The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Grant .Hollenbeck of Depot street is
confinedto his bed with grippe.
Miss Marion L. Bennett of Manches
ter is visiting relatives in the village.
Miss Rose Batchelder Of Arlington
is spending week with friends in the
village.
William Lowe of North street is
confined to the house with a slight at
| tack of grippe.
Mrs. Richard Burke is reported
confined to her home on Dewey street
by Illness.
9Kennsth Vault of Arlington is
spending few days visiting relatives
in the village.
Enos. Lathrop has returned from a
short visit with his mother, Mrs. May
Lathrop in Arlington.
Richard B. Watson is spending a
few days in Holyolle, Mass, in the
| interests of II. c. Simmons.
Miss Liela Stickles has been as
sisting during the holidays at Burtt
the florists Main street store.
Clinton White and daughter Miss
Irene White, have returned from
spending Christmas in Burlington.
The Adams Harware store will be
open this evening till 1890. Closed
all day tomorrow, New Years day.
Adv.
9Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Moon of Water.
vliet have gone home after spending
| the holidays with friends in the vii.
| iage
Archie Camp has returned to his
work for the telephone company af
Hter being, confined to his home for a
week by illness.
| sJohn f. Waters, an instructor in
| the public schools of New York city
lis spending the holidays on his farm
south of the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Lewis and son
spent Christmas with Mrs Lewis
mother, Mrs, NJ A. Gee in North Clar-
endon, Mrs. Lewis returning Sunday
night.
Mrs. Clarence Curtis and son who
have spent the past five weeks with
Mrs. Curtis parents in the village
have returned to their home in Man
chester Depot
THE Church of Deeds" will be the
third in the series of stereoptican
lectures in the Social Gospel next
Sunday evening. at the Second Con,
gegational church
Mrs. w. b. Arnold and children Of
Newtonyille. Mass, are visiting in the
| village. Before returning home they
win spend some time. in their former
home in North Adams
Charles G Cole entertained a party
Of two dozen young friends at his
home on North street last evening.
The tinre' was passed with music and
games and refreshments we're served.
Mrs, Charles f. Patterson, who clos
ed her home in Old Bennington few
days ago, and who has since been Wis.
iting in Albany. will leave there to.
morrow for Augusta, Ga. where she
will spend the winter sm re
The annual district Masonic meet
ing is to be held in January. The
Eastern Stars are TO furnish the ban.
quet and the following lodges will be
represented: Adoiram Of Manchester,
Red Mountain of Arlington, Balance
| Rock OF Readsboro, Tucker OF North
Remington and Mount Anthony OF
this village.
Mrs Philip u. Jennings is enter
tanning at her Old Bennington resi-
dence house party of young people
composed of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
| Stevens, Miss Louise Hardness. Cord
J on Rand. Johnfritz Achelis. Donald
Hyde and George Edward Stevens. ir.,
| Of New York, Miss Hart Shields of
Troy and Miss Helen Wilkinson Of
| Providence
The missionary organization for
young people, under the leadership of
| Mrs. Biekford, which has taken the
name Of the Sunshine Circle, will
have its meeting Saturday evening at
730 in the Congregational chapel, 1t
is hoped all the members and others
who would be Interested may come
A very pleasant social time is being
planned for after the regular meet.
ing.
Invitations have been mailed for
clam chowder supper given by the
Bradford Hook and Ladder company
January 9Th, at 8 O'Clock. The sup
per is to be given in honor of the
winning of the cup at the state fire
mems muster at Rutland, last Sept
ember The committee in charge con
sists Of j. NJ Murphy, w. II. Barber,
F. H. Ferguson, e. l.. Buss and VIII
liam Longergan.
The water in the cellars about the
village, occasioned by the melting
snow Of the past week, continues, but
not SO badly as earlier in the week.
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