The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Se~s Of the Town and Village Tolls
Briefly for Busy Readers


Briefly for Busy Readers
Mrs. Harriet Williams of Park street
is ill.,
II. II. Cole Of Hoosick Falls visited
in town today.
Mrs Frank E. Grennan is in Rut
land visiting friends.
Mrs. c. W. Thatcher of Pleasant
street was in Troy today.
Miss Lizzie Guidon OF Maple street
visited friends in Troy Monday.
Mrs. 4. b. Swift of Adams street is
conyalescing from her recent severe
illness.
l.. c. Holtcn OF School street is con
fined to the house by an attack of
lumbago.
All the local hose companies win
hold their regular monthly meetings
IA their rooms this evening.
Mrs. John T. Green of Berlin, n. Y.
is the guest of Mrs Adelaide Saunders
at c. A. Woods for several days.
Miss Bessie Green of Union street
has recovered from her recent illness
and resumed her duties at Nichols
store
William imam who has been con
fined to the house for a couple Of
days by illness, has now resumed his
duties.
Mrs. Fred PecIham has moved from
South street to the lockwood tene-
ment over McLeod's millinery parlor
on Main street.
The oath annual charity ball for the
benefit OF the North Adams hospital
twill be held in Odd Fellows hall in
that city this evening.
Mrs John Bentley who has been a
guest of Miss Bessie Harbour for the
past few days, has returned to her
home in Salem, n. Y.
Mrs. Nelly Brayton Wilson who has
been a guest Of her cousin, Miss KaJh-
crime j. Hubben, has returned to her
home in Boston, Mass
Mrs. Carl Garretson and son of Pitts
field have been guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
b. l.. Nichols for few days and are
now visiting in SALISBURY
L. r, Buss of Putnam street has
been secured to have charge OF the
old cemetery on the hill next summer
by the cemetery association.
Judge and Mrs. T. p. Dinnean who
have teer tn guests of Miss Ella
Purcell Of Dewey street, have return
ed 10 their home in New York.
Miss Jennie Green who has been
suffering from an attack of appepdi
citis for the past several days, was
taken to the Troy City hospital this
noon for an operation.
About 40 members of the local lodge
lB. +. o. Elks are planning 10 attend
the dedication Of the new Elks home
in North Adams this. evening The
party have chartered a special car for
the return trip.
During the past 20 hours the mer
curry has raised about 40 degrees Al
6 O'Clock Monday evening thermome
ters registered degrees below zero
| At 2 O'Clock this afternoon It was a
|
is now in full swing
The Y. NJ c. A. basket ball team
will go to Dalton, Mass Saturday
night to play a return game with the
Y. NJ. c. A. team in that town. The
team will practice on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings Of this week
from Z to o'clock.
Ephriam Rice. aged "a years. dice
at his home in White Creek Monday
after a three weeks illness The fun
eral will be held from the house TO
morrow afternoon at one o'clock II
the White Creek church. The buria
will be lin the village yard Of thai
town
Miss Ella Purcell entertained a nun
Der of friends Monday evening at hel
home on Dewey street in honor o
her guest. Miss Catherine Dinnean o
New York. Five hundred was play
ed. Excellent refreshments were SCI
we'd. The guests report a very en-
joyable evening
six more cold, dreary weeks of win
ter. is the prophets verdict because
he sun was so imprudent as to shov
itself during the greater part of thu
day. The bear, or ground hog, coul'
certainly see his shadow if awake
According to very old belief ST
more weeks OF winter are sure Z
come If the sun shines on these an
mails on Candlemas day.