The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Lloyd Waters is passing the day in
Troy.
1S bananas for 25c at Estes market.
Adv. 100t2
Mrs. Edward Kelly Thursday OBJ
served her 18th birthday anniversary.
The cubs won points from the
Scale Co, last night on the "Y" al
legs
Robert e. Healy returned Thurs
day evening from business trip TO
New York.
Ladies' wool serge dresses were
800 now 1896 at the New York
store ADV.
Robert White of Boston is a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. George Hogan of
River street
Philip T. II. Pierson is in Geneva,
n. Y, on business connected with the
settling of a family estate.
Mrs. Collins NJ. Graves, Mrs Ada
Mclean and Mrs. Quackenbush Nc
Candliss are in Jacksonville, Fla.
For good shoes. rubbers, rubber
boots and arctics for the whole family
at lowest prices visit the New York
stores sale. Adv.
The item in The Banner yesterday
relative to a birthday party given by
Miss Maggie Green was incorrect.
No such party was given.
Dandelions. beets. spinach, kale,
curley and head lettuce, celery, tonfa
toes radishes, new turnips wax
beans, ripe pineapples, etc. at Estes
market. Adv. 100t2
1t is always worth while to read
the adv" in The Banner Watch out
for the statements of the no-license
committee. See the new one today
with more facts for the voter
Overseer George r. Mathers, VII
recently underwent two operations at
the Samaritan hospital in Troy is
making good progress toward recov-
cry but it will be necessary for him
to remain at the institution for sever
al weeks.
1t is expected that delegation of
twenty members of Taft Commandery
knights Tempar will go to North
Adams by special car this evening to
witness the inspection of the North
Adams commandery and the confer
ring of the degree.
The town auditors are making good
progress with their work but more
time will be necessary this year as
only two members of the board are in
town. Mr.. yelling and Mr.. Fillmore.
The third member, Arthur E. Hollis
ter, is in the legislature.
The intermediate athletics at the
"Y" yesterday, Thursday. resulted as
follows Running broad jump, 1st
Bert Doran, distance Is #. ? in; End.
r. Paddock, 10 fl. l in; 3rd, r. Han
ley - it. 5 in Pulleyes. LIST J. Brog
lun. 10 times; End, f. Durham. 9
times; 3rd, X. Wood. s times.
Earl w. Williams returned Thurs
day from Montpelier where he has
been attending the meeting of the
Vermont automobile dealers. 1t was
the first meeting OF the state dealers
IN organization was completed and a
committee of five was appointed to
look after the interests Of the associ-
alton in the present legislature.
Saturday morning the Boy Scouts
will hike to BARRIERS Pond leaving
he "Y" at $50 providing the weather
is good. The regular weekly meeting
of the Scouts will be Monday even
ing at o'clock. The prospective
scouts will have a chance to practice
The knot tying and be given other in
structions relative to the Tenderfoot
examinations.
a very enjoyable surprise party
was given Mrs Edward n. Osbourn
evening at her home on
Stafford St. by the members of
Miriam Rebekah lodge in honor Of her
birthday. 500 was played and re-
'reshments were served. During the
evening Mrs. J. r. Carpenter, in a
lew well chosen words. presented her
with a Rebekah pin.
Rev. Clifford Fl. Smith, superinten-
lent of the Vermont Anti-Saloon lea
que, will speak in Bennington three
times next Sunday. In the morning
ne will be at the Second Congrega-
.ional church, in the afternoon he will
address a union meeting of the
churches in North Bennington. and in
he evening he will speak at a rous-
ng mass meeting of citizens in the
Methodist church. Do not fail TO
lear Mr.. Smith. He is a calm, con
,incing. fair-minded temperance adj
,ocate Everybody respects and likes
the man, and his word in both facts