The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

on friends In town Sunday.
Mr.. Mcintyre of North Adams called
on friends In town Saturday.
The W. R. c. ladies' have adjourned
their meeting to Friday, March 20.
Herbert Davenport of Gage street
spent Sunday with friends in Pownal.
Dexter M. Gleason of Woodford city
spent Sunday at his home on Silver ST.
Mrs. John Cronin of Depot street is
improving slowly from her recent ILL.,
ness.
l.. j. Pierce of Gage street is con-
fined to the house by an attack of neu-
ralgia.
P. ]. Pendergast. clerk at A.C. La
mares spent Sunday at his home in
North Adams.
James Thomas, formerly express
agent in town, spent Sunday with his
wife In town.
Miss Kate Mcclure of Stafford street
Is the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Lee in
PlttSneld TINS week.
Miss Theresa V. phalen of Utica is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Mamie
Phalen of North street.
Wallace Schram of Pittsfield spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Ida
Schram OF Union street.
Fred Wood, Wills White, F. J. Ken,
nedy and James Martin spent Sunday
in Dunnville and Sucker Pond.
Henry B. Rice travelling salesman
for the E. Norton Pottery COMPANY
spent Sunday at his home on Main st
Louis Contois, cashier OF the Berk
| shire Street railway in this town
spent Sunday at his home in Ches
hire.
Mrs. A. Connally of Gage street
left for New York this morning tC
spend couple OF weeks with heI
sons.
A hard wood floor is being laid this
week in Grand Army hall The rooms
have all been painted and thorough.
cleaned.
Miss Fields of Hinsdale. N. H.. i.
the guest Of Miss Bessie Bickford
chief operator at the telephone ex
change.
Miss Mary Walbridge accompanied
her sister. Mrs. II. c. Harmon to New
ark, N. j.. this morning to spend sew
eral days.
Miss Grace Percy OF Gage street II
able to be out again after being con
fined to the house week by an at
tack of the grip.
Mrs. T. p. Gregg OF South stree
who has been confined to the house
for about three weeks by illness II
| able to be out again today.
James Connolly of Division stree
who has been critically III for som'
time with q severe attack of the grip ].
now reported to be improving slowly
The Epsilon Kappa fraternity arr
planning to hold dance in F0resters
hall Wednesday evening. April LIST
GOldsmith's orchestra will furnish thu
music.
Mrs. II. c. Harmon who has beef
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j
Ed. Walbridge. for several days, return
ed to her home in Newark, n. j., thi
morning.
Miss Elizabeth Jennings of Benning
ton Center who met with a slight In
jury recently while coasting is nov
much improved and will soon be abb,
to be out again.
Mr. and Mrs F. B. Pope have issuet
invitations for the marriage of Mis-
Mary Elizabeth Rockwell to Edwar'
f. Burgess on Thursday evening, Mar
10. at $3.50 o'clock.
HAL Parsons and wife OF Hoosicl
Falls were the guests Sunday OF Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel l.. Robinson of Ben
nington Center Mr. Parsons is
nephew Of Mrs. Robinson.
Two extra work trains were a
work on the Chatham division Sunda,
putting gravel and marble waste 81
different places along the road in PREF
aration for the spring weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Jenning
and family who are the guests OF he
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles X San
ford of Bennington Center expect {
remain In town for couple of weeks
Hon. Charles f. Patterson and fam
lily of Troy expect to pass the summe
at Bennington Center. provided the
are able to secure a suitable residence
Last summer they resided at the Pr
ory
The Baraca society OF the Congre
gational church will serve claI
chowder supper at the chapel Wet
nesday evening, March IL, at 6.3
o'clock All are invited. Tickets 9
cents.
Given Away: At Sipperleys mill
merry store for this week only to clos
out the winter stock and make ROOF
for the spring goods, trimmed hat
cut to such a ridiculously low pric
they are practically given away. 2t
AS special feature of the privat
dancing class tomorrow evening tn
management are arranging for
summer party" and 1t is their desir
to have as many as possible of tn
gentlemen members come in shil
waists.
The local lodge o. Z. s. is planni lin
to hold a grand ball a short time afte
Easter. A turkey supper will be SER
ed and an orchestra consisting of 9
least ten pieces will be In attendance
George E. ,Donnelly has charge of tn
music,
A new light Of glass is being put
the south show window OF the Dry
dale store today. During win
storm in January this window BILE
in and has since been boarded up. TIL
window is 8 IL feet and so heav
that it required the help of sewers
men to put 1t In place.
J. H. Levin who has been remode