The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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Mrs. Clinton Russell is i'll with grip
on the Colgate estate.
LeGrande Babcock OF Hoosick Falls
visited in the village today.
Miss Margaret Riley of Park
street is i'll at her home with grip.
Harry Bahan, Jr, has secured EN-.
ployment at the l. Z. Gibson bakery.
There is to be a meeting Of the
Eagles at their rooms this evening.
Mrs. Lyman Z. Royce of Valentine
street is confined to her home by grip.
Frank Moon of Illinois is visiting
his brother, JOSEPH Moon of Mccall
street.
Basket ball practice tonight at 730
at Library hall for the High school
and Recreation girls.
Miss Winifred Stevens OF Clinton,
Mass, will be the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl w. Williams for the coming
week
Mr. and Mrs. X. f. Daggett have re-
turned from Petersburgh where they
We're guests of Mr. Daggetts parents
over Sunday
Mrs. George urran. who has been
visiting on Beach street for the past
week. has returned TO her home in
North Troy
John H. Powers, proprietor of the
EapTAip ~ nn I i-
fined to his home on Grant street
with the grip.
Burton Powers, who has been con-
fined to his home on Grant street with
grip and laryngitis is recovered and
able TO be out
William S. Boynton who has been
Ill with the prevailing complaint, has
recovered and resumed his duties at
the First National Bank.
Oscar Elwell of Los Angeles, Cal,
spending the winter in the village
with relatives, is visiting this week in
Holyoke. Springfield and Hartford.
John Rogers and MIR. and Mrs.
Carol Some are in North Adams at.
tending the dog and poultry show.
Mr. Stone having two entries OF
thoroughbred bulldogs.
Mrs, Ii j Cole was high lady at a
card party given by Mrs. f. b. Pat
terson Saturday afternoon, second
prize being taken by Mrs w ~
Hawks. Five tables accommodated
the guests.
There will be an entertainment aud
social in the Y NJ c. A. Saturday
evening beginning at O'Clock Miss
Marion hEe!!n Starks. reader. viii
entertain and there viii be music.
Ady
William Curran OF Beach street,
who was employed at the Payne
Brush factory before it's burning, has
accepted a position with similar
concern in Lansinstmrgh, N. Y, and
has stored his household goods for
the winter, prior TO moving there in
tho spring
Hiram Wing, scaler at the scale |
works, who underwent treatment in
the Troy Samaritan hospital few |
weeks ago, has been obliged TO givel
up mis- employment and will leave |
shortly for the Adirondacks where he |
will camp the rest OF the winter Tor !
his health
\ service for men only will be held |
in the Methodist church this evening, !
While the meeting is under the aus
pieces OF the Methodist Brotherhood. |
all men OF the village are invited
The meeting will commence at $50
and will be opened with song ser
vice. The pastor will be the speaker.
The funeral of Mrs. John II, Evans,
who died Monday evening of double
was held from her late
home on Main street near the Guide
board. at O'Clock this afternoon.
Rev. +. l.. Dow officiating. The bear
ers were e. T. Griswold. John Rock
wood. r. A. Wood and Charles Far
mum. lnterment was beside the re-
mains of Mr.. Evans in the village