The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
ior Busy Readers.

d. l.. Corsiglia is in North Adams
today on business.
Rev. H. J. Maillett of Dorset was a
visitor in town today.
A new line of Halloween post cards
the best ever at Griswold's.
l.. NJ. Larkins went to Rutland this
morning on a business trip.
Conrad Schwartz has returned from
a visit in Bridgeport, Conn.
p. ]. Prendergast has been spend
ing a few days in North Adams.
There will be a dance Thursday and
Friday evenings at the Canadian club.
This week sweet potatoes are sell
ing Is pounds for quarter at Harris.
The indications are flour will be
higher before January 1st See Harris
ad.
Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Hawks Jr.,
went to Troy this morning to spend
the day.
Charles f. Patterson of Bennington
home next week.
John Johnson, the noted North Ad-
ans horse dealer visited Michael
Flynn here today.
Frank Cook of New Haven, Conn,
former resident is visiting friends
and relatives in this town.
C. NJ. Lambert went to Arlington
this morning to set up a monument
he recently sold in that town.
The Bennington high school foot
ball team will play the Adams high
| in Adams Saturday afternoon.
The regular business meeting of the
Young Womans club will be held in
their rooms this evening at o'clock.
b. F.. Brooks is out deer hunting in
| Pownal He is in partnership with
H. c. Armstrong of the postoiiice
force.
Woods orchestra has been engaged
! to play for the Methodist church fair
to open on Tuesday evening Novem-
Der end
Woods orchestra has been engaged
to play for the base ball dance at
Foresters hall on Friday night Nov
ember 9Th.
The sewing circle connected with
the Guideboard Sunday school will
meet with Mrs. Herbert Barney this
afternoon.
Rev. ]. H. c. Cooper OF Colchester,
Mass, and formerly of Stamford is
spending a few days in this town and
Manchester.
Mrs. Moses Wilson returned Tues
day from the Samaritan hospital in
Troy where she has been receiving
treatment for several weeks.
Several local people are planning to
leave for Montreal on the sleeper to-
night Special excursion rates have
been offered by the Rutland railroad.
Received today shot gun shells load
ed with bullets. Rifles and shot guns
to rent Bicycle cards 10 cents a
deck j. l.. McGurk. Gas Main street.
Arthur Barney who has been EN-
ployed at Lake George during the
summer is visiting at the home of his
father, Martin f. Barney on Beech
street
Miss Winifred Adams will complete
her duties at the telephone exchange
Saturday and accept the position for
merly held by Miss Julia Riley in Rit
chie's store.
F. r. Hopkinson has sold his home
on Gage street to Frank NJ. Wood
who will take possession within a
short time. The consideration was
not made public.
Mrs Eva Wright and son Charles
OF West Main street went to Pitts
ford this morning to visit her son who
is an inmate of the Vermont Tuber
culosis Sanitorium.
good attendance was present at
the dancing class and assembly held
by the Young Woman's club in For.
esters' hall Wednesday evening under
the direction of Mrs. T. p. Gregg
All the members of the orchestra
and chorus engaged for the Mass in
connection with the Silver Jubilee
are requested to be prompt at the
first full rehearsal tonight at Acade-
my hall at 7:45.
Two deer are wanted for the feast
of next Wednesday evening The
feast is to be given in the form of a
barbecue Who will bring in the
game for this occasion? Kindly re-
port to l. E. Gibson.
One of the best Gelatine Photos,
We have seen for an interior view is
that of the new post card of St. Fran
els de Sales church. The picture
was made by Ferguson and published
and sold by Grswold.
Miss Susan lockwood won the $500
prize offered by the management of
the Library hall theatre for guessing
the name of the headless lady shown
at the theatre this week. The CON
test was to have lasted all the week
but the headless lady did not wish
to have her picture used for such a
purpose and accordingly the contest
ended Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler Dean Jr
were very pleasantly surprised Mon