The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readera

Everett Harrington of North Ad-
ans is visiting in town today.
Miss Helen Kochler of Waterford
is guest of Miss Minnie McCue.
Philip T. H. Pierson has returned
from visit in Troy and Albany.
Hugo Well of Main street passed
the week end at his home in Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl H. Darling visit.
ed relatives in Pittsfeld, over Sun
day.
DR.. F. J. Hurley has returned from
New York where he had been pass
ing few days.
Master Charles Ray of Dewey
street has returned from visit with
relatives in Troy.
Samuel A. Holt returned this morn
ing from an over Sunday visit with
his family in Pittsfield.
Rev. L. J. Tryon, d. D., of Boston
was the guest of Doctor and Mrs. w.
E. Putnam over Sunday
Miss Theodore Olcott of Rochester
N. Y, is a guest of Misses Virginia
and Agnes Van Santvoord.
Prof Russell of Williams college
occupied the pulpit of the old First
church at Old Bennington Sunday.
All members are requested to at
tend the regular meeting of Benning-
ton Aerie, F. o. E. Tuesday evening.
The Pleasant Valley school will re-
open tomorrow with Wallace Venable
as teacher He has been teaching in
SALISBURY.
The Young Woman's club will hold
a social dance in their rooms over
the Banner office next Friday even
ing. Adv.
The Woman's Auxiliary meeting
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Y M. c. A. building,
instead of Wednesday.
Miss Alice Powers has returned to
her home in Cambridge, after a sew
ersl weeks visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank +. Moore of Adams street.
Post cards of havoc wrought by
food between here and Woodford on
sale at Evans They are exception
ally good, send one to your friends
and keep a set for yourself.
The Senior Gym class usually held
on Tuesday evening in the Y. NJ. c.
A. will be held this week on Wednes-
day so as to give the North Benning-
ton men the use of the floor.
Mrs. L. E. La Parle and daughter,
Mrs. f. II. Ferguson have returned
from Cranberry Creek, N. Y, where
they were called because of the death
Of Mrs La Parle's sister, Mrs.
Frank White.
Mrs. w. Z. Putnam has offered
prize of $25 for the best essay writ
ten by pupil of the junior or Sc
Nor classes of the high school on the
subject Americas part in the devel-
opment Of arbitration"
Miss Christine Bennett of Cohoes.
Miss Elizabeth Hoffman of Chatham
and Miss Florence Ward of Albany,
teachers in the public schools were
all delayed in getting here for the
reopening of school today.
A large number of dog owners APP
peared at the office of Town Clerk E
| A. Booth Saturday and took out IL
| censes for the coming year. April
| Is the last day on which licenses can
| be secured without extra cost
Mrs Mary Hoyt. wife of Thomas
|. Hoyt died on Saturday morning at
their home two and one half miles
| north of Manchester Center Fun
eral at p. m. Tuesday. Mr.. Hoyt
is brother of the late Mrs Emerson
Estabrook
Proprietor p. C. Cornell of the
| Putnam house has purchased the 43
acre farm on the SALISBURY road
known as the DR.. Pike farm. The
farm is near the A acre farm already
owned by Mrs. Cornell and known
as the Sibley farm.
Mrs. Caroline Allen. aged 46 years.
wife of Augustus Poucher, died Sat
urday night following a lingering i'll
ness. The funeral will be held from
the Methodist church, Rev. p l.. Dow
officiating. Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The BURIAL will be in Hins-
dillville cemetery.
The II. c. White and II. T. Cush-
man company employees of North
| Bennington have been invited to
| spend Tuesday evening in the Y. NJ.
| c. A. building and have the use of
the various games and privileges.
Last week the plan to carry out the
same idea was postponed.
Ellen Mccarthy. aged 10 years and
! eight months, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Mccarthy of North Ben
nington, died at her home Saturday
evening. The funeral was held from
st. Johns the Baptist church at 9
o'clock this morning. The interment
was in the North Bennington GENE
terry.
The first bills for water rentals un.
der the operations of the water sys-
tenn by the board of water commits.
sioners will be sent out by Clerk vii.
liam p. Hogan during the next three
days. The clerk will be at the office
in the Richie block continuously
during Office hours to receive pay
ment of the bills.
News has been received of the
safety of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barney.
who were among the flood victims of
Pequa, Ohio. Although Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney were saved their household
effects were washed away. Mrs.
! Barney was formerly Miss Gertrude
NJ Houghton, daughter of Fred L.
Houghton of Union street.
There will be match game on the