The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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William Buck of Williamstown
spent Monday with friends in town.
Joseph Crowley of Beech street is
critically. i'll with pleuro-pneumonia.
Miss Maude Fisher of Manchester
| is the guest of friends in town today.
Fred d. Burt, the photographer, has
been i'll for the past week with the
grip.
| Woods full dance orchestra at the
weekly hop Friday night at Academy
hall.
The ladies gym. class will meet in
the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium tonight at
the usual time.
Miss Lucy Garden and brother, Will
liam of SALISBURY called on friends
in town Monday
Supt. Daball of the Springfield tel
ephone exchange was in town Monday
on business.
Miss Lena Percy of Valentine st.
has returned from weeks visit with
friends in Bridgewater, Vt.
w. j. Galpin was in Manchester
Monday on business connected with
the telephone exchange.
| Misses Ella and Lizzie Purcell and
Bridge Casey of Dewey street spent
| Sunday with friends in Pownal.
William E. Hawks ST., who has
been dangerously i'll for some time, is
reported to be some better today.
William Healey returned to Sche
nectady Monday after spending Sun
day with his wife on Maple street.
Frank Massasoit has resigned his
position as steward at the Elk's and
( has moved his family to Chatham.
William Keefe of the Columbian
house has returned from Burlington
where he went to attend the funeral
of his father.
Miss Mamie Donnelly has returned
to her home in Rutland after spending
the holiday vacation with Miss Ella
Murray of Gage street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l.. Harwood of I'm.
ion street have returned from visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam H. Freeman of Troy.
Burt Willard of School street was
out for the first time today after be-
ing confined to the house few days
with an attack of the grip.
The skating on Bentons pond is
again very good and many of the
younger population of the town are
taking advantage OF 1t today.
Members of the first Y. M. c. A.
basket ball team should be out for
practice in the gymnasium Tuesday
evening between and o'clock.
There will be special gospel meet
ing at the Methodist church this even
ing at 7.30. A special musical pro-
gram will be rendered at this meet
ing
Miss Mary Purcell has returned to
Woods Business college in New York
after spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Purcell of
Dewey street.
Miss Florence Barney has returned
to her school In Mittineague, Mass,
after spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Martin Barney
of the Burgess road
The Bennington city band held
banquet in their rooms on Main street
Monday evening. Clam chowder and
other good things were served in abun
dance. All report a pleasant evening.
There will be match game in the
Y. NJ. G. A. alleys Friday evening be-
tween the Y. NJ. c. A. End team and
the Brunswicks. This will be the
first in series of three between these
two teams.
The venerable O. X. Wyman who
has been Ill since the first of October
was able today to walk from Park
street extension over to Clarence
Chambers to take dinner. His many
friends will be glad to hear that he is
so much better.
Arrangements are being made for
the final match In the series for the
silver cup between the Y. M. c. A.
business mems teams Of this town
and North Adams. 1t is expected that
it will occur on Friday evening Jan
uary 18th. The place is not yet de-
cided upon.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church society was held Mon
day evening. A protracted discussion
relative to the repairs and alterations
to be made on the interior of the
church took up most of the time of
the meeting. The same board of Off
GERS as last year was reelected for
the ensuing year.
The building which was formerly
the school house in what is known as
the Judge Woodward district just
over the Woodford line in the south
east part of the town, was destroyed
by fire last Saturday evening. Some
time ago the building was changed in
to residence and has since been oc.
cupied by Walter Ely.
. There will be held the annual meet
ing of the voters of the village of Ben
nington Center this evening at s
o'clock in the old academy library. At
this meeting there will be elected a
clerk, treasurer and trustees. All
other necessary business will be tran
sacted. The board of trustees as 1t
unu efondc cnucictc of G ID uaII