The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

The Misses Putnam are in Troy to-
day.
Benjamin Semilitzsky of Mill street
/ is in Troy today.
Mrs. William Burke is i'll at her
home on Morgan street.
DR. Frank r. Grennan of Schenec-
tady was in town over Sunday.
Miss Bessie Bickford returns to-
day from a short visit in Boston
Henry McManaway of Hoosick
Falls visited friends here Sunday.
Miss Martha Snow is spending
few days at her home in Manchester.
William Mclaughlin of Main street
spent Sunday at his home in Dandy.
Mrs. John II. Warren of School ST.
returned Sunday from visit in Bos-
ton.
Richard Maurer of Schenectady
spent Sunday at his home in this
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miner of Mill
street are rejoicing over the birth of
son.
E. ]. Swan, a travelling salesman
spent Sunday at his home on Main
street.
James A. Eddy of Troy spent Sun
day at his summer home at Benning-
ton Center.
Miss Huldah Bowen has returned
from South Dorset where she has
been visiting for month.
Or. f. w Goodall who has been in
Albany for several days, spent Sun
day at his home on Main street.
Miss Bridget Cunningham of North
Bennington visited Mrs. Margaret Nc
Carthy of Gage street over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy McKeon and FL
bert McKeon spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs McKeon in Arlington.
Bernard Cullinan of Arlington who
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Guy
McKeon of Gage street has returned
home.
Mrs. Henry Goodall and daughter,
Elizabeth, of Lake Kushaqua, n. Y,
are spending few days at DR.. f. w
Goodalrs.
Peleg Mattison of Auburn, n. Y.
who has been visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs John b. MattisQn of South
street, returned this morning.
The monthly cards in the public
schools will be issued this noon and
the parents of the scholars are re-
quested to carefully inspect them.
Lost-Between the stocking mill
and St Francis church a gold chain
with pearl heart charm. Finder will
please leave at the Banner Office and
receive reward
Harold Bottum returned to his stu
dies at the Troy Conference academy
at Poultney today, after spending
few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. l.. Bottum.
Mrs. p. NJ. Buckley and Mrs. S. A.
Smith of Athol, Mass, attended the
funeral of the late Horace Bent here
Sunday and will remain here a lew
| days visiting relatives.
Mrs. John Hogan of Maple street
and Miss Mary Guiltinan of Division
street returned Sunday from Troy
where they attended the funeral Of
their aunt, Mrs. Jane Fleming.
Adams high school eleven defeated
he local high Saturday afternoon by
a score of "a to 0. On the preceding
Saturday the local team held the Ad-
ans team down to a score of to ..
In Saturdays game the Bennington
boys were outclassed both in age and
| weight, many post graduates playing
on the Adams team
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hummer en-
tertained over 20 guests at a venison
dinner at their home in the west part
Of the town Sunday The guests in
Guided people from this village and
lIoosick.
The dancing class of the Young
| Womans club will be held in Fores-
ter's hall on Tuesday evening. After
the class all members are asked to
adjourn to the club for a special bus
mess meeting.
The funeral of the late Horace Bent
was largely attended from the house
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 Rev. Geo.
$. Mills OBLIGATED. The bearers were
members of the family of the deceas-
ed. The burial was in the family lot
in the Village cemetery.
In the piano contest this week the
standing contestants will be announc-
ed each day till Thursday. being the
| day Of the close That evening the
announcement will be made hourly
till o'clock At the last stroke of
The town clock the ballot will close.
Miss Frances Ryan was surprised
| by a number of her high school
| friends at her home on South street
Saturday evening when a Halloween
party was held in her honor. Games
in keeping with the occasion were
played and dancing enjoyed. These
present report an exceptionally jolly
good time
The famous Byrne Brothers will
! produce their successful pantomimic
production THE New Eight Bells" at
the opera house Monday evening No
vember g. The tricks and scenic eff
fects invented by the talented John
f. Byrne are very clever and startling
and the piece is entirely new and
comes as fresh and crisp as new
bank note.
A Halloween party was given by
Hazel Hufnagel Saturday evening to
her many little friends. The guests
came dressed as follows: Helen Mort
as a gypsey, Catherine Healy as a
witch, also Beulah Whitley as a
mitch Manu- uao1v &c a paorace IIildo