The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

J. R. Judson Of Arlington was in
own Monday on business.
Miss Ethel Gooding is visiting
riends az Lake George, \. Y.
Miss L. NJ. Barney of Beech street
$ confined to the house by illness
Mrs. James Burns of Maple street
IS confined TO the house by illness.
The Sacred Heart school opened
Monday after the Christmas vacation.
Remember the W. H. S. VS.. Y. NJ. c.
A. basket ball game here Thursday
evening
Albee Buss of North Adams visited
relatives in White Greek and this
town over Sunday.
Lorenzo Bent of Coleville has gone
to TOrrington. Conn, to visit his
daughter for few days.
William r. Morgan of Main street
left this morning for st. Augustine,
Fla, to spend a few months.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry b. Rice of Main
street expect to leave Thursday for
Arizona for the benefit of Mr.. Rice's
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred lapOrt and fami-
Iy of Maple street viii leave soon for
Boston where they expect to reside
in the future,
Miss Bessie Mirfield, who has been
guest of Miss Elizabeth Bushee of
Branch street has returned to her
home in Waitely Mass.
Luther Graves has returned to his
school in Pottstown, Pa, after spend
ing the holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George f. Graves.
Hubert Daley. who has been spend
ing several days here as the guest of
his parents. DR.. and Mrs. e. b. Daley,
has returned to Middlebury.
Mrs. William Bates left this after
noon for Pasadena, Cal, where she
will spend the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Liddie Moody Barrett.
Miss Alice Galipeau. who has been
spending the Christmas vacation with
her grandmother, Mrs. Alice Thebarge
has returned to her school in Burling-
ton.
Mrs. Verman Bolton and daughter,
Leona, of Lincoln street have re-
turned from several days visit with
relatives and friends in Schaghti-
coke.
Mrs. Frank Sales of North iona
wanda, n. Y, who was formerly Miss
Jessie Stockwell of this village who
has been i'll with pneumonia is con
yalescing.
The annual meeting of the legal
voters of the village of Bennington
Centre will be held in the Old
Academy library building this evening
at o'clock.
Miss Imogene Norton, who has been
spending the holidays with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. l. Norton, re,
turned to her school in Stamford
Conn, this morning.
Miss Phyllis Schuyler returned tC
her school in Washington, ID. C., this
morning after spending the Christmas
vacation with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Philip Schuyler.
Burton Harwood of the WoodforC
road has gone to South SALISBURY Il
work on the new tenements being
erected by the Eagle Square Mfg
Company of that town.
The Stark hose company and the
w. II. Bradford Hook and ladde
company hold their annual meeting
this evening at O'Clock. Election o
officers will take place
Miss Edna Walbridge returned thi
morning to Wheaton academy of Nor
ton. Mass, after spending the Christ
mas holidays with her parents, MI
and Mrs. ]. Ed. Walbridge.
Fred Chesbro who manipulates tn
moving picture machine at the librar
hall theatre is confined to the hous
by an attack of the grip. Legran
Colgrove is working in his place thi
week.
A paper in a neighboring town sta
ed recently that Chauncey Olcott ha
closed his season Feb. 23rd. This r.
port is not true as his play will al
pear at the opera house on Saturda
evening, Feb. 9th.
Charles Ayres has accepted a pos
ton as travelling salesman for the /
| X. milford Co. of Philadelphia, Pa
and entered on his duties with I'll
company yesterday. He is now in III
northern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Himan S. Brown
Bennington Centre left today for 5
Augustine, Fla, where they will sper
the remainder of the winter enjoyiI
the balmy climate of this famous WI
ter resort and historic town.
A social gathering was recently he
| at the home of Mr.. ard Mrs. Tar u
Jude. Music was enjoyed and
elaborate luncheon served. The pa
ty broke up at a late hour all decla
ing they had had a very good time
The Y. NJ. C. A. basket ball tea
III Will pay u uldANll 1hhiN WIN 'hN
Williams high school team Thursd'
night in the "Y" gymnasium. Adm
sion 10 cents. A large attendan
should be present to see the loo
team defeat the Berkshire boys.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Can
line Walbridge Beebe was held fro
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geor
b. Lawrence Monday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev Philip Schuyler ofhcl
/ ed. There were many beautiful hol
tributes. The bearers were George
II Albro. Frank Cromack, Frank
Scott and Herbert S. Walbridge. T
burial was in the old cemetery at I
II Centre village
Mabel Taliaferro, who is playing
II Polly of the Circus at the Colon
II theatre in Boston this week Is I
II wife of Frederick Thompson, manag
of "Dreamland" at Coney Island a
III founder of the wonderouS Hippl