The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Town Clerk +. A. Booth is housed
by the grip.
Albert Center of North street is III
with grip.
John Evans, ST., is confined to the
house by the grip.
Arctics for men women and chill
dren, New goods Harris Adv.
Mid-year examinations are TO be
held at the public schools next week
Mrs. Thomas Whitman is quite sick
with grip at her home on Imperial
avenue.
Send the boy to Harris for his
stockings, 15c. a pair. great for
wear Adv
Mrs. G. Louis Harwood of North
street who has been i'll with grip is
able to be out again.
William Shaw has left school and
secured position with the Cooper
Manufacturing Co.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
c. a. will meet Thursday afternoon,
Jan. IS. at o'clock.
The dance that was to have been
given Jan. II by the U. o. G. c. has
been postponed indefinitely
Mr. and Mrs. George NJ. Hawks re-
turned Sunday morning from a few
days spent in New York.
Mrs. Edward f. OHara OF Division
street. is spending several days in
Wateryliet as the guest of friends.
Mrs. Nellie Stone of Ferndale is
caring for her son, Edward who is
seriously i'll at his home on Grave
street
Charles Tomasi, proprietor Of the
Bennington Fruit Co.. who has been
i'll with the grip the past week, is i'm
proved.
W. J. Cain and and Miss Elizabeth
Cain of Brattleboro arrived last eve
ming to attend the funeral OF f. r.
Hopkinson
Miss Alma Dagesse, who has been
confined to the house for nearly a
week by the prevailing affection, is
improving
William Lowe who has been con
fined to his home by grip for the pas,
10 days. was able 10 be out the first
time Saturday
Mr.. and N!'l r. b. Hopkmson and
Charles Sargent OF Brattleboro are
called here by the death of F. T.
Hopkinson OF Main street
Louis Scanlon who has been visit
ing his par ents in the village during
the recent holidays. has returned to
his employment in Amsterdam.
The Daughters OF Isabella win hold
social dance in Foresters hall, We'd
nesday evehing, Jan u Dancing 8 |
to IL Admission, So cents. ADV.
Dr. f. ]. Hurley who has been con
fined to his home with grip for the
past three days. was able 10 make
professional calls again Sunday morn
ing
Mrs. VIM. c. Clark will entertain |
the ladies of Gage street. Circle No.J
3 NJ +. church and their friends on
Wednesday evening at her home on
Grove street
One of the large side lights of plate |
glass in one of the show windows at
the Drysdale store has been broken, |
presumably through sudden change |
of temperature which brought nm
usual pressure upon the glass.
Mrs. Nora Lonergan OF Scott street |
slipped on the sidewalk ice near the |
St Francis de Sales church early !
Sunday morning and broke her wrist. |
She was removed to to her home by |
a passing autoist where physician |
set the fracture,
1t was announced in Troy Friday |
that Mrs. Russell Sage. the benefac-
tress of the Emma Willard school. |
had determined TO found branch of
that institution for the purpose of |
teaching domestic and industrial art |
and that she had donated S250.000 |
for this purpose On the committee |
i'll charge of opening the new school |
are the names OF two well-known sum |
mer residents of Bennington, William |
II. Shields and Mrs James A. Eddy.
Edward A. Mead, the dramatic re-
otter will render The Passing of the |
Third Floor Back in the Second Con |
gregational church next Sunday eve |
ming. Mr. Mead is former pupil |
and friend OF Mr. Mills. and has been |
secured by special arrangement. Last |
Sunday Mr. Mead was at Dartmouth |
college. 1t will be remembered that |
he was announced for the Chautau-
qua in Bennington two years ago, |
and many were disappointed that the
engagement was cancelled. His work |
is OF a high grade, and certain of his
recitals have been specially chosen
for churches and Y NJ. c. A.
the elderly man sitting at his desk
with q Snila of hanninpcs still IN his