The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mrs. H. N. Williams is visiting in
Dorset
Miss Jennie Myers of Troy is the
guest OF friends intown.
so new suits and so new coats at
Fire sale prices at Noveck's.
Miss. Ruth Resseguie of Imperial
avenue was in Troy Wednesday.
Miss. Sarah Moon OF East Main
street is i'll of quinsey sore throat.
C. w. Hoag of saltwater, N. Y. is
spending few days in town as the
guest of friends.
A musical program is being pre-
pared as the next entertainment in the
Fortnightly club.
The members of the Guideboard
Sunday school class will hold supper
in the school Friday evening.
The Catholic order of Foresters'
will give mid lent social in their
rooms on South street this evening.
Special for the Fire sale at Noveck's
300 mems and boys negligee shirts
were so cents to $l.00 go at 33 cents.
Edward son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Wood of the Burgess road Is confined
to the house by an attack of the grip.
Miss Alice Smith OF East Main ST.,
is spending her school vacation with
relatives and friends in White Creek.
The roads on the outside districts
are settling in some places but as q
rule they are still in pretty bad shape.
Mrs. George w. Chandler and son
Elmer of School street left this morn
ing for visit with friends In Pitts
field.
During the Fire sale at Novecks
G. b., r. & G. and Thompsons 90 cent
corsets at AZ cents, $l.00 ones at So
cents.
Miss. Julia Powers who has been
visiting In town for the past few days
returned this morning to her home in
North Adams.
Marden r. Nichols, student in the
Norwich University at Mortified, is
spending the spring vacation at his
home on Silver street
w. c. Firth's barber shop Is now
temporarily located In the basement
under Jensen's tailor shop. across the
street from the Banner office. 1873
Daniel G. Duel an employe on the
Colgate estate. moved Wednesday
from the Lunergon place in the west
part of the town to the Mrs. Samuel
5. Robinson's tenement on Monument
avenue.
The local Y NJ. G. A. is planning to
hold an athletic meet with the North
Adams association some time In the
near future. All candidates for the
track team should be now out for
practice.
The intermediate and junior Y. M. C.
| A. gym class will meet together at 8
o'clock on Saturday morning Al
1880 they will start on hike to the
white rocks.
The ball committee of the K of C.
will hold a meeting in their council
rooms in the Academy building at 9
o'clock this evening. All members
are requested to be present as impor
tant business will be transacted.
The local lodge of Odd Fellows
held an exemplification of the SECOND
degree in their rooms in the opera
house block Wednesday evening
After the degree work lunch wal
served to all the members present.
There will be special meeting Sun
day night at the Salvation Army hall
Captain Lister formerly of England
will conduct the service. The captain
is an eloquent speaker also a fin,
musician. Meetings every night. AL
are invited.
Miss Fannie Fillmore will report tn,
recent Sunday school institute to tn,
teachers at the chapel service of thu
Second Congregational church tonight
The rest of the hour will be given T.
the discussion of The Menace OF tn,
Modern City," as suggested In tn,
book OF DIR. Josiah Strong,
The Walloomsac lodge number 12
N. E. o. p. will initiate class OF abou
fourty candidates In their rooms Of
South street this evening. This Is tn
largest class to enter In some time
Refreshments will be served after tn
degree work Is completed. Tw
speakers, Messrs Peabody and Wallace
of the Massachusetts Grange lodgs
are expected to be In attendance.
The will of John L. Manchester,
former resident of Bennington. VIII
died recently in North Adams, ia to b
contested by an adopted daughter
Jennie Combe of Providence, r.
! The will left her but 81 and state
that she had been provided for durin
the lifetime of the deceased. Anon
the legatees of the will was Edga
HARDWOOD, who lives on the Woodtor