The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Ae~s of the Town and Village Told Briefly
Tor Busy QeadsS


Robert Hin is recovering from a
recent illness.
$500 buys $40 overcoat at Multi
gan G. Roche's. 1872
Miss Ruth Smith of Watervliet has
been visiting in town.
John C. Mcdonald of North Adams
visited here Thursday.
For sale, kitchen range, first class
condition. McGurks, 645 Main st.
A regular meeting of the Woman's
Relief corps will be held this even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Williams enter
tained five tables at whist Tuesday
evening.
Fred ]. Kennedy has been called
to Haverill, Mass, by the illness of
his father.
Rev Bernard Kelly Of Arlington
who has been spending a few days
here has returned.
Miss Agnes Seymour of Cohoes,
who has been visiting friends here,
has returned home.
$500 boys and young mems over
coats Is to 20 years, worth $40 at
Mulligan G. Roche's. 1872
Louis Contois of North Adams,
formerly of Bennington was guest
Friday of Charles Sillars.
$3.50, $500 and $500 boys and
children overcoats worth IS and SO,
to Is years at Mulligan & Roches.
1872
Miss Alice Powers has returned to
her home in Cambridge, N. Y, after
several days visit with friends
here.
Boys neck sweaters 80 cents worth
500 and $3.50; boys knee pants 25
cents worth soc and $1.OO at Null
ligan & Roche's. 1872
DR.. A. E. Houle has returned from
Joliet, p. O., where he accompanied
his daughter, Bibian, who is attend
ing school there.
Mrs. f. L. Aldrich of Wilmington,
former resident, who has been Wis
iting her brother, Dwight Atwood
has returned home.
The first regular meeting of the
newly organized Bennington Drama
tic club was held Thursday evening
in the Golden Cross hall
A few more pledges for tickets are
needed before Saturday evening to
secure May Irwin for January o.
Telephone 116-1 or 62 w.
Nearly 10 tickets were pledged by
telephone for May Irwin within two
hours after the offer was received by
telephone Thursday noon.
Myron Wilkinson and sister, Mrs.
John McDermott Of Arlington were
guests Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
B. Burnham of Union street.
Ladies of The Socialist local will
hold food sale tomorrow from to
S o'clock at their rooms on South
street opposite Drysdale's store.
Fred Surdam and Ralph Bartele,
who have been travelling with the
Madame X" company, have resign
ed and returned to their homes here.
Mrs. S. f. Wood enjoyably enter
tanned the members of the Jollifca-
ton club at her home Thursday eve
ming. Cards we're enjoyed and prizes
awarded.
Mrs. John Toomey of Gage street,
who fell on the ice the first of the
week and sustained broken bone in
one ankle, is doing as we'll as could
be expected.
A letter received on Thursday by
Mrs. Emerson Estabrook from her
son, Frank H. Estabrook, a former
resident of this village now Of Por-
tage, Wis, where he is foreman OF
large granite works, says that II
was so cold there last Saturday that
the granite cutters could not work
20 below zero and a strong wind. The
day after Christmas they had fall
OF nine inches of snow.
Miss Edith Van Santvoord enter
tanned charmingly Thursday after
noon at her home at Washington
Park, Troy. in honor of Miss Esther
Mccullough with a five-table bridge
party and number came in for tea
after the games. The favors were
received by Miss Mccullough, Mrs
Ebert Scranton Plat, Mrs. William
Henry Warren, Mrs. A. Harris IdC
and Miss Elizabeth Mann. Mrs. vii
liam II. Shields and Miss Martha
Vail poured at a table prettily arrane
ed with pink roses and heather and
Miss Juliette McConihe Shields serv
ed the punch
At reception given Thusrady at
ternoon at her home on First street
Troy, Mrs. Henry Coppee Shields in
troduced her daughter. Miss JuliettC
McConihe Shields 10 society. Mum
erous gifts flowers. ferns and palms
adorned the drawing room, where the
guests were received by Mrs. Shields
Miss Shields and Mrs George w
Kemp and Miss Esther Mccullough
- In tho dining rom