The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly FOR Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly FOR Busy Readers.
William E. Hawks Jr,, spent Thurs
day in Troy.
Mrs. Foster of River street is
threatened with pneumonia.
Miss Bessie White has been visiting
friends in Troy for few days.
William Buck of Williamstown
spent Thursday with friends in town.
Frank s. White, motorman on the
electric road, is off duty on account of
| Illness
George Il. Donnelly, leader of Gold
smiths orchestra, was in Troy Thurs
day on business.
Charles Pond of Elm street is able
to sit up again after being confined to
his bed for some ime.
Melvin Moon of Grove street started
his new bakery wagon on the road
this morning for the first time.
Mr. and Mrs. Zebra Quackenbush of
Hoosick spent Thursday with their
daughter, Mrs. Collins NJ. Graves.
Miss Carrie Harrington of River St
is mach improved from an attack of
the measles she contracted recently.
Carlton Hendee who has been visit
ing his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
0. Scutt in East Arlington, has return
ed
Mrs. Florence Peelor of School
street is spending a few days with
! friends in North Adams and Pitts
| field
The regular meeting of the w. r. C.
will be held this evening. AS there
Is important business to be transacted
large attendance is desired.
Frank Lafranchise of Pratt street
has so far recovered from his recent
attack of pneumonia that he is now
able 10 sit up part of the day.
Charles II. Potter of Main street
recently purchased white bull dog
from parties out of town. Those who
have seen it declare ii is winner
Contractor James S. Silk has force
of men at work on the interior of the
Congregational church. The auditor
ium of the church will be greatly
changed.
William Frost, d. d. G. p left this
afternoon for Rutland where he will
attend the installation of the officers
of the Odd Fellows encampment in
that city.
The wrestling mat in the Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium was thoroughly overhaul
ed Thursday Over 1909 tufts were
taken out of it and new ones put In
their place.
The funeral of Eugene West was
held this afternoon from his residence
in SALISBURY at 2 o'clock, Rev. c. S.
Agan officiating. Mr.. West was for
merly a resident of this town.
There was a large and enthusiastic
number of young men in attendance at
their class in the Y. M. c. A. gymnas-
1 ium Thursday evening. This seems
to be one of the most popular classes
of the "Y."
The Uncle Toms Cabin company
will not arrive in town until Tuesday
afternoon. Consequently there will
be no matinee or street parade. There
will be, however, a concert at the Put.
nam house square at 3:45.
Frank Davenport OF Dewey street
who recently resigned his position
with A. G. Sweet of the corner market
has taken similar one with firm in
Troy He expects to move his family
to that city in the near future.
The Y. NJ. c. A. End team will rlay
the Brunswicks in the formers alleys
this evening. This is the first OF a
series of three games to be played be
L tween these two teams. The public
is invited to attend these matches.
Nearly all the members of the local
telephone exchange enjoyed sleigh
ride to the home of George Hummer
in the west part of the town Thursday
night. The party were served with q
fine supper by their host and the
guests all say that they enjoyed the
time of their life.
The ladies of the St Catherine
court of the union of st. John the
BAPTIST society In America held a
meeting in their rooms on South street
| Thursday evening. They expect to
hold the annual installation of officers
on the 22nd of this month.
II Mrs. A. b. Swift, district deputy
president, Mrs. c. Endress, sentinel
| of the Rebekah assembly, Mrs. III. l.
Stillson, past district president, Mrs.
J. G. Hudgins and several others will
go to South SALISBURY to install the
officers in the Rebekah lodge this eve
ming.
Edward j. Morrissey of Dewey st.
recently sustained quite a painful in
jury to his thumb. While shaking the
coal stove at his store his hand slipped
and he struck his thumb against the
side of the stove. The force of the
blow was so great that one of the
Joints in his finger was broken.
Those wishing to subscribe for tick
cts for His Honor the Mayor should
do so at once as Tuesday night will be
the last chance they will have to do it
Subscribers will have first chance tc
secure good seats and all those who in
tend to see the production should not
fail to be among the lucky number.
Louis Nutus of Russia is spending
.. couple of weeks with William Braca
an employe of the electric Light Co
Mr.. Nutus Is making a tour around
the world. After leaving here he will
spend few weeks in Petersburg ant
from thence he will go across the con
tinent to San Francisco where he viii
board a steamer going across the Pa
cific.
NORTH BENNINGTON