The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of she Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers


George Toomey of Pittsheld is in
town today
Charles M. Lever who has been
i'll is able to be out again.
William Cressey of Providence is
the guest Of Nathan whitley.
/ Mrs. John Seymour Of Congress st.
has recovered from an illness Of the
grip.
Miss Elizabeth Keller has return
ed from few days visit in Glsns
Falls.
Miss Alice Cummings of North
Adams spent the week end here with
friends.
Miss Velma Blue has returned from
several weeks visit at her home in
Rutland.
William Becker has sold his farm
in Salisbury and moved to Stafford
street to reside.
Frank McDermott of Pittsfield
spent the week with his mother, Mrs
Mary McDermott
C. Eugene Stevens of Hinsdale, N.
H., a former resident, spent the
week end with friends here.
Guy Manning who has been visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. Mary Leonard. has
returned to his home in Troy.
Harold Stone who has been spend
ing a few days with friends here has
returned to his home in Rutland.
Mrs. Richard Dinwiddie of Main
street spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Dinwiddie of Woodford.
Misses Melyina and Anna Lorette
of Rutland, who have been guests of
Miss Irene Cronin have returned
home
There will be regular meeting of
Temple Chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
in Masonic hall this evening at 8
o'clock
Those who are to have a solo par:
in the Old Folks concert are reques-
ted to meet in E. E. Longs music
room this evening at o'clock for re-
hearsal.
The AL G. Fields Minstrel company
will give a street parade at noon on
Tuesday. At 1880 in the evening
concert will be given in front of the
opera house.
Dr. p. T. Lee returned this morn
ing from Barber's pond in Pownal,
where he has been fishing through
the ice. He caught a five pound
pickerel and several smaller ones.
Miss Mary Cone who has been
spending a week with Miss Jennie
Valentine of Pleasant street left to-
day for Boston where she will join
her brother, c. II. Cone of this town.
Ten young men were present at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon to
consider plans for the formation of
a Life Problem class. They decided
to meet next Sunday at 4:S0 o'clock
for the first study.
The quarterly meeting of St Mary's
Guild of st. Peters church will be
held at the parish house Friday eve
ming after the service. The execu-
tive committee and the officers OF
the branches are requested to be
present.
Their will be a bowling match on
the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys tonight be
tween the Pirates and Postofflce
teams. Tuesday evening will be
open for candle, duck or big pin
games. Wednesday the Elks will
bowl the Athletics.
Miss c. L. Corcoran, registered
nurse, OF the Troy City hospital, is
taking the place OF Martin Peckham
as day nurse at the Soldiers Home
hospital for a few days. Mr.. Peck
ham has been called to Pownal by
the death OF his mother.
Francis Sweeney, who lost parts Of
three fingers of the left hand by com
ing in contact with machinery Thurs
r day while at work in the Holden anC
Leonard factory, is recovering.
! Elva Belle Tudor the two months
e and two days old daughter of Mr.. anC
[ Mrs. Herbert Tudor of the Powna
road died Saturday. The funeral wa
a held at o'clock this afternoon. Rev
4 w. f. Meyer of the First Baptis
}. church officiating. The burial wa
in the Park Lawn cemetery.
William II. Woodland of South st
. returned yesterday from two week
|, visit at the Soldiers Home. MI
Woodland enjoyed his visit as 1t CAV
him a chance to talk over old time
with the boys of 81. Mr.. Woodar
was a member of one Of the Vermno
| regiments and his term of seryic
" was over four years
\. Mrs. Mary Cook. mother of Mis-
Leona Cook Of this town and Mrs
Raymond Higgins Of Woodford, die
p last Thursday at the Mary Fletche
hospital in Burlington, whore she ha
recently undergone an operation
: Mrs. Cook formerly lived in Benninl
= ton. Her two daughters were sun
moned Thursday but did not arriy
until after their mothers death. Tn
interment was in Burlington, Satu
day afternoon.
i Mrs. II. L. Hover has returne
from Schodaok, N. Y, where she wa
called by the fatal illness of he
mother, Mrs. Martha A. Westfal
who died January 10, aged SO year
Mrs. Westfall was a frequent visitC
in Bennington some years ago an
had made a large circle Of acquail
tances here who will learn vi hC
death with sincere regr5. She ha
been III for several years. The bu
lal was on Monday, January %.
II When you are shopping and loo
ing for bargains call at our store an
YOU will surely save from S5 to
cents on every dollars worth