The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Misses Olive Pope and Edith Dewey
are in North Adams today.
Tomorrow being a legal holiday all
the saloons will be closed all day.
Clarence Surdam of Mckinley street
is building an addition onto his barn.
Edmund Louzon of Mill street is
suffering from an attack Of the grip.
Mrs. John Purcell of Dewey street
is visiting her sister Mrs. Robert
Powers in Troy.
Mrs. Alfred Ratelle of Mill street
who recently fell and broke her leg,
does not improve rapidly.
New large plate glass windows are
being put into the WiHoughby block
on Main street by Remington &
Wood
John O'Donnel and DR., D. V. o.
DOnnell returned today from Science
tady where they have been spending
few days,
Miss l.. NJ. Barney will move her
millinery business from the Library
hall building tomorrow to the store
over Rosters.
Remington & Wood have drawn
plans for a new garage to be built
next spring for George T. Lane at
Bennington Center.
The Hon Charles H. Darling of Bur
lington has been secured by Stannard
Post, G. A. r.. TO deliver the address
in that city next Memorial day.
Miss Katherine Morrissey of Dewey
street went to Troy today to have a
slight operation performed on her
throat by specialist in that city.
The local council, Knights of Col
umbus, will hold an exemplification
Of the first degree in their rooms in
the Academy building Friday evening
The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs
| Bert Quackenbush of Branch street
extension is seriously i'll of pneumo-
mia. 1t is feared that he may not re
cover
The few inches OF snow which fell
Wednesday afternoon and evening
has made fair sleighing in all pairs o.
The town. In the village where the
roads are more smooth sleighs run
we'll
All the local grocery stores vii
close tomorrow at noon for the re
mainder of the day. The banks will
observe the legal holiday by CLOSING
all day The mills and many othe
places of business will run as usu
al.
Special exercises were held this
afternoon in all the grades of the loca
public schools IN the high schoo
the exercises were held during tn
last period. Tomorrow being a lega
holiday all the local schools will clos
this afternoon until Monday morn
ing
This evening John p Mulligan c
Bennington lodge of Elks, district d.
putty grand exalted ruler will max
his official visit to Rutland lodge, NJ
345 of this city. 1t is expected that
delegation from Bennington will az
company him to this city, There wi
be initiation and refreshments will b
seryed.-Rutland Herald.
Announcements were received toda
of the marriage Wednesday Februar
10, of Miss Lucetta Alfretta Hill
daughter of Mrs, Dora Hill of Ea'
I Main street and Samuel James Tao
= of South SALISBURY. The ceremon
was performed by Rev. T. F. Schae
= fer at the parochial residence in NJ
r Bennington and was witnessed onl
r by immediate members Of their far
e lily.
, Francis Connolly, son of Mr.. al
/. Mrs. John A. Connolly Of North stree
met with serious accident Wedne
, day While playing in the yard
the rear of his home he slipped al
fell. His hand struck a piece
broken crockery and cash sever
! inches in length was cut. The wour
> was dressed by local physician r
= curing several stitches to close
=. The boy was resting comfortably tn
!. morning but was weak from the lo
of blood.