The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Aews Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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Miss Grace Albro of Chatham is
spending IA few days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy L. Russell
have returned from visit to Pitts
field
Harry Spear and Ralph Burt have
| purchased a driving horse of Nathan
Levin.
Alonzo Bent sold his farm in South
east part OF the town last week to
Frank Martin, who has taken posses
sion.
Daniel Cullion of Maple street has
| finished work at Bradford's mill and
now has employment with Samuel
Lyons.
Mr.. and Mrs Mosley Whitman have
moved from Scott street to the Nor
ton house at the corner of Gage and
| Maple streets.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Houghton of Arlington
| was in town today. She is to so next
| week to Arcola, H., to spend two
| months with relatives.
| Sidney Ladd OF East Dorset is-visit
| ing his son, Clarence, for a few days.
Clarence Ladd is suffering from an in
| Jury to one OF his syes and is tohave
| it operated on.
| NJ. Martin, Vermont and New Hamp
| shire agent for the Buick automobile,
| has been in town. While here he
was entertained by Connors & Green
| if the Ideal Garage.
At the regular meeting of Stark
| lodge Of Odd Fellows, to be held to-
| morrow evening, business of impor-
lance is to be transacted in prepara-
| ton for the district meeting. All
members are requested to be present.
The vacancy in the captaincy of
the Y. M. C. A. Catamount basket
ball team, caused by the resignation
| OF Victor Noyes, who has returned to
| his home in Rutland, has been filled
| by Ansel Buss, who was manager of
| the team.
Halloween party for the benefit of
| the Socialist local. to be held on Sat
| urday evening, next, at the home of
| John Spargo, Old Bennington, is not
a public affair. The party is for mem
bers of the Socialist local and their
personal friends, and tickets will be
| required.
A Follett time clock has been in
| stalled at the Ideal Garage. This
clock is of special advantage when
employees of garage are working on
repair jobs. as the time OF beginning
and finishing the work is registered
on a card and thereby giving the ac-
tual time put in.
Among those from out of town who
| attended the ConnorsO' Hare we'd
ding Monday were Mr.. and Mrs. Wing
and daughter, Kathyrn, of Adams,
Mr. and Mrs. J. MERCER of Pittsield,
Miss Catherine Collins of North Ad
ans. Miss Glossy and Miss Sahill of
Boston and Miss Starr of Holbrook.
The funeral of David +. Hastings
a former resident. whose death occur
red at his home in Nottingham, was
held from the First Baptist church at
10 o'clock this morning. Rev. w. f.
| Meyer and the Rev. Mr.. Emerson OF
| Nottingham, officiated. Among those
who came here TO attend the funeral
we're Ralph Hastings of Schaghtocoke
and Mrs. Fayette Brewster of Man
chester. The burial was in the vii
lage cemetery.
There will be parish meeting at
| St. Peters parish house tomorrow,
| Wednesday. Oct. 80. 1t will be called
| to order promptly at p. m, and
1 there will be reports from all the or
| fcers, and from the organizations of
the parish. After time given to a
/ general discussion of things of inter
est to the church, coffee and sand
/ wiches will be served and a social
half hour will end the evening. The
object of this gathering is to make
the work which is being done more
generally known and to bring par
ishoners together to talk over the
things of common concern. The rec
tor is particularly DESTROYS that there
should be a large attendance and
that all members and persons who at
tend services should be present. A
pleasant and profitable evening is an