The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-21
BENNIsGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

n. p. o. p.
Mrs. r. p Gregg of South street is
i'll of appendicitis.
Arthur Nevils is out again after be-
ing housed with pleurisy.
Mrs. L. c. Sherman of East Main st
returned Thursday from Albany.
A son was born Thursday to Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Slavin of North St
Miss Jennie Valentine of Pleasant
street is visiting friends in Syracuse
this week.
Mrs. Dewey C. Gardner and daugh-
ter Bessie of Pownal were in town
Thursday.
Miss Skinner of Hoosick Falls is
visiting Dr. and Mrs F. w. Goodall of !
Main street.
Robert and Harold Hewitt are at
school again after being III with the
grip for Week.
There is no change today in the con-
dition of Henry Sweet of School st.
who is seriously ILL.,
Earle s. Kinsley, general agent for
the National Life Insurance company,
was In town yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Bradbury of Webb street
fell and broke her wrist recently The
accident was very painful one.
The Y. M. C. A. bowling team will
play the strong Casino team in their
alley in North Adams this evening.
Miss Katherine Kinsley who has
been visiting relatives in town re-
| turned yesterday to her home In Bur
| lington.
4 Thomas Clare, one of the inmates
of the Soldiers Home left Thursday
to spend furlough with friends in
Saratoga.
Everybody said they had the time of
their life. We will have just as good
a time tonight. Come and see us in
the n Il. o. p. hall.
Boys all wool knickerbocker trous-
ers, $3.50 grade will sell Saturday,
February %, at 9S cents, at the Ben
nington Shoe Store.
The four front rows of the opera
house will be reserved for school
children for the production OF Rip
Van Wrinkle for soc.
All people who are interested in
good clean manly sport should attend
the wrestling match in the Y. NJ c. A.
gymnasium this evening.
Michael c. McNally, a veteran of
the Spanish.American war with a
Montpelier company, was recently ad-
mitted to the home here.
James d. Haney, a member of Co.
G., LIST Vermont regiment, was admit
ted from Rutland, his home, into the
Soldiers Home this week.
William II. Woodland of South street
recently sold Barred Plymouth Rock
rooster, Matched the 10th of last June,
which weighed Tx pounds.
Harry Mattison. member of the
Rutland Herald staff, is the guest OF
his mother, Mrs Caroline Madison
of Elm street over Sunday,
Division e of the Congregational
l<dulcS hIu Will htCt AT tiN hOihN vi
Mrs. +. j. Tiffany, 400 Gage street
). Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
l Mrs. J.. H. Habberley went this
morning to Cohoes, her former home
to attend Washington party given
!. by friend and to remain over Sun
day.
, Ernest ID. Barber appeared before
, the meeting OF the board of civil auth
! ority Thursday and made an eloquent
, appeal in behalf of the Republican
party.
Walling Dewey attended the dane,
p given by the boys of Burr and Burton
. seminary In Manchester Thursday
? might. The affair was a complete sue
cess.
}. Special-men's lumbermen's rub
o bers, felts. leggins and all heavy rub
i Der goods at cost, on Saturday. Feb
A 22nd. but for that day only, at tn,
Bennington Shoe Store.
8 George f. Donnelly, Lawrence Go
kay and Harry Phillips will rende
O some very interesting selections dur
q | ihH thN ouBPCi SifEh W thC W. ~ ~
II in G. A. X. rooms tomorrow evening
d Miss Nellie Sheehy of Hillside ST
J. left this morning for st. Peters hos
D pital In Albany where she expecte,
to undergo a slight throat operation
, She was accompanied by Miss Man
!. garet Hogan.
n Ladies' coats at $S.SS on Saturday
D. Feb. 20, at the Bennington Shoe store
e. for that one day. All coats, some va
u ued as high as $25 will be included Il
" this sale. Any and each at $SSS
e Come early and get the best choice
The report of the superin tendent @
IS the Soldiers Home for the 10 day
ID ending Feb. TO- is as follows: Ave-
W age present, So; present and absen
lie 80. On Feb. Goth there were 81 pref
0. ent and SO accounted for, present an
'e absent
10 The funeral of Mrs Julia Shepar
who died Thursday at the home of he
sister, Mrs. Helen Farnum of Yves
ps Main street. will be held Sunday froI
" the church in Arlington at IL oclocl
The burial will be i'm the cemetery |
"a that town.
e.
ne The entertainment at the n e.
nv p. bazaar in the Apollo hall this ev
ST ming will consist of vocal selection
I'd by Mrs. Mary Healey and Mrs. Harr
N. Daley and violin and piano selection
by Eugene and Bessie Shea. Mise
Eliza and Nellie McGurn will also a
NJ sist at the entertainment.
IL. All $3.50 and $500 ladies' sho,
Mt will sell on Saturday, Feb. 90 but fl
sr. that one day only, at $2.9S. Patel
by feathers, valours. gun metals, han
tn sewed turns. welts, button or lac
1T A large variety to select from at Il