The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
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Deputy Sheriff F. A. Wilson is in
the village today on business con
nected with the probate court.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Bradford Hook and Ladder company
Twill be held this evening The pres
ence of every member is requested.
The annual election OF officers OF
the w. r. c. will be held Friday eve
ming, "a Every member is therefore
urged to be present.
I Charles H. Myres of Pownal Center
is in one of the Albany hospitals
where he is to undergo an operation
for serious throat trouble.
Assistant Judge of County Court II.
n. Shaw of Manchester was in town
yesterday on business connected with
the repairs being made on the county
court house building.
All young ladies' of the Baptist
church are invited to attend social
at the church parlors next Wednes-
day evening, December 8. Watch for
further announcements. 4s.
Mclean Stakeholder, who p has
been attending school in Massachus-
etts, has become a member of the
the sophomore class at vermont ac-
ademy at Saxton's River. 4'9} 'fe
The North street second hand
store has been moved to the room on
Pleasant street Just around the corn
er from the telephone office and will
open in its new quarters Friday.
Miss Alice Hoover, who has been
under treatment at the Samaritan
hospital in Troy for the past two
months, has recovered and resumed
her studies at the High school.
Mrs Davis has moved her millinery
stock to the store which she has Just
rented in the Brewster block on
North street and she will have her
opening on Thursday evening, Dee.
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Mrs. Eben T. Wood and two small
children of West Bridgewater, Mass.
are the guests this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. w. Williams. Mr.. Williams
made trip to Amherst Sunday night
by automobile and brought them TO
Bennington, after they had passed
the Thanksgiving holidays visiting in
that town..
The bargain or rmnmage sale be-
gan this morning i'll the kitchen OF
the First Baptist church and will con-
tinue four days. Everything in cloth
ing for men, women and children and
articles too numerous to mention
which you may be glad to get at the
low prices asked. You cannot afford
to miss it, Come in, Sale will be
open this evening. Adv
The first case set for trial at the
coming December term OF county
court that of Ambrose C.. and Paul
inc p. peckham VS.. Eugene A. Hatha-
way, was settled this morning and
will be taken from the docket The
suit involved a right OF way in The
town OF Pownal where the parties re-
sided Collins NJ. Graves appeared
for the Peckhams and Charles A.
Maurer for Hathaway.
Michael Campbell, who had passed
the larger portion of his life in Ben
nington. died at his home on Division
street last evening. Pneumonia was
the cause of his death. He was a
native of Ireland but came to Ameri-
ca at an early age. The family sur
vivors are three brothers, John.
James and Joseph and one sister,
Mrs. Phillip Kelley, all residing in
Bennington The funeral will be held
from ST Francis de Sales church.
Thursday morning at o'clock. %
The Hillsides last night defeated
the Red Sox in the. Y NJ. c, A. ten
pin tournament with total of 2433
against 235S North who started
with the Hillsides was obliged TO
withdraw after rolling 1877 in the first
string. The remaining members of
the team totalled as follows: Corbett,
459; Resseguie,g 544; Mallory. 534; C.,
Resseguie, AGA Cook, 452. The Red
Sox totals were: Flynn, 449; Maths
on, 439: B. Morse. $50; Sexton, $685.
F. Morse, 45S.
The Colonial moving picture
theatre in Rutland, which has been
conducted by Solomon G. Fauley, both
former residents of Bennington, has
been closed The reason for the clos
ing of the theatre is said to be dsa-
greement between Solomon & Fauley
and e. A. Spafford leassee OF the
building and former manager. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Fauley, he and his
partner understood that only two
dances a week were to have been
conducted in the hall over the
theatre but it is claimed that the
agreement was broken and that nut
merous dances have interfered with
the theatre business.
Parties who unwittingly took the
Mohawk Trail for autoing Sunday
and Monday report the road in the
worst condition it has ever been. The
roadbed has not yet been frozen and