The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

A. r. Won Dette is spending the day
in Arlington.
William Watson is i'll at his home
on Depot street.
]. N. Leonard has recovered from
his recent illness.
Mrs. s. Peyon is visiting friends in
Albany for a week.
J. C. Jensen has purchased an Oak.
land six" automobile.
Walter B. Taylor is spending a few
days in Burlington on business.
Mrs. Lee Hart of Bradford place Is
confined to the house with measles.
Miss Madeline Shanahan is confined
to her home on Park street by i'll
ness. I.tShal
Lenten devotions were neld in St
Francis de Sales church Wednesday
evening.
Thomas Murphy of Beech street has
taken position as clerk in w. G..
Houran's store.
Gilbert II. Ransom of Pleasant
street left today for trip to Bellows
Falls and Vergennes.
Edward Derosia of Florida Is the
guest of his cousin, Mrs. John Nc
Kale of Beech street.
Miss Marion Hector of Valentine
street has recovered from an attack
Of measles and mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Tudor and son
John are the guests of Mr.. Tudors
mother, Mrs. John Tudor.
There will be large class of mi
iates into the Foresters of Americi
IN the afternoon of April l.
Mrs. N. Noveck of Union street has
returned from two weeks visit witt
relatives in New York city.
F. l.. Bottum of South street hai
returned from New York city, wher,
lie spent few days on business.
Mrs. John Cone and daughter Anns
If Old Bennington are visiting Mrs
Jones' daughter Ellen, in Troy today
Mrs. William Belrose was the CUES
Wednesday of her granddaughter
Mrs. Harris Barber in South Shafts
Jury.
Mrs. Charles Warner and daughte
If North street have been visitin
Irs. Warmers mother in Albany TO
few days.
Arthur w. Noble of Hillside stree
i'll with measles. His mother. Mrs
VI. Tolman. is confined to the house
With humps
e, Z. Bottum has purchased the Ny
on Chandler camp. known as ths
1dlewild" and the adjoining land al
}arber's Pines.
William f. Sears has had the stos
IN Depot street, formerly used b.
he tallow company, remodelled into
7-room tenement. Ba
A basketball team of young buzz
less men held their first pratice Wed
nesday evening in library hall. The,
plan to play with local teams in the flu.
ture.
John Morrissey returned Wednes
lay from the university Of Vernon
% spend the spring vacation at his
home on Washington avenue Ralph
titus Of Wilmington, a classmate, Is
his guest
Among the business men registered
Wednesday at the putnam house were
P. H. Kent, f. A. Page, Rutland; c. L
flint, F. E. Gains, Burlington; D. p
Quinn, Troy: H. G. Comeback, c
Blanchard, Albany; William r. But
er, Pittsfield
The remains of the late Mrs. +. II
Everett will arrive here in specia
car Friday afternoon and will be
| brought directly to the chapel in Par
Lawn cemetery, where Rev. T.
lurner will conduct the services. The
remains will be placed in the vault
until spring.
Measles are still raising havoc witt
| he attendance in the schools. Super
ntendent Varney visited rura
chool early in the week and found
ne pupil present. This, while by, far
extreme example, is illustrative OF
he way the enrolment has been cut
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