The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Tsls
Briefly for Busy Readers.

confined to the house by illness.
On account of the thaw ice harvest
ing on Benton's pond has once more
been discontinued.
twenty-five latest models in wo-
mems tailored suits opened today at
the Drysdale store.
Benjamin Estabrook Of Troy is
spending few days with his parents,
E. e. Estrabrook of South street.
There will be social dance at
Woodlands hall Monday evening,
Feb. %. Refreshments will be
served.
Mrs. Sayre Mcleod of Troy, sum-
mer resident will act as hostess for
a bridge party at her First street
home Monday afternoon.
Division f Of the Second Congre-
gational church will meet with Miss
Twitchell, zoo Main street. Monday
evening, Feb. 22d at(7:SO.
Make haste to secure tickets for
Miss Nichols delightful impersona.
tions on Monday afternoon, Feb %.
at the Y. NJ. c. A. See first page
Mr.. and Mrs John Sheldon, who
have been guests OF his brother, w.
b. Sheldon of West Main street for
the past few days, returned Friday
afternoon to their home in Dorset
One hundred pieces latest ideas in
yeilings in every wanted color, in
Guiding all the new shades, such as
caramel, prunel, Edison, catawba,
havane. wistaria, Burgundy, 90 on sale
today at the Drysdale store.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Leon
ard of Buskirk, N. Y, a former resi-
dent of North Bennington and Hoo
sick was held from her residence this
week The burial was in the Catho
lie cemetery in this town.
Uncle Sans Battle with the Bot
tie a report of the present status Of
what Lincoln said would be The
Next Great Problem for the Nation tC
Solve" will be the topic at the Bap
fist church Sunday morning Mel
are especially invited.
Among the out-oftown basket bal
games of interest to local people t,
be played this evening are Compan,
NJ VS.. All Troy in the Armory at Hoo
sick Falls and the Rensselaer, Poly
technic institutevs. Williams college il
Lasel Gymnasium in Williamstown
A fast preliminary game has been a
ranged before the basket ball gam
between the Y. NJ. c. A. and the Hoo
sick Falls FIVE this evening in tn
| gymnasium fast and excitin
game is sure to ensue when thes
two famous old rivals are opponents
. The subject for the Christia
Science tomorrow is Mind and tn
Golden Text BE not conformed t
this world, but be We transformed b
the renewing of your mind, that y
may prove what is that good, and a
ceptable and perfect, will Of God
| Romans 1872. Services corner Par
| and Scott streets II a. m.
II At the Baptist church the paste
| Rev. Frank r. Morris, will spea
Sunday morning on Uncle Sans Ba
/; tie with the Bottle" Sunday scho
at ~ m. Junior meeting at al
Senior Endeavor at 6 o'clock. Eve
| ing topic will be The Religion
| Awakening of Boston" Men a
especially invited to both mornil
and evening services.
| The Drysdale carpet store is sho
ing wonderful complete line
large room size rugs in the most {
! sirable qualities, designs and colo
Bewildering variety in wiltons,
- minister's, brussels, tapestrys sh
vans, yelvets, kashimers. fibre, CT
=, and ingrains. Not an assortmC
-, even in the nearby cities to surpi
- this. Advantageous buying makes
70 prices somewhat lower than in M
places.
The advance sale of reserved s.
, tickets for Chauncey Olcott will st
res at the box office Wednesday even
sn' at o'clock His play this year \
be one of the most magnificer
ne staged show ever seen in this to-
Two car loads of scenery is carr
- by the company, double the amount
any other show The famous
. scene in the last act requires net
a carload alone.
The Bennington and Brattlet
papers are blowing about the weat
in their respective bailiwicks,
that the adjournment of that unsp
able legislature has deprived then
a more robust topic. The Benninl
paper proudly claims that during
late cold snap, when the mercury
20 to SO below, in many parts of
state, It was only TO 6 below in
hillbegirt town (hope the compo'
n won't misplace an e. in the
/, part of the hyphenated We
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