The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers
Misses Mildred Peelor and Martha
Holton are spending the day in North
Adams.
The employees of II. f. Bradford &
Company will received a ten per cent
raise in their salary beginning this
week
Mrs. F.. B. Carver and the Misses
Dorothy and Florence Carver of West
Main street are passing the day in
Troy.
Edmund O'Connor of Adams has
taken position as stenographer in
the Office of the Bennington scale
works.
The Rye waltz will be- taught at the
childrens dancing class tomorrow af-
ternoon, starting at the regular hour
OF 23O.
Mr.. and Mrs w. E. Walker of Pleas.
ant street left today for St Peters
burg, Florida, where they will spend
the winter.
Lieut. Guy C. Hitchcock of the Z. S.
s. Montana, stationed at New York. is
at his home on imperial avenue for
a short stay.
Earle s. Kinsley of Rutland is
spending the day in town. This
morning he and DR. l.. S. Ross mo-
tored to Wilmington.
Mrs. Z. L. Lambert president of the
W. r. c. will entertain the officers of
the corps at camp Pine Rest" at
Harrington's pines Saturday evening.
The party will leave on the 6.45
caf.
Mrs. Florence Adams OF Rupert,
who recently underwent a serious OPP
Grafton at the Troy city hospital, ar
rived Thursday at the home of her
sister. Mrs. Frank Wood, to remain
during her conyalesence
Rev G. S. Mills returned from Bos-
ton Thursday night. He went to a
number Of meetings at The Taber-
nacle, and tried to form some correct
impressions CT Mr. Sunday and his
work He viii bring a report and
draw some lessons at the services
morning and evening next Sunday.
Russell Elwell of the Pownal road
shot a goshawk near BARRIERS Pines
Thursday. He caught the bird in the
act of carrying off a fair sized part
ridge and it had previously stolen
number Of chickens from the neigh
bors The specimen measures twenty
inches from tip TO tip and forty with
the wings spread
The Misses Margaret Nash Julia
rrazil, Minnie Fischer Beul2h White
w. Alice Green, Helen Carpenter. Else
Wahlquist and Agnes Baker VIII com
pose tde high school ba sEet ball team
tlls evening. Kiss Eleanor Murphy
has been 10noiatcd score keeper. Miss
Marjorie Hurley time keeper and
Miss Helen Sullivan, ineman
Advertised letters Mr. Geo.
Browne, Mr. p. n Browne. Mr. J. Ben
jamin. Mr f. x. Dunbar Mr.. u. Deni-
son. The Holden Endlcott Co.. Harry
r. Tiffany. Mr. NJ F. Woodbury. Mrs.
Grace Alexander, Mis- Henry Harris,
Clara L. Kelley. Madame I.ebrin. Mrs.
Harriet Maine These letters will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office Decem-
Der 10, if not delivered before.
The basket ball game will start
promptly at 100 o'clock this evening
in order to give a full hour to the dane
ing which is to follow the games The
preliminary viii be between the Fresh
men and Sophomore high school boys.
The Burr and Burton basket ball
team will arrived in town this after
noon, all looking in fine trim to play
the local high school girls this even
ing when it is expected they will meet
their match They will be entertained
over night by the members of the
Bennington team.
Come to the suffrage rally to-
night. Hear Mrs. Augusta Hughston.
She is one of the big women working |
in the cause. She has been in oil the |
large towns of Vermont and has met !
with great success. Let Bennington |
give her rs hearty a welcome as the |
other towns have. She is a woman OF |
national Importance having led the |
parade in Washington. and conducted |
numerous state campaigns. She will |
bring US sane and constructive thought |
concerning equal suffrage and heaps |
CT inspiration. The meeting will be |
held in the Young Woman's Club
rooms, Main St. this evening at eight |
o'clock. Men and women invited. |
Admission free No collection.