The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


sunday.
Peter F. Connors spent Sunday at
lis home in Troy.
Wills t. White was in South Shafts
bury today on business.
J. R. Judson of Arlington was in
town today on business.
Thomas Lyons of River street was
a visitor in Troy Sunday.
Miss Cecil Powers is visiting Miss
Vera Bull at Smith college.
f. B. Hyde travelling salesman for
a drug house, was in town over Sun
day.
d. L. Corsiglia is installing a Mod
ell Cooler" in his fruit and vegetable /
store on Main street
G. E. Stevens, VIM. Lowe and Fred /
Perry are in Boston this week attend |
ing the Automobile show.
f. L. Bottum and son Harold left
this noon for Boston to attend the
Boston automobile show.
Joseph T. Watson Of Stafford street
visited his daughter, Mrs Thomas
Breslin of Waterford Sunday
Mrs. F. H. Marks and daughter of
Niskayuna, n. Y, are guests of her
sister, Mrs. Lawrence Gokay of Val
entine street.
Mrs. William ]. Watson and Mrs
/ Grant allan hagIy nN nnYgf 81 loft
this afternoon for Boston TO attend
the auto exhibition.
Two extra freights were run over
the Chatham division Sunday One
returned as a double leader carrying
over 20 loaded cars.
The Rutland railroad pay car was
in town this afternoon from Rutland
bearing money to pay off the local en-
ployes of the company.
Mrs George J. Loomis who has
been the guest of Miss Juliette Stan
ford OF Monument avenue, returned
TO her home in Boston this morning.
The Bobcats and Porcupines will
| ioll a three string match game in the
tY. NJ. c. A. alleys this evening. Hos
Utilities will commence promptly at
100
Miss Florence March who has been
spending week with her mother, Mrs
c. B. March, returned to South Yer
non to resume her duties as teacher
in the school in that town today.
The Socialist Woman's Study club
will meet with Mrs. Charles POLAND
ia Branch street, Wednesday even
ing, March TO- Subject why / am
Socialist Any woman interested
in this subject is cordially invited to
be present.
The Silk family will move this week
) from the farm in the west part Of the
town which they recently sold to +. d.
Eaton of Rhinebeck, \ Y, to James
! silks new tenement on Scott street.
Mr. Eaton will take possession OF the
farm on the 10Th of the month.
/, The The requiem high mass cele-
brated this morning by Rev. A. J.
, Barron In the Convent chapel for the
! repose of the soul of the late Bishop
Michaud. was largely attended. The
mass was sung by request of the Lad
les Sodality society of st. Francis de
Sales church.
Mrs. George w. Otis who was call
ed here about a week ago on account
OF the serious illness of her mother
Mrs. j. Z. lemily OF Stafford street, re-
turned 10 her home IN Westfeld
] Mass, recently. Mrs. Lemily who has
; been seriously i'll for several days, is
: now rapidly improving.
The annual installation of officers
will occur at the regular meeting OF
the local Councch Knights of Colum
bus Tuesday evening. The installa.
ton will be In charge of District De
putty, Ira II. La Fleur of Middlebury
At the close of the meeting the ball
committee win hold a special meet
!, ing
Miss Florence Hollister gave de
lightful linen shower at her home on
r Elm street Saturday evening in honor
{ Of Miss Bessie Hudson. About IA
were present and enjoyed a pleasant
evening. An impromptu musical pro
} gram was carried out and choice re
l freshments were served. Miss Hud
/ son was the recipient of many beauti
), full pieces of linen.
! The Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team
= which has gained the title of the fast
est team in this section, will play III,
I.ansingburg high school in the gym
nasium Saturday night The Lansing
burg five are the fastest team in Rens
y selaer county and have almost per
feet record for their work this season
The fastest local game OF the seasol
L is assured.
One book that ought to be in ever
= American home is Webster's Inter
4 national dictionary. There are othe
Dictionaries but Websters Internal
ional is the standard and its use fror
day to day by the boys and girls grow
ing up as well as by the older peopl
I of the family in their reading an
p" writing will add TO the education
culture and refinement of any home
c. G. Barkley, manager Library tn,
= atre, announces to the public, OWN
to a misshipment OF film Saturda
l. past, he was unable to give an entir
ly new show, having on hand onl
1000 feet of new film, and he wa
=. obliged to show 5000 feet of fill
Ity which was exhibited on the previou
of night He earnestly begs the pardO
fNs 1 ~ RI O.