The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-07
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and VIIIags Told
arlefiy for Busy Readers

Frank MacLaren has taken a posi-
tion in the Woolworth store.
c. W. Hatcher is having repairs
made on his barn on Park street.
Misses Rose and Mary Madden o
West Main street are passing the day
in Troy.
Miss Mary Childs has returned tC
her home in Albany after a visit witt
Mrs c. e. Patterson.
Orrin Davis has returned from Troy
where he was under treatment for al
injury and is much improved.
Jacob Breidenbach, who has haC
employment in town, has returned tC
his homo in Brooklyn for the winter
Mrs. William Gibney Of Park stree
was in North Bennington Wednesday
visiting her sister, Mrs. Perry Murphy
who is i'll.
Mrs. j. r. Matson OF Troy. who has
been a guest at the home Of James
Burns on Spring street has returned
to her home.
There will be a dance at the Golden
Cross hall Friday evening. Good
music and a good time assured Ad
mission Is cents.
Friday is the feast of the Immacu-
late Conception. Masses will be said
at St Francis de Sales church at
$50, and 9 o'clock.
Miss Anna Powers. who has been
visiting friends in Bennington, has re
turned to Albany, where she attends
the Albany business college.
Mr., and Mrs. Herbert Harmon of
the Woodford road left this morning
for Bellows Falls. where they will
spend week with friends.
Miss Sara Van Den Bergh has re-
turned from Eagle Bridge, where she
spent a few days with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Van Den Bergh.
Hon. Seymour Van Santnyoord was
a pail bearer at the funeral OF George
c. Boldt, late proprietor of the Wal
dorf Astoria, which took place in
Nov York today
There will be another stag" party
at the Y NJ. c. a. this evening. En-
tertainment and refreshments are
promised. All seniors and intermedi-
ates are invited to be present
Don't forget the Band Dance at
Foresteds Hall Friday evening. Dec
s. Music by Band and Orchestra
Dancing to l. Admission S5c. Adv
J6tS
Mrs. Addie Sheldon, who has been
visiting Mrs w. r. Green for the past
few days, returned this morning TO her
home in Adams Centre. n. Y Mrs
Green accompanied her as far as
Hcosick Junction.
Mary Pickford. in Behind the
Scenes will not be shown at the
Harte theatre today, but Virginia
} Pearson, in The War Brides Secret
will be given at the regular admis
sion of 10 cents. Adv
At the meeting of the Fortnightly
Club to be held next Saturday after
noon, Edward Parson. who is a mem
Der of the vested boy choir OF 81
Peters church will sing Oh Holy
Night and Augustine Daley viii act a.
accompanies
Married at Plattsburg District Par
sonage, Wednesday, November 20
1916, by Rev Junius z. Mead, d. D.
| assisted by Rev. G.. X. Strathem, D
! D., Elisha Stephen Arnold OF Platts
burgh and Margaret Baker, formerly
OF Troy-Troy Times Mrs Arnold
is sister OF Mrs. c. b. Hodgkins o.
Bennington.
The funeral of James T. TComey
was held this morning at O'clock at
ST. Francis de Sales church. Rev. r
J. Cahill officiated The bearers were
Daniel. William and Leroy Shaw
Thomas and John Toomey all nep
hews of the deceased and William
Schlinger Interment was in Park
Lawn cemetery.
News has been received of the death
in New York of John Temple, for
mer resident Of Bennington. coming
here from Scotland in his boyhood He
worked here at his trade of machinist
and after a few years moved to Al
bplis anu 'NilAlt ilAtlO 4ilNilttu AiAA
Temple collar turning machine. the
rights of which were purchased by
Earl & Wilson,
Recently there have been a mum.
her Of reports of women and girls be.
ing annoyed while on the streets dur.
ing the evening. Tuesday evening,
between and o'clock, a woman who
is employed in one of the law Offices
on Main street was held up on North
street by a member of the panhandle
ing gang with which this thorough
fare has been afflicted for some time.
The man blocked the womans path
first on one side OF the walk and
when she attempted to 90 around the
obstruction he again stepped in her
way You haven't got quarter in
that bag you amt goin' to use tonight,
have you, lady" the man asked Re
ceiving no reply he stepped back and
the woman proceeded on her way
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