The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News of the Town and Village Told
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Miss Nell Wilson of Arlington is
visiting Miss Anna WEIGH.
Mrs. p. C. Cornell is out after a
several days siege with the grip.
The annual meeting of the First
National bank will be held tomorrow.
Mrs. Fred Crossman has returned
from New York where she went on
occupied by Mrs. Mcleod, as has been
ously i'll with the grip, is slightly
better.
Mrs. Emily White who has been
visiting in North Adams for two weeks
has returned.
Tickets for Uncle Toms Cabin
and Hadleys moving pictures are on
sale at Hyde's drug store.
Rev. Philip Schuyler will return to-
morrow evening instead of the last OF
the week as was expected.
The regular convocaton of Temple
chapter, No. 8, r. A. NJ. will be held
at Masonic hall this evening.
Mrs, Myron Goodell and daughter,
Eva, went Saturday to Troy where
they are to make their home.
p. l.. Quackenbush spent Saturday
and Sunday here and returned to his
work at Ayre, Mass, this morning.
Mrs. George Harris has taken po-
sition with the II. c. White Manufac-
turing company at North Bennington.
Elaborate programs are being ar
ranged for the band fair which is to
open in Academy hall on January 30.
Col. Z. d. Bennett states that he has
not sold the house on Main street now
coupled by Mrs. Mcleod, as has been
reported.
Bennington Grange will adjourn its
regular meeting of this week to Jan.
%, on account of the hall being paint
ed and repaired.
George c. Wood was in North Ad
ans yesterday and completed arrange
ments to visit his class of violin pupils
there on Wednesday of each week.
If you have friends out of town who
you would like to invite to attend A
good show, His Honor the Mayor" is
the one your have been waiting for.
The four cases of pneumonia in the
Prentice family on Scott street are
Charlotte, Lula, Myron and George
Prentice, Jr. All are doing as well as
could be expected.
First prize at the band fair is $40 in
gold and tickets at 10 cents each are
selling fast. Don't forget the dates,
January 80, 81 and February | at
Academy hall.
The annual meeting of the State
association of electrical engineers will
probably be held in Bennington next
September. Z. L. Larrabee is presi-
dent of the association.
Remember the Uncle Toms" band
concert on the Putnam square at 3.35
tomorrow afternoon. No parade. Tho
show is given in the theater. Seats
of Soc tickets down stairs.
Sheriff Fred Godfrey is making a
good recovery from his recent attack
of pneumonia and his physician
stated this morning that he would be
able to sit up in bed tomorrow.
Miss Pearl Thompson who has been
employed at S. II. Rockwoods for sew
eral, years has finished work there and
gone to her home in Adams because OF
the serious illness of her mother.
The wind storm Sunday tangled up
the telephone wires in most annoy
ing fashion! Sunday night one could
ring central and get any old party
The company employees are getting the
wires Strengthened out az rapidly as
possible.
Mr. and Mrs. C. NJ. Graves were call
ed to Albany Saturday night by a
tarn for the worse in the condition OF
their son, William, who is in the hos
pital there, but it was only temper
airy setback and the little fellow is
again improving.
Remember tomorrow night Is tbs
last opportunity you will have to place
your name on the subscribers list fol
His Honor the Mayor" and thus have
an advantage of few hours In secur
ing your tickets, before the regular
sale opens to the general public.
The senior class of the high schoo
is considering the question of taking
trip to Washington after graduation
Graduating classes of the BrattleborC
and Montpelier high schools have
made this trip which has a great edu
cational value to the young people.
II. w. Binder of Council Bluffs
Iowa, was the guest OF |. Il. Gibson
over Sunday. Mr. Binder is one Of ;
company which owns OYER 2O,O0'
acres of ranch land. He also deals
in western real estate secui tiles ant
comes to Vermont occasionally oil
business.
s. H. lockwood is getting his huild
ing on Main street, recently occupie'
by the Bijou theatre into readiness 70
Dentist Frederick Braley who. is L
open an office there the last of tn
month. DR.. Braley is q native o
Waterbury, this state, but has recent
ly been located at Lake George.
When Judge Bennett reached tn
probate office this morning he was III
able to open the vault, something hay
ing gone wrong with the combination
lock. Charles S. Beach was called a
an expert and after some effort wa
able to get the vault open and ha
been at work today getting the loo
into working order.
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