The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers,


for Busy Readers,
= Miss Edith Van Santvoord is visit
ing in New York.
Seymour Van Santvoord, who has
been i'll, is able to be out again.
William Tully of South Dorset is
in town for few days on business.
Miss Alice Foley, who has been
i'll for few days is convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. vssehan
of ST. Cecil, Canada, have come here
to reside,
William E. Hawks, 9rd.. of Boston
is spending few days in town with
relatives.
Miss Bessie Buckley of Science
tady is visiting the Misses Griffin OF
Convent ave.
Undertaken H. p. Woodman has
purchased a new demi-coach for use
in his business.
Miss Grace MERCER of Port Henry,
n. Y, is visiting her sister Mrs.
Amanda Perry of River street
Life Problem Club supper tonight
at $50 in Y. NJ. C. A Senior gym
class at D. m. in Y. NJ. c. A. gym.
A special meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary will be held at the Y. M. c..
A. Wednesday, Jan. Is. at 2:3O p. IN.
Mrs. E. w. Bradford is entertain
ing the Molly Stark bridge club this
evening at her home on Main street.
Mrs. Mann of Arlington, who is
with her daughters, Misses Sarah and
Anna Mann here, is confined to the
house by illness.
The Alter Guild will meet Wednes-
day afternoon from 3 to at the home
of Mrs. c. NJ. Graves.
There are some back numbers OF
magazines at the library that will
be gladly disposed of to anyone car
ing to call for them.
d. H. Winslow will speak before a
meeting of the Rutland Business
Mems association on February on
Good Roads and Road Construc-
ton"
Mrs. Ira ]. Warner of Arlington
and Mrs. Warmers brother, George
Mattison of Seymour, Conn, were
guests of Mrs. Thomas Whitman yes
! terday.
Miss Elizabeth Stewart will lead
the regular Tuesday evening prayer
meeting of the Guideboard. The
hour is eight o'clock and don't yor
forget it.
]. w. Green of Burlington, state
agent for the Continental Casualty
Co, is in town for a few days anC
is the guest of F. Ii. Ferguson, loca
agent for the company.
Lorenzo r. Brown, age about 81
years, died Monday night at his home
in North Bennington. The funera
will be held from the house Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Deputy C. H. Miller with Crane
| Commander Powers of Boston was il
Dalton Monday evening, where the.
installed the officers of the Daltol
and Pittsfield lodges. U. o. G. c.
Cashier Clement H. Cone of tn,
Bennington County National banl
left Monday afternoon for Florida
st. Petersburgh, being the first cit,
where he will stop for any length o
time.
Mrs. Willard II. Lighthall was civ
en- pleasant surprise party at he
home on South street Monday even
ing in honor of her birthday, b.
twelve of her friends. The evening
was spent in playing 800" the prlz
being awarded to Mrs William H
Nichols. Refreshments were served
Invitations have been issued an
elaborate arrangements are beln
made for the Knights Templar ball
be given by Taft Commandery in tn
Masonic Temple, Jan. 80 A concer
augmented by outside musicians, be
fore the dancing, which will las
well into the morning.
John Amock, the Polander, VIII
was lodged in county Jail last Thurs
day, after appearing on the stree
scantily clothed and suffering fror
exposure will be a boarder at tn
Jail for the rest of the winter, hay
ing been brought into court on
charge of vagrancy and sentence
to serve ninety days in Jail He
delighted with the prospect of hay
ing a comfortable place in which {
stay and prefers the Jail to the higl
ways and byways in January.
The following local poultryme
have entered stock at the North Az
ans poultry show which begins C
day and continues to Thursday II
elusive: G. p. Endress, white oil
pingtons, pullets, 2 hens and a pal
of black tailed Japanese bantams
A. w. Varney, one cock, hens,
pulletts, 2 Cockerell and one pen o
Buff Orpingtons; DR.. II. r. Bristo
one cock, hens. Black Wyandotes
Roy Hanish, white Wyan dotes, on
cock, one pullet, one hen, on