The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly FOR Busy Readers.


Mrs. II. B. Hutchins and Miss Eliz-
abeth Gregg were in North Adams yes
,terday
The Y. M. c. A. End team will bowl
the Brunswicks at the Brunswick al
leys tonight.
The Oriental club is arranging for a
dance to be given at Academy hall In
the near future.
Frank McDermott, who has been
employed in the Stanley shops at
'Pittsfeld is at his home here Ill with
the grip.
Mrs. Harriet Williams who has been
in New York has returned and resum-
ed her position at the store of e. L.
Nichols & Son.
J. A. N. Williams who was called to
Hopedale, Pa the first of the week by
the death of his brother, Joseph VIII
liams, is to return today.
II looking for a dressmaker, one
who will Gomez to you or work at home
inquire at the Womans Exchange,
corner of Main and Valentine streets.
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The check lists for the annual
March meeting will not be printed this
year as in the past but will be made
out with the addressing machine re-
Gently added to the outfit in the town
clerks office
Miss Mary Toomey of Boston who
has been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. ID. A. Ward, leaves today for
a visit with relatives in Troy and Wat.
erford before returning home.
All members of the Bennington fire
department are requested to be on
hand at s o'clock this evening at the
Stark hose company quarters for the
annual meeting and election of off,
GERS.
Because Of an accident on Grand
Isle, the particulars of which were not
given, the south bound sleeper over
the Rutland road did not reach North
Bennington this morning until nearly
I o'clock.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas Harmon left
Thursday morning for Brattleboro
where they will remain until Saturday
The Colonel will attend the meeting OF
the Brattleboro Fair Association of
which he is an officer
The many friends of Miss Anna
Gerkin, who has spent much time
during the past three years with Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. V. Armstrong will be
grieved to learn of her death which &C.
cured at her home in Brooklyn Mon.
day.
Truant Officer Hurley has been in
vestigating the cases of a number OF
young boys who persistently refuse to
attend school and once that the Ma.
han trial is completed so that the auth
critics are at liberty, action will be
taken.
JIM. Ayres and c. A. Wood were in
Troy last evening to attend the per-
Torrance of His Honor the Mayor"
The company which appears at the
Bennington opera house on the Goth
will probably arrive here Sunday
night.
Frank Evans was in Burlington yes
terday on business. The mercury was
close to the 20 degrees below mark
which in addition to good stiff wind
from off the lake made the locality
uncomfortably cold He was glad to
get back into the comparatively mild
climate of Bennington.
Mrs. Patrick Whitney entertained
the members of st. Monicas society
at the rooms of the Father Matthew
society in the parochial school build
ing Thursday evening. Although rs
years of age Mrs, Whitney entered in
70 all the festivities of the evening,
including the barn dance.
Entire new change of vitagraph pic.
lures at Library theatre tonight and
Saturday with childrens matinee at
2:3O Saturday. These pictures have
given the best Of satisfaction during
the week. Eight new rolls of pic.
lures came this morning by express
and will be shown for the first time
tonight; new songs, remember two
md one-half hours of solid enjoyment
Don't miss these new pictures.