The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Sews Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
Cor BliSy READER

P. w. Hulihan of Rutland is visit
ing in town.
Prenuss II. Kent of Dorset was in
the village Monday.
Kenneth Richie of Pittsfield was in
the village Monday.
Miss Rose Madison has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Minnie Bixby OF
Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bomhower OF
Wilder are visiting Mrs. Bomhowsrs
sister, Mrs. A. E. Houle.
John Kelly. of Dorset, who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Laurence J.
Mccoy, has returned home.
Mrs. E. A. Booth was called to AL
bany to day by the serious illness OF
her father, S. A. Barringer.
Mrs. E. A. Booth was called to AL
bany Friday by the sickness and
death of her aunt, Mrs. E. A. John
son.
Teachers examinations will be held
in high school building, Thursday and
Friday beginning each day at 3
o'clock. 15t2
Bear in mind that Myron Clark
speaks at the Guideboard chapel this
evening at o'clock, subject Saying
So Music.
Frederick Lyons of Greenfield,
Mass, is spending few days with his
cousin, Miss Eleanor Morse of North
Branch street.
Harold w. Cole is in South Shafts
bury today to assist his father in the
observance of the elder Coles birth
day anniversary.
Miss Lena Horton has returned 10
Williamstown, after visit TO her I'M
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. William M.
Morse OF Bradford place.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Morrison have
returned from visit in Bellows Falls
and Mr.. Morrison left this morning
for business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Mary Adams, assistant in the
Office of County Clerk j. j. Shaksho-
Der, has returned from brief visit to
her sister, Miss Florence Holden OF
Arlington.
Mrs. c. Whitney Tillinghast, End, of
Troy, former summer resident OF
Old Bennington, has returned from a
prolonged visit in Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
Letters received from Orrin w. Bo-
| wen, who lett here recently for Wheel
| ing, w. Va, where he had position
in view, states that he is now travel
ing in Kentucky.
The infant son born Sunday night
| to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Levin OF River
street lived but a few hours. Mrs
Levin is i'll but is making good prog
| ress toward recovery.
At the regular meeting Of Stark
| lodge |. o. o. f., Wednesday evening,
the initiatory degree will be conferred
| upon a class of candidates. A large
attendance is desired.
The fourth social of the series Civ
| en- by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
will be held in |. o. o. F. hall on
Thursday evening s p. IN. All Odd
Fellows, Rebekahs and their invited
| friends will be welcome.
At the meeting of Custer post G. A
r. Saturday evening it was unani
mously voted to endorse Col. Thomas
| Harmon, superintendent of the Yer
mont soldiers home for department
commander at the coming encamL
ment.
The adjourned meeting of the di
rectors of the Bennington baseball as
ISOLATION will be held at the Stark
hose company rooms Wednesday even
ing at o'clock. The committee APP
pointed on the manager question is eS
pected to report at this meeting.
Deputy Sheriff John Nash has re
| turned from a four weeks trip tC
Washington. 1t was Mr.. Nash's in
tention to extend his journey to some
of the southern cities but the weather
in the vicinity of Washington was 81
mild that he limited his travelling tC
a few short side trips.
Mrs. James Martin entertained th'
Monday night club, last evening a
her home on Union street Mrs
Charles Firth won the first prize an'
Mrs. Charles Maurer won the SECOND
prize. Light refreshments were ser
ed Mrs Charles Firth will enter
tain the club next week. Wednesda.
night.
The funeral of Mrs. Edna A. Dixon
widow of the late Lyman N. Evans
was held at o'clock this Afternoon
from st. Peters church, Rev. Thorn
ton f. Turner officiating. The bearer
were Charles c. Kimball, Harrison
Norton, Joseph NJ. Ayres and Chal
les E. Barnes. The burial was in tn
Village cemetery.
Miss Josephine Keller was on Nor
day afternoon elected librarian of tn
Bennington public library to succee
Miss Angie Melden, whose resigns
ton takes effect the last of this weel
Miss Keller has served for some tim
as librarian of the North Bennington
library and has assisted Miss Melde
in this village and is therefore fam
liar with the work.
The funeral of Mrs. Wells Woodar
former resident. who died at ne
home in East Pepperill, Mass, an
whose body was brought here MOI
day for burial, was held at IL o'clocl
this morning from the home Of he
nephew, Homer A Lyons. Rev. w. 7
Meyer, pastor OF the First Baptis
church, officlated. The bearers wer,
II II ~
Eugene J. Lyons. The interment wa
II l. a.