The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

IDr DIZZY nenuefSs
Louis Remington spent Sunday in
SALISBURY.
E. d. Gibson of Rutland was in
town this afternoon.
w. NJ. Troy of Williamstown was
visiting friends in town Sunday.
William Andrews visited at his
home in Pownal Sunday
Miss Martha Snow has returned
from a visit in Manchester
Charles Davis visited Charles
Knapp at the Troy hospital Sunday.
Charles Charlton of Arlington was
guest of friends here Saturday.
Miss Amy Stewart spent Sunday
with Miss Olive Andrews of Pownal.
Miss Fannie Cullion of Maple st.
has returned from visit In Dorset.
Miss Mary Wells has returned from
Pittsheld where she spent the week
end.
Mrs. A. l.. Stewart passed Sunday
with Mrs Albert Dean OF North
Pownal
DR.. j. d. Lane has been called to
Hoosick Falls by the death of his
mother.
Born Saturday, Oct Z. son to
Mr. and Mrs LeGrande p Hyde OF
Elmlra, N. Y
Walter E. Bingham and Clair
Kenyon visited in Manchester and
Arlington Sunday.
The board Of directors of the Y.
M. G. A. will hold regular meeting
Tuesday evening at o'clock.
Some of the merchants along
Main street have begun to decorate
their stores for Columbus Day.
A paper is being circulated among
the merchants to close the stores all
day Thursday, Columbus Day. A
number have already signed II.
The ladies' of the Old First church
| are giving a rummage sale in the
room back of the church on Thurs
day and Friday of this week from 10
until o'clock 95t4
Orrin Bowen has returned from
Havana, Cuba, and is assisting at the
Cole Pharmacy duringi the absence
of Harold w. Cole. who is confined
to his home by illness.
David Gardner of Pownal has re.
Gently sold to j. c. Colgate a 5O-acre
plot OF pasture land located on the
Bennington and Pownal lines and adj
joining the Colgate estate.
All the members of the F. NJ. T.
A. B. are requested to meet in the
society rooms at . o'clock next
iuurslay morning 10 take part in
: the Knights of Columbus parade. It
is requested that all the members be
present. 95t3
A party of IS youngmen and young
women enjoyed a straw ride arrang.
ed by Eli Archer oWhite Creek on
Saturday night. They all went in
one big wagon. Music and dancing
were enjoyed and the party did not
get back home until Sunday morn.
ine.
The members OF the F. NJ. T. A. D.
society met at st. Francis de Sales
church and renewed the pledge In a
body Sunday afternoon. Rev. A. ].
Barron officiating. After the pledge
had been renewed several persons
were accepted as members of the
society.
Children under u years of age will
be admitted to the Columbus Day
ball game at Morgan Park Thursday
for 20 cents. A dance will be held
In Academy hall Wednesday night.
The line up for both teams will APP
pear in Tuesdays issue OF The Eve
ming Banner
Mrs. Mary s. Healy has returned
from Dorset where she spent Satur
day and Sunday. While there her
vocal selections rendered at an en-
tertainment given for the benefit OF
St Jerome's Catholic church won
much applause, being forced to re
spond to several encores, specia
request being In the song Believe
Me-. which was favorably received
Mrs. Phoebe Ovaitt, aged SO years
widow OF the late Norman f. Ovait
who died seventeen years ago. diet
this morning at the home OF he
granddaughter, Mrs. Everett HaT
wood. after an Illness OF three weeks
Owing TO the critical Illness in thu
family. the funeral services will b.
held at Mrs. Ovaitt's home in OIL
Bennington, on Wednesday after
nOon nj threa O'clock