The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and viIl<Se Told Brisfk
for Busy Readers-


laughter in Glens Falls.
Wesley Fauley OF Stafford street is
isiting friends in Pittsfeld-
Miss Bessie Harbour has returned |
rom a visit in ChicOpee Falls, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Hawks 1Jr.
lave returned from a two weeks !
visit in New York.
Charles A Carpenter who has been !
confined TO the house for several days
by illness is recovering.
Philip T. H. Pierson and John w.
5. Pierson OF Stanton, Mich, are
spending the day in Troy
Miss Mary Watson and Master
Breslin of Waterford are at the home
of Joseph Watson of Stafford street
A telephone pay station is being in
stalled in the Harwood drug store on
North street for the convenience of
the public in the vicinity.
Miss Ruth Lillian Ferguson will en-.
terrain number of her young friends
this afternoon in honor of her 18th
birthday at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 80. Ferguson.
State Auditor Horace F. Graham of
Craftsbury is in town today auditing
the accounts of officials who receive
their salaries from the state.
To accommodate those who may
wish to avoid the crush at the valen-
tine counters on Saturday night, Girls
void will keep open this evening.
Roy NJ. Paddock went to the Sam
aritan hospital in Troy Thursday
where he expects to undergo an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis Saturday
morning.
The high school monthly report
cards have been issued The cards
contain the monthly report, the re
suit of the examinations and the av-
erage for the half year past.
The price of hay at present is high
er than the average for many years,
The best quality of timothy is selling
from SIS to $50 ton, while inferior
grades are selling from s14 up
Save money and buy mans suit
at $500, mans overcoat at $3.50, a
young mans suit or overcoat at $500,
a boys overcoat at $275 or a boys
suit at $500 at Mulligan & Roche's,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russell of Main
street were surprised by about 20 of
their friends Thursday evening. Five
hundred was played and an enjoyable
evening was spent Refreshments
were served.
The old historical novel, THE
Green Mountain Boys by Daniel p
Thompson of Barre will soon be is
sued in an illustrated edition by a
Boston Publishing company. Among
the illustrations will be pictures of
historical places in this locality.
Call and inspect the handsome Jap
anese novelties that are being pres
ented to each purchaser as a medium
Of advertising our fine grade of teas
coffees, etc, at the popular store OF
Robinson & Stebbins. l16 North St.
Our telephone is SEAT your service.
The funeral of Miss Nellie Mcclure
of Pittsfield, who was well known
here where she frequently visited,
was held from st. Joseph's church
this morning at o'clock. The burial
was in St Joseph's cemetery. Rela-
tives from this town were in atten-
dance
On Tuesday the Chinese through.
out the country started the obser.
vance of their New Year and in every
city and town the Cinnamon will sus
pend their labors as far as possible
for the next two weeks and will pass
much of their time in feasting and
general rejoicing
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Wood enter
tanned the Notification club last eve
ming at their home on School street
where an enjoyable time was held
| Widow was played and the prize:
were awarded to Mrs. Turner Grams
ton, George Cook, Mrs. Frank Wood
and Peter Harrington. Refresh
ments were served
Frederick S. Morrison OF Albany {
member of the New York state Y. nj
C. A. executive committee, will NEE
the directors and members of The
various committees connected will
the local association at a committee
mems tea at $3.50 Monday evenin.
Mr. Morrison was formerly state sec
rotary of the Vermont association.
Logging operations in the noun
tains east of the town are being car
| ried on with much vigor during thii
period. The snow is from to fee
deep on the mountains affording al
excellent opportunity to draw tn,
logs to the mills. The demand TO
sawdust at this season of the year Il
great, following the filling of loca
ice houses.
The telephone operators and othe
employees of the New England Tele
phone and Telegraph company viii
soon get an increase in wages and 0
course the many employees of tn
company in this section will benefit
all of which will be very pleasin
news. 1t Is stated that a total G
100000 will be paid out in increase
wages to the employees of the con
pany.
Word was received here today tina
Mrs Albert w. Harwood, mother G
s. Everett Harwood is dead at tn
home of her daughter, Mrs Josep
| r LYMAN ut pittsfipld n H. Wher
she was visiting. A telegram wa
received yesterday announcing he
serious illness and S. Everett Hal
wood left yesterday for Pittsfielt
Further particulars will be printe
later.
A very early spring is predicte,
by the weatherwise The opinion 1
based on the fact that an early sprint
followed the year 1898 which wa