The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Is Bananas for 25c., at Estes Mark
ct. ADV
Mrs. p. J. Kelley of School stree
will spend Saturday in Troy.
S "A. Burt and daughter. Hazel are
visiting in Albany and Amsterdam
briefly.
Mrs Mary b. Merrill is a guest fol
a short time of Mrs. Robert H. Mer
rill OF Old Bennington.
| Buy Swift's Premium Oleomargar
inc at Bottum's grocery store and re
| duee Your butter bill. ADV.
Buy Swift's Premium Oleomarga
rine at Bottum's grocery store and
reduce your butter bill Adv.
Spinach, caulihower, wax beans, GU
cumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, celery
oyster plant, mushrooms. etc, at Estes
| Market. Adv
John Gleason, a student at Worse.
ester Academy received honors in his
Christmas examinations, being one of
ten students standing high in the
whole school
Mrs Dexter NJ. Gleason has return
ed from Worcester, Mass, where she
has been visiting her son. John, who
has been i'll of tonsiitis.
Mrs Alice Gunshannon received
word from her daughter Della, that
she has arrived in Camden Heights,
South Carolina, where she expects to
spend the winter
Mrs. f. X. Meyer has returned
from visit in Waterfowl, Mass, and
will spend some time with her son,
Rev. W. NJ. Meyer at the First Bap-
fist church parsonage
Ernest Murray Smith and Miss
Ada Mae Decker, both of Pittsield
were married at the parsonage of the
First Baptist church Thursday after
noon by Rev. w. F. Meyer
Rev Charles w Turner, pastor of
the North Bennington Baptist church
will preach at the midweek service of
the First Baptist church this evening
at 1870. His subject will be Come
Thou With Us and Do Thee Good
Gateway Commandery. U. o. G. c.,
and Catamount Commandery of Ben
nington will hold a joint installation
OF officers Tuesday evening with the
local commandery. Grand officers
will be present.
Although there are a number of
places Of amusement to which one
might go this evening" bear in mind
that social dancing party is to be
held in the Y w. c. rooms A pleas
ant time is sure TO be had
The story-hour at the Library on
Saturday will be given up to folklore
and legends of our Japanese cousins.
The story-teller has many pictures
and souyeniers that all the boys and
girls will be anxious to seel
Tohkoneac Camp Fire girls All
members are to meet Saturday after
noon at o'clock at the Public library
for some kind of out-of-door sports,
depending upon the weather Each
girl is asked to bring her honor list
with the money for the honor beads
and ring cards if she has attained
the rank of Wood gatherer. This
must be done Saturday if you expect
to receive these at the ceremonial
next week.
A friend of the late Eugene Y. |
Chase furnishes some additional fact.
relative to the deceased He was |
born in 1921 and was therefore "a |
years old About 1843 he married |
Jerusha B. Percy of Hoosick, who
died many years ago. They had six |
of whom three are still liv- |
ing, Charles +. of South SALISBURY,
Nancy VI. of Bennington and William |
E. of New York There are also
eight living grandchildren and ten
great grandchildren.
Thornton Jackson Kinney, colored.
who resides near the state line, was
a visitor in town Thursday. Kinney,
who is now engaged in farming. was
for many years employed by the
Stark Paper Co. He was brought
north by the late Col Walbridse near
ly 80 years ago. For many years he
lived with Col Walbridges father-in-
law, Marin Burgess, prosperous far
mer whose home was near the high |
bridge which spans the Walloomsac
river. Kinney was for many years in |
the employ of John " d. s. Merrill