The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy ReaderA


Edward Davis has returned from a
visit with friends in Adams.
DR.. Frank Grennan of Schenectady
spent Sunday with his wife in town.
Louis McCaffery of Dewey street
spent Sunday with friends in Hoosick
Falls.
Thomas Gene of Lincoln, Mass,
spent Sunday with his relatives in
town.
Walter Nevis Jr. of Adams street is
confined to the house by an attack OF
the grip.
Mrs. Charles Burt of Gage street
is confined to the house by an attack
of quinsy.
The Molly Stark Bridge club will
meet at the home of Mrs. l.. III. Ross
this evening.
Mrs. Charles Hodge and grand
daughter, Helen Kelley, of Putnam St
are both i'll with the grip.
George Bowles who has been very
i'll is better now, so as to be up about
the house little every day.
Mrs. Clark Houghton and children
and Mrs. Scott Sherman were guests
Wednesday Se Mrs. Walter Durham.
Clinton f. Russell, an employee of
James c. Colgate living on the Hub
bell farm, is seriously i'll with pneu-
monia.
John Craven of the North Benning.
ton road has returned from weeks
visit with his sons in Schenectady
and New York.
Miss Florence I.ayalley of Adams
street who has been i'll for the past
couple of weeks with the grip resum.
ed her duties in Coopers' mill this
morning
Dancing free every night just
around the corner of the postoffice in
the n. r. o. p hall; fine entertain.
nent as well. Vocal and instrument
tai music.
Watch for the right number that
will get you the ton of coal, to be
drawn by the lucky ticket at the baz,
aar and carnival this week in the n
Il. o. p hall.
All the alumni of the Bennington
high school are earnestly requested to
meet at the home of f. s. Pratt
on Washington avenue on Wednesday
evening, Feb. 10 at s o'clock. S4t4
Full orchestra Thursday night at the
bazaar given by the entertainment
committee of Walloomsac lodge; ad
mission to bazaar and carnival, Feb
20, 81. and % 10 cents, dancing free.
The j. H. Won Courts Amusement,
company presents an entertainment
of the greatest advanced MOVING pic
lures and it can be frankly said. that
this entertainment can be eQualled BY
few road Companies.
BY the will of the late John L. Man
chester of Adams, which was probate(
Saturday legacy of $50 is left to thu
town of Bennington to care for the
family burial lot here and Edgar Har
wood of Bennington, a nephew, re
ceives 5000.
Manager Walter b. Howe of thu
Burlington Free Press and Presidenr
Charles P. Smith of the Burlington
Savings Bank were in town Saturday
on their way to Williamstown. The,
returned to Bennington and were II
town during Sunday, leaving this
morning on the northbound train.
The morning train to Troy which
leaves here at 7:45 and is due in tha
city at 1920 did not reach its destin
alton Saturday morning until nearl,
noon. The engine broke down on tn.
road and it was necessary to procure
a freight engine at Mechanicville Il
pull the delayed train the remainder
Of the journey.
Prize whist party and social II
Academy hall Tuesday night, Feb. is
by the members of the Ladies' Sodal
ity. Door prize, local mileage OF
the Berkshire electric railroad; frs
prize to most lucky player, two dol
lars and half In gold; second prize
costly fountain pen: third prize, beau
tiful sofa pillow; fourth prize, hand
some post card album. Keep you
EYE on the date. tomorrow night, Tues
day, the 18th.
The thaw of Friday and Saturda,
raised the Roaring Branch and tn,
mann stream to the danger point.
large pile of ice was heaped up IL
the former stream between Park ant
Branch streets and turned the waite
into the meadows over in the Lyon
district. Saturday was the warmes
day of the present year, the thermom
eter registering about 55 degree
above at its highest point.