The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

for Busy Readers.
Maurice Wall is assisting at Ayres'
during the absence of Joseph j. Da-
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Barney of Albany
spent Sunday at his home in this
town.
Some of the crosswalks are in ex-
ceedingly bad condition and need at
tention.
A new and up-todate awning was
placed over the windows Of Charles
G. Coles store today.
Mrs. Noble Mutt of Cohoes is visit
ing at the home of her father, Martin
L. Barney of Beech street.
Mrs. Margaret Kelley and daughter
Mary of Pleasant street visited rela-
tives in Schenectady over Sunday.
Peter Green, for some time night
operator at the local telephone ex-
change, has been transferred TO Pitts
field.
John A. Sheldon, auditor of the Yer
mont Soldiers Home. arrived here
yesterday to audit the books of the
home.
A special train passed through
North Bennington Sunday afternoon,
carrying a "Floradora" troupe from
Montreal to New York.
Among the many signs of spring
noted about town today is the remov-
al Of the storm house from the en-
frances TO the Putnam house.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Darling enter
tanned a number of friends at their
home on South street Monday evening.
Cards furnished the evenings enter
tainment. Refreshments were bounti-
fully served.
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral of the late Owen
j. Levins today were Thomas Levins,
proprietor of the Eagle hotel in Sche-
nectady and Morgan and John Hen
nessey, also of Schenectady.
Latest reports of the condition of
the famous actress, Madam Helen
Modjeska who has been seriously i'll
AT her home in Los Angeles, Cal, for
some time, state that she is sinking
rapidly and will live only a few hours.
You are cordially invited to st. Pc
ters church this evening at 1880 The
bishop will give an instruction on
Our Lords Sufferings as Foretold
by the Prophets" LIST St Peter |
1912. Litany of the Passion with in
struction every afternoon at AIS.
Daniel J. Morrissey of Stamford,
son OF Sheriff Patrick Morrissey, was
operated on for appendicitis at the
North Adams hospital last Saturday
afternoon by Drs. Stafford, NJ. NJ.
Brown, Hobbie and Jones. Mr. Nor
rissey was stricken last Friday night
and it was serious case. He was
resting comfortably Monday.
There are many wagers among the
men employed along the lake front at
Burlington as to when the ice on Lake
Champlain will disappear. Yesterday
morning a large bet was made that
the ice would be gone on the 18TH
nine days from today. Yesterday the
lake presented a solid front of ice but
the water is rising rapidly and it is
doubtful If II remains much longer.
The funeral of the late Owen J. Le-
wins was largely attended this morn
ing at 9 o'clock from st. Francis de
Sales church. Rev. A. j. Barron sang
the requiem mass and Rev. T. F..
Schaeffer of North Bennington blessed
the remains. The bearers were men,
bers of hte Catholic Order of Foresters
and were as follows. Demas Lafiamme,
Thomas Thebarge, Edward Perry, Jos.
C. Pellerin, Felix Pleanord and Honore
Delude The interment was in the
new Catholic cemetery. The engin-
GERS of the fire department, the II. w.
Putnam Hose company, and the Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters attended the
funeral in body. Among the many
beautiful floral tributes was a cross
given by the Foresters.