The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Rsaeera

Mrs. c. A. Green of Union street is
i'll.
c NJ. Lambert was in Berlin Thurs
day on business.
Pork re per pound at Burks'I mar.
ket, South street. Gst2
Mrs. Lucy Durham is spending 3
week in Hoosick aFalls.
Mrs. Walter Loughlin of Grant st.,
is spending the day in Troy.
Mrs. T. A. Carpenter of Main St,
is confined to the house by illness.
Harry ]. Cole returned Thursday
evening from a business trip to New
York.
Assistant Judge of County Court
Norman Mattison of Glastonbury is
in town today.
Mrs. Charles Carpenter and son
spent Thursday in Williamstown
with relatives
Mrs. Grant L. Harbour Of Grand
view street is convalescing from her
recent Illness.
Frank Martin, David and Burt
lockwood were in North Adams
Thursday on business.
Dr. ]. r. Wilson is recovering from
his recent attack OF appendicitis and
is now able TO be out.
Thomas Cummings of Mccall street
has accepted position in the dying
department of the big mill.
Joseph Richart OF Schenectady,
formerly singer in Library hall
theatre, is visiting in town.
j. II. Livingston and daughter,
Mabel attended the Northern Berk-
shire Poultry show in North Adams
Thursday night.
George Temple will go to Mortified
next week to accept position as boss
knitter in the Vermont Hosiery com
pany's mill in that town.
Mrs. Joseph Pinsonneault has re
turned from a visit in Montreal She
reports that there was five feet OF
snow in that city when she left.
Mrs. August Beecher OF Pleasant
street fell down stairs recently and
injured her foot so badly that she is
now confined to the house by Illness.
Archie Jolivette OF Gage street is
recovering from his recent illness.
Henry Delude is working in his place
at the mill of Holden, Leonard & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cunningham
have moved from Grove street into
DR.. Putnam tenement on Gage street
recently vacated by Mrs, Annie Con
nally.
There will be a hearing at Shafts
bury on Thursday, January 2S, be
fore the state board of railroad com,
missioners in relation to the removal
of grade crossing.
The preliminary basket ball game
In the Y. NJ C. A. gym" will be play
ed Saturday evening between the
Electric Five" and the "Hustlers"
II is expected that there will be
enough electricity in this aggregation
to make lively sport
The board of civil authority will
hold a meeting at the town clerks
Office on Monday, January rs, for the
purpose of making a report to the
state board of health. as required by
law, in relation to the number Of
feeble-minded children in town.
There was a good attendance at the
regular meeting Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
senior gymnasium class Thursday eve
ming and much sport was in evidence.
The regular classes will be held to-
night and Saturday. All members
are requested to be present and make
as good q showing as possible.
The ice for use at the Soldiers
home next summer has all been har-
vested during the past week. A
total of 1859 cakes were drawn, vary
ing In thickness from 1917 to IA
inches, The ice Is OF excellent quail
" and was secured from the Home
reservoir at the foot Of the east
mountain.
General T. s. Peck of Burlington
who is we'll known here has received
the appointment as member Of the
staff of Major General o. o. Howard
commander of the division of civil
war veterans which will escort the
President and President-elect from
the White House to the Capitol
where the inaugural exercises will be
held on March 4.
Among the signs Of spring anC
summer in evidence today are boys
playing marbles, snow melting, drum
mers selling fans and hammocks anC
the mercury lowering around the Al
degree mark The sleighing Is go
ing fast and those harvesting ice are
rushing things along as quickly a.
possible fearing that the supply will
70 out within few hours.
The mill of Holden, Leonard & Co
is now running on full time with al
hands employed. One night this
week II was run until 9 o'clock ant
II is reported that beginning mex
week this mill will be run three
nights a week until o'clock. Ever!
loom including all the new one.
which have nearly double the capacl
ty of the regular onss in use is run
ming. The dying department is rush
ed with work.