The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

l.. r. Percy has finished hlling his
ice house for this year.
Mrs. Luther Fisk has recovered
from an attack of the grip.
w. ]. Hicks is drawing lumber from
Woodford to H. C. White & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Percy spent
Sunday with Mrs. Lavine Woodward.
Forrest Noyce of Percey's Corner
spent Tuesday in Woodford city.
DR.. w. Montarquet, chiropodist,
will be at the Colonial Thursday.
Adv.
Mrs. Eugene Bushee of Bennington
Falls spent Sunday with Mrs. John
Percy.
Burt Sloat is moving from the Har-
mon house at Percey's Corners to Put
nam street.
James Bushee of Bennington Flats
is driving team for Morris Levin on
the Stakeholder job.
Miss Josephine Grace of East Or
ange, N. j., is the guest of Mrs.
Thomas Dunn of School street.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sears of Spring
street spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Harmon OF Woodford road.
Albert Harmon Of Shadowbrook
farm expects to return to his own
farm on Bennington Flats April 1.
Roy Pratt has resigned his position
with l.. R. Percy of Percey's Corner
and is at work for the Henry NJ. Tut
tie company
Mrs. Kenneth Haswell, Bennington
Flats has resumed her position at the
Bottum & Torrance factory after
weeks vacation
Moonlight dancing tonight at Forest
ers' Hall, tickets rs cents. Donnellys
full orchestra. Tag one step and leap
year numbers. adv
An entertaining program has been
arranged for the Bradford Hooks fair
which opens at Foresters' hall Thurs
day evening. ADV.
LIZ H. CitSy, Onltu anu
James Aver of Bennington Flats at
tended the auction at the John Cone
farm in Old Bennington.
The Fifth and Sixth Grade Girls who
ordered Gym class pictures may obtain
them from Miss Vossler tomorrow af-
ternoon at Library Hall. Please bring
money. 80 9 M on Z yfts n
James Cone, .wh9 has, been III at his
home in Old Bennington, is improving
and Mrs. Phineas Gay, who has been
caring for him. has returned to her
home ON Bradford street.
IL Miss. Marie yShimlintzky is renting
the store in the Brewster Block On
North street formerly occupied by the
White Candy Kitchen, and will open a
store there in the near future.
The Bradford Hooks fair will open
at Foresters hall Thursday evening.
The entertainment Will be In progress
Friday and Saturday evenings and the
company has prepared an interesting
program for the event. Adv.
The fastest and best Basket Ball |
games Of the season will be played on |
the Library hall floor Friday night |
when two strong teams form Dalton |
are scheduled to meet the Bennington |
Girls. Dancing afterward with usual |
admission price.
Miss L. NJ. Barney left this noon for
a visit of week or more in New |
York, during which she will do springt'
millinery buying. Miss Edythe Buss,
who has been visiting in Springfield
and Hartford will join Miss Barney in
New York and make the return with
her.
In Rutland and elsewhere to the
north there are great expectations |
about the coming of Ex-Governor Han
ly They want to see the man and |
hear him. He makes his first appear
ance in the state on Friday, in Man
chester in the afternoon and Benning-
ton in the evening. Go to High school
hall, at o'clock, Friday night. ADV.
Last night the Y. NJ C. A. second
team was defeated by the St. Josephs
high school basketball team In the |
Mark Hopkins gymnasium in North |
Adams, by a score of "a of 10. The |
game was one of the cleanest that has
been played this season and consider
ing several handicaps he Bennington
boys did very we'll The second team
is planning to play the Freeman alum |
nj Saturday evening on the home floor. |
List of letters remaining uncalled |
for at the post office for the week end |
ing February 81, 1916: Mr., William |
Ballantyne, Benn Building Loan AS |
ISOLATION, J. G. Day & Co., Geo. w |
Davis, Mr.. Bert Devlin, Mr.. Leonardo |
De Selvre, Mr.. w. Elliott Mr. Chas. |
S. Long, Mr.. S. w, Long, Mr.. Mac |
Doald, NJ D., Mr. Charles NJ. Pike, ]. |
II. Richling, NJ D., T. c. Russell, Thos. |
White, Mrs. John Fl. Roy. These let |
tiers will be sent to the Dead Letter |
Office March 6, 1916 if not delivered |
before. In calling for above please
say Advertised giving date of list !
Programs have been distributed for
the forthcoming annual fair of the w. |
H. Bradford Hook & Ladder company
in EOrpcfara' hall N 10 q oirooo |