The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Mrs. l.. c. Sherman of East Main ST.
is in Troy today.
Mrs. William Sibley has returned
from short visit in Rutland.
A few flags were displayed today in
honor of Lincoln's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs Byron Brimmer of Pow
nal visited friends in town Tuesday,
Col. Olin Scott left Tuesday after
noon on a business trip to Montreal.
Fred s. Morrison of Saxtons River
is visiting his wife here for few
days
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
C. Z. Roberts of Adams street Tuesday
morning.
Miss Rose Drohat of Putnam street
road has returned from visit in Mil
ford, Mass.
Edgar Morse has resumed his dat
les as driver ON one of r. II. Merrilrs
coal wagons.
Mrs. f. Howard Ferguson of East
Main street is confined to the house
by hard cold.
Odilon Fredette of Auburn, n. Y, is
Sthe guest of Frank Pellerin of Mill st.
i for few days.
Miss Statia Butler of North street
is spending few days with friends
in North Adams.
Mrs. T. p. Gregg returned Tuesday
evening from short visit with friends
in Schenectady.
John Norton of Union street who
has been seriously i'll for the past few
days is improving.
Louis Pincus, one of the leading
merchants In Hoosick Falls, called on
friends in town Tuesday.
1t is reported that DR.. d. A. Gleason
of North Bennington has purchased Il.
+. Longs Ford touring car.
Miss Anna Murphy OF Beech street
who has been seriously Ill is reported
to be much improved today
Miss Bessie Kennon OF Weeks street
the local telephone exchange.
There was good attendance at the
ladies' gym class In the Y. NJ. G. A.
gymnasium Tuesday evening.
The wholesale price Of pork has
dropped from So hundred to $3.50
and IS during the past few weeks.
Branch No of st. Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. Charles Adams
Thursday afternoon from to 3 o'clock
Mr. and Mrs. Franchier of North
Adams were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. 4. b. Patterson Tuesday evening
A basket ball game is scheduled 10
take place between the b. II. s. and
the Adams high school here Saturday
evening.
The advance sale of seats for
"Strongheart" has started of well and
from appearances good house is an
ticipated.
There will be opened In the Office oil
c. d. Gibson rummage sale Tn Mon
day afternoon. Clothing and furnit
ure will be for sale.
Miss Nora Greedy who was operated
on recently in the Troy City hospital
Is reported to be making rapid pro
gress toward recovery.
The Rebekah lodge of North Adams
will visit Miriam lodge Monday nigh
arriving here at half past Ave, In time
for supper at half past six.
There were about lis in attendance
at the assembly dance In Foresters
hall Tuesday evening. The number
seems to increase each week.
Mr.. and. Mrs. William Meagher ant
daughter of North Bennington wer,
recently guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward ]. Cummings Of North street.
There will be practice game thi,
evening between the Y. NJ. c. A. frs
basket ball team and the Y NJ. G. A
high school team In the association:
gymnasium room.
Every member of Miriam ledge
d. of r. is requested to be ut the hal
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock sharl
for practice and hear reports ant
make final arrangements for the sup
per Monday night
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holland returned
to their home In Winsted. Conn, Tues
day after being the guests for severa
days of their only son, Clifford Hol
land and wife at Mrs. Albina Perham'
on Congress street.
Although the lights were out tn
Walloomsac lodge N. E. o. p. initiated
a number of candidates In their room
on North street Tuesday evening
Five applications for membership wer
also received and acted upon.
Thompson's orchestra of HoOsicl
Falls furnished music for the mid yea
hop at Tibbitts' school, HoOsick Nor
day afternoon and evening. augmente
by Frank Hurley, Don Whitcomb an
Harry Cook of Woods orchestra.
Herbert Harmon of the North Ber
nington road was painfully injure
Monday by having one of the rafter
of his barn fall on his head. He
under the doctors care and 1t is e'
pected that he will be confined to tn
house for several days.
Emory s. Harris delivered shor
but very interesting address to tn
members after the regular meeting o
the bennington lodge, b. p. o. Elk
Tuesday evening. The subject OF hi
discourse was THE Essential Require
ments of Presidential Possibility.