The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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7. A. Davenport is in Albany today !
on business.
Fred Bowen of Manchester Depot
was in town today.
II. p, Woodman has returned from |
short visit in Springfield
W. II. Bradford left Wednesday on
business trip to New York.
Mrs. Beeby of Beech street road is |
confined to the house by illness.
States Attorney VIM. ]. Meagher is
in Sunderland today on business.
DR.. S. X. Gray of Arlington was
among the visitors In town today.
Edward Stone and David lockwood
are spending the day in Woodford
P. Beaudin of Glens Falls is the
! guest of friends in town this week.
w. c. Houran of Pleasant street is
confined to the house by an attack of
the grip.
+. l.. Nichols and Son will hold
their annual Easter opening Saturday,
April 4th.
Mr.. Bond Of Middlebury Is the guest
of his daughter Mrs A. w. Varney of
this village.
Mrs. Helen Farnum Of West Main
street is the guest of relatives in Ar
lington today.
Get the Czarina Silk, Heatherboom
and Salsen petticoats at Fire sale
prices at Noveck's,
Young Woman's club will hold a
hash supper in their rooms Saturday
evening at o'clock. 17t2
Mrs. Frank Hoag of Hoosiek is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William Il. Bar
rett OF Grandview street
For Saturday another special lot of
carnations at 90 cents per dog, at The
School st, Greenhouses. 7t2
Mrs. Cornelius Cook and daughter
Irene left this morning for short
visit with friends in Troy.
f.. f. Hart and son have returned
from short visit in Springfield and
other Massachusetts cities.
Mrs. Ida Barrett of East Main St,
who has been Ill for the past few
weeks is now able to be out again.
Miss Helen Heating of Ludlow is
the guest of Miss Sarah O'Conner and
Mrs. Frank r. Grennan this week
Lonis Contois. cashier forthe Berk-
shire street railway, left this morning
on short business trip to Pittsfield.
Mrs Il. Fl. Holden and child of Wash
ington street left this morning for A
visit at her former home in Manches-
ter
turned from Sufiield. Conn, where
they were called by the death of their
father.
The first Y. NJ c. A. basket ball
team will play the Bennington Falls
team In the Neighborhood house some
night next week
The social which was to be held at
G. A. r. hall on Friday, March 9th,
is at the home of the president instead
II of c. A. r. hall
Several from North Bennington and
vicinity passed through this village
today on their way to the Grange meet
ing in North Adams.
Miss Robinson who has been the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. William Shaw
of Bennington returned to her home in
Schenectady this noon.
Miss Mildred Newmayer returned
TO Burr & Burton seminary in Man
chester Wednesday afternoon after
spending over week at her home in
town.
The ladies' of the w. II. c. are to
hold their meetings twice a month in
stead of every week by vote of the
corps. The next regular meeting will
be held on Friday, April 9th.
The Bennington Grange met in the
G.. A. r. Hall Wednesday evening.
This afternoon a number of fourth de
gree members went to Pownal where
Pomona or district grange will be
formed. including Bennington. Pow
nal and Stamford
Sharon Harrington of the Woodford
road while chopping wood recently q
chip flew up and struck his eye. The
force OF the blow caused such seri
Gus injury that he will lose the sight
of the injured member. Mr.. Harring
ton is man about 60 years old
l.. X. Stone, now of New York, but
formerly of this town. is the guest of
DR.. and Mrs. A. s. NJ. Chisholm of
Main street this week. This is Mr.
Stones first visit to this town in 80
years and he declares that he hardly
knows the town now it has changed
so much.
Thirteen of the Y. NJ. c. A. boys ac-
companied by Mr.. Asphalt, physical
director, went TO Sucker Pond Wednes-
day morning. They remained on the
mountain about two hours returning
home at 1880. While at the pond
they visited Mart Green, who accom-.
panied them home.
The ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church met at the home of Mrs. T. A.
Davenport on Gage street Wednesday
afternoon. There were twenty-six
ladies present, the largest number to
attend meeting in some time. BE.
sides spending pleasant afternoon,
considerable work in the way of sew
ing was done for the church.
w. A. Ballou of North Adams was