The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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for Busy Readers
John J. Ryan is III.
Mrs. William A. Bahan is i'll.
c. /. Hendee was In Troy today.
Frank Rely is assisting at Wheel
ers market
Mrs. P. C. Cornell is spending the
day in Albany.
John Campbell of Arlington spent
Wednesday here.
William Frietag is visiting friends
in Schenectady.
Mrs. Bert Smith underwent an OPP
Grafton yesterday.
Mrs. E. A. Booth has returned from
visit in Rutland.
Robert Bentley of Arlington visit
ed here Wednesday
H. G, Harris of Troy is spending
the day with relatives here.
Mrs. James Shufelt and Miss Anna
Shufelt are spending the day in Troy.
Harry Middleton attended the fu-
neral of relative in Hoosick this
morning.
Mrs William Barron and Mrs. p. A.
Smith are visiting their mother, Mrs.
John Temple of Ayerill Park.
Mr. and Mrs. John Spargo returned
this afternoon to Yonkers, N. Y. Mr..
Spargo expects to leave there Friday
for Philadelphia.
Lost-Between Stafford street and
Sacred Heart church gold rosary
beads. Name on back. Reward.
Cali at Novecks store. 69t1
Miss Mary /. Sharpe went to the
Samaritan hospital, Troy, this after
noon where she will undergo an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis.
The original company which will
present The Lottery Man at this
opera house tonight arrived on the
! flyer this afternoon from Cohoes
+. ]. Beaulieu who has been trans
ferred from the National to the Am
erican Express company OF Chatham
left last night to take the position
as assistant agent in that office.
The Y. NJ. C. A. Catamount basket
bali team defeated the Williamstown
high school team in that town We'd
nesday evening by score Of l3 to IL
in what was well contested game.
Mrs. Fred Harmon very pleasantly
entertained the Harmony club We'd
nesday evening at her home on Tn.
ion street at widow The first prize
was presented to Mrs. Charles Green
the second TO Miss Lillian Harbour
and the third to Mrs. h. l.. Lambert
"A trip around the World" a free
informal, fascinating lecture, illustrate
ed by beautifully colored slides will
be given by the mems club Of the
First Baptist church, Friday evening
for men only. A collection to defray
expenses will be taken up. Men
young and old, invited.
The attendance at the lecture to be
given by w. S. c. Russell at Masonic
hall Friday evening is not restricted
to members of the order or invited
guests The entertainment is one
that 1t is believed will be of interest
to the public generally and every one
is invited to be one of the audience
Tickets may be purchased at the
door
Stark Lodge No. . /. o. o. F. mel
| Wednesday evening, the new Off
GERS in the chairs. The meeting was
lively and very interesting Bro. r
s. Pike, Rutland, VT, gave a pleasing
address which was followed by re
marks from every member present
After the meeting the newly elected
officers voted to furnish a lunch and
smoker TO tie members on Wednes
day evening, Jan is, which every
member is re luested to attend.
The Berkshire grand jury yester
day at Pittsfeld made its report IN
which no indictment was found
against William Powers. the baseball
player. who was charged with malici
Gus mischief In setting fire to an avn
ing in North Adams last summer. In
the cases against Harry Sprague ant
Jessie Duplease, who we're married In
Bennington last month, the charge o
adultery against Sprague was dis
missed but an indictment against IN,
woman for lascivious cohabitatior
was returned.
One OF the largest lecture audien
ces OF the winter turned out las
evening to hear the talk at Academ.
hall by G. ". Russell The hall
which Is one Of the largest. II not th'
largest In the village, was completed,
filled The lecture was finely Illus
trated and was highly enjoyed by al
In attendance. The kindness OF Col
DIN Scott, who provided for the lee
tue. was highly appreciated. Col
SCOTS motives In attempting 10 In
still into the minds Of the young pee
Pile more comprehensive knowledg
OF the stirring events OF our nations