The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-10
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news OF the Town ana village Toio
Briefly for Busy Readers
Leroy G. Brant was in Troy satur-
day
Frank Newton visited in North
Adams Sunday.
John Eddington is in North Adams
today on business.
Joseph Pellerin of Min street was
in Troy over Sunday.
Michael Kane and James Myers Wis
tied in North Adams Sunday.
Turns brass to gold, "Redola" at
e. B. Patterson's-25 cents.
Miss Mary Root left this morning
for visit in Cambridge, Mass.
Judge f. H. Holden spent Sunday
with his family in Manchester.
e. J. Foley of Grove street spent
Sunday with friends in Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Daley of
Branch street spent Sunday in Troy.
Mrs. Nellie Wilder of Wilmington
is visiting friends in town this week.
Mrs. George Phelps of Pleasant ST.,
is suffering from an attack of pink
eye.
DR.. Frank Grennan of Schenectady
visited at his home here over Sun
day.
Edmund c. Brown of Branch street
visited Fred Harrington in SALISBURY
Sunday.
Samuel Williams and David Shang-
hnessey spent Sunday at their homes
in Troy.
Miss Mary Turrel of Main street
was guest Sunday of friends in
| Williamstown.
Mrs. Eliza Varney is spending cou
pie of weeks in Bellows Falls visit
ing relatives.
]. p. Donahue and Charles Nc
Carthy of Hoosick Falls are registered
today at the Putnam.
Miss May Hutton of Main street
has returned from a few weeks visit
with relatives in Williamstown.
Large catches of pickerel are being
reported from Barber's pond since the
opening of the season last week.
Mrs. Leroy G. Brant has returned
from Troy where she has been spend
ing a few weeks at her home in that
city.
| Tohu Lro,,, ~ NVnOdford Who hos
been i'll for several weeks does not
improve as rapidly as his many
friends would wish.
Mrs Fred l.. Houghton Of Valen-
tine street has been in SALISBURY
during the past few days caring for
her father, Justin S. Ball, who is seri-
ously ill.,
There will be a regular meeting Of
Bennington lodge b. p o. Elks in
their rooms in the Hawks block Tues
day evening Every member should
be present.
Mrs. Edward Bottum and sister,
Mrs. Groesbeck, who have been visit
ing the formers daughter, Mrs. A. s.
Hathaway of North Bennington for
the past few days, have returned.
Harrington Sears is assisting the
choir Of the Second Congregational
church until a leader is chosen in
place of Judge e. C. Bennett, who re-
Gently severed his connection with
the choir.
The Socialist Woman's Study club
will hold ITS next meeting with Mrs.
b. j. Brooks, Gage street extension
! (corner of Branch and Cage on Fri
day evening, January 18th. All ladies'
interested in the subject OF socialism
are invited.
The Graustark company arrived
here this morning from Troy where
they played Saturday evening This
play was seen by a local man In the
collar city and he pronounces it one
of the best dramas he has ever wit
messed and is worthy of packed
! house.
The funeral of the late Miss Mary
Martin was held Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the house, Rev. r.
r. Morris officiating. The bearers
were e. e. Hart, w. A. Wall, John Dw-
yer and DR.. f. S. Pratt There were
many beautiful floral tributes. The
burial was in the village cemetery.
Look-Don't miss seeing the new
pictures and songs at Library theatre
today and Tuesday. Features, Parls
as seen from 1000 feet height; A Rag
ged Hero. very romantic drama; Ten
Pickaninnies in laugh and scream.
Next Sandy McPherson's quiet Fish
ing Trop. It's all comedy. See II
and the others
She Stops to Conquer" which was
presented by the senior class OF
Drury high in the Empire theatre IN
North Adams may be given In the
near future in the Bennington opera
house. SAYS the North Adams Trans
cript. The production in the Tunnel
city was witnessed by packed house
and pronounced the hit of the season
The Y. NJ. C. A. basket ball team
will play a match game with the
Drury high school team in the gymna
stun Friday evening. The visitors
are recognized as the fastest school
team in Berkshire county and have an
excellent record this season. The
NJ C. A. team has defeated the VII
Jamestown high school and have prov
en- a swift lot of players.
The attendance in the Y. M. G. A
gymnasium classes for the month o
December was the largest in the his
tory of the association. In the men
classes 437 were present and in I'M
ladies' 164 making total of COL
There were also present in the baske
ball. tumbing and other classes SS'