The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.


DR.. H. J. Potter is in Pittsfield to-
day.
John Rogers of Troy is the guest of
Mrs. o. w. Harwood.
James H. Whitney spent Wednes-
day in Troy on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John. Norton have
broken camp at Cedar Bluff.
Mrs. A. K Ritcaie left this mora
ing for trip to New York.
Miss Flossie Eddy of Troy has been
the guest of friends in town.
Miss Mayme Kelley of Brooklyn is
the guest of friends in town.
Thomas Houley of Manchester Wis
tied friends in town Wednesday
Miss Clara Fronier is the guest of
Miss Ida Ray of Mckinley street
Frank Rudd of the H. P. Woodman
store is taking two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Charles Barnes and guests
are spending the day in North Adams.
Mrs. Alexander Ensign of Pittsfield
is the guest of Miss Alice McDermott
Richard Bolan of Troy has accept
ed a position at the Ideal Tour ga
rage.
Mrs. William Costello mas returned
from a three weeks visit in Hartford,
Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Odell of Pleas
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of son.
! J. C. Irwin, travelling auditor of tne
Rutland railroad was in town today
on business.
Miss Emma LaMarre and Miss Mar
garet Greene have returned from q
visit in Cambridge.
Raymond Sexton has accepted a
position with the Telephone Exchange
at Great harrington.
|. r. Gibson and Mr. and MIS-
Frank Gallagher are attending the
Hoosac Valley Fair today.
Mrs. d. NJ Gleason is in town today
lmaking arrangements for moving
back to Bennington from Woodford
Charming Fletcher is singing this
week at the new Whitney taking the
place of O. j. King who has resigned
The entire stock of II. Harry Levin
must be sold before Oct 1st The
selling out sale is now in full swing
Miss Friede Manken of Brooklyn
who has been the guest of the Misses
Adams, returned this morning to heI
home.
G. Louis Harwood and William
Pike went into camp this morning al
Camp Pike. Mr.. Harwood will spend
a ten days vacation there.
Charles Seymour Vail left Benning
ton. this morning for New York
where he will spend the winter with
his father and attend school.
The largest crowd of the week
with the exception of Monday, is in
North Adams today to attend the var
ious events of interest in the Tunnel
city.
| Samuel b. Hall and son, Lincoln
lof Bennington Center enjoyed a troll
Hey trip to treat harrington, Mass,
Wednesday on the parlor car Ben
nington."
The regular meeting of the w. X.
IC. will be held tomorrow evening
Following the business meeting there
will be a roll call of members and a
lunch box social.
Three of this months shows come
on Saturday night, forming a peculiar
coincidence. Mr.. Wood has no other
play booked for Saturday night dur
| ing the remainder of the season.
Albert Caldwell of Poughkeepsie
| y. Y, is visiting friends in town. Mr..
| Caldwell is a former resident of this
town. being connected for some time
with the printing office of Perry &
Keeseman.
Eight school registers have disap-
peared from the town rooms. Anyone
able to give information concerning
them will confer a favor upon the
board of directors by writing. or tele-
phoning Superintendent Varney
The celebrated Geisha waists are
the prime favorites wherever smart
style. high class workmanship and
choice material are desired. Splen-
did showing opened this morning at
the Drysdale Store. Tailored and
| lingerie models $169 to $3.50
| Twelve of her nieghbors and
| friends gave Mrs. Sydney Jones OF
Gage street a surprise party Wednes-
! DAY evening. Widow was the feature
of the evening the first prize going to
| Miss Lillian Harbour, second to Mrs.
| p, l.. Lambert and the third to Mrs.
IL l.. Harmon. Refreshments were
| served.
Mrs. Julia Elwell observed her
birthday anniversary Monday at the
| Albert Peake home on the Pownal
road. There was a large attendance
of relatives and friends from Troy,
North Adams and Bennington A
sumptuous dinner was served and the
occasion was generally enjoyed by all
| in attendance
The members of Company X, V. n.
G. left this morning for North Adams
by special car at 9:45. Today is Gov
erhor's Day at the Old Home week
celebration. The governor of Massa-
chusetts and staff were present. The
local company was to take part in
the parade of militia from towns in
all parts of western Massachusetts.