The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
Nsws Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

is III with pneumonia
George Robinson of SALISBURY was
in town Saturday on business.
Frank E. Talham visited at his
home in North Adams Sunday.
Joseph Mcclure of Mil street spent
Sunday with friends in Berlin, \. Y.
JOHNNY. D. S. Merrill of Bennington
Center is in Salem, ~ Y, today on
business.
The Molly Stark bridge club will
meet this evening with Mrs. Jessie
Cushman.
Miss Georgiana Austin. teacher in
SALISBURY, spent Sunday at her home
on Weeks street
Mrs. Jennie Madison and Mrs. Hen
ry Harris Of SALISBURY visited
friends in town Saturday.
Benjamin Estabrook of Troy spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Z. +. Estabrook of South street.
The Young Womans club will give
chicken pie supper to new members
on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
Edward J. Cummings of North ST.,
visited his brother-in-law, John Kin
ney of North Bennington Sunday,
The regular monthly meeting of the
village trustees will be held in their
rooms in the Richie block this even
ing.
Mrs. T. A Davenport and daughter
Ethel of Gage street have returned
from short visit in Troy and vicin-
ity.
Patrick Costello, who spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. viii
liam Costello of Mill street, returned
to Troy this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Patrick Dalton of Rut-
land were guests over Sunday of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j.
Nash of North Bennington.
Louis b. Puffer, student in the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute at
Troy, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Puffer
Edward Higgins of Main street who
has been confined to the house for a
few days by an attack Of quinsy sore
throat, is now able to be out
The annual midyear examinations
in the high school and grades were
completed Friday and the regular
work was resumerd this morning.
Mrs. Frank Langdon Jr., of Union
| street will soon go to Collins, Mass,
| q s.f,, 10 ht,rhaVI xrrhC happ
ployed in that town for several
months.
Leon A. Wemette Of Grove street
who has been confined to the house by
Illness for a few days, is now recov-
cred and has resumed his duties in
Clarks brush back factory
The Board of Aldermen of New
York City, at its meeting this week,
passed an ordinance barring children
under 16 from moving picture shows
unless accompanied by parents or
| guardians.
The Methodist Brotherhood will
hold their regular meeting Tuesday
evening at s o'clock. Mr.. Rowe will
give an interesting and instructive
talk after the business session, All
members are requested to be present.
Robert S. Dillon, of Albany, 20
years of age, and for many years a
directory publisher, died suddenly Jan
18th of heart disease. Mr.. Dillon will
be remembered here, where he pub
lished directory of the village for
several years
Frank D. Eaton of Rhinebeck n. Y.
who recently purchased the Silk farm
in the west part of the town, paying
$500 down to bind the bargain, was
in town Saturday and made the final
settlement He will take possession
within a few weeks.
Ray Minott of North Bennington
who has been seriously Ill for the
past two weeks at the Samaritan hos
pital, Troy, was visited by Frank
Stearns Saturday He is improving
slowly but is still very weak. His re-
coyery is hoped for by us all.
The entertainment committee OF
Walloomsac lodge, N. e. o. p. held
meeting in the lodge rooms Satur
day evening to discuss plans for the
years work. Among the work plan
ned is social to be given to the mem
bers of the lodge at their next regular
meeting, February g.
Postmaster Collins NJ. Graves has
been appointed the Vermont member
J on the committee in charge of the in
| augural ball at the White House on
the evening following the Inaugural
, ton of President Taft at Washington
March 4. Mr.. Graves has accepted
and with Mrs. Graves will attend the
inaugural exercises.
Look! See the new pictures anC
songs at Library theatre today Fea
lures, Montana SchoOlmarm,
drama with life and quality "ThC
Clowns Daughter" another good dra
] ma; christmas Carol" very interest
, ing and pretty, THE Street WAITS
7 Christmas" q serio-comic, sure t
: please; Rubber Heels very funn!
and others of merit. See this show
| Why do people pay 50 for a seat a
play or opera and then rush out be
fore the final curtain or just as it falli
as If they were afraid the place wa
going to be raided? People don't or
. der a 81 dinner and then run ava,
{ from the table before the dessert il
: half swallowed The people who be
i gin grabbing for their wraps or crawl
y ing over others laps to the aisles be
fore the snow is over iniure the plea
ure of others who are sane enough t
want to wait for the end of the play
Z Ny. World.