The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-09
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Charles Davis has accepted a posi-
ton with H. f. Bradford & Co
Mrs. John R. Burton Of Grandyiew |
street is visiting in Hoosick.
Miss Alma Dagesse Of School street |
is confined to the house by illness.
Louis Bergeron Jr., went to Boston
today to spend few days on busi-
ness.
Mrs. William T. Barrett of Grand
view street is confined to the house
by illness.
Mrs. Anna Brockum Of North street
is spending a few days in Troy visit
ing relatives.
Ben Franklin of Troy is to give a
recital this evening at the home of
Mrs. George F. Graves.
The regular session of the clerks
class will be held in the Y. NJ. c. A
gymnasium this evening.
Miss Elizabeth Cronin of Jefferson
avenue is confined to the house by an
attack of the chicken pox.
w. B. Taylor & Co, had consign-
ment of wagons arrive here Monday.
There were ten vehicles in all.
c. c. Jones. superintendent Of the
Fillmore farms, is spending few
days in New York on business.
Mrs. S. ]. Armstrong of the Pow
nal road who has been seriously i'll,
is somewhat improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins NJ Graves
went today to Greenfield, Mass. to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Abercrombie.
Harry Willoughby has just com
pleted laying a gravel roof on a por-
ton of the roof Of Bradford's mill.
The Why and the How of Foreign
Missions" at the Baptist church to-
night, 7:45 to S45 Visitors invited.
Branch No. of St Peters church
will meet Thursday with Mrs. w. A.
Pert, Branch street, from 3 to 8 p m.
Rev. NJ. ]. Carmody of BrattlebOro
who has been guest of his sister
Mrs. Thomas Halloran, has returned.
The regular weekly drill of Co. X,
V. n. G. will be held in Foresters hall
this evening. All members should be
in attendance.
Woods and Goldsmith's orchestras
will play alternate nights at the F.
NJ. T. A. B. fair in Academy hall be
ginning Wednesday, Feb. II.
Two well equipped pool tables have
been added to the amusement room OF
the local Y. NJ. c. A. They were pur-
chased from Corbett & Grennan.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred d. Burt of Union
street went to Rutland this morning
to attend the funeral of the late Miss
Jessie NJ. Davis who died in that city
Monday.
Edward l.. Stone and Frank A.
Sherman spent Monday at Big pond
in Woodford pickerel fishing. They
report no difficulty in bringing home
their catch.
County Game Warden Harry Chase
left this morning for Rupert where
the case of state VS.. Merritt Horton,
charged with killing doe deer, is to
be heard today
Miss Bridge Grennan of Spring
street entertained a number friends
at a pink tea party Monday evening
at the club rooms on Main street.
Those present report very enjoyable
evening.
The ladies' Of the Baptist church
and congregation are to be entertain
ed at an informal tea by the officers
of the ladies' aid society given in the
chapel Friday afternoon, Feb. - from
l3 to o'clock. There will be a short
musical program.
landlord p. c. Cornell of the Put
nam house stated today that William
Van Sleet worked so arduously Mon
day guarding the hotel register, that
ne was obliged to 90 to New York to-
day to recuperate for a couple OF
weeks Registers are said to be a lit
tie out of Mr. Van Sleets aerial line
John Mouds has purchased from
Nicholas Cone the farm and home
stead of the late John Cone in the
south part of the town and will take
possession on April list. Mr.. Moulds
came here several months ago from
Newark, n. j., and has lived on the
Davenport farm since moving to this
town.
Misses Eunice Lyons and Edith
Lyons, teachers in the sixth grade OF
the graded school, are visiting schools
in Greenfield. Mass, this week. Mrs
Mortimer Townsend, former teach
err in the local school and Mrs, Harry
] o. White of Grandview street, a teach
er of long experience, are acting as
substitutes during their absence.
Peter f. Connors, the worlds cham
pion backward and forward skater
will give free exhibition on Girls
,olA,s rini, chic evening Mr. Con