The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Ns,E1 Of thu Town and VIllsss Tola
Briefly for Buay Readers
Us Mary MeGurk is in Troy toda

See the new Emerson Oxfords at
Novecks
Fancy strawberriss at L. Corsiglia's
fruit store tonight.
SIPS and $3.50 white petticoats at
csc now at Noveck's.
Just opened an other lot of new
tailor made suits at NOveck's.
Exhibition sale of oriental rugs by
IS. G. Bulian at Andrew Oatman's.
G. Eugene Stevens has returned
from a short visit at the Boston auto
show
The new residence of J. T. Reming-
ton on Hillside street is fast nearing
completion.
Robert E. Healey has returned from
Rutland where he has been spending
few days on business.
Moses Wilson who was operated OH
at the Samaritan hospital in Troy
Wednesday is reported to be dolns
nicely.
Miss Sarah Snow who has been
spending several weeks with her UNI
Gle, William Ribinson expects TO re-
turn next week
Miss Catherine Mcclure of North
street was called to Pittsfeld this
morning by the serious illness Of her
sister, Mrs. Jerry Lee
Another big bill at the Colonial to-
day featuring the raid of the white
mar. A western drama that is worth
the price of admission. Your money
back if the show does not satisfy you
Debate l-"What form of Missionary
work does most to realize the aim of
missions, Evangelistic. Medical, Edu.
cational or Literary? Four debaters
will answer this question at the Bap-
fist church at 1880 tonight You are
invited
Mrs. Emma Davis of Ravena. n. Y,
swallowed a chicken bone and was be
ing taken to the Albany hospital yes
terday when she died i'm an ambulance
from the injuries caused by swallow
ing the bone. Coroner Girvin took
charge.
Mrs. james Murphy and daughter
Margaret returned from Troy Wednes.
day evening where the latter under
went a slight operation on her throat
Miss Murphy is getting over the ef
fects of the operation as rapidly
and as well as can be expected
rhe advance agent for the Forty
five Minutes from Broadway" company
was in town Wednesday and complet
ed arrangements for the presentation
of this famous comic opera here on
Friday. March 49, He left this morn
ing for Albany where the show will
play after leaving this town.
A letter received recently by an ole
time pupil of Prof. George w. Yates
who is at present living in New Haven
| Conn, states that he recently celebra
ted his Goth birthday and that he anC
Mrs. Yates are quite we'll In this let
ter Prof. Yates refers with feeling tC
| the time when he was at the heaC
of the famous Yates seminary at Ben
nington Center
Herbert Stratton of the east roaC
met with a serious accident Wednes
day while working around a circular
| wood saw. While placing a stick o.
| wood in the machine his finger,
came i'm contact with the saws teetl
and two were cut completely off Tn,
injured member was dressed by a 10
cal physician and the wounds ar,
healing as well as can be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Barber of Ben
nington Center pleasantly entertained
| Wednesday. There were "a presen
and the evening was spent at cards
The prizes were won by Mrs. PER-,
| b. Gardner and Leon Eldred. TIL
consolation prize went to A. L. White
| Following the card playing there wer
piano solos by Edith and Stella Rus
sell. Choice refreshments were sci
we'd.
II John w. Carney of Revere, Mass
deputy grand worthy president of tn
fraternal order of Eagles, has been L
town during the past few days maxim
arrangements for the institution of
lodge in this town. 1t is expected tina
a new lodge will be instituted in Fol-
esters' hall on Monday evening by tn
degree team of the North Adams lodg
and about 20 have made application
for charter membership and this nun
Der will probably be increased befor
Monday night.
The recent death in Burlington c
Mrs. Edward j. Phelps recalls the fac
that her distinguished husband, at on
time minister to the court of Londol
and later professor of law at Yale I'm
versity, was often heard In the oil
court house at Bennington hill wher
he appeared in many important ca
es. While yet young man thos
who heard him speak declare that
gave ample evidence of the fitness fC
the career to which he was later cal
ed Mr. Phelps was a cousin of III
late John T. Shurtleff, for many yeal
prominent druggist in this town.
Fruit Cake with Cornmeal.
Cream together half cup OF brow
sugar and one-half cup of butter al
then moisten with a cup of stror
coffee and a cup OF molasses, te
spoonful of grated nutmeg, of allspi'