The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tod
Briefly for Busy Readers

llngton.
C. l.. Hudson has returned after a
short visit with relatives in Pittsford.
o. w. Harwood, the letter-carrier.
is laid up at his home on South street
for few days by illness.
Last night on the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys
the Hillsides bowled 24S5 pins. Cook
was high man bowling 526.
Mrs. Mary Adams, assistant in. the
office of County Clerk Stakeholder, is
visiting her sister in Ithaca, N. Y.
Employees of the Bennington garage
have been busy today unloading a
car of new Fords for spring trade.
Every one is sure to have good
time at the Eagle hose dance in For.
esters' hall, Feb. 25. Adm. 35c. ads.
William E. Scott of Valentine
street has returned to work after be-
ing laid up for short time by illness.
Branch No. of st. Mary's Guild
will hold food sale at the Parish
house Saturday afternoon from 2 to
5. adv.
Ladies' shoes very latest spring
styles, are arriving daily at Joe Lee
wins, corner North and River streets.
adv.
Il. ID. Moore and Joseph Williams,
young son of Earl w. Williams, re-
turned from rabbit hunt last night
with two rabbits. 5df
The first meeting of the board of di.
rectors Of the Public Welfare associa-
ton viii be held this evening in the
library promptly at 1880.
Miss Eugenia Hutchinson is con-
fined to her home on Main street by
severe shaking up and bad
bruises received by fall several
days ago.
All members of the Young Wo-
mans club are requested to be pres
ent at the regular meeting at s o.
clock this evening as business OF i'm
portance is to be transacted
The sixth of series Of private
dances given in Bank hall at North
Bennington will be given Friday even
ing, all holding invitations to the pre-
vious dances are invited to attend.
adv, 15t2
Tuesday evening the Philathea
union of the Baptist church was
pleasantly entertained at the home OF
Mrs. b. F. Lewis. The members of
the union also enjoyed a, sleigh ride
ever the main streets OF the village,
Several of the local sportsman are
planning to attend the annual meeting
of the Vermont Fish and Game league
to be held in Burlington next week
The Rutland rail-. Dad has made spec.
ial rate of two cents mile. This
rate viii be good returning on March
= 10 40
The funeral OF Mrs Ernest Dupee,
who died Monday at her home on
Beach street after a short Illness,
was held at the house at o'clock
this afternoon. Rev p. l.. Dow oiiici-
ating. Bearers were near relatives OF
the deceased. Burial was in the vii
lage cemetery.
George w Williams suffared an at
tack of acute indigestion yesterday
and is absent from his business to-
day Mr. Williams was recovering
from an injured knee caused by a
fall over a box at his store Monday
and combined with the former all
ment, is confined to his bed
For the production OF "Chimmie
Fadden Out West which win be the
attraction at the Harte Theatre to-
morrow, The Jesse l.. Lasky Company
rented the entire town OF Newhall,
California, for two whole, days. This
included the City Hall. Police Station,
Depot, and all the principal buildings
needed for the filming OF this comedy. |
adv. |
Ue -lulteldl VI IluCSt "A. Noppthct
a former resident of Bennington who
died at Shadowbrook farm Sunday,
while visiting his sister, Mrs Burt
Harmon, will be held from the Har-
mon house on that estate Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. He was 26
years old and left Bennington a few
years ago to travel for his health
Rev. z. l.. Dow will be the officiating
clergyman.
J. Lawrence Griswold is exhibiting
the skin of a Mohol snake in his
Main street window which measures
nearly II feet long and 10 inches
wide. The trophy was brought from
Cuba recently by Thomas Newton.
This breed of snake is common one
to the West indies although it is rare
that they grow to the size of the skin
in Griswold's window. The pelt is
not adaptable for commercial pur.
poses, the scales being so coarse that
they tear apart.
D. T. Murray, Daniel A. Guiltinan
and Patrick ]. Prendergast returned
from Rutland this morning where
they attended an exemplification Of |
the fourth degree of the Knights of |
Columbus yesterday. Ninety-three