.
The old fashioned dance held at the
Academy hall Wednesday evening was
well attended by many veterans of
this popular amusement There were
also many of the younger people at
attendance and a very pleasant even
ing was enjoyed by those present.
Special for Saturday at the Benniag-
ton Shoe Store-ladies' suit depart
ment-any suit or coat to be sold at
. $7.9S regardless of cost. Fashion the
latest material the best; some were
$50, meme less than SIS, all marked
LOT e. fnr x,'e, x;,t.
at bargains also. 52t2
The F. M. Tiffany Hose company
has elected the following officers for
the coming year: President, John Ly.
ons; vice president, Levi King; fore
man, Irving Bum; first assistant, Sill
as Harbour; second assistant, Phil
Bellemarre; treasurer, Amos Aldrich
secretary, Henry Heppelle; auditor,
John Mcclure.
The members of the DeRue Bros.
minstrels gave a parade and concert
this noon. The concert was disting.
uished from others of its class in that
real musical selections were rendered
and not mere noise as is often the
case. The company all wore red
coats and silk hats and made very
creditable showing.
1t is reported that the case of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas n. Sullivan vs. Geo
Stevens Jr., has been settled ont oil
court by Mr.. Stevens paying a good
sum for damages The case was the
result of an automobile accident which
happened near the entrance Of Ben
Venue, James c. Colgate's summe,
residence. The horse was frightened
by the auto driven by Mr. Stevens ant
threw Mrs. Sullivan from the carriage
and also demolished the vehicle be
fore being stopped.