The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mrs. f. l.. Parmenter is i'll.
Walter ]. Boland of Asheville, N. c.,
is visiting in town.
Mrs. Ralph Durkee of Weeks street
is confined to the house by illness.
William Goodell of Manchester is
visiting relatives In town this week.
Judge A. A. Hall of st. Adams who
has been holding court in Rutland is
in town.
Mrs. George A. Miller Is moving
from the Columbian House to her own
house on Depot street.
Mrs. Ella e. Hopkins of Union street
left this morning for a few days visit
with friends in New York.
Mrs. Thomas Shannon of Easton.
Pa, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F..
l.. Bottum of South street
Mrs Winifred Marsh of Williams.
town was the guest of Mrs. w. G. APP
pleby of Bennington Center today.
James Bandie has moved from the
Or Potter tenement on East Main
street to tenement on Maple street.
A. NJ Downs fell down on the icy
sidewalk In front of the postoffice Fri
day night and was quite badly shaken
up.
William Noel who has been the
guest of Wayne Adams of South street
returned to his home in North Adams
this morning
Mrs. James Lyons of Stafford street
who has been critically i'll for the
past two weeks, Is reported to be
slightly better today.
Miss Lillian Carey who has been
the guest of Mrs. David Murray of
Pleasant street, has returned to her
home in Hawthorne, Conn.
Mrs. Fred Remington of Grove st.
who has been spending a month with
relatives in Fitchburg, Mass, is ex-
pected to return home today.
1t is reported that the house occu.
pied by Mrs. Fannie Mcleod on Main
street and owned by E. d. Bennett
was recently sold to parties in Rut-
land
1t is reported that black fox was
run over and killed by one of the
trolley cars near the state line on the
road to North Adams. The motorman
claimed the skin and refused good
offer for 1t.
At the Baptist church the pastor,
Rev. Frank r. Morris, will preach
morning and evening Morning TOPIC,
1 Hprnnnrtinn In, al;
You are invited to share in the SER
vices of this church
About fifty couples were in atten.
dance at the regular weekly social
given by the Mount Anthony social
club in Academy hall Friday evening.
Woods orchestra furnished the music.
Their next hop will be given on Fri.
day, January "a.
John Davis while out hunting In
White Greek Thursday shot a nice
male fox. II is also stated that he
shot another one which went into a
hole and he went over yesterday and
tried to dig 1t out but succeeded in
getting nothing more than a good ap-
petite for supper.
The following appointive officers
were chosen at recent meeting of
the Odd Fellows: r. S. n. G., Leon
b. Parker; H. s. n c.. Clinton Russell.
II. S. Y. g., III. b. Harrison; L. S. V.
c., Burton Harwood: warden, A. NJ.
Jones; conductor, A. w. Half; r. s..
Guy Harbour; l.. s., Harry Cook: ~
side guard, Joseph Benzal and outside
guard Willard Rose.
The annual meeting Of the Benning-
ton County Medical society was held
in the Putnam house Thursday. The
following officers were elected for the
coming year: President. DR.. l.. E.
Kelly of Manchester; vice president,
Dr. Frank J. Hurley: secretary, DR.. L.
II. Ross; treasurer, DIR. + w. Goodall;
delegates. Drs. F. w. Gopdall and l..
II. Heminway.
A large new blue flag was hung
from the window of the local L. 5. re-
cruiting Office today. On ii appears
the following words in white letters:
Men wanted for the United States
army" Since the last recruiting OH
Ger has been stationed here he has
been unable to secure any new men.
TIL young men about town do not
seem to be easily tempted to he sold
Ter boys.
The third in the series of Women's
Interdenominational Missionary meet.
ings was held in the chapel of the new
Methodist church Friday afternoon
Mrs. Schuyler of st. Peters church
presiding. Medical Missions" was
the subject under discussion and able
papers were presented by Miss Valen
tine, Miss Elmendorf and Mrs. E. L.
Sibley. A beautiful rendering of the
song. abide With Me-" was given by
Miss Gracia Tiffany, accompanied by