The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

A service will be held in the Guide
board chapel this evening.
Mrs. E. d. Moore of Gage street is
spending the afternoon in Albany and
Troy.
Miss Josephine Allard of Hoosick
Falls is spending the day In town.
Miss Maude Bennett of Adams st.,
is recovering from an attack Of the
grip.
George ]. McMaster. an official of
the Rutland railroad, was in town
Monday.
Col Thomas Harmon of the Sol
diers home is in North Adams on
business this afternoon.
The next attraction at the opera
house will be AL G. Fields great
minstrels Tuesday evening, Jan. 3d.
William E. Hawks Ord, who has
been spending some time in Chicago
and other western cities, is visiting
here.
Fred Morrison who spent the week
at his home here, left this afternoon
for Unionville, N. Y, from whence
he will 80 to New York City on bus
mess.
Albert Knights has resigned his
position at Wallis grocery store and
accepted one in the freight Office of
the Rutland railroad at North Ben
nington.
The Bennington Congregational
Minister'S association met here to-
day. They had diner at the Putnam
House, and adjourned to the Second
church parsonage for their literary
program.
Maurice Wall, who has been EN-
plOyed by the Twin State Gas and
Electric company has resigned and
has accepted a position in Walls
grocery store.
Mrs. Hopkins piano pupils will
give musical, benefit of the Sunday
school, at the Guideboard chapel
Wednesday evening at 1880. Il. r
Bottum will sing. Tickets 10 cents
Theatre parties from Rutland
Wilmington, Manchester, North AID
ans and Hoosick Falls attended the
presentation of "She Knows Better
Now" at the opera house Monday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy b. Haynes are
moving to the Hawks tenement oyei
the Harwood drug store on NORTH
street Mr. Haynes is ticket agenl
at the local station of the Rutland
railroad.
The men of the First Bapus
church and congregation will NEE
this evening to consider "The MeT
and Religion Movement" and wha
the movement can do for the church
in Bennington.
The members of Catamount Com
mandery, U. o. G. c. will 90 to Pow
nal on the 7:45 o'clock car Wednes
day evening, where they will be en-
tertained at the home OF Mr.. anG
Mrs. c. II. Meyers.
Taft Commandery X. T. will NEE
for drill and rehearsal of work to
morrow, Wednesday, s p. IN. on
GERS are especially requested to b,
present to make arrangements TO
inspection on Feb. 25th.
The members of the May Irwin
company which appeared at the OF
era house Monday evening enjoyed
sleighride after the performance
The company left this noon for CO
hoes where II is to appear tonight
The weather year ago toda,
was beautifully sunny and the mel
curry was well above the freezinI
point. There was not a bit of snoN
in Bennington and the day was
great one for ramblers in the field
and woods. Similar weather cor
tinued until the Goth when a ligh
snowstorm prevailed and this slowl
changed into rain.
. The bowling schedule for the tw
weeks beginning tomorrow on tn
= Y NJ. c. A. alleys is as follows
: Wednesday Jan. "a, Tigers vs. p
|. rates; Thursday, Jan. %. Athletic
: vs.. Elks Monday, Jan, 20, Postofiic
; VS.. Pirates Tuesday, Jan. 80, Elk
. VS. Tigers. The minor league game
: will open on Friday, Jan. 26th wit
: game between the high school an
. Payne Brush Cos men.
a There was a hearing before Cler'
]. ]. Stakeholder OF the Bennington
: county court today in the case O
: Maud Lefkovitz VS.. Carl Esser.
!. judgment was given the plaintiff a
; the recent term of court and tn
= hearing today was for the purpose O
. determining the taxation of costs. Mis-
J Lefkovitz and her father, Simon Lee
= kovitz. arrived here this morning I
4 attend the hearing. The defendan
: Is summer resident of Dorset BeT
: net q Graves appear for the plaintiff
: The Loyal Sons of the First Bal
= list church held their regular elias
meeting at the home OF Arthur Girls
, void on Jefferson ST., last night Al
= ter several games contest in nan
]. ing the books OF the Old Testament
, and spelling bee, the members Q
= the class assembled In the dinln
!. room and did justice to the fine SUI
\ per which had been prepared 70
= them. After extending a unanlmou
= vote Of thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Gri
/. void and Mrs. Ralph Remington fo
, the very pleasant manner in whlc
= they had been entertained, the elias
!. adjourned.
4 The annual conference of older
NJ. G. A. Green Mountain Boys
: Springfield, Vermont, was declare
closed by the President on Sunda
=, evening, last. II was voted a deoi
ed success In every way and an 1