The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Shamrocks. flags, pins, badges at
Evans 7t2
Misses Jennie and Kate Grace spent
Sunday in North Adams.
Miss Anna Mcdonald of Main street
was in North Adams Sunday.
Mrs. John Powers of Elm street is
confined to the house by an attack of
the grip.
Miss Regina Therrien OF Maple st.
was the guest of friends in North Pow
nal over Sunday.
Master Uric Newmayer of Pleas
ant street Is confined to the house by
an attack of the grip.
Miss Louise Buffum of Main street
left this morning to spend a few days
at her home in Dorset.
Masters Harvey and Goodell Hutton
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in Blackinton.
Miss Mamie Phalen and guest Miss
Tess Phalen of Utica, are in North Ad-
ans and Pittsfield today.
The annual village election will be
held tomorrow The polls will open at
8 o'clock in the morning and close at
2 p. m.
The regular meeting of the Grange
will be postponed this week. The
next meeting will be held Wednesday
March rs.
Mrs. ~. J. Morrissey and brother.
Thomas Mangan spent Sunday at the
home of their sister, Mrs, +. s. Lasher
of HoOsick Falls.
Mrs. Patrick Shea of Eagle Bridge
spent Saturday and Sunday in town as
the. guest of her sister, Mrs. John
Flynn of River street
Mrs. Charles 'Bodine and daughter
Grace OF Greylock, Mass, were the
guests of Mrs l.. c. Sherman of East
Main street over Sunday.
Frank Corbett has resumed his dut-
les as conductor on the morning train
over the Chatham after being on the
sick list for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs George Burt who have
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Pow
ers Of Elm street. returned to their
home in East Arlington this morning.
Misses L. NJ. Barney and Tena Swift
have returned from their trip to New
York where they were purchasing
spring millinery goods during the past
week
Tomorrow being the feast OF st.
Patrick. the patron saint of the Elmer.
aid Isle, mass will be said in st. Fran
els de Sales church at 2 o'clock in the
morning.
The first lot OF new maple syrup is
now on sale at the various hardware
stores. The outlook for a good supply
of sugar and syrup is very promising
at present.
Remember the minstrel and vaude
vile show to be given In Academy
hall tomorrow evening by some of ou'
celebrated local talent The doors
will open at 1880
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Hyde
who died in Elmira. n. Y. Friday was
held from the home of II. c. Godfrey
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev
George S. Mills officiating.
The ladies of the w. r. c. will hold
the first sugar supper of the season
In G. A. r. hall Thursday evening
March - from $3.50 to 1880. The sy'
rup will be purchased from Edward
| Bushnell.
At the Hinsdillville M. f. church
Friday evening, March goth hash
supper will be served for Is cents. An
entertainment will be given. All are
cordially invited. Supper served from
6 until 3 o'clock.
Evans and Bugbee have finished
drawing their supply of logs to the mill
at the head of County street and ex,
pect to start saving lumber in the
course of couple Of days, They are
said to have very good supply of
logs on hand.
An item which has been going the
rounds OF the state press to the effect
that George w. Colson OF White River
Junction was the Oldest Odd Fellow
in the state. he having Joined the old
Windsor lodge at Windsor SO years
ago. is said to be incorrect. At the
Gill Odd Fellows home, Ludlow, are
two veterans, Melvin Wadsworth who
joined in 1850 and Il. b. HOLSTER who
joined in 1852.
Pick up your mirror and study your
skin. Is your skin soft and smooth or
rough and harsh? Is it clear and
fresh or is 1t muddy or sallow or mar.
red by pimples, blackheads. etc? Are
wrinkles and lines becoming visible
Does your skin chap easily? II you de-
sire to improve your skins appearance
A. ID. s. Peroxide Cream will be of in
| valuable assistance to you in realizing
| this desire. 25c per jar, for sale at
| Quinlan's Pharmacy.
A telegram was received here yes
terday by II. Harry Levin announcing
the death at San Francisco of his
brother. Louis Levin, who has been Q
resident of California during the past
two years. The deceased was vel
known IN Bennington where he hat
resided at different times for mum
Der of years. He had been Ill for ovel
year with Bright's disease which was
the cause of death Recent letters re
ceived from him indicated that thu
firm of which he was member, thu
Pacific Cement, Brick and Stone com
pany of San Francisco, was doing al
excellent business.