The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and viII<Se Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Mrs. R. S. Drysdale and Miss Mel
lie Meagher are in Troy today.
Hugh Aldrich of Beech street is
constructing a cabin near BARRIERS
pines,
Mrs. E. H. Holden has been called |
to Manchester by the death of her |
uncle
Miss Carrie Prentice of Pittsfeld "a
former resident. is visiting relatives
in town.
Marvin White has returned TO Pit
tsheld after visiting his father Zea-
doc White
Miss Alice Abel of Hartford, Conn.
is visiting Miss Florence March of
North street.
Miss Annie Griffin of Division ST.,
has recovered from injuries receiv-
ed from fall.
Mrs. Nettie lockwood of Union st.
left Tuesday morning for few days
stay in New York.
Russell NJ. Hyde of Pittsfeld has
been spending a few days at his
home on South street
Several bargains at Joe Levin's al
iteration sale are now going at prices
far less than before.
Myron Chandler is to build new
cabin near the site of his present
camp at Peaks pines.
A daughter was born at the Gibson
hospital Tuesday morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Sausville.
The Syracuse University basket
ball team will play Williams in Will
Jamestown this evening
Joseph Coyne and daughter Bessie
of Union street are in Burlington to
attend the funeral Of a relative.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
Norman +. Greenslet Wednesday
morning at the Gibson hospital.
W. S. Bates, advance agent for
East Lynne" at the opera house on
Saturday evening, was in town today.
The b. H. S. Freshman class will
give a reception to the upper classes
Friday evening in Foresters hall
Division F. of the Second Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs,
r. S. Buss of Pleasant street Thurs
day afternoon.
A requiem high mass was celebrat-
ed this morning in the convent
chapel for the repose of the soul of
the late Mrs Thomas Ryan.
Mrs. H. L. Hover and Mrs. Emma
Harwood have returned from a visit
with Mrs. Hovers mother, Mrs. Mar
tina Westfall in Schodack. n. Y.
Charles Sweet and wife who were
called here by the death OF his faith
err A. c. Sweet, have returned to
their home in Woonsocket, r. |.
Mrs. J. S. Hodge of Revere, Mass,
and Mrs. H. w. Dudley of Cambridge,
Mass, are guests of the latters
brother, F. 7. Hopkinson of Main St
Roy NJ. Paddock returned Tuesday
afternoon from the Samaritan hos
pital in Troy where he recently I'M
derwent an operation for appended
It's
Mrs. James McSherry of River St,
is convalescing from injuries receiv-
ed by a fall at her home on River
street and is now able to be about
the house.
There will be a special meeting of
Bennington Grange this evening at
which the third and fourth degrees
will be conferred on class of II
candidates.
The local parochial and public
schools were closed Tuesday in OBJ
servance of Washingtons birthday
The banks and postofiice also obsery-
ed the day.
John Carroll who has been i'll at
his home on West Main street for a
few days. returned to Mechanicville
this morning to resume his duties
with the Boston and Maine railroad.
Mrs George Clark of Hoosick
Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hockefe-
Ter and Miss Irene Clark of Rensse-
laer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Lane of Waterford, n. Y.
Manager C. A. Wood has booked
Eddie Foy in MIR. Hamlet of Broad
way" for Tuesday evening March
10. Mr.. Foy will be remembered as
the leading character in THE Earl
and the Girl"
The meeting of Monument lodge,
Knights of Pythias scheduled for
this evening has been postponed ow-
ing to the Knights of Pythias gather
ing at Rutland which several from
here are attending.
There will be food sale at the
Baptist chapel Saturday afternoon
from to 6 o'clock. Rolls, wheat
bread, entire wheat bread, brown
bread, baked beans, pies, cake, Peter
Pans, and Swedish timbas.
Mrs. Wills r. White pleasantly en-.
tertained number of young people
at her home on the corner of Gage
and Grove streets at Washington
party Tuesday afternoon from to 8.
Choice refreshments were served.
Hon. Il. w. Gibson of Brattleboro
is to speak before the Bennington
club tomorrow evening at $3.50 on the
subject of Primary Nominations and
other state issues. The address will
be followed by smoker Members
of the club are permitted to bring
guests,
The Columbia five Of NCrth Adams
will play the Y. NJ c. a. team here
Saturday evening. This team was
recently defeated by Only two points
by the Pittsfeld team, and is consid
cred one of the strongest in the 1un-
mol citv Tho II IA & GIRLS foam