The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Roy Brown, driver on ]. H. Loring
4 Cos truck wagon. is off duty this
week on account OF illness.
Miss Grace Percey's Sunday school
class will give Is cent supper at the
Methodist church Wednesday evening
from o'clock on. 79t2
Miss Melissa Morse, teacher in
room Is, slipped and fell on the ice
Monday and was not able to attend to
her duties in school today. Miss
Morse's injuries are not considered
serious.
The funeral of William Hill who
died early Monday morning at his
home on Park street. will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the house. Rev. Frank r. Morris will
officiate.
Rev. F. R. Morris of the Baptist
church will conduct the service at the
Salvation Army hall tonight. Tomor-
row night Rev. G.. 8. Mills of the Con-
gregational church will be In charge
of the service. Meetings every night
at p. m. All are invited.
, Class meetings will be held at the
NJ. E. church this evening at 1880 as
follows: Glass No. l. In the kitchen;
class No. 2, in Brotherhood room;
class No. 3. in the library. J. II.
Evans, A. NJ. Torrance and Mrs. Ida
NJ. Hitchcock are the leaders.
The sleighing from this town to
White Creek is reported to be quite
good. The road from Pownal to Ben
nington is now open for traffic except
between j. Niles and Clara BARRIERS
where the teams are obliged to go in
the fields the snow is so deep in the
road
Allen Briggs, the young bear hunter
of Searsburg. Is visiting in town for a
few days Some weeks ago while
working in the woods young Briggs
sustained broken leg. The limb was
broken Just above the ankle by a roll
ing log. He is now able to go about
with the aid Of cane.
A prominent farmer states that the
store keepers are paying the following
prices for farm pSoduce: eggs 30 to 32
cents; butter, 30 to 35 cents: Potatoes,
so cents bushell and apples about
So barrel. The supply of apples is
very poor in this section of the state
He also states that potatoes are sell.
ing at 81 a bushel in North Adams
and are scarce even at that price.
Constable H. X. Wilson arrived here
at 2 o'clock this morning from Reads
boro. having in custody Silas n
Phelps who had been bound over by
Justice Perry to await action by the
grand jury. Phelps is charged with
assault and with resistance to an
officer in the performance of his duty
Constable Wilson said that there was
a large amount of snow in the noun
tains.
1t has been definitely decided that
the various departments OF the graded
school will give an exhibition to con
sist chiefly Of school work and art
drawing, during the last week of this
term which will be about the middle
OF March On three afternoons the
pupils of the school will give an enter
tainment in the school hall where the
exhibit will be held. Music will be
the principal feature in these enter
tainments.
August Perrault has received a
letter from his son. Ovida Perrault
who was taken to the retreat at Brat
tleboro some time ago. In the letter
young Perrault describes the daily
life of the patients at the institutions,
mentions their amusements and other
incidents. He is apparently making
a good recovery from his affection and
Is looking forward to the time when
he shall be permitted to return to his
people in Bennington.
Some of the farmers on the rural
mail routes are complaining about
the delivery of mail In their districts.
The drifted roads are used as an ex
cuse to deliver only part Of the route
and some OF the farmers say the car.
riers could cover more ground II they
chose as the farmers have no trouble
getting over the roads. One we'll
known farmer says that the carrier on
his route uses a wagon while he could
get through comfortably with sleigh