The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

5, and 2 degrees below zero. How
cold was it?
The stores in town will be open for
the entire day tomorrow An effort
to arrange for a closing during half
the day was attempted last evening
but did not materialize.
Mrs. Eliza Foye, aged Al years,
died December Both at the residence
of John Chrystal on Grove street.
The remains will be taken tomorrow
noon to Troy for interment in Oak
wood cemetery.
j. Ed. Walbridge has begun moving
the stock in the building on the north
side of Main street which he has used
for some years for undertaking rooms
to the main building on the opposite
side of the street.
Bennington Grange will meet
Thursday evening, January next
instead of Wednesday evening. At
this meeting the recently elected Of
ficers will be installed by District
Deputy G. A. Rice.
The officers of Frank Ray Camp,
Sons of Veterans will be installed in
Grand Army hall Saturday evening,
January 1, 1910 in conjunction with
the officers of the G. A. r. and w. r.
C. All members are requested to be
present.
The excursion train for the Mid
winter Picnic, will start at 500 o.
clock this evening. All who wish to
go are requested to meet at the
Methodist church by the time sche-
duled for departure Ladies bring
lunch for two. Collection from gent
lemen to defray general expenses.
The installation of officers of Gus
ter Sixth Corps Post G. A. R., the w
r. c., and the Sons of Veterans will
take place at the post rooms tomor-
row, Saturday evening. Jan. /, 1910.
The exercises will be public and all
veterans are urged to be present
whether members of the post or not.
John e. Goebel, the new secretary
for the local y NJ c. A. is expected
to arrive here from Buffalo either to-
morrow or Monday. The association
and the ladies' auxiliary are planning
for a reception to Mr. Goebel to be
given on the evening Of the associa-
TONS annual meeting some time next
month.
Miss Alice Foley who has been
closing out the stock at her ladies
furnishing store on Main street for
some time, has disposed of the I'M
sold stock to r. Harry Levin. the
North street merchant The store
will at once be somewhat remodeled
by Remington and Wood for res
traurane.
Ernest T. Griswold, who has retir-
ed from the position of superintend
ent OF the Methodist Sunday
school after "a years as an officer Of
the society was on Wednesday even
ing presented with an unusually hand
some umbrella. The gift which was
presented in behalf of the donors by
Rev. w w. Brunk, D. D.. is suitably
engraved
Burton r. Harwood while at work
on the job of rebuilding the Stark
paper min at Sodom, had bad fall
Wednesday morning but fortunately
escaped with no other injury except
a severe cut on the face He had
been at work less than two hours,
having engaged with J. S. Silk the
night before, when he made a misstep
while putting up plate and fell
about Is feet to the ground A ply
stefan was summoned from North
Bennington and several stitches ia
ken in the wound after which Mr.
Harwood returned here to his home
on the Woodford road
The services in the Methodist
church Sunday will open the special
meeting to be held during the next 10
days or two weeks. Communion ser
vice in the morning hour. The pas
tor will speak briefly on Communion
and service An opportunity will be
given those who wish to unite with
the church. IN the evening the pas
tor will speak on the Philosophy of
Revivals. Special music for both oc-
casions Will all members of the
church be in their places on this
first Sunday of the year All others
welcome to these services.
The watch night service at the
Methodist church tonight will be pre-
ceded by a mid-winter picnic The
social rooms have been decorated
with a grove of trees making up a
forest in which the picnic will be
held. Refreshments served at any
time. The ladies' are asked to bring
lunch box containing enough for two.