The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tolc
Briefly for Busy Readers.

John Fitzpatrick OF Troy was in
own Thursday calling Oh friends
Horace Winslow is unable to attend
school this week on account of illness
Pork chops and roasts 12c per
pound Burke's market los South
street. 94t2
Miss Elsie Hurlburt Of North Adams
is visiting Mrs Charles Winslow Of
Grandyiew
Charles Finch and wife of the Sold
lers Home are visiting relatives in
aaYerhill, Mass
e The Switchboard and billiard tour
naments will start at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Monday evening.
Mrs. George H. Moore of Weeks st.
is spending the day with her mother
In Williamstown.
Miss Eleanor Burt of North street
went to Arlington today to spend Sun.
day at her home.
Miss Margaret Morrissey of Mill st.
is spending a few days with her
brothers in Albany,
Mrs. e. II. Holden and family left
Thursday for a few days visit at her
home in Manchester
John B. Harte, local agent for the
Prudential Life Insurance company is
visiting at his home in Rutland
Rev. Richard Arnold Green of New
port, r. L. will preach in the Old First
church next Sunday morning.
Vermont chickens, fowls and veal,
Chicago beef and lamb at l.. ]. Ed.
dingtons market, Main street
Misses Catherine Knapp and Cath.
crime Mcclure have returned from a
visit with friends and relatives in
Pittsfield.
The members of the Bennington fire
department will meet in the Stark
hose house this evening to transact
important business.
A regular meeting of the w. r. C.
will be held this evening. As there
are candidates to be initiated a full
attendance is desired
Eugene Vetal has been transferred
from the local express Office to Con
cord Mass He left to enter on his
new job this morning.
John +. Eastman, a prominent mar.
BILE dealer of Rutland, who has been
visiting his cousin, w b. Sheldon, re
turned home this morning.
There will be a football game on
Weston field in Williamstown Satur
day afternoon between Williams col
lege and the Massachusetts Agricul
tural college
Helen Webster, aged Is years d. Z
Thursday az the town farm after 2
PROLONGED illness. The II neral we.
held this Afternoon at o clock, r
II. S. Rowe officiating. Toe buria
was n the Hin '..yille cemetery.
There will be a meeting Of the Jun
iors of the Baptist church tomorrow
afternoon al I o'clock at the home o.
the Junior superintendent. Mrs. Sex
ton. los Grandyiew. This meeting 1.
called to elect officers for the coming
year.
The advanced sale of reserved seat
tickets for Eugene Walters famous
play. Paid in Full" which is to appear
at the local opera house THURSDAY
evening October 20, will start at the
box office Monday evening at Z o
clock.
Announcement has been made o
the wedding Of Miss Freda Cantor
sister of Rev. b. Cantor OF this town
and Abe Hormatz of Troy. The Ger
emory will take place in Woodmani
han in the Norton block Sunday eve
ming, Oct. %.
Don't fail to see the new pictures
and songs at Library theatre today
Special features are the great 1900 II
comedy entitled Leap Year PROPOSAL
OF an Old Maid Avenged" and tn,
celebrated drama. "A Great Wronl
Righted.' See them.
There is now on exhibition at IN,
store Of Thomas Stewart on River 81
a beautiful patchwork pillow whicl
will be rafIled off at the social to b.
given by the Degree Of Honor, Ancien
Order Of Workmen, In their hal
Thursday evening, Oct %.
The b. II. s. football team will pla
the Independents" OF Adams on IN
athletic field Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. This is the only football
game scheduled here tomorrow an
should receive the patronage Il des
eryes Bennington teams are playin
fast football this season.
Traffic on the side walk In front O
Bingham's box shop was held up 70
some time this morning on accoun
OF the oyerturning of n load OF ha
onto the walk Many remarked tina
the driver showed carelessuess on hi
part In not choosing a more suitabl
place TO unload the hay.
a horse belonging to James Ryan
the truckman. dropped dead In IN
! harness on Main street near Cooper
bridge Thursday afternoon. The ar
imal had done service for Mr. Rya
several years, being nearly % year
old at the time OF It's death. Deaf
was due to heart disease.
The funeral OF the late Henry Dil
on was held from his home on Unto
street this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Re-
Philip Schuyler, pastor OF the Eplsc,
pal church officiating. There wer
many beautiful floral tributes. Tn
bearers were John Norton. c. c. Kin
ball, W. A. Root and h. b. Patterson
The interment was In the village cen
etery.
Several from this town are plannin
to attend the Democratic rally at Hot
sick Corners tonight The speaker
OF the evening will be Hon. Emory
Harris of this town and Hon. Fred {
Brown OF Pownal The Bennlngto
city band viii be In attendance. Ate
the rally "A dnucp will take ulnce. Nh