The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tole
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today.
Mrs C. Newmayer was in Hoosick
Falls Monday.
w. S. Holt of Sunderland was in
town Monday.
I Peter Agan of West Main street is
in Troy today.
DR.. d. V. ODonnell of Lincoln street
is in New York.
Remember the rummage sale at c.
D Gibson's Office.
The auditors are still busy auditing
the town reports.
H. c. Roster is In Troy and Albany
today on business.
Mrs. Andrew HOLSTER is confined to
the houseby Illness.
j. H. Wilkinson of River street is
in Boston this week ON business.
Miss Mary Tierney of Albany is the
guest of the Misses Corey of Grove ST.
Ladies' gym" class at the Y. NJ. C..
A. gymnasium this evening at the usu-
al hour.
Mrs. John Clark of East Main street
is confined TO the house by an attack
of the grip.
! Samuel b. Hall of Bennington Gen.
ter is confined to the house by a bad
attack of the grip
Charles Barnes has received his
spring sample book of wall papers both
foreign and domestic.
Rev Louis Heb of Burlington will
speak at the meeting next Sunday after
noon in the Y M. C. A. -
Mr.. and Mrs. LeGrande Colgrove
have returned from visit with her
parents in Williamstown.
Mrs. Earl Howard OF East Main st.
is visiting her mother, Mrs c. S. Ag-
an of South SALISBURY today.
Thomas Stewart is making improve
ments on his store on River street.
E ]. Hackett is doing the work.
E e. Larrabee and e. Palmer Bough-
ton of the Bennington Electric Co.,
were in Hoosick Falls Monday.
Peter Delude of River street who
has been seriously Ill of pneumonia is
reported to be improving rapidly.
Preparations are being made for the
Y. M. c. A. state convention which will
meet here on May l to inclusive.
Mrs Fl. c. Harmon of Trenton. n.
j., Is the guest Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Ed. Walbridge for couple
of weeks.
At the regular Masonic meeting this
evening the M. NJ degree will be con-
ferred after which clam chowder will
be served
The Y. NJ. C. A. Intermediates will
play a basket ball game with the
North Adams Juniors in the latter city
Wednesday evening.
Branch No. OF st. Mary's Guild
met this afternoon between 8 and s
o'clock at the home of Mrs. F. T. Hop
kinson of Gage street
William f. Hawks Jr., Of Depot st
Is able to be out again after being con-
fined to the house for q few days by
an attack of the grip.
Miss Florence Whittier who was in.
jured while visiting In Barre over
week ago, resumed her duties at the
stocking mill recently.
Beside the play, Aunt Dinah's
Quilting Party" there will be musical
program and refreshments served at
the Baptist church Friday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Tacy of South Shafts
bury and mother, Mrs. Alice Thebarge
| OF Dewey street, are the guests of Mrs
Walter Irish in North Adams this
week
The Under Southern Skies" com.
pany which played In the opera house
Monday evening left this morning for
Greenwich where they will play this
evening.
The funeral OF Mason Smith was
held this afternoon at o'clock from
the house, Rev. c. w. Rowley officia-
ting. The burial was in the Hinsdill
vile cemetery.
Miss Mary Hutchins. a member of
The Country Choir" theatrical com.
pany, with headquarters In New York
Is the guest of Mrs. s. Huling Black
mer of Bennington Center.
James O'Connell and daughter who
have been the guests OF his sisters.
Mrs. NJ. Culliton and Mrs. William
Murray of Gage street have returned
to their home in Phillipsburg. N. J.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock v.
X. Lansingh of the olophane Co., of
New York will talk to the ladies at the
office of the Bennington Electric COM
pany on Modern Illumination. In
the evening he will address the gentle
men at the same place at s o'clock.
The Eight O'Clock Eight Card club
gave Mrs. Merritt Burnham a surprise
party Monday evening The prizes
were awarded as follows: First, Mrs.
Edmund Brown; second. Ms. +. T.
Hopkinson; third, Miss Lucy Cutting.
Dainty refreshments were served.
Mrs Burnham was presented with a
gold ring as remembrance of the