The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
SsSs Of the Town and Village Told
Strictly for Buay Readers

Richard Maurer. has accepted a pos
ition with C. R Farnum.
John Grant, brakeman on the Chat
ham division is enjoying a short va
cation.
Airs. Belle Fresh of Nashua juno
ton, n. H.. is spending a few days |
in town
P. J. Mcmahon of the American
house visited at his home in Valley |
Falls today
The regular monthly meetings of |
the various hose companies will be
held this evening.
Mr. and Mrs A. j. Holden left to-
day for Washington to attend the in
augural exercises.
c. c. Jones, superintendent Of the
Fillmore farms is in Troy and Albany
today on business.
I. w. Hurd who has been confined
to the Soldiers Home hospital for sew
eral days is improving.
H. W. Putnam hose company win
hold regular meeting in their rooms
on River street this evening
Mrs Leroy G. Brant went to Troy
this morning to visit her mother, Mrs
G. S, Patterson, for few days.
Branch No. Of st. Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. Frank E. Howe
Wednesday afternoon, March 3.
Mrs. o. Yates who has been a guest
of Mrs. Joseph Bingham of Park ST.,
extension has returned to Schaghti-
coke.
The condition of Michael Hogan of
the west part Of the town who has
been i'll for several days, does not inn
prove.
Thomas Kinney of the west part
of the town who has been seriously
i'll with pleurisy is now somewhat
better
A requiem mass was celebrated in
the Convent chapel this morning for
the repose of the soul of the late
John Cone.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Larrabee who
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. b. e. Larrabee returned to
Montpelier Monday
Bicycles and bluebirds were seen
about the village streets today If
we don't have an early spring It will
not be the fault of the signs
Manager C. ]. Berkeley of the Lii
brary hall theatre expects to be able
to clear the theatre in time to hold the
regular performance this evening.
A delegation from Stark lodge l. O.
o F.. went to Hoosick Falls Monday
evening to attend the initiation ex.
ercises by the lodge in that town.
Preparations are now in full height
for the annual X. Of c. ball to be held
in Academy hall Easter Monday 1t
is planned to make it the best ever
Frank Bont of South street who has
been suffering from an attack of neu-
ralgia for the past several days has
recovered and resumed his duties in
the Bottum and Torrance collar shop.
r. X Dunbar Of Boston and F. II.
Brown of Waltham, Mass, have en-
gagged accommodations at the Putnam
to attend the meeting of the incorpor-
ators of the new gas company Thurs
day
Miss Rose DuRand left on the 1915
p. m. train to attend the funeral of
her little niece, Marguerite DuRand
of Mechanicyille, only daughter of
Charles DuRand, formerly of this vii
lage.
States Attorney William J. Meagher
and Richard f. Rawson left this noon
for Washington to attend the inaugur
al celebration On their way home
they will visit in Baltimore for a cou-
pie of days.
The first bluebird of the season
was reported yesterday by Mrs. L.
H. Ross. The little harbinger of
spring was seen near Benton's pond
and Mrs. Ross also reports hearing
a song sparrow.
Counterfeit half dollars of the date
of 1861 have been passed quite freely
among the local merchants during the
past few days. The coins are lighter
than the proper weight and do not
shine so brightly.
Miss Lura Remington delightfully."-
entertained about % of her friends at
a birthday party at her home on JEFF
ferson avenue Monday evening Five
Hundred was played. Choice refresh
ments were served.
Messrs Charles w. Thompson and
George c. Wood are organizing a man.
dolin club among the local musicians
Several names have already been Sc
cured and it is expected that a large
number will soon be enrolled.
Patrick Coffey, a veteran of the
Civil war who has been in an Albany
hospital for several weeks receiving
treatment has returned to the Soldiers
Home. He thinks the treatment ac
corded to him here is as good as in
the city.
The report of the Soldiers Home foi
the ten days ending February 2Sth
shows the number enrolled as 1902
The average number present was 81;
average present and absent. 1903. To
day there are 80 members at the home
q of whom are confined to the hos
pital.
Word has been received here of tn,
. serious illness of Ned Donnelly, tn,
actor, in Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Don
nelly It is stated is suffering from {
J severe attack of pneumonia. He ha'
|, been on the road with William A
Z Crane in "The Father and the Boy
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