The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Too
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and Village Too
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Miss Mary Wells has returned from
a short visit with her mother in Schen
ectady.
Charles Thompson of the Albany
College of Pharmacy was at his home
here over Sunday.
Candidates for the Y. M. C. A. base
ball team should report to the physi-
cal director at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. McKeon of Ches-
ter were the guests over Sunday of
Mr.. McKeon's parents.
Charles Daley returned this morning
TO Schenectady after visiting at his
home here over Sunday.
Division d of the Congregational
Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs. l., H.
Ross Tuesday at 3 p. M.
Cashier Contour of the Berkshire
street railway spent Sunday at his
home in Cheshire, Mass.
w. ]. Cain of Brattleboro left Sun
day after a short visit In the interest
of Odd Fellowship in this town.
Thomas Stewart of Mill street has
taken a position as Waterman In the
Bottum & Torrance collar shop.
Miss Mildred Newmayer of Burr and
Burton seminary at Manchester spent
Sunday with her mother in town.
Mrs. Arvilla Godfrey Schofeld. a
native of Bennington, died Friday of
pneumonia at her home In Pittsford
Thomas Stewart, student at Burr
and Burton seminary, Manchester,
spent Sunday at his home on Mill St
The recently elected officers of the
Good Templars will be installed this
evening by l.. G. Colegrove, lodge dep
uty.
The Orients of North Adams will
play a game of basket ball with the
Bennington Falls team Thursday eve
ming.
John Fassett of West Main street
left this morning for Manchester
where he will enter Burr and Burton
seminary.
The meeting of the Fortnightly Sat
urday was postponed on account of the
storm. 1t will be held this Saturday
at the same hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shum of West
Medford, Mass. are in town, called to
attend the funeral of Mrs. J. B. Conan
Mr.. Shum's sister.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane A. Gould
widow of the late Levi Gould and aged
80 years, was held at North Benning
ton at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. George Cottrell and Miss Flor
ence Potter arrived in town Saturday
night from Mortified and are at the
home of their father, Charles Potter.
H. W. Mason and w. II. Simons Of
the Soldiers Home have both had theil
pensions raised. The former from 81:
to SIS month and the latter from $l(
to $l2.
The addition to the Soldiers Home
hospital is now completed and is al
ready being used. At present there
are "a inmates in this part OF the in
stitution.
An important business meeting Of
Division c of the Congregational Lad
les society, will be held at the home
of Mrs. c. H. Cone Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Postmaster Collins NJ. Graves re
turned Saturday evening from Albany
His little son William who was taker
last week to the Albany City hospita
is in much better condition.
The report of the Soldiers Home fol
the ten days ending January 3lst is az
follows: Average present, SO; aver
age accounted for present and absent
81. On the morning of the 3lst Sc an
swered to the roll call.
The following have been readmittet
to the Soldiers Home after being ou
on furloughs: Thomas Clarey, Co. l
18th Vermont; J. G.. Johnson, Co.
18th Vermont; Thomas Baker, Co. l
18th Vermont; and Peter O'Clare Co
l., LIST VT. Cavalry. DR.. ]. r. Ham
bin, member of Co, b, I50th N. Y. Ell
gineers was recently admitted to thu
home.