The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Ne,.s -, the Town and Village Told Briefly
:Or Busy Readers.


Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Perry have
returned from their wedding trip.
Misses Rose and Bridget Grennan
have returned from visit in New
York.
The Y. NJ. C. A. young ladies' gym
class will meet Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock
Miss Kate J. Hubbel is visiting her
brother Col A. c. Hubbell in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. John Purcell spent Sunday
with her son, John Purcell Jr., at the
Troy hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Cooper, Miss Ma
bel Cooper and Miss Doris Caswell
went to New York Saturday
Walter Aiken who sustained injur-
les a few days ago by being thrown
from a wagon. is recovering.
c. A. Maurer spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs Jacob Harbour in Stamford
where Mrs. Maurer has been spend
ing several days.
The ladies' of the Eastern Star will
serve a supper in Masonic hall on
! Wednesday evening from to o.
clock Tickets rs cents.
Mrs Laura B. Cole and Mrs. II. j
Cole entertained at cards Saturday
evening at their home on North street
About sixty guests were present.
There will be a meeting Of the pub
| lie utilities committee OF the board OF
trade at the office of Emory S. Harris
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock
II. c. Shields and family will close
their summer residence at Old Ben
nington during the present week and
return to their home in Troy for the
wintei
Frank Blair of Bennington under
went an operation Friday in No. AID
ans for the relief of a diseased con
dition of both ears.-North Adams
Transcript
Mrs. Edward Garfield of Science
tady a former resident, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. /. Spafford
of North Bennington and friends in
this village.
Professor Lewis and his trained
animals arrived this morning from
New York to fulfill a three days en-
gagement at Library theatre, begin
ming tonight.
Rollin Whitney OF Springfield, this
state formerly of North Adams, has
resigned his position in the office Of
the Bottum and Torrance company
and accepted position in Amster
dam.
Harold w. Cole, proprietor of the
Shurtleff pharmacy, who is i'll Of ty
phoid fever at his home in Shafts
bury, is making good progress tow
ard recovery, although not yet able
to sit up.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Kempton anC
niece, Miss Mildred Cranston o.
Stoughton, Mass, have returned home
after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp
tons daughter, Mrs W. p. Kelley o
County street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvin French VIII,
recently moved here from Alban!
where Mr. French was In the emplo.
Of the American Express company
have leased one OF the Soule tene
ments on Main street
The Ladies' Sodality of the Sacre,
Heart church will give a card part.
and social at the N. E. o. p. hall OIL
Thursday evening. Oct. 20. Admis
sion 20 cents Music by Fraziers OF
chestra. Frank Shaw, prompter 81
Miss Mary Bowen, formerly OF Ben
nington and daughter OF Mrs Ellie
on October 2nd in St. James church
Williamsburg, Pa, to Arnold ThomI
son OF that city. They will reside 1
Williamsburg.
At an entertainment given at Sout
Dorset Friday evening under the aui
pieces OF ST. Jerome's church. Master
William and John McGurn OF thi
town rendered several vocal sele
lions In a most effective manner.
The weekly report for the week en-,
ing October 20 in the public schoo
shows an enrolment OF $40 pupil
the largest number ever enrolle
Much absence due to colds and minC
ills makes a low average attendant
but there is little contagious diseas
There will be a regular meeting
Walloomsac lodge n. T.. o. p. Tue
day evening. Oct "a. All member
are requested to be present as Pa
: Supreme Warden Frank w. Rice vi
be present After the meeting the
\ will be social hour for the membe
and their friends.
i Rev. Philip Schuyler, rector OF S
Peters church and George Welln
ton, left this morning for Portlan
Me, to attend as delegates the Ne
England Missionary council OF u
first district Mr. Schuyler will l
turn on Thursday.
Il Frank A. Perry, formerly CASH.
for the Berkshire Street Railway &,
In this town has been transferred
| Port Chester, ~ Y, to take q simil
position for the New York and Stai
ford Railway Co., controlled by q
| New Haven system.
III Edmund Il. Keough, who has be-
employed as reporter on the stS
OF The Evening Banner for the pa
six months has resigned his posiu'
In order TO accept better one on G
New England Homestead at Sprir
field, Mass, which is his home eli
During his stay In Bennington N
Keough made many warm frienC
who will regret his departure, but
the same time are glad to learn