The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-08
BENNINGTON BflEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readeru

6toty tVF BUZZ nS@N~
Bottum & Torrance have purchased
a new truck wagon.
The Y. NJ. C. A. senior gymnasium
class will meet tonight.
Frank B. Newton is confined to the
house with a severe cold.
E. L. sibley is stating his mill on
West Main street this week.
James McLaren has accepted a posi-
ton In the local freight office
Lester H. Nichols returned wednss'
day from a short business trip to New
York
Mrs. Charles Wakefield of Pleasant
street is confined to the house by Ill
ness.
A fifteen cent supper will be served
by the NJ. E. ladies' at the fair tonight
from 6 to s.
T. Branigan Of North Adams has
been spending few days in town
with friends.
Mrs. Adelbert Hurley of Branch
street is confined to the house by a
serious illness.
Earl CULVER of Grove street is in
charge of Ira Adams barber shop at
North Bennington.
Mrs. Morton ]. Belden of Silver ST.
returned Wednesday evening from a
few days visit In Rutland.
The usual weekly prayer meeting at
the NJ. e. church will be postponed
this week until Friday evening
Mrs Anna Orcott, OF Dewey Exten-
sion was taken to the Gibson hospl-
tai Wednesday evening for care.
Mrs. George R. Smith and Mrs. Ann
Houran have returned from visit
with their sister in Nashua. N. II.
William Inman of Union street is
working at the Walbridge homestead
at Bennington Falls during the corr
husking
Richard, son Of Mr. and Mrs. John
Grant of Mccall street Is conyalesclne
from his recent serious attack OF
pneumonia.
There was a good attendance at the
regular meeting of the Bennington
Grange in the G.. A. Il. hall Wednes
day evening
r. l.. Nichols & Son announces
their fall opening and exhibition Of
winter goods for Saturday. Oct 10th
and the week following.
Miss l.. Mr. Barney announces her
opening of fall and winter millinery
for this afternoon and evening at her
store in the Library building.
The b. II. S. football team will ga
to Hoosick Saturday and play theil
first game this year with the Tibbets
school in that town.
II. Meyer, the River street tailor
has returned from a business trip tC
New York. While in the metropolis
he secured two new workmen.
Mr.. and Mrs George Bowers and
children of Waterloo, n. Y, are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs William N. Barron
OF Morgan street for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barber, whC
were recently married have com
menced housekeeping on Greenwich
street North Bennington this week.
All members interested in baske
ball should meet at the Y. NJ. c. A
Monday evening at o'clock to dis
cuss plans for forming team in tbs
near future.
John Murphy, who is In the Tro.
city hospital receiving treatment To-
blood poisoning is recovering rapid,
and expects TO be able to return home
the first OF next week.
Mrs Ann Tomlinson of Main stree
who has been seriously III NJ tn,
home Of her daughter, Mrs. John Tu
dor in Stamford has recovered sui
ficently to be able to return HON,
recently.
The Y. NJ. c. A. football team vii
play the strong Blackinton team Of
the athletic field Saturday Afternoon
> at 4 O'Clock. The game promises o
be a hot contest and will undoubtedl
be worthy Of excellent patronage OF
the part of the general public.
Henry, the seyen-year-old son OF Nj
and Mrs. Henry Miner OF Mil stree
who has been suffering from an al
tack OF peritonitis for several days
is now reported convalesclng. Tn
disease was due to an injury receive
while playing football several week
ago,
: All members OF the local F. N. T.
b. society are requested TO meet 1
2 their rooms at 3 O'Clock Sunday 70
the purpose of renewing their pledg
In st. Francis de Sales church befor
Benediction at O'Clock. An invite
: ton IL extended TO all wishing to joi
the society 20 be in attendance an
y take the pledge with those who or
already members.
The Eight O'Clock Eight card clu
held their first gathering of the SCI
: son with Mrs. Gilbret II. Ransom {
/. Pleasant street Wednesday evening
The usual card game was played ID
prizes OF linen being awarded as 10
lows First, Mrs. Edmund c. Brown
second. Mrs. Charles Green: an
third, Mrs. Fred Harmon. All repol
| a very ENJOYABLE evening