The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-25
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News 81 the Town ana. Village Told
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Mrs. Carrie Harrington has taken a
position in RockwOOd's mill.
Miss Regina Roy OF Mill street is
confined to the house by illness.
Thomas F. Dunn of Gage street is
confined to the house by Illness.
E. ]. Swan, travelling salesman,
spent Sunday with his wife in town.
Mrs. Louis Tiffany has been visit
ing her daughter in StOckbridge, Mass
John Temple Of Averin Park, N. Y.
spent Sunday with his family on Gage
street
Frank Yoekhem Of Mil street has
recovered from his recent attack of
the grip.
William Van Slest OF Plttsneld is
visiting Landlord p c. Cornell at the
Putnam House.
Midyear examinations will be held
In the grades OF the local public
schools this week
Louis Merchant has moved from
River street to the corner of North
and County streets.
Miss Fannie Smith of st. Louis is
visiting her mother Mrs. Fannie
Smith Of Union street.
Michael Kearns Of Schaghtlcoke was
a guest over Sunday of p. J. Mcmahon
OF the American House.
Wallace Schram of Pittsfeld spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Ida
Schram Of Union street.
Miss Edith Filkins of Hooslck Falls
was a guest over Sunday OF Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hicks of Bradford st.
Mrs. II. NJ. Bassett of Gage street
who recently underwent an operation
in Troy, is now rapidly cOnvalescing.
BENJAMIN n. Estabrook OF Troy
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. +. e. Estabrook of South st,
Miss Kathryn Hewson, formerly OF
Troy n. Y, has opened dressmaking
parlors at 314 Main street, End floor.
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Guy McKeon OF Gage street has &C
copied position in the spinning de-
partment of Holden, Leonard & Cos
mill.
Mrs. August Beecher of Pleasant
street who sustained a broken toe by
falling down stairs last week, had the
injured member set Saturday She is
now able TO be about the house.
s. Carter Hall OF Turner's Falls,
Mass, spent Sunday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel b. Hall Of Ben
nington Center. This morning he left
for Glens Falls, n Y, where he will
spend few days.
Tickets for the prizes offered by the
management of the Father Matthew
T. A. b. society's fair to be held In
Academy hall on the evenings Of Feb
ruary II, is, 10 and 20 are out. This
fair promises to be inc Of the largest
ever held in this town
Regular meeting OF Sons of Veter
ans tonight A full attendance of men
bers is desired as the details of fail
to be held under the auspices of The
S. OF V. and W. r. c, in the near fu
ture will be discussed. Also Other
business of Importance.
All interested in county Sunday
school work are invited to meet al
the North Bennington Baptist churcl
Thursday, January 2S at ] p. m. A
new president and treasurer are to b,
elected to fill vacancies caused b,
resignation and there is other impor
tant business to be transacted.
Look! Don't miss seeing the new
pictures and songs at Library theatre
today. Features, Making Movinl
Pictures" very educational; "Th'
Deadly Plant in a good drama; 'Ro
man Idol" also ''Acrobatic Maid il
laugh and fun; How Jones saw thu
Carnival" very funny, and others.
The funeral OF the late A. A. Wrigh
was held from the house Sunday afte
noon at 3 O'Clock, Rev. H. S. Rowe
pastor of the Methodist church ofticia
ting. The bearers, all members OF tn,
Green Mountain lodge, A. O. U. w
were John Madden, William e. Scot
Frank Wahlquist and Thomas Stew
art. There were numerous floral trit
utes. The burial was in the villag
cemetery.
A solemn requiem mass was cele
brated this morning at the Church o
the Sacred Heart for the repose G
the soul Of the late Bishop Michaut
Rev. b. Kelly of Manchester was tn
, celebrant, Fathers Schaeffer and Pre-
5 vost, deacon and sub-deacon respe'
lively. Father Barron was master c
! ceremonies. This is the second so
/ emn requiem mass in Bennington 10
! Bishop Michaud the first being in s
: Francis de Sales church on Januar
4.