The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


David Sears of North street is con-
fined to the house by an attack of
influenza.
Almond Spencer is very i'll at his
home on Maple street.
Hiram L. Hall is in Greenwich to-
day on business. \
Mrs. John Houran of North street
is confined to the house by illness.
n d. p, Mcdonald of Rutland was in
/ town on business yesterday.
4 Dr.IB. O. Barber of Pownal was in
4 town on business Monday.
Andy Toolan of North Adams was
in town on business Monday. c.fgr-q Il
p. b. Smith of Pittsield was in
town o nbusiness Monday.
Andrew Gardner of Jefferson Ave,
IS i'll of pneumonia.
Miss Cecilia Lafranchise is visiting
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Lafranchise
Miss Eleanor Sears, small daughter
of David Sears of North street, is suf.
fering from influenza.
Miss Lillian Marsh was taken to the
Putnam Memorial hospital Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Harold Wood of Union street
who has been seriously i'll with pneu.
monia, is improving
Paul Moses, who has been working
in Troy spent the week end at his
home on Elm street.
Miss Jennie Bromley of East Ar
lington has accepted a position in the
Office of the Black Cat Textiles Co.
Mrs. Raymond Harrington, who has
been seriously i'll of influenza at her
home on North Branch street is slow
ly improving
Wilbur Lambert left Monday even
ing for Burlington where he expects
to enter the Students Army Training
camp at the University of Vermont
Miss Ethel Blaydes of Williams
town, Mass, has returned to her home
after visiting her brother, Leonard
Blaydes for few days.
Mrs. Walter E. Bingham. who has
has returned to Charlotte, ~ c.,
where her husband is stationed at
Camp Greene.
Mrs. Harrison Moore and infant
son went yesterday to Danbury. Conn.
where they will join Mr. Moore who
is head of the science department in
the Danbury High school
Chief Mckinley Chapman, who is
stationed on the U. S. S. Leviathan
, returned Monday evening to New
York to report for duty after spending
few days furlough with his wife on
Division street
Mr. and Mrs. George Hogan were
called to Vergennes Monday by the
serious illness Of Mrs. Hogans sister,
Miss Ada Braumhauer.
The funeral of Philip H. Greenslet
was held this morning from the St
Francis de Sales church at nine
o'clock. Father Cahill officiating The
burial was in the Park Lawn GENE
terry.
Private Phileas Rousseau of the
18th Canadian Black Watch regiment,
who has been at his home on School
street for the past ten days, leaves To-
day for Montreal where he will an
, dergo an operation before returning
to France.
r. s. Drysdale has withdrawn as a
candidate for justice of the peace on
. the Democratic ticket. r. S. says
that he is Democrat sure enough
but without desire for political pre-.
ferment.
Several second hand bureaus for
! sale at half their value Also new and
second hand furniture. Stoves, springs
. mattresses, etc. c. II Potter OBJ
posite Baptist church. Adv. 26tS'
The funeral OF Mrs Albina Perham
= will be held Wednesday afternoon at
two o'clock Burial will be in the
4 village cemetery.
= Edmund Connors died Monday
at the home OF his sister. Mrs James
Leahy. 223 Stafford street Mr.. Con
; nors came to this country from Ire
land in 1867 and lived with his sister
during the past two years. He has
been in poor health for about six
months. The funeral will be held al
st. Francis de Sales church Wednes
day at 9 a. m. and will be private.
!" At the annual meeting Of the Ben
-. nington County Vermont Improve
% ment Association, Hawks Block oil
~ Saturday afternoon, October 18TH
," D. m. there were present in person
and by proxy over so members of tn
Association and the following direC
tors for three years we're elected 4
succeed themselves J. c. Colgate,
b. Wilbur, w. H. Roberts. j. b. WI
bur, ir, L. II. West; and the followin
,hicer1 unanimously elected for on
year Guy u. Johnson, president. J. {
Colgate vice-president; A. j. Holder
treasurer; VIM. II. Wills, secretary,