The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-21
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ting in North Adams
A. B. Gardner OF PoWnal was in
town today on business.
Miss Nellie Farrell has returned /
from weeks visit in Troy.
Miss Mime Nehr Of Lincoln street
is confined TO the house By illness
A. H. Phillips of Troy is visiting
his sister. Mrs. NJ. P. Endress.
Sidney Jones OF Pittsheld spent
Sunday at his home in this town.
Sheriff George Corey OF South
SALISBURY is in town today on bust
ness.
Clarence Hunt of Schaghticoke
was the guest Sunday of Ralph Bur
telle of Depot street.
Clarence ]. Ferguson, head of the
Vermont Anti-Saloon League, was
registered today at the Putnam
house
The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology basket ball team will
play Williams tonight at Williams
town
The subject for the Guideboard
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening, IS
Practical Religion, leader, Phillip T.
II. Pierson.
Alfred Grafton has accepted a pos
ition with his father and brother al
the Ross & Hutchins machine shop
in North Adams.
j. b. Manley of Brattleboro, state
agent for the Ford Automobile Co..
is in town today visiting W. ID. New
ton the local agent.
This is the last full week in which
it will be legal TO catch plckerel
through the ice as the season in this
state closes March |.
A change of over 40 degrees oc-
Cured in "a hours since early Sun
day morning. A temperature of
about zero was registered Sunday.
The little son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas F. Slattery of South street
who has been seriously i'll for the
past three weeks is much improved
Several candidates were initiated
Sunday afternoon by Bennington
court, Foresters of America, At the
close of the degree work refresh
ments were served.
The Junior Christian Endeavor en-
tertainment which was to have been
given this evening at the Second
Congregational church has been
postponed to tomorrow evening
Charles A. Yale of Burlington dis
trict deputy of the Elks will be pres
ent at the regular meeting of Ben
nington lodge Tuesday evening A
large attendance Of members is de
sired.
Walking has been no more difficult
this winter than today. The cutters
were filled with snow when the rain
started this morning and the side
walks soon became flooded and ,ov
cred deep with slush.
On account of the storm and tn,
bad condition of the streets and side
walks only one session was held il
the public schools today All the de
partments closed at one o'clock 70
! the remainder of the day.
The Phllathea's will have thei
regular monthly business meeting il
/ the kindergarten room this evening
: at o'clock. All members are rt
quested to be present, as there /
: some very important business t
transact.
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Jewet
was held from her late home o
South street Sunday afternoon, Rev
George s. Mills, pastor of the Coz
o gregational church officiating TIL
e bearers were all relatives of the d.
b ceased, George H. Moore of Bennini
ton, Fred Moore, Seth Moody an
! Willard Moody of Williamstown. TIL
remains were placed in the vault g
| bennington Center.
| Since the 100000 sale involvin
The transfer of the Pittsfied Stree
railway to the New England Inves
ment and Securities company was a
! nounced, Pittsfeld has been LITERAL
| flooded with bond men. With S
| much money soon to be put out
| circulation, the argument that MOI
| taxable securities are a pretty goo
Itthing and that assessments this yea
| are made April /, instead of May
as in other years, is being used
many quarters. Bond men expect
| reap harvest from the sale.
L All INGTON