The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-27

ter the FOrtnlgntly.
Mrs. Joseph Couture of Pittsheld
is visiting her daughter, Mrs Roy
Brown of Mill street.
Branch No. of st. Peters church
will hold food sale at the Parish
House Saturday afternoon.
Edward Barrett of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Catherine Barrett of School street.
There was a good attendance at
the private dance given by members
of the high school in Woodlands hall
Wednesday evening.
The house being erected by Her
bert Harmon on the North Benning-
ton road, is nearly completed and
will be used as a dobule tenement.
Miss Mary Doyle of jefferson
avenue, who has been i'll for a few
days, has recovered and resumed her
duties at the telephone exchange
this morning.
H. l.. Field, president of the Yer.
mont Hosiery company returned
Wednesday to Mortified where he
attended the annual meeting of the
company held Tuesday night
Carl Estes has finished his com.
mercial course in the Bliss Business
college at North Adams and this
week he will enter the employ Of the
Glens Falls Machine company.
At the annual meeting of the Full
Ter and Warren company of Troy
held Wednesday, Thomas Vail sum
mer resident OF this town, was elect
ed trustee The company manufact-
ures the Stewart stoves and ranges.
Miss Bessie L. Bickford, chief oper-
ator at the telephone exchange, Is in
Pittsfield today attending a meeting
of the chief operators of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
company in this district.
Some excellent quality of oak and
pine timbers is being cut on the Tay-
Tor, Harrington and Searles farms in
the southern part of Bennington. A
large quantity has already been cut
and drawn to the saw mills
The comet which was seen for the
first time Sunday night was plainly
visible near the western horizon
Wednesday evening between and 7
o'clock 1t is doubtful if It will be
seen again as it will soon set before
the sun.
Your careful attention is called to
the advertisement of Joe Levin in an
other column All his stock must be
sold at this alteration sale to make
room for the carpenters who will
soon begin work remodeling and en-
1 larging his stock.
Manager Flaherty has signed Jack
/ Carolan for first base. Kinney for
catcher and King for the outfied and
/ change catcher, for the coming sea.
/ son. Manager Flaherty says he has
five minor league teams to draw
from this season, and will be in no
hurry to make up his team.-Hoosick
Falls Democrat
Mrs. f. A. Booth, who has been in
Boston for several weeks caring for
her brother, f. Barringer, who has
been very i'll with pneumonia, is eX
pected home today Mr. Barringel
will accompany her. His physician
has ordered him to leave the city fol
the balance of the winter in order
that he may have change Of air. il
being necessary to enable him tC
make speedy recovery.
The social committee and trustees
of Walloomsac lodge are negotiating
with q Boston firm for one of then
best lyers and Pond pianos. They
have always used the Good Templar,
and would have purchased the sam,
but they preferred to rent and no
sell. The committee thought that 4
was better to buy something To cor
respond with the other lodge room
furnishings and not rent any longer
John Spargo. the Socialist. VIII,
has q summer residence i'm Bennine
ton Center has issued two books, ont
on The Spiritual Significance o
Modern Socialism and the other on
THE Bitter Cry of the Children
Both books are said to have beel
written in Bennington last summer
Mr. Spargo, who is a vigorous writer
is the author of more than thirt
sociological works
There will be a basket lunch he'll
in the c. A. r. hall by the ladies O
the Womans Relief Corps on Frida
evening, January the 2Sth. Fac
member is to bring lunch, at whic
time a delegation from the Hoosic
Falls Corps of about 20 ladies will b
present reaching here at $3.50. Tn
lunch will be served at that houl
A full attendance of members is re
Quested to be in the hall at 6 o'cloc
to prepare the lunch and receive tn
ladies from Hoosick Falls TIL
regular meeting will be held at eigb
o'clock in the evening.