The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
seWs Of the Town and Village Told BriSf5
Cor Busy ReaderS

Mrs. Paul Carry is ill at her home
on Park street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tolman has recover
ed from the grip.
Peter Belrose is i'll at his home on
235 School street.
Miss Lena Carry Is confined to her
bed at her home on Carrigan lane.
Mrs. F. D. Burt and daughter Of
Pittsfeld are visiting in town for
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Beirose have
moved from Carrigan lane to 100
Park street.
Miss Esther Merrill is the guest OF
Mrs. Charles E. Welles at the Cald-
we'll in Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Martin Of
East Arlington visited Mr.. and Mrs. J.
B. Bingham Tuesday
Clarence L. Holden, president OF
the Bennington Scale works, Is In
New York on business
Arthur w. Noble, the young son Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Tolman of 235 School
street Is i'll of the grip.
Miss Lena Carry is confined to her
home on Stafford street with an at
tack of appendicitis and grip.
Teachers examinations will be held
in high school building, Thursday and
Friday beginning each day at .
o'clock. l5tz
William Belrose has been promot-
ed from the picker room to the posi-
ton of night foreman at the Cooper
Mfg, company plant.
Physical Director Morgan is at
tending a Conference of Directors in
the Y. NJ. c. A. college, of Spring
field, Mass, which is in session today
and Thursday.
Dr. C. w. Bartlett gave very in
teresting and practical paper on
Health" last evening in the Y. M. e.
A. in the series of talks on Problem
of Physical Temptation.
Walter II. Berry went to Troy this
morning to attend the funeral OF
Charles Il. Patterson, well known
summer resident whose death occur
red at Augusta, Ca, last Friday.
Mrs. Ella Houghton and Mrs. H. P.
Woodman will entertain the ladies OF
the Baptist church in the social
rooms OF the church Friday afternoon
from to 8 o'clock, Bring thimble.
The adjourned meeting Of the di-
rectors of the Bennington Baseball
association will be held at the rooms
of the Stark hose company AT o.
clock this evening. The committee
appointed to select manager
will make its report.
Edward Belknap of Searsburg was
in the village yesterday. He drove
from over the mountain and stated
that from Searsburg to the top OF the
mountain there was snow enough
for good sleighing. On this side OF
the range the ground is bare.
Mrs. E. w. Bradford of Main
street and Miss. Juliet Meriweather
of Kansas City, Mo-, who has been
Mrs. Bradford's guest for some
weeks, Will leave Thursday morning
for Washington, d. c. They will re-
main in the city until after Wilson's
Inauguration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick B. Jennings
and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip B. Jennings,
who have been in town for a brief
visit, have returned to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip B. Jennings ex-
pect that their new residence at Old
Bennington will be completed and
ready for occupancy by June l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Van SAINT
voord and Miss Edith Van Santvoord,
who are on western and southern
trip, left San Antonio, Tex, today
for Ell Paso. Misses Virginia and
Miss Agnes Van Santvoord, who
have been with their parents on a
portion of the trip, but who wect to
New York last week, will return to
Bennington in few days.
Miss Abbie Fuller has resigned her
position as teacher of German and
French in the local high school. Her
resignation takes effect at the end of
this week. She is to go to West
Springfield, Mass, where she has a
more lucrative position. The va
cancy will probably be filled at the
regular meeting of the school board
this evening.
While the present time is the dull
lest season of the year at the local
postofiice, the parcels post business
has been sufficient to keep a substi
tute carrier on duty for five or six
hours a day. AS soon as the summer
residents at Old Bennington begin
to put in an appearance some change
will be necessary and at least one
substitute carrier is likely to become
regular.
The employees of the II. T. Cush.
man factory of North Bennington,
will be entertained tonight in the To-
cal Y. NJ. c. A. The GYM" pool
tables and other games will be used
and the evening will conclude with
an informal social time around the
fireplace In the lobby to which any
other young men will be welcome
who are interested in the Association
as a rendezvous for young men.