The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-19

day from Drlel business Trip 10 new
York.
Miss Nellie Coffey left this
morning for Montpelier to visit rel
atives.
Misses Irene and Sally Graves ami
Mrs. Mabel Rodgers were in Troy
yesterday.
Mrs. Thomas Graham of New York
has moved into her house on Jeffer-
son avenue.
County Road Commissioner Daniel
T. Bates of Pownal is in town today
on business.
The 14th regiment, Vermont Volun-
teers are holding a reunion in G. A.
r. hall today.
Mrs. Julia NJ. Galusha has been APP
pointed Administrative of the estate
Of the late Oliver X. Wyman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bellmore of
North Adams have returned home af-
ter visit with rela, yes here.
William Galpin while climbing a
telephone pole on Silver street yes
terday fell and hurt his ankle severe
ly.
Mrs. L. F. Abbott. Mrs. J. NJ. Ayres
Mrs. C. NJ. Tibballs and Mrs. Mary
Hutchins Wilcox are spending the
day in. Pittsfeld.
Miss Anna c. Park and Mrs. Mosh.
er have returned from Woodford
where they spent the summer al
Miss Parks cottage.
j. T. Remington has moved from
the Pratt house on South street to
the house recently vacated by F. f
Battles on Hillside street
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy. who
came here few weeks ago from
Schaghticoke left today for NorthamT
ton, Mass, where Mr.. Murphy has
employment.
Mrs Mary Hammond of Connecti
cut who has been visiting her mother
Mrs. Rachel Pepper went to Troy OF
Monday to visit relatives before re
turning home.
The funeral of Jerry Sweet was
held from the home of Mrs. l.. II
Woodland on Union street at O'Clock
this afternoon Rev. VIM. F. Meyer
pastor of the First Baptist church of
ficiating. The bearers we're relatives
Of the deceased. Burial was in Cam
bridge.
There were 81 members Of the girls
Y NJ. C. A. and young women's gym
nasium class in attendance last eve
ming at the opening OF the class. Six
visitors were present This class
now promises 10 be the most success.
full OF any girls class ever attempted
In Bennington.
Dan Mahoney. who played the final
games OF the season with the Ben
nington baseball team. has been
drafted into his old position as quar-.
terback on the Holy Cross football
team. When Mahoney was in Ben,
nington he declared that he was out
OF the gridiron game for good but the
team has only one available man for
the quarterback position and would
be In bad shape in case OF an injury
Ray Fisher. the former Middlebury
college pitcher. who helped the Ben
nington team trim North Adams and
Pittsfield team trim North Adams and
OF the recent season. was pitted
against the great Mathewson in the
game between the Highlanders and
the Giants at New York yesterday. He
lost his game as his team mates fail
ed 10 hit the ball at the right time
Fisher held the Giants to six hits and
struck out seven which is a pretty
good record for n pitchers first year
In the big show.
Newspaper readers have become
familiar with the almost worldwide
var upon the indiscrlminate sale OF
strong narcotic drugs, the use OF
which has wrecked so many strong
men and women. as to make II q
menace to the human race. Few PEG
pie, however have seen the awful
results OF this pernicious habit and
Il remained for the late Clyde Fitch
to demonstrate In his great play "The
City," characterization OF the mad
dened. hysterical drug ilend. with
startling reality. The lesson taught
by this portrayal Is educational rath
er than the reverse. Bennington op.
era house Friday. October 81.
The annual report OF Manager Jos.
enh Ely OF the baseball association
OF Williams college for the season OF
1910 has iust been made and shows
n balance OF $40. which Is consider.
ably smaller than the previous year.
when the surplus was more than
$4,000. The increased cost OF sup.
plies, larger travelling expenses caus-
ed by the Princeton trip and the
three days trip TO New Haven and
Middletown. CT, are responsible for
the smaller balance. The gate re-.
colnts were larger this year than last.
but the management had TO refund
some $4,000 as the result of the rain
Memorial day. The total expenses
for the year were sSig2. OF which
si06S was paid for travelling expenses
1920 for guarantees. S110i for sup.
plies and e92tf for refunded pafa "a.