The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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| Coming. ADV.
Hurleys orchestra will go to Berlin
tomorrow evening to play at New
Years Eve dance.
Frank J. Russell of North street is
confined to the house by grippe and
muscular rheumatism.
Miss Isabel Norton has as her guest
| Miss Carolyn Caldwell OF Troy, and
| May Morgan OF Shelburne.
Closed all day New Years, Satur-
| day, Jan. /, 1916. Open Friday night
until 10. The Richie store. Adv
| Claud Fl. Sumner who is working in
Searsburg, spent Christmas at the
home of his mother on Elm street.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond f. Russell
are spending their holiday vacation
| with their mother Mrs. F. I. Russell
| of North street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Kohn who were
| married in Forester's hall Tuesday
| evening will occupy the Bronson ten
ement on School street
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McGurk have
returned to their home in Pawtucket,
| r. l., after spending Christmas with
| Mr. and Mrs. ]. J.. McGurk.
The clothing and dry goods stores
in the village expect to be closed all
| day Saturday, New Years day, but
will be open Friday evening.
The large billboard facing Morgan
Park on the Stafford street side which
was demolished by the shirkshre of
a month ago, has been rebuilt.
| S. L. Starks, teamster for the Brad
ford company, has recently moved in.
TO the Lyons house on Congress street
vacated by Louis Convey and family
Mr. and Mrs Henry Mccormick OF
| Pittsfield have gone back home after
spending the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. James L. McGurk OF Gage street
The regular meeting OF the w. r.
C. will be held Friday night at 8
o'clock. Each member is requested
TO bring a present not to exceed 10
! cents in value.
Perry B. Gardner and family are
moving today to their recently pur-
chased home on Main street which
has been undergoing repairs for the
past two months.
Mrs b. l.. Mahoney and daughters
| Dorothy and Gertrude, have returned
to their home in North Adams after
few days spent as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. l.. McGurk.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
! ton is in need of 5000 to close the
year with all of its bills paid. The d.
| rectars hope to receive this amount
today and tomorrow.
Two basketball games are to played
! at the y. N. &, A. Sunday evening.
The First team plays The Emeralds
of Pittsheld and the Second team the
| Williamstown high school
Les Forestiers CAholiq1es rdonner-
ont une veillee a lear sale, vendredi
| soir lie 81 Decembre, Les Candiens
sont tous inyitis, ct les Danes YOU,
dront bien emporter un gateau Ad
mission 10 cents.
| Hiram Wing, formerly employed at
| the scale works as sealer, who went
to the Troy hospital several weeks
| ago, has recovered from his operation
and returned TO the village yesterday
afternoon.
All wishing to join the dancing
| class at the y W. c.. on Friday eve
ming should be there at eight o'clock.
Mrs. Burdick teaches all the new
standard dances. Admission 15c
Adv.
The Knights Of Columbus minstrel
committee are to hold a meeting in
the X. OF c. rooms at 1880 this eve
ming to plan for the annual minstrel
show of the organization. All mem
bers OF the committee are requested
to be present.
The annual election and business
meeting of the Stark Hose company
is to be held in their rooms on the
evening of January 4th. a banquet
will follow the election OF officers at
tended by members OF the company,
foremen of the other fire crews, en-
sineers, and invited guests.
]. II. Anthony, aged rs, father Of
Mrs. Clara Briggs of this village, died
in Pittsfeld Wednesday morning. He
was a veteran of the civil war, serv.
ing with company X of the 125th
| New York volunteers. The funeral
will be held at l o'clock tomorrow af
ternoon at his late home in Pittsfleld
Frank keenan, appears as charac-
| ter type that has made him famous.
A rambler and bad man" of the days
of 40; brave as a lion. tender as a
woman; strong enemy and strong
| er friend-with code of honor all his
own in the six-part feature, THE
Long Chance" opera house today. AID
Miss Pauline Cornell gave dinner
party last evening at the Putnam
house in honor of her guests, Miss Is
abelle Lonergan and William Loner-
gon of North Adams. Covers were
laid for sixteen. The color scheme
was red and white, the table being
decorated with narcissus, carnations
and prinsettias. After the dinner the