The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Mrs. Clara C. Tiff of Mckinley st.
is seriously i'll.
Samuel Holt has returned from
visit at his home in Pittsheld.
Frank McDermott Of Pittshsld is
spending few days in town.
Miss Catherine Passeneault of
North Adams visited here Sunday.
Efford Stevens has installed a tele-
phone in his home on Putnam street.
Miss Harriet Woodbury. of North
Adams spent Sunday with friends in
town.
Miss Flora Burgess and Kathryn
Burt spent Saturday in North Ad
ans.
Edward, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. J.
Lashaway of River street Is serious
ly ILL.,
The local f. NJ. T. A. B. society
held a regular meeting Sunday after
noon
Leonard Richmond of Manchester,
Conn, is visiting at the home of A.
J. Elwell
J. H. Barney OF Putnam street has
returned from a weeks visit at the
Bushnell farm
On account of the stormy weather
this morning 2SS pupils were absent
from the graded school.
Clarence Surdam of Mckinley St,
has sold his horse, cutter and har-
ness to James Hogan of the Soldiers
Home
c. A. Wood has received Ben
Franklin-Gorden job press to meet
the demands of the increasing bust
ness of his job Office
An anniversary requiem high mass
was celebrated in the Convent chap
ell this morning for the repose of the
soul Of Mrs. Francis Cone.
| About 20 members of Bennington
Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles
vert to North Adams Sunday to at
tend the annual memorial exercises.
Wednesday will be parents night
at the Y. NJ C. A. gymnasium. A
free exhibition will be given and all
those interested in the boys are cor
daily invited.
The high school Y. NJ. c. A. gym
nasum class will compete for honors
in q fence vaulting contest this af-
ternoon. The young ladies' class will
meet this evening.
On account of the exemplificat'cn
of the fourth degree by North Adams
Council tomorrow, the local councI
will hold its regular fortnightly
meeting this evening.
The high school girls basket ball
team will play five from Saratoga
in the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium on
Thursday evening. A preliminary
game will be played between the Ben
nington Falls club and the Y. NJ. c
A. team.
4 Miss Mabel j. Chase, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase of NORTH
Bennington died Saturday night aget
10 years. The funeral will be helC
from the house Wednesday afternoon
1t 2 o'clock. The burial will be II
he North Bennington cemetery.
Seymour Van Santvoord, a Trojan
resident of this town, president o
; the Security Trust company, is thu
new head of the Trust Companies as
ISOLATION of the state of New York
having just succeeded Preslden
Grange Sard of the Union Trust com
pany OF Albany.
The employees of the Bennington
Electric company are progressin
| rapidly with the work of installing
q motors for the new loom room q
4 Holden, Leonard 4 Cos mill. Som
4 of the looms are already running an
= the remainder will soon be ready
4 About so new machines have been il
B stalled.
There will be a Washington brit
day supper Wednesday, Feb. 2Sr
from to 1880 o'clock at the Congr,
s gational church parlors at Mort
Remington. Entertainment follow
q ing supper; an unusually good pr
& gram. Admission including suppC
% cents Come and see the traine
n animals
The manager Of the high scho'
81 baseball team is making arrang
ments to enter a league with Hoosic
n Falls, Greenwich and Cambridge. -
& sides playing series of games
& the league the team will also play
81 few games with Berkshire team
* The schedule for the season is nj
X yet completed
The funeral of the late Warn'
Rice was well attended at his hon
on the SALISBURY road Sunday afte
noon at 2 o'clock and at o'cloC
az from, tho craan Mountain VoIiav oh