The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Robert Greer is i'll of the grip.
Mrs. Robert T. Gardner of the Pow
nal road is i'll.
Mrs. Martha o. Ferguson is visiting
friends in Troy.
Sayre Mcleod is in the village to-
day on business.
The young son Of Mr. and Mrs
Claude Gokay is H.
Wilbur Davis has returned from
few days visit in Pittsfeld.
There will be an important meet
ing of the W. r. c. Friday night.
Mrs. Frank A. Bont of Pleasant
street, who has been i'll, is recover
ing.
Mrs. John T. Kelley Of Troy is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f, H.
Davenport.
Mrs, Mary Mack of North Benning
ton has been visiting Mrs. p. T.
Barnes of Pownal.
Brownell Wilcox of Pownal who
was seriously injured few days ago
while working on power saw, is re
covering.
Samuel Holt, who recently under
went an operation at the HillcrestI
hospital in Pittsheld, is gradually re-
gaining his strength.
DR.. f. s. Pratt and Miss Hilda
Pratt left today for Boston to attend
the annual meeting of the American
recreation association.
Miss Elizabeth Morrissey of the
nurses training school of the Troy
City hospital spent Wednesday with
her mother, Mrs. E. j. Morrissey.
Archie Haywood who is connected
with the Grand theatre at Rutland
but who was formerly with the Whit
ney of this village, Is visiting in town.
Although the weather has been sew
ere for the past three weeks, G. p.
Endress had hen come off with a
brood of little White Orpington
chicks on Valentine day.
The genealogical books owned by
the Colonial Danes, formerly to be
found at the home of Mrs. Root, are
now on file at the library. They may
be consulted there or taken to the
home.
Miss Amy Stewart delightfully."- en-.
tertained a number of her friends at
heart party at her home Wednesday
evening A light collation. was serv-
ed The table decorations were
hearts.
Catamount Commandery, U. o. G.
c. held an enjoyable Valentine social
, Wednesday evening. At cards the
prizes were won by Miss Edna
Phelps, Joseph Stockwell and Miss
Bessie Elwell.
Mrs. james A. Eddy and Miss Ruth
Eddy are hostesses for a bridge tea
to be given tomorrow afternoon at
their home In First street, Troy. A
few extra guests are to be invited In
for five o'clock tea, with Mrs. William
H. Shields and Miss Vail to pour.
Pink tulips were the floral embel
lishment for the Valentine tea given
yesterday afternoon by Miss Anne
Shields at her home in Troy. Doing
the honors at the tea table wer,
Miss Ruth Eddy and Miss Edith Var
Santvoord, assisted by Miss Juliett'
Shields.
, The next entertainment at the Y
. NJ. c. A. will be with Roosevelt II
Africa" illustrated by stereoptcoI
using views taken by or closely relat
} ed by the presence when taken Of thu
/ lecturer, ]. Alden Loring. who wa
i the first field naturalist with the ex
petition. II will be given Feb. 2Srt
in the Methodist church.
The valentine dance at Foresters
4 hall Wednesday evening was attend
4 ed by one OF the largest parties a
B the hall during the present winter
Heart favors were distributed. MI
q sic was furnished by Goldsmiths OF
chestra of four pieces. The gram
i march was lead by DR. c. w. Bartlett
1 and Miss Mabel c. HAYES.
The Potters gave delightful enter
4 tainment in the Y. NJ c. A. last ever
ing. 1t is seldom that two of one famil
\ ly are so gifted in similar lines, bu
4 both Mr.. and Mrs. Potter showed YER
3 decided ability as soloist, reader az
4 companist, etc The variety of IN
n entertainment and the choir sele'
4 tons rendered In reading and son
n were most pleasing 10 the audience.
Il A musical will be given at tn
Second Congregational church o
Thursday evening, Feb. %, for whic
X fine program has been prepared VI
der the leadership OF David Robert
y Of North Adams. Mr. Roberts wa
y the first organlst Of the church afte
= pipe organ was installed and Ia
= since risen high in musical circle
4, Among those who are 20 take part 1
the recital is Royal Dadman, fan
Gus baritone singer,
i The Republicans and Democrats {
the town hold their caucuses tonigi
to name their town ticket. The r.
publicans will meet at Foresters' ha
Il and the Democrats at n. Il. o. p. hal
Both caucuses are called for s Q
clock. The principal places on N
ticket are selectman for three year
and lister for three years. Town a
fairs have been running smoothly an
there seems very little interest
the coming election.
The breaking of the water pit
leading to the hydrant at the hea