The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NswS CT the Town and Village Told
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Card party tomorrow night III the
Y. w G. rooms. Admission 10 cents
ADV.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ,
c. A. will meet Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock
The Senior Gymnasium class at the
Y, NJ. C.. A. has been changed to Tues
day and Friday evenings
Mr.. and Mrs James Lutes, who
have been visiting Mrs. Lutes's faith
er, Henry w Marsh, have returned
to Plainville, Conn.
Mrs. f. d. Mabrey, who has been
spending several weeks with her PAR
ents in Redding, Conn, is expected
to arrive home today.
Mr., and Mrs. George Wadsworth,
who have been the guests for week
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark in New
York, have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Hutchins have
returned from Stoneham. Mass,
where they have been visiting their
'NANS' -'Ai . A%' ~ i'c'N
Miss Helen barrow has returned to
her employment in Readsboro after
spending the Thanksgiving holidays
at her home in the village.
Miss Helena Hurlburt, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs j. W. Hurlburt, is alb
sent from her school this week with
a slight attack of chicken pox. 10 l
The regular monthly meeting of b.
P. o. E. wilrlbe held at the Elks
rooms Tuesday evening at o'clock,
and full attendance is desired
Miriam Rebekah lodge will hold a
card social in the Odd Fellows lodge
rooms Thursday evening Dec. End
from until 10. Admission Is cents.
Adv
Mrs. e, D. Bennett, who has been
the guest of her son. H. A. Madison
OF Rutland during the Thanksgiving
holidays, returned to her home in the
village Monday afternoon.
l.. l.. Stevens and family, who have
been living on South street are NOV
ing today to the tenement at COS
Main street which has been vacated
by Mrs. Rose Lassor and Miss Eva
Lassor
w. 3. Randall, an agent for the
New York Life Insurance company,
has purchased one of the houses on
the Drohart property and is moving
his family here from New Canaan,
Conn,
Attorney John Young of Newport,
one OF the best known lawyers in
Vermont, died at his home there
| Monday at the age of 76. Mr. Young
served several terms in the legisla-
ture and was one of the leading men
lof the state.
a party OF North Adams men are
| in camp at Heartwellville, VT. at
| Camp Casino The men have been
hunting deer, but as yet none have
! been successful Last week one Of
the hunters wounded large buck
| but the animal after being hit went
| on a mile, and a Bennington hunter
! got him with well directed shot
| North Adams Transcript
| Pardon A. Russell. aged II, for
many years resident of Bennington,
died this morning after a short i'll
: ness. He had been Farmland most
| of his life and in late years had
made his home with his daughter,
Mrs Elena v Norton on Gage street.
| His wife died in North Bennington
several years ago, The funeral is to
be held from Mrs Norton's home
| Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Considerable interest was created
| on Main street this morning by the
| appearance of a demonstrating chemi
| cal fire truck The truck which is
equipped with two large chemical
tanks is built upon Ford chassis
and equipped with Ford engine.
The agent in charge of the truck said
| that he had been visiting the small
towns in Massachusetts,. New Hamp-
| shire and Vermont and that the com
| pany expected to make some sales
after the annual meetings in March.
| Friends here have received letters
| from Christopher Nash, son OF Depu-
| ty Sheriff John Nash and a member
of the 2Sth United States infantry
stationed at Elbonos, Texas. The
| young man writes that his company
| is quartered in an abandoned brick
| kiln and as it rains but once in Is
| years one can imagine the amount OF
| dust that has accumulated. The only
bandit captured by the 2Sth. he
writes, was shot while trying to es-
cape.
| The four steel cages for the addi-
ton to the county jail have arrived
and will be put in as soon as repre-
| sentative of the company arrives to
| oversee the work The interior of
| the addition is practically completed
| There is some finishing yet to be
| done in the county court room but
| the contractor says that it should be
| completed before the end of the
| week. Masons are now at work on
| the new wall for the extension of the
vault in the Office of the county
| clerk
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