The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
BERNlNarOM BRIEFS
Views of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers-

is ill.
The U. o. C. c. dancing class will
be held Wednesday evening. ADV.
Mrs w. j. Brougham is confined to
the house by illness.
Miss Mary Peabody of Troy was
the guest of Miss Eva Williams over
Sunday.
There will be one mile of motion
pictures shown at the Library thea
ter today.
e. d. Moore of Gage street is con-
fined to the house by an attack of
the grip.
Mrs. ]. w. Hanson of Brooklyn is
visiting her father, H l.. Stillson,
who is i'll.
Walter Townsend has resumed his
work after being laid up last week
with neuralgia
The ladies' OF the W. r. c. will give
card social Thursday evening, Jan,
16, in the G. A. r. hall 1872
A special ? reel production THE
Man Hume" will be shown at the Lii
braray theatre today only.
The Pirates and Tigers will bowl
a match game tonight on the Y. M.
c. A. alleys at 7:45 o'clock.
Miss Lillian Aldra, vocalist, is in
town, She is to fill a two days en-
gagement at the Library theatre.
Henry Terrill of Elm street left to-
day on western business trip in the
interests of the Bottum and Torrance
Co.
Mrs. E. ]. Swan left this afternoon
for Pittsdeld, where she will be the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. X. NJ. Hyde
for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lotus Puffer of Troy
were week end guests of Mrs. Puff
fer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Resseguie.
Ross and Ross arrived this morn
ing from New York They are to fill
a two days engagement at the Ii
brary theatre.
Branch No. l of St. Marys Guild
will meet with Mrs. Gilbert Ransom
at the Parish house Tuesday after
noon from three to five.
The ladies of the Bennington
Grange win meet with Mrs. VIM. c.
Clark of Grove street on Wednesday
afternoon, Jan. 10, at two o'clock.
Bennington Grange will hold
regular meeting on Wednesday even
ing. The lecturer desires all pres
ent to report to a roll call on cur
rent event.
There will be a special meeting OF
the board Of trustees this evening at
730 in the village rooms, for the pur-
pose Of taking action on the cutting
of the trees on North street.
The regular meeting of the Ben
nington Lodge of Elks will be held
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at their
rooms in the Richie block. Initia-
ton and other business of import
ance will be transacted.
Richard Burke of Dewey street fell
from a ladder in the barn OF Mrs. f.
w. Bradford, last week. spraining his
ankle and tearing the ligaments Of
his leg. His condition is as favor
able as could be expected
An informal reception will be Civ
en- by the officers of Miriam Rebekah
Lodge to the members and invited
friends, also TO members and frieno@
of Stark Lodge, |. o. o. f, on Thurs
day evening, Jan. 10th at /. o. o. F.
hall at p m.
The supper served by the w. K. c.,
on Friday night was financial sue
cess. The young men who compose
Comars orchestra kindly consented
to play during the next hour Tor
which the ladies were very grateful.
The proceeds from the supper
amounted to s27
The annual meeting of the local
Young Mems Christian Association
will be held on Tuesday evening,
Jan. 14th at s o'clock The election
OF FIVE directors will take place and
reports from the treasurer and other
officers will be made for the year. A
good attendance is hoped for
Among the relatives who came
here to attend the funeral of Mrs. A.
c. LaMarre Sunday were. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Rogers and Miss Mar
garet Rogers of Cambridge, n Y,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Nash and Mr..
and Mrs. p. w. Dalton of North Ben
nington. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tracy
of Rutland. Mr.. and Mrs. +. Donnelly
of White Creek, Mr. and Mrs. Solo
mon Mattison of Salisbury, and
Miss Title Gibson Of Rutland.
A delightful surprise party was
given in honor of Miss Ethel L. Rus
sell at her home at Old Bennington,
Saturday evening, il being her birth
day. Cards were played the gentle
mans prize being awarded TO Alvaro
Elwen, the ladies prize to Miss Mar
iorie Durham and Pearl Anderson
receiving the consolation favor. Mus
ical selections were given by the FL
wells orchestra, besides piano selec-
tions by other members of the party.
An oyster supper followed after
which everyone reported an enjoy
able evening.
The class in English will open to
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