The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for 6usv Readers.

MI. and Mrs. A. W. BREASTED have
returned from Hartford, Conn
Mrs. George F Phelps of Browning
Place is confined to the house by i'll
mes, - -t efarsu Z
F. S. Chandler and Charles f.
Sears of Old Bennington motored to
Troy yesterday t1iua 4
Miss Marion Cocklin and Miss Mary
Barrett OF Arlington visited friends
in town Yesterday.
Fred Kirkwood, who has been max
ing brief visit with relatives, re-
turned today to Pittsfeld.
Miss Harriet Twitchell entertained
several of her friends at her cottage
in Woodford Hollow yesterday
The Houghton A. c. and the Black
Cat eleyens clash Saturday for the
first thriller Of the season. ADV.
Harry Murray, who recently under
went an operation at the Putnam
Memorial Hospital, is improving.
Because of the influenza epidemic
the football game which was TO have
been played at Black Cat park to-
morrow has been Cancelled. LMSWu
Mr.. and Mrs. John Flynn nave re-
ccived word of the safe arrival over
seas OF their son, Edward +. Flynn.
Former Gov. Allen NJ Fletcher of
Cayendi. h and Charles. Downer of
Sharon we're in the village Thursday
Word was received this morning
from Camp Meade, Maryland of the
serious lness OF Private John NJ
Wage.
Miss Nellie Meagher, cashier at the
Drysdale store who became suddenly
ill While at work Wednesday, is re
coyerins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Thompson visit
cd Mrs adelaide Saunders yesterday
Nj. Thompson is well known drug
gist in Adams. Mass.
Warren Church and Paul Howe
with the H. NJ. futile truck went to
Fort Edward today to get load of
paper for the Evening Banner.
The Misses Harley and Catherine
Armstrong OF Congress street have
returned to their home after spend
ing a week with friends in Hoosick
VI and Mrs. Edward Stephens will
olcso the Kitchener Pace where they
have been spending the summer to.
morrow and will return to New York
CitJ
Miss Louise Larin, who was recent
ly operated on for appendicitis at the
Putnam Memorial Hospital was able
yes ;erday to return to the home of
he siste
Miss Elsie kenney, who attends the
STATE College in Albany is visiting at
her home in Woodford until the col
legc, which has been closed on ac.
count of influenza, reopens.
Miss Edna Walbridge, who has been
confined 10 the BrooklTn hosnital with
influenza, has improved and is able to
resume her duties as teacher IN the
Pratt Institute in Brooklyn
Mr. and Mrs william r. Lowe and
daughter, Madeline left this morning
by automobile for Littleton, n. H.,
Mrs. Loves former home. They ex-
pect 10 return early next week
Word was received today from the
city hospital in Minneapolis, MINI.
that Lieut. John d. Lane was recover
ig fi0m pneumonia following inhuen-
"a. lie was taken i'll on September
I2t
News was received here yesterday
OF the death of Mrs. Floyd Hathaway
at Wayerloy, Mass, of pneumonia
Mr. and Mrs Hathaway have been
fIequent visitors in town for many
year
John Kelley, former foreman for
the Black Cat Textiles company now
holding a similar position at Winsted
Conn, was in town Thursday to at
tend the funeral Of the late Mrs w
A. Wall
Mr. and Mrs. David Hayes and Mrs
William Hayes and daughter Mar.
garet and Miss Mary McGraw of Hoo
sick Falls were guests at the home
OF Mrs Fred Corbett of Spring street
yesterday.
Ladies Aid society OF the Old First
1 Church met yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Philip Jennings. A
large number was in attendance as
the business taken up pertained to
Red Cross work.
The funeral of Alfred Ratelle. who
died Tuesday OF heart trouble was
he d this morning from the Sacred
Heart Church, this morning at nine
o'clock. Father Provost OBLIGATED.
Burial was in the Park Lawn come.
tar
Nh and Mrs. George Il. Donnelly
left today by automobile for Wash
ington, d, c.. where Mrs. Dc-'elly has
been appointed secretary TO Hon. o.
NJ Barber, Judge of the United States
Cour, of Custom Appeals. MIR. Don
nelly viii return about November LIST,
Robcr, Cummings, who has been
visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward J. Cummings, has returned Ia
Boston where he Is employed by the
Turner Construction company. He ex
poets to leave on October 10 for Pots
dam, n. Y, to enter the service at the
Clarkson technical college
Several from Bennington attended
the funeral OF Martin Murray which
was held this morning from the st
John the Baptist church this morning
at nine o'clock, Father Burke ofllciat
ed. Burial was IN the Old Bennington
cemetery. The bearers we're Martin
Murray ir William Murray / astoi