The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers


for Busy Readers
Harry Bridge has accepted a posi-
ton in Arlington.
Miss Victoria ST. Mary has entered
Mount st. Joseph's academy at Rut-
land.
Mrs. Edward Ross of SALISBURY
has been visiting Mrs. G. II. Fleming
of East Main street.
The Young Woman's club will hold
their gymnasium class Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. A. s. Clark, who has been oc-
cupying Shadowbrook Farm for a
month has gone to Newport, R. l.
Stephen E. Gleason, an inmate of
the Soldiers home is today quietly
observing his seth birthday ami
versary.
Big night tonight at Evans. Tin
horns, rattlers, cow-bells, etc, every
one guaranteed to be the only noisy
ones in town.
George W. Fleming of Troy, who
has been spending the week end with
his mother, Mrs. George H. Fleming,
returned home this morning.
A meeting of the trustees OF the
village of Old Bennington was held
Monday evening at the home of Geo.
A. Robinson, clerk of the board.
The different newspapers with
special election results will begin
arriving at Evans newsroom at
about Z o'clock tomorrow morning.
State Highway commissioner Chas.
w. Gates of Franklin will arrive in
Bennington Wednesday evening and
be in town and in the immediate vi.
entity for the remainder of the week,
Miss Mary Hathaway of South
street was given a delightful surprise
party Monday by a number OF her
friends about 25 being present. Re
freshments were served and games
| enjoyed
Invitations were issued Monday
for the wedding of Miss Whitening
Neher to Darrell Sawyer to take
place at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Neher o.
Lincoln street, November 18th.
A straw vote was taken this morn
ing in the High school with the fol
lowing result :-Roosevelt "a; Wilson
AZ; Taft 80; Debs Z; Chain 1. The
tellers were Eugene Shea, Randall
Waite, Lowell Waite, Miss Pear!
Greenslet and Walter Lyons.
Miss Mary Hathaway fell dow
stairs at her home on South stree
Monday morning. She was carrying
lighted lamp in her hand at th'
time, which was extinguished by thu
force OF the fall, but not before he
arm had been severely burned.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Cutting
Haynes was held from the hous'
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev
Philip Schuyler OF ST. Peters churcl
officiating The bearers were Wi
liam +. Hawks. w. l.. Gokay. Cyru
Estes, Herbert Marsden. L. B. PatteI
son and Andrew Maurer. Member
of Walloomsac Lodge ~ r. o. L
attended in a body and escorted tn
remains TO the grave. The burial wa
in the village cemetery.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will have the cleo
ton returns shown on a canvass thi
evening at the west side OF the build
ing so as to avoid the light from tn
street arc light The service will b
through the Western Union Tele
graph Co. and will be the Associate
Press dispatches. Sandwiches an
coffee will be on sale in the rooms b
the Ladies Auxiliary and may be ST
cured by anybody who desires such r
freshments The bowling alleys Wi
be open and the Senior gym elias
will meet as usual tonight. The pull
lie are invited to come in the room
and read the press dispatches an
participate in the various activue
of the building.
William H. Lundergan has sold hi
farm in the western part of the tow
near the New York state line to PER-
Eldred of Putnam street, the lima
papers TO be drawn the first of ID,
cember. The place is known as tn
Brimmer farm and consists of l6
acres and has been in Mr.. Lundel
gan's possession for about eigh
years. Mr.. Eldred has been in Flo
Ida, for almost year, bet during tn
past summer has been employed b
James s. Silk as carpenter Tn
, sale was made through the Office {
Nash & Hutchins and Mr.. Eldred wi
take possession the first of tn
month. Mr.. Lundergan will NOV
into his house on Spring street, no.
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Vol
Dette.