The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readerz.


for Busy READER
Mrs S. F. Wood is visiting rela-
tiyes in Pawlet.
Miss Helen Cooper of Wateryliet
has been visiting here.
Miss Alice Powers of North Adams
visited in town on Wednesday.
Miss Lois Niles of Pownal has
been visiting Miss Edyth Rice.
T. ]. Bentley of Center Berlin N
Y, is spending the day in town
Mr.. and Mrs. Alanson Jacobs of
Troy passed Wednesday in town.
Saturday is the last day of the
great 99c sale in the Library build |
ing.
Harry ]. Cole returned Wednesday
night from a business trip to New
York
The condition of Mrs Dwight d.
Atwood of North street who has been
ill, is improving
Mrs. Herbert Marsden went TO
Woodstock today to attend the Re
bekah convention
Jerome NJ. Stearns and son Forrest
Stearns of Hoosick are spending the
day in the village.
The 99c sale closes Saturday night.
Only short time left to share in the
wonderful bargains.
Mrs. John Moulds has been called
to Newark, n j., because of the i'll
ness of her brother.
Earl Barratt of Branch street ex-
tension has finished work az the fac
tory of the Bennington Wax Paper
Co.
DR. F. S. Braley went to Burllng-
ton Wednesday afternoon to attend a
meeting of the State Dental associa
ton.
Ground has been broken for the
foundation of the mortuary chapel,
which is to be erected at Park Lawn
lcemetery
Miss Ruth Ressegue who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Resseguie, returned TO Troy
this afternoon.
What Bible Verse Has Helped You
Most?" is the topic at the chapel ser
vice of the Second Congregational
church tonight
w. L. Gokay went to White River
Junction Wednesday afternoon to
bring back two Cadillac automobiles
for local parties.
Misses Amy and Ethel Cutler have
returned from Troy where they went
to attend the funeral of the late
Thomas S. Hoyt.
/ Mrs. Seymour Van Santyoord Of
Troy arrived at her home in Furnace
Grove Wednesday afternoon to re-
main until Friday.
. Miss Edyth Rice, who recently re-
turned from st. Luke's hospital in
New York, where she underwent an
operation. is able to be out again.
Richard and Alexander Van SAINT
voord have returned from an outing
in the Adirondacks and resumed
their studies at Miss Carpenters
school
Rev. Salem Towne of Medford,
Mass. and Miss Towne Of Williams
town, called on. friends in town to
day Mr.. Towne was at one time a
resident OF Bennington.
Miss Elizabeth McDermott visited
friends in North Adams Wednesday
going from there today to Pittsfelt
to visit Mrs. Edward Bal. She viii
return home this evening.
William ]. Lonergan and p. J
}. Prendergast have returned from
y Montpelier where they have been at
!. tending the annual state convention
h of the Knights of Columbus.
: Ascension day services are being
o held today at the church of th'
e Sacred Heart. Masses we're sale
n this morning at $50 and o'clock
b The evening service will be at 1880.
d Mrs. Jason Stearns and son Franz
4 of Brooklyn. have been visiting hel
II cousin. j. NJ. Stearns Of Hoosick
They returned home Wednesday. Mri
Stearns is also known in this vii
age
Mrs. T.. c. Pierce. who represent!
the Furber Shoe Co, wishes to mott
fy her customers that she will be II
Bennington at regular intervals L
take orders and deliver as in IN,
Y past
, The automobile truck belonging Il
the New England Telephone com
/, pany this morning brought from
I North Adams the new booths to b,
installed in the new business ofiic,
N of the local exchange on the cOrne
= of North and Pleasant streets
d News has been received here o
: the death in Pittsheld on Wednesda.
of Mrs. Avis Eldred Burton, wife o
Y, Dr. Stephen c. Burton. She ha,
been in poor health for some time
Mrs. Burton was born in Hoosick OF
November 6. 1868, but the larger POI
: ton of her life had been passed II
- Pittsheld Other than the widoweT
the survivors are a step-son, Donall
Burton, and two sisters, Mrs. Ed
ward L. Bates OF this village and on,
residing in Hoosck