The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

DR.. w. b. Stewart was ~ Albany
Sunday.
William MERCER of Pittsfeld is Wis
iting friends in town.
Thomas Riley of Park street is suf
fering from an injured foot
Mrs. Mary Burgess of Main street
visited in North Adams Sunday
Alyah R. Woodward of Depot street
is confined to the house by illness.
Fred Wood spent Saturday and Sun
day visiting friends in North Adams
D. F. Cronin, proprietor of the Amer
lean House is recovering from an at
tack of pleurisy.
Miss Henrietta Motif Of Washing
ton street is visiting relatives in Man
chester this week
Philip b. Jennings Of New York
visited at his summer home at Ben
nington Center over Sunday
Misses May and Eleanor Hutton oil
S,ai1 street aIe spending the week IN
VII 'iamstcwn visiting relatives.
Miss Mabel Gibson of Salem, n. Y.
is q guest at the home Of Dr. and Mrs
w. b. Stewart Of Washington stree,
Russell Jewel. driver on the Fill.
more farms milk wagon, has returned
from visit at his home in We gen.
mes
A. W. Smith Of Chicago who has
been visiting his niece, Mrs. Jessie
r. Cushman for a few days returned
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wortnpston
Of Bennington Center entertained the
Misses May and Anna Clark at dinner
Christmas
George Worthington Jr, will enter
tain a number Of friends 1t o dinner
party at his home at Bennington Cen
ter this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Clswell OF
Maiden, n. Y, were guests o5,f Sun
day OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Merrill
Of Bennington Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick 3 Jennings
OF New York are entertaining large
house party this week at thar comul
seat at North Bennington
Frank Adams left this morning foI
Utica, n. Y, to enter upon his duties
as travelling salesman for the firm Of
Jones & Kenyon OF that city.
Miss Florence March. who has beer
spending a few days with hel
mother, Mrs. c, b. March, has re
turned to South Vernon TO resume hel
duties as teacher.
Miss Fields. daughter Of Admird
and Mrs. Wells L. Fields ~ Washing
ton. d. c.. is spending the holidays al
the guest OF her aunts. the NisbeI
\ Clark OF Catamount Lane.
Sister Miriam. superior Of The lcca
convent. Sisters OF St Joseph. wen
to Rutland this morning Where sh
was to be joined by Mother Agnes an,
30 to Burlington to attend the fmcI
al OF Bishop Mlohaud,
Nearly all the local stores repor
an Increase In retail trade during ih
week ending December &c over IN
corresponding week last year v
some instances merchants stated thu
the business was twice as large q
last season.
Miss Alice Robinson OF Monumen
avenue left for New York today Wher
she will spend a portion Of he VIII
ter with her sistermlaw, Mrs JOSEF
Robinson. Sr Before her return rh
will visit her nephew. Rev. ioscp
Robinson at White Plains. n T.
About 20 from this town are plaI
ming to go to Burlington this afto
noon and evening TO attend the ful
eral Of the late RI. Rev John $. Mt
baud In that city Tuesday mominl
Rev. A. J. Barron and Rev G. r Pr
vost went to Burlington this ate
noon to attend the funeral Of Bisho
Mlchaud.
There will be- a special meeting
the woman's Relief Corps on Tucidi
evening. Dec. 2gth. at eight o'cloc
Initiation Of candidates and other bd
ness transacted. AN ladies OF the y
r. c. are invited to the Christina
social held In the afternoon. each la'
bringing lunch. supper will
served at ESQ for the members.
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