The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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to work.
William MERCER of Park street is
on the sick list.
Fred Silver fell and injured his arm
in Coopers mill Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blake are
visiting Mrs. Blake's parents in Wei
and, Ont.
C. NJ. Lambert and Son have sold
car load of cement to parties in John
sonyille. n. Y.
The Chas. G. Cole clothing store
will be open every night hereafter
until Christmas.
Mrs. James Garfield of County ST.,
visited her sister, Mrs Leon Darman
in Pownal over Sunday.
Branch No. of ST. Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. Collins NJ. Graves
on Thursday from 3 to ..
The attendance at the local schools
was far below the average today, es-
pecially in the lower grades.
Arthur Michaels of the south part
by Illness His wife is also i'll.
A regular meeting of Walloomsac
lodge, n. +. o. p, will be held this
evening. Every member should be
present
Election of officers will take place
at the regular meeting of Bennington
council, Knights of Columbus this
evening A large attendance is de-
sired.
II. w. Myres states that during the
last IA days his 80 hens have laid
10 1-2 dozen eggs. He also has IL
pullets from which he got eggs
Monday.
The A. 0. U. w. viii hold a social
dance in Woodmans hall Friday,
Dec. II, 1909. Music by Frazier's
orchestra. All come and enjoy your
| selves.
The funeral of William Young viii
be held Wednesday afternoon at one
o'clock at the church in Pownal Cen
ter The burial 8ill be in the Tow
| sley cemetery
The advance sale for The Third
Degree" was the largest of the sea-
son Monday night despite the bad
weather. Indications are that the
house will be sold out before Thurs
day night.
Stark lodge, I. o. o. f. will hold a
regular meeting in their rooms in the
opera house block Wednesday even
ing. The nomination of officers will
take place at this meeting. Refresh
ments will be served.
The funeral of Frank Lansing,
brother of Elmer Lansing of this
town. who died at Albany was held at
the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs
j. J Lansing this afternoon at = o.
clock in Hoosick Falls,
Myron Barton has resigned his pos
ition with j. cd Walbridge and is
moving from the Walbridge tenement
on the hill TO the Cranston store on
River street where it is said he con-
templates starting a store.
J New netting of chains has been in.
stalled in the basketball baskets at
the Y NJ C. A. gymnasium to replace
the old netting. Screens will soon
be placed on the upper windows OF
the gym. to protect them from being
broken
The funeral of Clark H. Houghton
was held at the Green Mountain Val
ley chapel Monday afternoon at 2:3O
Rev. W. w. Brunk officiating. ON
account of the storm the burial die
not take place until this morning and
was in the chapel cemetery.
A district meeting of Manser en-
campment was held in the Starl
lodge Monday evening. w. p Horton
grand representative and II. c. Far
rar a past grand representative o
Rutland were present. On accoun
of the bad weather the attendance
was not large
Samuel Strouse of East Main st.
received telegram Tuesday evenin.
announcing the death of his brother
in-iaw, Alfred Van Buren, of Perry, n
Y. His death was caused by tn,
bursting of a circular saw, a piece o
which tore an ugly hole In his sid,
and stomach, He was we'll known
and estimable young man of tina
place. Mr.. Strouse left for Perry OF
the morning train today.
The milkmen seem to be having
their troubles in trying to raise the
price of milk to seven cents a quart
From the beginning Seymour Van
Santvoord and Martin Cone did no
raise the price and other dealers wht
at first agreed to the increased SEIZED
ule are now selling milk for six cent.
a quart. One dealer stated to a Ben
ner reporter that he knew one dealer
who was selling milk from one car
at three prices, ;, and 7 cents
quart. 1t appears now that the raise
will be only temporary and that the
former price of six cents a quart will
be in force among most of the deal
ers.
There has been recently installed
in the Keepers house of the Ben
nington battle monument, which is
on the monument grounds at Center
Bennington the beautiful oil painting
Of Captain Elijah Dewey who was
famous in Bennington's Revolution
airy DAYS The DOrtrait was Dainted