The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
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is spending few weeks visiting rel
atives in Weston.
p. w. Randall of Salisbury is
spending a week in the village with
friends.
There will be an important meeting
of the s. w. S. G.. tonight at seven
forty-fve
Edward Reil, employed at the Ben
nington Garage, spent Sunday at his
former home in Cohoes.
George MacNamara of Hartford,
Conn. is spending week as the
guest OF Calvin Endress.
Assistant Postmaster and Mrs. II.
F. Robinson have returned from
weeks trip to New York city.
Mrs. c. L. Cobb of Dewey street
left Saturday for a few days visit
with friends in Ware, Mass,
Mrs. F.. G. Gardner of Pownal is
the guest of Mrs. Lawrence Moore of
Prospect street for a few days.
Alden Graves and party of ten
guests are spending the week at Mr..
Graves Woodford camp, after deer.
Miss Florence Carver of West Main
street has secured position in the
millinery shop of Mrs. j. b. Harmon.
Branch No. 3 of St Mary's Guild
viii meet with Mrs. Collins NJ
Graves Wednesday afternoon from 3
to s.
There is 10 be a meeting of the Odd
Fellows to work the first and second
degrees at the hall on Wednesday eve
ming.
Frank Moses and Hugh Clark were
among those who left this morning
for a weeks camping trip through
Stratton after deer
Dr. Alice Murphy of Hoosick Falls
has returned to Hoosick Falls after
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Patrick j
Pendergast of Scott street.
Mrs. Minnie Kent, who has been
the guest OF MIR and Mrs. John Nor
rissey of Washington street has re-
turned to her home in New York
Earl Howard, who recently sold his
farm to A. d. Hewitt of Stamford
has moved his family to the property
in South SALISBURY owned by his
father, f. S. Howard.
A breakdown on William Nichols
automobile Sunday compelled him to
stay several hours on Woodford
mountain, making it necessary for
the car to be towed to the Benning
ton garage.
The officers of the local Eagles
wish to emphasize the meeting of the
lodge to be held at the rooms at s
O'Clock Tuesday evening. Nomina
ton OF officers is 10 take place for
the ensuing yen, b
Tie Ladies Aid brittle Pownal Cen
ter Union church will serve chick
en- pie supper on Wednesday evening
Nov nth at O'Clock and throughout
the evening until all are served.
Everybody invited. u
Turner Cranston and Fred Harmon
OF the local post-otfice force are spend
ing the week in Woodford deer-hunt-
ing, their places being filed by Chas.
Mclaughlin and Samuel Patterson.
Archie Hurley is also assisting in the
parcels post department
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hufnagel Jos
eph Hufnagel and Miss Mary Bushee
were visitors in Hoosick Falls Sun
day, walking the entire distance and
returning the same day Their trip
Was remarkable considering the
weather and the distance of about %
miles covered.
William II. Shaw of Manchester
spent yesterday in town Ell route for
Pittsdeld. He made the trip from
Manchester to Bennington by auto,
but the machine broke down to the
north OF the village necessitating
leaving the car at local garage. He
completed the trip by rail.
Tonight is to be Ladies Night with
the Methodist Brotherhood and the
committee in charge, headed by r.
r. Griswold have provided an excep.
tionally good entertainment for mem
Ibers and their lady friends Leroy
Woods Of Hoosick Falls, a profess
sional legerdemain expert and mimi
crist. will furnish entertainment and |
good musical entertainment will al
so be provided by an orchestra COM
posed of H. White, c. L. Chamber
lain and Charles Thompson Refresh
ments are to be served. |
Ball Lyons of the Lyons district
had an interesting experience with a |
family of red foxes in the woods near
his home last week when he captured
a large three-ycar old red fox single
handed and without injuring the ami
NAL \ second fox from the same
hole was shot in trying to escape. |
The pelt was an exceptionally good |
one. The live fox will be placed in a |
cage which Mr.. Lyons maintains on
his farm. where he already has two
other animals caught last winter. He
will endeayor to breed litter of the
animals.
An evidence of returning prosperity |
and increased confidence in business
conditions comes in the report by sew
eral storekeepers, notably the cloth |
iare ond DIV goods ION that tho M cf |