The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Merritt f. Burgess is confined to
his home by illness.
Mrs. S. Fl. lockwood is spending
the week in North Adams.
H. b. Lawrence of Sunderland is
spending the day in the village.
Mrs. A. Buel sibiey is reported
slightly i'll at her home on Union
street.
Peter Harrington secured good
sized doe in the vicinity of the Lyons
camp Friday.
Edward Watson left this morning
for a week deer hunting in Manchest-
err and Stratton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Jennings are
at their home in Old Bennington for
Thanksgiving.
Temple chapter r. A. NJ. will hold
the regular meeting this evening,
Nov 22nd p. m.
Wallace Venable, student at the
University Of Vermont. is at home for
the Thanksgiving recess.
Hiram Wing, employed at the Scale
works. is confined to his home on
Jefferson avenue by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Lennon of South
street spent Sunday with friends in
Great harrington and Pttsfeld.
Charles Ressigue succeeded in
bringing down a siX.point buck Sat
urday afternoon near Sucker pond.
Raymond Quinlan, student at the
Albany School of Pharmacy, is at
home for the Thanksgiving recess.
Mrs. w. L. Banks OF Portland, Me-,
is the guest of Mrs. T. Whitman and
will remain until after Thanksgiving.
Miss Carrie Sigworth, who has been
visiting at her former home, Schagh-
ticoke, and in New York, has return
ed
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Whitman
have returned from Arlington where
they spent a week visiting friends
and relatives.
County Clerk j. ]. Stakeholder and
! son Mclean made an automobile
trip to Brattleboro Saturday, return
| ing on Sunday.
The annual memorial service of
Bennington lodge of Elks will be
held on the first Sunday in December
at the Harte Theatre.
Seymour Van santyoord arrived
Saturday from Troy TO spend the
Thanksgiving holidays with his fam
| lily at Shadowbrook farm.
There will be a Requiem High
| Mass in St. Francis de Sales church
on Tuesday at 100 a m, for the re-
pose of the soul of Rev A. J. Barron,
by request of the Ladies' Sodality
Harry p Burt of Philadelphia and
Frederick d. Burt OF Pittsheld. who
attended the burial of their mother
Mrs. D. G. Burt at Castleton on Fri.
day, were in the village over Sunday
Miss Elizabeth n Houran. former
resident of Bennington, who now has
charge cf the office at Cambridge,
Mass, maintained h., Edward Red
ding, a Springfield contractor, was
the guest Of a party of Springfield
people that attended the big Harvard
Yale football. game Saturday at Cam
bridge.
1t is reported in North Adams that
Frank Fortini and Miss Paulina La
Grande. two young people from that
city eloped to Bennington in April
last and were married by pastor In
this village. They returned to their
respective families and have been
keeping their marriage secret relat
ives discovering their wedding by ac-
cident last week.
The Ladies Aid society of the Sec
ond Congregational church will hold
their annual sale OF fancy and useful
articles. ice cream and candies at the
church parors, Wednesday evening
December LIST, 1915. Ladies furnish
ing articles for the sale viii leave
| them either with the leader Of their
respective circles or with Mrs, Ed
ward c. Bennett not later than No
vember 2lth
The remains OF Mrs. d. G. Burt
widow CT the late Durham G. Burt
of this village who died last Tues
day at the home of her son in Phila-
delphia, were brought to Castleton
Friday fer burial The service was
attended by Charles T. Burt of this
village and the two sons Of the de