The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NSssS Of the Town and Village Told
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the day in Troy.
Chester Wilson Of Petersburg is
spending the day in town.
E. J. MorrisseN Of Dewey street is
spending the das N Troy
William c. Blake OF Woodford Ct'y
is visiting friends IN iowa tola,.
Herbert Van Steenburg was in
SALISBURY Thursday on business.
T. A. Davenport has returned from
a short business trip to New York
William H. Bradford is confined @
the house by an attack of rheumatisa..
Miss Adelaide Merrill of Brooklyn
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Mer-
rill.
Ramsdelrs store will be open this
evening to accommodate valentine
buyers.
George lockwood & Co.'S mill is
closed today in honor Of Iincoh's
birthday.
The clerks gymnasium class will
meet in the Y NJ. c. a. gymnasium
this evening.
Rev. b Kelly of Manchester returned
this morning after spending cod le
Of days in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Morse have
returned from their wedding trir to
Greenfield, Mass
Mrs. Frank f. Grennan has return
ed from a several days visit with
friends in Rutland.
Miss Margaret Dunn of Gage street
who recently fell and broke her limb
is improving rapidly.
Miss Dorothy Sigworth of Depo'
| street has gone to Schaghticoke TO
spend a few days at her former home
Gladys Hall of Main street, pupil
at Burr and Burton seminary in Man
chester, is spending her vacation he'e.
Home chickens and pork; the best
heavy Chicago beef Bennington cen
afford at l.. j. Eddington's Main street
market
Miss l.. NJ Barney is moving her
millinery business from the Library
hall building to the rooms over Ros-
ier's store.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tinaay and daughter
Dorothy are visiting her dahgPtsr,
Mrs. Benjamin in Stoek0rdse, Mass.
for a few days.
Roy Collins who has been the guest
of Mrs. T. A. Davenport Of Gage street
returned recently to his home in Tot
tenville, Staten Island.
Miss Georgiana Austin, teacher in
SALISBURY. is spending lew days
with her parents, NJ. and IRIS. W. A..
Austin Of Weeks stree.
Mrs. A. NJ. Collins who has been a
guest OF Mrs. T. A. Davenport of Gage
street for several days returned 10
Tottenyile, Staten Island today
The sidewalks are very icy in many
places. A little sand sprinkled on
the bad places would help much in
lowering the number of falls taken by
pedestrians
Village CLERK w. y. Hogan has tuln-
ed S6l into the village treasury ddrFe
the past year from licenses. tie ar
gest sum recelyod from shat strcc
in a number OF yeacs
Miss Julia Bmzzel entertained a
number OF friends at her home on RiN-
er street Thursday evening. The eve
ming was pleasantly snen. playing
games and singing. Dainty refresh
ments were served
The hours for the junior girls Y.
NJ C. A. gym class have been changed
from to to to every Saturday
afternoon. This change was made to
give more time to get the gymnasium
3 in order for basket ball games.
Among the famous fishermen at
! work on Bentons pond today with
| their minnows are f. ~ Paddock,
Maurice wall. Charles Bleau, and Rus
sell Elwell The day is a perfect one
for the sport and large catches should
be made.
The Jollideqtion club met with Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. Houran Of Pleasant
street Wednesday evening. Cards iur
nished the evenings entertainments.
Il Choice refreshments were S'l'ed ara
an enjoyable 'iuia is The report gwen
by all present.
Mrs. P. j. Mcclure of Stafford street
recently received check for $40
from the New Idea Publishing com
pany as first prize in contest What
should il cost to dress girl? Mrs
Mcclure considers herself very fortu-
nate as she was one of many hundreds
of contestants,
Mrs. Miranda Larrabee aged "A
years. died at her home in South Pow
i nal Thursday after a long illness
/ Death was due to heart trouble. The
/ funeral will be held at the Union
church Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
/ Rev. Mr.. Mitchell will oniciate. The
/ burial will be in the Oak Hill Gene
\ terry.
The funeral of the late Thomas \.
/ Hutchins was privately held from he
home of his son, H. b. Hutchins,
/ Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
Philip Schuyler pastor of the Episco-
pal church oflciated, The bearers
we're II. S Bingham l.. r. Abbott
\ Henry Sibley and C. NJ Lambert
There were numerous floral tributes
The burial was in the old cemetery at
Il the Center.
Miss Ruth Ferguson who is suffer
ing from an attack of chicken poX'
gave party to a number of her
\ friends at her home on Pleasant St,
\ the day being the ninth birthday ami
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