The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Mrs. H. s. Bingham is in Troy to-
day.
Coal hods from zoe up at Rams
delrs.
George C. Wood is in Manchester
today.
J. G. Byars of North Hoosick was
in town Wednesday.
Elijah Howard has accepted a posi-
tion in Rockwoods mill.
Rev. II, j. Maillet of Dorset was a
visitor in town Wednesday.
Mrs. H. l.. Hover has gone to Scho-
dack, n. Y, to visit relatives.
John Eddington was in North Ad-
ans Wednesday on business.
George S. Clark has returned from
business trip to New York.
Mrs. S. II. Blackmer and Mrs. ].
M. Ayres were in Troy Wednesday.
Mrs. N. ]. Morrissey and daughter
Agnes are spending the day in Troy.
Mrs. Charles Austin of Townsend
is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. j. II.
Cole.
John ]. Convey and Ellis Taylor of
Manchester visited Burt Willard
Wednesday.
A food sale is to be held at the
Baptist chapel Saturday, October
%, from to s. to
Mrs. Andrew Millington of Shafts
bury was in town today on her way
to North Adams.
Mrs. r. b. Patterson and daughter
Mabel have returned from a visit in
Troy and Albany.
The North Bennington military
band will hold a social dance in bank
hall Friday night.
Bennington Aerie. Fraternal Order
of Eagles are planning to hold fair
Thanksgiving week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvin French of
| Rensselaer,, MY. are guests OF her
mother Mrs. Mary Hathaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Bushee of Man
chester have been called here by the
death of her father, Alfonso Lapoint.
Mrs. a. J. Cooper, Mrs. Fl. b. Hut
| chins and Mrs. j. NJ Ayres
went to Troy today in Mr.. Cooper's
automobile.
Mrs. James A. Eddy went to Troy
this morning to spend the day. Their
summer home will not be closed I'M
til about November lst.
II. e. Hughes of Pittsfeld. district
manager for the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, visit
ed the local Office Wednesday.
Rev. w. Russell Bowie of Green
wood, Va, who has been a guest of
Miss Mary r. Sanford, left this
morning for Washington, d. c.
The next attraction booked by
Manager Wood of the opera house is
THE Man on the Box" which will be
seen here on Friday evening. Octo-
Der 29th.
l.. +. Royce has returned from a
several days vacation trip to Spring
field and other Massachusetts cities
and resumed his duties at E. f. Bot
tum's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sullivan of
Schuylerville, n. Y, are visiting
friends in town Mr. Sullivan for
merly conducted a tailoring shop on
gage street.
The local lodge Knights of Pythias
has moved into the hall in the Nor
ton block on Main street opposite
the Free Library and fitted the
rooms up in excellent shape.
A very important business meet
ing is to be held at the Neighbor-
hood house tonight at 1880. All
members of the Bennington Falls
club are earnestly requested to be
present.
Twelve new looms are being UNI
loaded this week from the car for
Holden, Leonard & Co. The new
machines are to be placed in the
building recently completed for that
purpose.
The funeral of the late William
Bright, will be held from the house
Friday morning at II o'clock Rev.
Philip Schuyler will oificiate. The
body will be taken to Schaghticoke
at 1915 for burial.
Ira Wood has sold his farm of
about 100 acres in the south part of
the town to Leonard Mears of Sun
derland, who is to take possession in
few days. The consideration is
said to be about $4,000
The food sale to be held at the
Baptist church this week is on Sat
urday, October %, not Friday as
stated in yesterdays edition. A
variety of good things will be on
sale. Hours from ? to 6.
"The Servant in the House" com
pany which played at the opera
house Wednesday evening, left this
morning for Catskill, n. Y, where
they will play this evening The
company came here from White
River Junction.
Rev. Robert NJ. Martin of Salem,
Mass, who is to supply the Baptist
pulpit during the pastors absence,
arrives today He will conduct the
PRAYER meeting this evening This