The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Live bait for sale at McGurk's bar
Der shop.
Christmas postals cent to %
cents at Evans.
The W. r. C. will hold a regular
meeting this evening.
Holly gift boxes, coin and hand
kerchief cards at Evans.
Two new Ping Pong tables have
been installed at the Y NJ. c. A.
F. J. Eaton, travelling auditor of the
Rutland railroad, is in town today.
Mrs E. A. Lemily of Branch street
Mrs. William Clark Of
the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs William Clark of
Grove street is confined to her home
by illness.
Ayers books for boys, Elsie Dens-
more and Mrs. Meade's books for
girs at Evans
Denninsons Christmas seals, tags,
gummed ribbon, holly wrapping and
tissue at Evans
Mrs. l.. H. Woodward of Union ST.,
is entertaining Mrs. George Hawley
OF West Arlington.
The New York papers did not ar
rive today until 1925 on account OF
poor connection at Troy.
Mrs. Flora Rudd who has been Wis
iting her son, Maurice Il. Rudd, re-
turned to Hoosick this morning.
Mrs. John Temple pleasantly enter
tanned a number of friends at her
home on Gage street Thursday after
noon.
The Y. NJ. c. A. clerks gymnasium
class will meet tonight. The juniors
will have the floor Saturday morning
at $3.50.
Home pork and sausage, home
dressed chickens and heavy Chicago
beef at Sweet & Percey's tonight and
Saturday
James J. Nevils of School street,
who recently returned from the Al
bany City hospital is rapidly recover
ing from his illness.
Mrs. George Woodward of School
street who has been i'll for some time
does not make as rapid improvement
as her many friends desire.
Miss Lulu Robinson will have her
Christmas sale at her home on Wal
loomsac street from Tuesday, Deem
Der IA, until December %. 44t3
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Reilly enter
tanned a number of friends at a dance
at their home on Park street Thurs
day evening. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Henry Goodall and daughter
who have been the guests of DR.. and
Mrs F. w. Goodall, returned this
morning to their home at Lake Kush-
aqua, n. Y
An appropriate Christmas gift is
years subscription to the Ladies
Home Journal or Saturday Evening
Post. Leave orders with J. A. Evans,
district agent
Mrs. G. F. Houghton and daughter,
Miss Dorothy Houghton of Benning-
ton will spend Christmas with Mrs.
Houghtons mother, Mrs. Washington
Aiken of this city-Troy Record.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Bee
be of Toronto, Canada. arriy-
ed here this morning to attend the flu
neral of George B. Lawrence. Mr..
Beebe is a brother of Mrs. Lawrence.
The next attraction booked by Mgr.
Wood of the opera house is the fam
Gus comic opera Buster Brown" for
January 2. 1t is seldom that so long
an interval elapses between shows at
this time Of the year
Leslie Morse and Edward Moon are
at BARRIERS pond today pickerel fish
ing. The sport at that pond this sea
son is good and many large catches
have already been made. Hoadley's
pond has also furnished a large num-
Der of pickerel this year.
Just try a cup of Robinson G. Steb-
bins fresh roasted coffees and new
ly imported teas and wonder why you
have not joined in long ago with the
many good judges in Bennington that
call their goods par-excellence, both
in quality and price See their 'ad.'
Manager Wood of the opera house
by request of many of the local the
atre patrons, is making an effort to
secure a return date for "The Three
Twins" later in the season. In or
der to do it, il will be necessary to
start a subscription list to secure a
good house.
Canton Bennington, No A, will
hold regular meeting in the Odd
Fellows rooms this evening at o.
clock. A banquet will be served at
the close of the gathering. All mem
bers should be present to transact
important business.
Bennington people will please re-
member the annual forefathers supper
to be given at the chapel of the Con
gregationa church on Wednesday
evening, Dec 22nd Fancy articles
and baskets will he on sale at the
parlor of the church after in the
afternoon.
The Alpha Chapter of the Epsilon
Kappa Fraternity has issued invita-
lions for private dance to be given
in Fcresters' hall Monday evening,
December %. The committee in