The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tire Town and Village Told Briefly
for BUS Readers-

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Mrs. George E. Donnelly is in Troy |
oday
DR.. b. o. Barber OF Pownal was in |
he village yesterday.
Joseph Norwood OF Pownal was a
visitor in town yesterday.
Mrs. r. L. Nichols left this noon
for New York on a business trip.
Thomas J. Morrisey began house
keeping today on Pleasant street
Regular meeting of the Stark hose
company this evening at o'clock.
Edward Flynn went yesterday to
North Adams to attend the Bliss
business college.
Miss Georglana Austin, who is
teaching in SALISBURY is at her
home here on a vacation.
The door prize of ton of coal at
Library theatre was won last night
by Francis Camp of this town.
F. J. Kennedy is confined to, the
house by illness today and Miss Julia
Riley is in charge of the shoe store.
Miss Eunice Lyons was unable to
attend to her duties as teacher in the
graded school because of an injury to
a foot
Mrs. Mabelle Bond Cottrell who has
been visiting Mrs. A. w. Varney, her
sister, returned today to her former
home in Middlebury.
There will be a social in the Young
Woman's club rooms tomorrow even.
ing at 8 o'clock. All members are
invited to come and bring a friend
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Putnam and
daughter, Irene, left last evening for
San Diego, where they will remain
until early summer as the guests of
Mr. Putnam's brother.
Spring Remnants, specially good
line being shown now at the Holden,
Leonard Co., Mill. Until further
notice the salesroom will be open
Tuesdays ard Wednesdays. Str
o. NJ. Barber has gone to Old Point
Comfort Va, with the intention of
being absent during the remainder OF
the week Mrs. Barber has been
stopping at the resort for some time.
Spring Remnants, specially good
lines being shown now at the Holden,
Leonard Co.. mill. Until further
notice the salesroom will be open
Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 3tf
Clam chowder will be served Fri
day evening, March 4, by famous
California chef at the Guide Board
chapel The public is cordially in.
vited. Price will be within reach OF
all.
Public supper Wednesday night at
| the Second Congregational church.
Hour $50. Cold ham, scalloped po
tatoes, cabbage salad, coffee, and
cake in variety. Tickets, twenty-five
cents.
JOS Levin is in New York to pur
chase new stock of mems, women's
and children's ready made garments
for both his new and old stores or
North street. He expects to remain
a week or ten days.
Mrs. Ella Peckham wishes hereby
to express her thanks to her friends
who have sent her flowers during hel
Illness. She is now getting along
nicely at the Berkshire Hills Sana
forum at North Adams.
The village trustees will hold z
regular meeting this evening. Al
this meeting the warning for the com
ing village meeting will be prepared
and if any person has any matter
that they wish to get into the warn
ing they should see about it tonight
Prof. Albert Cru, instructor il
French at Williams College, is to Civ,
a series of lectures in French in Ben
nington on alternate Fridays Tn,
first of the series will be on Frida,
afternoon March 4, at st. Peter
parish house at 4:15 p. m. The pub
lie is invited.
The pickerel season in Bennington
county closed yesterday. The fisher
men have not made such good cat
ches either in size or number, n
were secured last year A good cate
of small fish was made on Benton
pond the day before the seaso
closed, but there has been but fittl
fishing there for several weeks.
Landlord w. H. Berry of the Wa
loomsac Inn came down from BeI
ninsICn Center to vote this mornin
wearin.; in the lapel of his coat a We
4 low pansy which he picked on tn
hotel lawn this morning. Mr.. Berr
! stated that he had picked at leas
1 one pansy from the same localit
every month of the present winte
since November.
Mrs. A. w. Varney gave an enjo
able musical Tuesday afternoon
about 40 ladies at her home on Jeffe
son avenue. Mrs. Mabelle Bond Co
Z trell Mrs. Varney's sister, sang
& number of pleasing selections. A d
n ct by Mrs. Cottrell and Miss Geore
81 ana Austin was another appreciate
4 feature Of the occasion. Refres
4 ments were served.
a A. W. Wilmarth of Stamford hi
n sold his interest in the Stamfol
Il Chemical company and withdraw
& from the Office of president 1t
q not known to whom Mr.. Wilmart
a disposed of his interests in the col
pany. At the annual meeting he
4 last week O. M. Barber of BENIN
ton was elected president; MI
Sarah Tudor of Stamford, treasure
Mrs. Fannie Tomlinson of BENIN
& ton, assistant treasurer.
Sneak thieves are operating
4 some extent in the village and Il
y authorities are making a concerto