The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
kews Of the Town and Village Told Bdefb
Tar Busy Readers.

Far Busy ReaderA
Miss Edith Buss returned Friday
from New York.
Attorney T. w. Maloney Of Rutland
was in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. lockwood are
, spending the day in Troy
A regular meeting OF the Foresters
of America will be held Monday eve
ming.
Miss l.. NJ. Barney has returned
from a visit in Newark and New
York.
Mrs. Frank Fradenburg of the Bur
! CESS road, who has been i'll. is able
to be out again.
Miss Matte Buss has returned from
New York where she has been spend
ing few days.
There is to be a smoker followed
by lunch at the Bennington club
Tuesday evening.
p. c. Cornell has returned from
Boston where he has been attending
the automobile show.
William Smith Of Waterford is
passing the week end at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCue.
The pubic library, which has been
closed almost two weeks, for inven-
tory and repairs was re-opened again
this morning.
Miss Sarah McCue of Troy is pass
ing the week at her home here. She
was accompanied home by Miss
Helen Koehler of Troy.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Pike, who has
been passing several weeks with her
son, Robert B. Pike, has returned to
her home in Philadelphia.
The dance held in U. o. G. c. hall
Friday evening under the auspices
| of Catamount commandery, was We'll
| attended Refreshments were served.
The annual report of the village Of
| ficers has ben issued and copies
may be had at the Bennington Coun-
| ty Savings bank, the Village Clerks
| office and at Perry & Keesemans.
Mrs. E. c. Pierce of Rutland. who
| has been III for some time, is much
improved and expects to be able to
resume her duties here. as agent for
| the Furber shoe, very soon.
The funeral OF John F. Mulligan
was held from the Church of the Sac
red Heart this morning at o'clock,
Rev. C. E. Provost officiating. The
| interment was in the Catholic Gem
etary at Old Bennington.
A farewell party was given George
Weatherbee at his home on the Pow
nal road Friday evening. About go
were present. Mr.. Weatherbee is
to move in few days to Wadsworth
| to reside.
| 1t will pay you TO attend the seven
| day final clearance sale at the New
| York store. Winter goods at below
| cost prices. Shoes at a big reduc-
ton. Read our ad printed elsewhere
| and then come and take advantage.
| ADV.
| Annie Louise David the celebrated
harpist. greatly distinguished her
self in Thomas's 'Legende" and
Tedeschis Spanish Dance" She
| scored a very sincere triumph with
the audience and was applauded to
the echo-St Louis Post Despatch.
Joe Levin, the North and River
streets merchant. is closing out his
( winter stock, previous to enlarging
his store by the addition of more
room. He has some excellent bar
| gains in staple merchandise that
would be worth investigating while
doing the Saturday shopping. Adv.
The Morris Baraca class, and the
| Mems class of the Baptist Sunday
school will start an attendance con
test Sunday to see which can get the
largest attendance for the next eight
Sundays. All members of both class
es are urged TO be present a cordial
invitation is extended TO new mem
bers OF visitors.
Remember the date of the harp re-
| cital given by Annie Louise David,
the gifted harpist, is Wednesday eve
ming, March 18th at s O'Clock in the
auditorium of the First Baptist
church of Bennington. Tickets may
| be procured OF the leaders of the
seperate circles and Mrs. +. w Brad
ford, chairman. at so cents. ADV.
The every member canvass com
mittee OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. consisting of forty men. re-
specially request that the members
of church and congregation: Sunday
school, and all friends interested in
the welfare of the church, remain at
home Sunday afternoon as they are
to be called upon by some members
of this committee.
Thursday was Mrs. w. B. Suttings
birthday anniversary and in honor Of
the event she was given surprise
at the rooms of Stark lodge in the
evening BY the members of Miriam