The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News, Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly TOR Busy READERS.
C. H. Sibley is confined to the house
by a severe cold.
Harry Buss was in Pittsfield Sunday
the guest of friends.
j. H. Wilkinson of Rutland spent
Sunday with his wife in town.
Harry Norton returned today To Nor
WITCH university at Mortified.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board of trustees will be held this
evening.
Mrs. E. l.. Tuttle of Manchester Cen
ter is visiting Miss Eliza l.. Burns of
Stafford street.
William Nevis who has been at
work in Beverley, Mass, is at his home
on School street.
E. e. Webb who is at work on a
carpenter job in Pittsfield was at his
home here over Sunday.
The entire stock of coats, suits.
skirts and furs at Noveck's is now of
fered at cut to half prices. 1878
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pairs to be made on the interior of
the Congregational church.
Charles Daley of Schenectady spent
Sunday with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
E. B. Daley of Adams street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Warren of
Troy spent Sunday with his father,
John Warren of School street.
John Cronin of Depot street who
has been quite i'll with grip for the
past week, is much better today.
The Colonial ten pin team goes 10
Rutland tomorrow evening to roll a
match game with the Marble City five
Miss Eva LaCross of Gage street
has returned from Schenectady where
she spent the holidays with her par
ents. -a~i
Miss Florence Whittier Of Gage st
returned home Saturday after spend
ing the holidays with her father in
Barre.
Frederick Langdon Of Congress st.
left this morning for Ohio where he
expects to take position as boss knit
ter in mill there.
Luther Graves returned to his school
in Pennsylvania after spending the hol
iday vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Graves
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Sears Of
Rockland, Mass, are spending cou-
pie of weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
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Miss Ruth Warren of Rutland is
spending a few days in town as the
guest of her grandparents, Mr., and
Mrs. John Warren of School street.
DIR. b. II. Stone of the state labora
tory at Burlington who was in town as
witness in the trial of Alfred Mahan.
has returned to his home in Burling-
ton.
Carter Hall has returned to his dnt'
les asGlens Falls, N. Y. after spending
a couple of weeks with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel b. Hall of Ben
nington Center.
7 Misses Mary and Anna Loughlin Of
Grant street returned to their schools
in Arlington and North Dorset res
pectively after spending the holiday
vacation at their home.
The Second Congregational society
has its annual meeting tonight at i'3o
in the chapel. The report of the trus-
tees will be of unusual interest and
very important business will come up
for consideration.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Hutchins were
In North Adams Friday afternoon To
attend matinee performance by Pre-
( celle, the hypnotist, and while there
Mr.. Hutchins arranged for an engage
ment at Library hall the second week
In April.
Sheriff Fred Godfrey is steadily I'm
:. proving from his recent attack OF pneu
monia but he will not be able to sit up
for several days. This is the sheriff
first severe illness and the confine
r ment Is irksome.
Misses Sarah Whitney, Eliza Hart
Hazel Mcleod and Alice Sears and
Frank Heath who have been at home
= during the Christmas holidays return
ed today to resume their studies al
:, Middlebury college.
A wager between William Watson
= proprietor of the night lunch wagon
! and John Ryan was won by the latter
I this afternoon. Watson wagered by
an that he couldn't carry 200 pounds
from the Putnam house across to the
Cottage hotel and back without set
ting II down. John did the trick ant
hung the 200 pounds upon a hook.
The election of Sanford l.. Cluett o
Troy as vice president and secretar!
of the Walter A. Wood Moving ant
Reaping Machine company OF Hos
ick Falls was officially announced FIJI
day afternoon by Danforth Geer, tn
recently elected president. Mr.. Gu
EFT is well known in Bennington Gen
ter as his parents we're accustomed U
spend the summer at the Walloomsa
when he was boy.
AS this is the last chance to see tn
great Orington in his hypnotism AM
mental telepathy he will have a CON
plete change in the program for tn
next two nights. Monday will be tn
G balloon race which will be very intel
v esting and also very funny. Tuesda
night will be scene from DIR. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde and the great lightnin
scene. Owing to changes in dates b
will be here tonight and tomorrow
night only.