The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
aens of the Town and Village Told Sriefb
Tor Busy Readers
Orson Tinkham is i'll

w. /. Hare and H. B. Barden were
in Rutland Thursday.
George Phelps, who has been i'll of
the grip, is recovering.
Edward Watson and Fred Langlois
spent yesterday in Troy.
Big values in shoes for the whole
family at The New York Store.
Miss Rachel Conan, who has been
i'll of pleurisy. is slowly recovering.
There will be a regular meeting Of
the knights of Columbus this evening
Mrs. Charles Barnes of Pleasant
street is confined to the house with
the grip
George S. Spencer has returned
from a two weeks trip 10 t. Angus
tine, Fla,
Miss Juliet Meriweather of Kansas
City, Mo, Is the guest of Mrs. Z. w.
Bradford.
Miss Florence Walbridge is visit
ing her sister, Miss Edna Walbridge
at Hancock. Mass.
Ernest Whitman of North Benning-
ton is i'll at the home of his parents
on Imperial avenue.
The condition of Mrs. A. j. Hall of
East Main street. who has been Ill,
remains about the same.
Frank Hoag of Bennington Falls
has gone to Mechanicville where he
has accepted employment.
Eugene Morgan, colored, of VIII
Jamestown, has been engaged as stew
ards assistant at the Bennington club
Get one of those up-to-date over
coats for your boy at the New York
store. Worth $500, now $3.50. Save
the checks.
President A. j. Holden of the Ben
nington County National bank return
ed today from a weeks business trip
to New York.
Exceptional bargains offered at the
&c to 99c sale at the Surprise Store
Library building. Sale begins Satur-
day, February s. Adv.
DR.. Isaac Jennings, pastor of the
Old First church at Old Bennington,
has gone to Clifton Springs, N. Y, for
stay of three weeks.
The Catamounts defeated the col
lar shops bowling team last night by
161 pins. Collar shop GIG, sos, GA,
total pins, 1928; Catamounts $50,
$50, $50, total pins, 1889.
Miss Maria Hogan of Division St,
was in North Adams yesterday to re-
ceive treatment after having under
gone an operation last week.
News has been received here of the
death, Sunday, at her home in Mime
apois, of Mary Scranton, aged Sc
years. She was the widow of DR.. John
~ Scranton of Bennington.
Miss Mary L. Root, who is visiting
friends in Lakewood, n. j., will sail
the 18th on the Cunard steamer La
coma" from New York for a cruise
to the Mediterranean and the Orienl
including Spain.
William L. Gokay and Clarence l..
Holden returned in Mr. Holdens new
Cadillac car from Rutland yesterday
afternoon, leaving that city at noon
and arriving about 1880 in the after
noon in spite of the poor condition Of
the roads.
A basketball game between the
Plunkett school of Pittsfield and the
Y NJ c. A. Catamounts will be play
ed in the "Y" gym this evening
Both teams are equally matched and
a fast, clean game is assured. Game
called at 7:45. All come.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post Office for the week
ending Feb. Bird, 1913: Messrs. Brad
ford & Lasher, Mr.. Harry Barker, Mr..
Edmon Lafontaine, Mr.. E. ]. MORN,
Mr., George Miller, Mr.. George Park
er, Miss Lillian Langlois, Mrs. G. S.
Smith.
The lecture Illustrated by the LIANT
-ern next Sunday evening at the Sec
ond Congregational church will have
to do with the question of Houses
y
tn course on Social Problems. you
will want to hear the second. And
bring some one with you.
Special values at the Surprise
Store Library building. Mems arc
tics, 99c; childrens arctics. 99c;
ladies' $500 and $3.50 sweaters, CSC;
$500 ad $3.50 ladies' and misses hats
your choice at 99c; 25c ladies' fleece
lined hose at 19c; soc mems heavy
underwear, 39c; $125 ladies' heavy
night dresses, 99c. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Walker of
Pleasant street are passing a portion
of the winter at St. Petersburg. Fla.
and recently Mr.. Walker has made
two addresses before gatherings of
the tourist colony Mr.. Walker spoke
as a representative of Vermont at
banquet of the New England society
and the other address was before the
Audubon club.
Mrs. William F. Meyer will give a
home social at the Baptist parsonage
this evening. This is the fourth of a
series of socials given under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid society. All
members of the church and congrega-
tional and their friends are invited
twenty-five cents. Re
freshments will be served and enjoy
able features presentd.
Herbert Hartley. better known as
Young Gotch," the champion light
weight wrestler of England, who has
made his headquarters In Benning-
ton this winter, returned Thursday
night from a two weeks engagement
with vaudeville houses In Cleveland
and Toledo. He went on against all
rCmprg and came through the two