The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Views of the Town and Village Told Briefly
Ssr Busy Readers-

Mrs. G. l.. Harwood has returned
from Troy.
Ladies' corset covers, special at 81
cents, at the New York store. Adv.
Eugene Shea of the Guideboard dis
trict has recovered from an illness of
the grip
New Eppo stringless smooth fitting
petticoats at Noyeck's. Adv2
For good shoes at low prices visit
the New York stores shoe depart
ment. Adv.
Born, Thursday March 9th, son
to Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Daniels of
North street.
Stark lodge /. O. O. F., will serve
clam chowder in their rooms Satur-
day at 6 p. m. All invited. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Richie and
Miss Gertrude Hyde have returned
from a business trip in New York.
The Boy Scouts will hold an lmpor
tant meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A., this
evening. All members are urged to
be present.
Dan Scullys masterpiece, THE
Parish Priest" will be the attraction
produced by the Edward Doyle COM
pany Saturday afternoon
Anyone desiring one of the Meth
odist cook books can get them of Mrs
Carrie Hawks, at her home, POS
Union street Saturday. ADV,
The Edward Doyle company are to
give away a live pig this evening in
conjunction with their production of
1.-THE Price He Paid" story of New
York tenement life.
Rev. Isaac Jennings. pastor of the
Old First church at Old Bennington,
has returned from a several weeks
stay at Clifton Springs, N. Y, much
improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Wellington
and daughters of Troy, summer resi-
dents of Old Bennington, left today
for New York, and on Saturday they
will sail on the S. S. Oceanic for
short trip to England
The funeral of Miss Mary E. Meagh
err. who died Thursday night at her
home in North Bennington. will be
held from st. John the Baptist church
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, with
a Mass at the church Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
Gentlemen's night will be observ-
ed by the Young Woman's club at
the club meeting this evening. Each
member is invited to ask the pres
ence of a young man. Cards and
other games will be played and re-
freshments will be served.
Miriam Rebekah Lodge will give
a card social in |. o. o. f. hall on
Tuesday evening, March 18th at p.
m. Cards from to 10 followed by a
social from 10 to u. All Odd Eel
lows Rebekahs and their friends cor
daily invited. Admission 25c Adv
Mrs. S. f. Sherman of Main street
entertained at 800" at her home
last evening in honor of her 6Sth
birthday anniversary. the honors go
| ing to Mrs. A. w. Half and Mrs F. H.
Ferguson. During the day Mrs. Sher-
man received a shower of post cards
DR. W. f. Putnam, president of the
board of trade, has received a letter
| from Congressman Greene in which
he states that the working plans for
! Bennington's new postoffice are near
ly completed and that it is expected
that bids will be called for during the
coming three months.
At the meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary, of the Y. NJ c. A, held
Wednesday afternoon, the following
officers We're elected President, Mrs
f. f. Hart; LIST vice pres, Mrs Agnes
Sexton, Cd vice pres, Miss Nellie
Moore; secretary. Mrs. Harry Sharpe
! treasurer, Mrs. Lester Nichols.
William d. Watson, aged 90 years.
an inmate of the soldiers home died
at that institution Thursday night.
He was admitted to the home No.
vember IS, 1912 from East Middle.
bury. He was a private in company
X, LIST Vermont cavalry. The body
was taken this morning to Middle
bury for burial
Ward l.. Lyons arrived home this
morning from Washington. where he
went to attend the Inauguration
Homer A. Lyons and Joseph McDer
mott are still there, but will be back
in few days. Mr. Lyons states that
the parade was too big and imposing
TO be described The weather was
warm, sunny and agreeable. He
thinks that the newspapers did not
do justice to the sufiragette parade
OF the day before. There was a lit
tie disorder and all the attention was
given to that instead of to the main
features of the demonstration, which
really deserved more. He considered
this event second only in interest tc