The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

friends in town Friday.
Jud Austin. the baseball player of
Hoosiek Falls visited here Friday.
Thomas Robinson OF stephentown,
y. y, visited friends in town Friday.
Misses Florence Valley and Gather
inc Balstein visited in North Adams
Friday.
Russell C. Graves Of New York IL
visiting friends and relatives in tswn
this week.
State Cattle Commissioners Il 8.
Wilson of Arlington is IN town to-
day on business.
Miss Mary Estabrook has bean
guest OF her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs E. J. Hoyt OF Manchester Center.
Mrs. Mary Haussler OF New York,
a former resident OF this town, was
registered at the American house Fri
day.
Miss Daisy Friend OF Maple street
who has been visiting at her nome In
Mortified for the past week. has re-
turned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newman and
child of Schenectady are visiting the
Misses Ryan OF Gage street over
Sunday.
Wayne Adams, Henry Root, George
Daley and Stephen Robinson left this
morning for few days stay 1t Suck
er pond.
Mrs. Samuel B. Hall OF Bennington
Center is convned to the house by
severe cold. A trained nurse ia In at
tendance.
Plan to be at Sunday school tomor-
row at IL o'clock at the Baptist
church If you are member OF no
other school.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Harris OF Platts
burg are visiting at the home Of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Burns OF
Maple street.
Mrs. j. W. Hanson who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. l.. St'llson, has returned to her
home j. rooklyn.
The annual meeting of the First
Baptist church OF Bennington will be
held on Monday evening. January 4 at
1:45 at the church.
DR.. H. w. Burgess OF West Main ST.
is observing his 46th birthday today.
He will entertain few friends at a
dinner party this evening.
Garreau who has been away has re-
turned. Look for his kitchen dinner
at 81 West Main street. Chicken as
well as regular for 25c Sunday.
Open li1u3e was observed at the Y.
NJ. c. A. Friday evening. A large
number Of members and friends were
in attendance Refreshments were
served.
About so couples we're In attendance
at the junior b. H. s. girls leap year
dance Thursday evening in Foresters'
hall. Goldsmith's orchestra was in at
tendance.
Bennington Grange will have its
officers installed by Deputy @. A.
Rice next Wednesday evening. An
oy ster supper will be served after the
business session.
Mrs. George W. Knapp and son, Les
lie Hyde of Woodford returned today
after spending New Years with Mrs.
J. w Hyde and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mallory at Manchester Center.
The Christmas tree and other festiv-
tiles of the old Academy
library building at Bennington
envy library building at Bennington
Center was source of much pleasure
to both the children and the elder
members Of the community.
Walter F. Sharpe has resigned his
position as cashier at the Rutland rail
road Office and will leave Sunday night
for Elyria, Ohio, where he has accept
ed position with the Garford Com
pany of that city,
Woods orchestra gave a concert at
the Soldiers Home yesterday after
noon. The large smoking room and
main hall were filled with soldiers and
visitors who greatly enjoyed the pro-
gram which was made up largely OF
war songs and old time melodies skill
fully rendered,
Prompter John Toomey enlivened
the annual Fish and Game club dance
at North Bennington New Years eve
with some real old fashioned figures
and those In attendance we're unAni-
nous in their verdict that this was
one OF the very best dances held by
this popular club.
Misses Elizabeth Jennings and Mar
garet Cultivate entertained a num-
her OF their young friends at chill
dren's party at Lyman's pond Friday
evening. A rustic building has been
erected on the shore of the pond and
| the entertainment was held In this
building. Refreshments were served.
Rev. James f. Norcross, Of Boston,
will be the guest Of the Baptist church
next Wednesday evening at the re-
lnion supper and give the principal
address of the evening. Mr.. Nor
cross Is one of the most gifted after.
dinner speakers of the New England
Baptists and is much sought on such
occasions.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman X. Bowles who
We're recently married have returned
from their wedding trip in Massachu
sets and New York towns and are
now visiting his grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Bowles and Mrs. Julia
D. Buckley Of Ferndale. Mrs Buck
ley will return to the home of her son
Thomas Buckley In Chatham next
Monday.
Everyone reports good time at
the Bennington City band dance held
1t Academy hall last night. Eighty
eight couples were in attendance and
dancing continued till one o'clock
| Wnnds orchestra furnished the dance