The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

WI. anu WI D. WI AR~ANl
Sunday with relatives in Arlington.
Harry C. Roster left this noon for
Canajoharie, N. Y, on business trip.
A. ]. Peckham of Rotterdam juno
ton is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Ferguson.
The Misses Perreault of North Ad-
ans were guests Saturday Of Miss
Rose Durand.
Don't forget the Leap year dance
at Academy hall, Tuesday eve. Ad- |
mission 25 cents. 5t2
George Rogers of Albany, travelling
salesman for the Cooper Machine
works, is in town.
Mrs. James Curtis of Hoosick Falls
is visiting her mother, Mrs Rose Muir
ray of North street.
Mrs. Martin Crowley is moving
from Lincoln street to tenement
on West Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. La Parle OF
Pleasant street passed the week end
with relatives in Troy
Archie Camp of the local telephone
exchange, assisted as operator Friday
at the Manchester exchange.
Mrs. T. p Gregg is the guest in
Schenectady of Mrs Edward Garfield,
former resident of Bennington.
Mrs. Robert H. Madison, who has
been the guest of her husbands moth
er, Mrs. e. D. Bennett, left Sunday
for her home in Seattle, Wash.
Mrs II. C. Payson returned this
morning to her home in Portland, Me,
after spending a week with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Luman S. Norton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. lockwood re-
turned Saturday from trip to the
lsthmus of Panama. Enroute, they
stopped at the Bahamas, Cuba and
Jamaica.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Reynolds of
Troy are at st. Augustine, Fla, for
brief stay. Mrs. Reynolds was for
merly Miss Grace Roberts of Old Ben
: nington.
There will be a special meeting OF
the board of village trustees Friday
evening for the purpose of drawing
the draft of the warning for the an
nual village meeting.
There will be a regular meeting OF
Green Mountain lodge. No. on Tues
5 day evening, February 20 at 1880
+ viii officers and members please be
present at that time.
The village check list was posted
! Saturday afternoon in preparation for
: the annual village election. The first
meeting for the making of corrections
will be held Friday, March l.
George Herman and Marion Shirley
S arrived this morning from New York
g They can be seen in a surprising nov
: city act (the mysterious masquerader)
at the library theatre during the mex
three days.
The funeral OF Louise NJ. the two
year old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Knapp of Division street, wa:
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
the house. Rev. w. F. Meyer of thu
First Baptist church ofiiciated
, The board of civil authority is II
session today making corrections il
the check list for the annual tow
] meeting. The second meeting will b,
held on Saturday, March 2, beginning
! in the afternoon and continuing int
I. the evening
William f. Scott was enjoyably sur
. prised Saturday evening by member
} Of Green Mountain lodge, A. o. U. w
j Cards were played after which a ligh
!; collation. was served. AS the occasion
!: was Mr.. Scotts birthday, he was pre-
b scented with gifts by the guests.
! Miss Rose Durand was pleasant.
: surprised by about 80 Of her friend
. at her home on Depot street Satur
= day evening Friends were presen
from North Adams, Cohoes, Hoosicl
Falls and Adams. Refreshments wer
served and a musical program was en-
= joyed.
:. l.. DeForest Cone, who was Gale,
: to Albany last Friday as witness II
y an automobile wreck case, has beel
o detained longer than expected ant
. may not return before Tuesday MI
n Cone has photographs in his possess
ion, having an important bearing Of
the case.
g The "Mutt and JEFF" company arriV
!. ed Sunday morning from Pittsfleld
n where the troup played Saturday eve
ming to a S1100 house. The con
pany will go from here to Rome, \
Y, and playing three weeks in on
= night stands, will go to Chicago 10
T. an indefinite engagement.
! Officers Of the National Woodme
assembly, recently organized at Mil
neapolis. Mimi, to protest against II
crease In assessment rates provide
for In the socalled mobile bill adop
ed at the recent meeting OF the Moe
/, ern Woodmen of America, are hastef
1 ing preparations for theinsurgent col
vention which is to be held Thursday
Delegates from camps in all parts q
the country will attend the meeting
at which action will be taken lookn
toward the withdrawal by the Woo,
men heads of the Objectionable bill.
| Rev. II. II. Myers. visiting evange
list at the Baptist church, preached {
two large congregations yesterda
morning and evening, making a pr,
found impression on those that wer
present, and In his quiet and convii
cling way helping each one to a NOR
vital experience OF Christianity. II
not only breaches but sings. and eac
hymn has message fitted to IN
needs OF the human heart today, Las
evening the regular mixed quartet