The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
jews Of the Town and Village TolO
Briefly for Busy Readers.

4'AA % ~ a. NhAHAntll tHdfNo luuag
or Boston to spend the winter there
Mrs. Edward Robinson of Locust
avenue is confined to the house by i'll
less.
Mrs Anna Brockum has returned
rom the Troy city hospital where she
las been receiving treatment
The Young Woman's club will hold
an important business meeting IN
their rooms tomorrow evening at &
o'clock.
F. H. Ferguson is moving today
from East Main street to the house
recently vacated by Otis Smith Oh
Pleasant street.
Merritt B. Morgan of Main street
left this morning for Montpelier TO
spend few days.
Miss Lena Smith Of Union street
left this morning for a short visit in
Fort Plains, n Y
Mrs. John Denley of Harrison ave,
has returned from a visit with rela-
tives in Pittsfeld
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Strong of
Glens Falls were guests recently at
the home of Fred d. Burt.
The Molly Stark whist club was
pleasantly entertained at the home
of Miss Maude Carpenter Monday
evening.
George Temple is recovering rapid
ly from the injuries he received re-
Gently from falling down stairs in
the Stocking mill.
Mrs. James Hogan of Dewey street
has returned from Adams where she
has been spending a week as guest
of Mrs. Edward Daniels.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pomeroy who
have been visiting relatives in town
several days, have returned to their
home in Agawam Mass.
The Colonial candle pin team will
go to North Adams this evening and
play a match game with the Fast
Five" on the Casino alleys.
Two years ago Monday snow fell
continually almost during the whole
day, covering the ground by nightfall.
| So far this fall we have seen no snow.
Ned Sibley left this morning for
Poultney where he will enter the
Troy Conference academy. He was
accompanied by his father Il. l.. Sib-
ley
There will be a regular meeting Of
Bennington lodge b. p o. Elks this
evening at o'clock An initiation
of candidates will take place at
this meeting
Mrs Elizabeth MacGOwn, who has
been a guest of her nephew, Andrew
Maurer, for the past several days, re-
turned this morning to her home in
Athens, n. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chase OF Wor-
| cester Mass. are making an auto
trip through this section. They are
renewing old acquantances after an
absence of % years.
+ The funeral of the late Mrs. John V.
Carney will be held from the house
! Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
Rev H. S. Rowe. pastor of the Metho-
dist church, will oiliciate.
The Brunswick and Y. NJ. C. A..
/ bowling teams will fight the third
battle in their series OF six In the
/ Brunswick alleys this evening At
present the Brunswicks are In the
lead.
Follow the crowd tonight to Library
hall and hear Noyeck's full orchestra
OF boys and girls In addition to the
regular bill Of moving pictures and
illustrated songs. Don't fail to hear
Bennington's new orchestra.
The funeral OF Mrs. Phoebe Cole
was held this afternoon az o'clock
from the town farm where she died
/ Monday morning, Rev. II. 5. Rowe
officiating. The burial was held In
the South SALISBURY cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Sheldon Of
Newton. Mass. who spent Sunday
with Major Henry d. Fillmore. re-
turned home Monday They are max
ing the trip by automobile and Miss
Fannie F, Fillmore accompanied them
home.
The advance sale OF reserved seat
tickets for Grace George In "Divor.
cons" at the opera house Wednesday
Sept. p. will start at the box Office
Saturday evening az Z o'clock From
now on seats for all shows will go on
sale at Z instead OF o'clock
The high school and some OF the
grades In the graded and Seventh
ward schools will be closed Thursday
and Friday while their teachers are
attending the state convention Of
teachers which will be held IN Rut'
land on October l5 i6 and II.
The hardest frost recorded this fall
occurred early this morning. Shortly
after six the thermometers registered
"a and &c degrees according 10 the
locality IN which they were situated
Ice about one fourth OF an inch thick
formed on standing water. Leaves
are falling very fast today and soon
the trees will have lost all thet
foliage.
The r. II. s. girls gymnasium clasi
was held at the Y. NJ. c. a. gym Mon
day evening More girls are wanteC
to ioln this class which will NEE
every Monday evening from 4 to 6
Young Womans class "Wednesday
evening: junior and intermediate WHIT
Joins the ~" during the next tel
DAYS will be presented with Y. NJ c
A. button.
At the Colonial alleys Leon ]. Boy
Fred Allen and William Temple ticu
last week for the 81 prize given to th
one having highest roll tn candle pins
An three had string OF III TO thci
credit. Tho tie was played OF Mon
day evening and resulted as follows
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