The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-18
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Briefly for Busy Readers
Mrs. Harriet R. Sears. teacher Of
Latin at the local high school. is con
fined TO the house by illness.
just received a large shipment Of
Harvard shirts for men and Bell
waists for boys, soc al Noveck's- z
The topic of the mid-week service
at the Baptist church tonight at 1880
win be The Secret of Some Fail
ures.
Guy Edison who has been visiting
at his home on Putnam street return
ed TO North Adams this noon to re-
sumo his duties in Cuttings store
The price of eggs is still decreas-
ing Dealers are today Offering them
for % cents a dozen. The continued
cold windy weather does not seem TO
effect the hens
At $3.50 this morning thermometers
registered 10 above The high north
west wind intensified the cold and
made it feel much colder. So far
March has been as cold as February
on the average.
Postcards received today by friends
from Robert Cakes, state that he
reached Chicago safely on March
10Th. Mr.. Cakes will reach his des-
tinatiOn, Spokane. Wash, about Fri
day or Saturday barring accidents.
Bartholomew Casey Of Bennington
Falls who recently severely cut one
OF his feet while chopping wood, is
recovering as rapidly as his injuries
would warrant. 1t will be some time,
however, before he will be able to do
much active work.
There was a large attendance at the
public auction on the Leyings Percy
farm near White Greek Wednesday.
Everything was sold at top notch pri-
ces Cows brought from $40 to SAC;
two year olds, $50 and yearlings SIS.
Oats sold for 6S cents a bushel
Rev. Frederick st. George McLane,
brother of Mrs J. j. Stakeholder and
brother-in-law of Mrs. Collins NJ.
Graves died suddenly today in a hos
pital at Savannah, Ga, following an
operation The body will be brought
here for burial and will be met at
Jersey City Saturday afternoon by c.
NJ Graves.
Seymour f. Merrill, who is spending
months furlough with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Merrill, visited in Troy
and Schenectady Wednesday Mr.
Merrill is now a corporal in a regi-
ment of artillery stationed at Sandy
Hook In tsss than a year he will
have served out his three years en-
listment.
Miss Mary Houghton, treasurer of
the senior class of the Rutland high
school reports that the fund which
will help defray the expenses of the
trip to Washington amounts to 1864
This has been raised by the play and
two entertainments. There are 40
pupils in the class. among whom the
money will be divided. The class will
start for Washington, Saturday morn
ing of next week
The social religious services of the
Baptist church, preparatory to the
coming of Rev. H. S. Pinkham, will
be continued in the following homes
Friday night at 1880. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Chase, Guideboard; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Baudistel, 227 Division
street; Mrs. J. l. LOOMS, 23l School
street, and MIR. and Mrs Charles Har-
ris, 203 Weeks street. Neighbors and
fs.fa DO tntsttaH NJ
"Chapman-Alexander song book with
sou
Among those who sailed on the
Prince George" for the Bermudas to-
day with Miss Helena Norton are the
following we'll known people. Mrs. II.
Allen Sommers, Mr. and Mrs James
Bryce Mrs W. Howard Brown, T. l..
C1yler, Judge George NJ Dallas, Mr.
and Mrs. J. l.. Folsom, Mr. and Mrs
Frank ID. King Sanford Love. J. Clar-
ence Lane, Mrs. j. Il. Lloyd, T. l.. Nc
Cready. Mr., and Mrs. Henry Palmer
Miss Helen c. Stillman and Mrs. Fl. J.
Wineer
Michael Roche went to Troy last
evening to attend the funeral held this
morning of Edward the six year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Malone
who are family relatives. Last sum
mer the boy was a visitor for several
weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Roche On Saturday last while Mr..
and Mrs. Malone were returning in a
hack from attending a funeral the We
hicle was struck by a trolley car and
the boy sustained injuries from which
he died on Tuesday.
The Misses Helen Hurley and Bes-
sic Shay entertained a number of their
many friends at a tea party, without
tea, given in the parish of the Episco-
pal church Monday evening. Gossip
furnished the evening S entertainment.
Miss Doris Gibson was given first
prize as the best gossiper. The en-.
tertainment was total success as il
is the first of its kind given in this
town Invisible refreshments served
by invisible caterers was also one OF
the features of the evening
The funeral of Patrick j. Coffey
who died at the Soldiers Home hospi
tai Sunday was held this morning
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