The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Mrs. Thomas J. Ryan of North street |
is critically i'll
Harold w. Cole of Cambridge is
visiting in town.
Mrs. Agnes E. Sexton has been Wis
iting in Pittsfeld.
Mrs. Myers Smith of River street
is confined to the house with rheu
matism.
Harry Burt of Philadelphia is
spending his vacation at his former
home here.
Mrs. E. NJ Huelett of Arlington is
moving into the Greene tenement on
Imperial Avenue.
Miss Margaret Stafford of Rutland
is working as stenographer at the of
fee of 0. NJ. Barber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Taylor of New
York haYe been the guests of Mrs.
George Phelps of Pleasant street.
Miss Jennie Mann who has been emf
ployed in the Shurtleff Pharmacy, has
given up the position and returned to
her home in Canada.
An initiation of a new member was
held last night by the local lodge n.
liz. o. p. Dancing was enjoyed and
refreshments served
William w, Healy has resigned mis-
position at the Ideal Tour Garage"
and has accepted position as chauf-
feur with F. l.. Bottum.
Miss Kate Pike is in a serious con-
dition at one of the Troy hospitals
and will be brought acre as soon as
she is able to stand the journey.
H. Harry Levin's store will be clos
ed Thursday and Friday on account of
holiday. The selling out sale will re-
omen Saturday, at Z a. m. 63t2
The death of the infant son of JOS
eph Drewhart occurred yesterday.
Tne funeral will be held Thursday
the burial being in the village Gene
terry,
Louis Puffer who graduated from
the Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute
in June, has a position as instructor
in the institution and has reported for
duty.
Mrs. Moses Wilson who underwent
an operation for gall stones at the
Samaritan hospital in Troy last week,
is making good progress toward re
covery.
Street Commissioner Dunn has
force of men at work on West Main
street putting the highway in good
shape between Depot and North
streets.
John Fassett who attended the Ben
nington high school has decided to
enter the Pennington academy at
Pennington, N. j., leaving here on
Saturday next.
All members interested in football
should meet at the Y NJ. c. A. Friday
evening at 7:45. 1t is hoped that a
team will be formed to represent the |
association this fall.
There is to be an "Eyerybody's
Birthday Party" at the Methodist
church this evening A supper will
be served, the ultimate consumer
paying according to the number of |
his years.
Please remember the concert at the |
Baptist church tomorrow evening at |
O'Clock by the colored quartette. Sc |
cure tickets beforehand if possible. |
On sale at F. n. Squlres' and the Y.
NJ. C. A. rooms,
Two government inspectors were in
town today and visited several local |
OF
These men make tneir rounds im |
search of violations of the revenue
and pure food laws.
Fred L. Bottum has engaged VIII |
Healey to take charge of his automo- !
bile in place of Harold Bottum who
has gone to Poultney to school. The
auto will continue to be available for
public hire at any time.
The next booking at the local opera
house is John Philip Sousa and ais
band which will appear on Thursday |
evening, October %. The band will |
play matinee in Rutland and arrive
here by special train about 6 o'clock.
The residence of Albert Woodward
of Bennington Falls was burned to
the ground Monday morning at o.
clock, the entire furnishings being |
and nothing saved The
loss was covered by a small amount |
of insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lyons of SAT-
ford street are entertaining Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Cooley who were recent
ly married in Fitchburg, Mass Mr.
and Mrs. Cooley are on their way
home from New York where they |
spent a portion of their honeymoon.
County President Michael Pattison
has called a meeting of the Berkshire
county union of f. M. T. A. for Sun
day afternoon at 2:30 O'clock at Dali
ton, Mass. This will be the annual
meeting. with election of officers and
other important business. Delegates
from the local society will attend as
is a part of the Berkshire
county district
The funeral of the late b. G. Sur
dam of North Bennington was held
Tuesday afternoon from his late res
idence and was largely attended
There were many beautiful floral tri-
butes. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons Fuller of
New York attended The bearers !
were H. C. Simmons, Herbert Wal
bridge, w. r. White, George Hough-
ton, Ralph Jones and H. [. Spafford.
Fourteen Berkshire pigs were ship
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