The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs. William ]. Mackey OF Blackin-
ton spent Sunday at the home OF her
brother b. A. Quinlan of Washington
avenue.
Red Triangle coffee will be served
at Soldiers and Sailors night this
evening at the Y NJ c. A. Eight to
ten is the hour.
There will be special meeting o.
the village board OF trustees tomorrow
evening to act on report OF the
police committee.
Every Monday night, eight to ten,
is Soldiers and Sailors night at the
~" Open fire. latest arrivals from
camps and overseas. hot coffee are on
the program.
Orrin Yosburgh, ageG IL ears, died
Sunday morning at the Putnam Me-
mortal hospital after an illness of in
tiuenza. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
There will be a special meeting OF
the Daughters of Isabella in the
knights of Columbus rooms this even
ing. Every member is urgently re-
quested to be present
Wilfred Lawrence who was formerly
at the Lafortune restaurant IN charge
of the taxi cab service, mas accepted
employment driving the truck for the
Bennington Sanitary laundry.
The annual meeting of the Y NJ. c.
( A. will be held tonight al eight
o'clock. Reports will be submitted,
and five directors elected All who
are interested are urged TO be present.
Lester II. Nichols has been appoint
ed county chairman for the Armenian
and Syrian Relief Fund drive which
takes place this week throughout the
United States and the amount expect
ed is $30,OOO000.
! The Remington Y NJ. c. A. basket
bali team met defeat at the hands OF
the North Adams Y NJ C. a. team on
the latters floor Saturday evening by
the score Of 62 to 0. A return game
will be announced later.
Mrs. Edward B. Huling who has
been confined to her home for nearly
seven weeks as the result of n ser
ious automobile accident followed by
an attack of influenza is now improv.
ing but is unable to he out as yet
The Modern Wocdmen of America
will hold there regular meeting Tues
day evening, Jan. ii. at which time
initiation of candidates and installs,
ton OF officers will take place. Al
members and officers elect are re
quested to be present,
The January clearance sale at the
estate of Joe Levin offers remarkable
price reductions on all mems. ladies
and children's dry goods, clothing anC
shoes. We earnestly advise you no
10 overlook the special bargains to bf
found at our store during this grea'
event Adv.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Elmer Mckee. Mrs
George F. Graves, Mr.. and Mrs w. ]
Meagher and Or A. 6. NJ Chisholm
: left Sunday for New York to atten,
the funeral of the late Rev Thornton
f. Turner, rector of st. Peters churcl
held from Calvary church at o'clocl
this afternoon.
Subscriptions to the Armenian ant
Syrian Relief Fund may be. made {,
Webster 5. Temple who has been an
pointed treasurer for the village o
r. Bennington and can be seen at thu
. County National Bank. II is expecte,
that $500 will be raised in this tOwr
for this worthy cause
Miss Irene Schoheld, who has beel
confined to the house by illness 70
several days is ont again and was abl
TO resume her work as stenographe
: at the Harte Theatre this morning.
DR.. A. S. VI Chisholm has gone p
Mastic, H. l., where lie attended tn
funeral OF Rev r r. Turner this ri
terncon.
John Fay, II T Southall and so
Gordon Wills r. White and Josep
Williams liked 10 the Green Mountai
camp Sunday There is story o.
the street that one member Ct the pai
ty fell through the ice ON one of tn
brooks and received thorough Wet
ing. The individual. who took the i'm
promptu bath is said to be old enoug
tc vote.
! +. Clifford Shaw, the Bennington
county farm agent. has at the office q
the county farm bureau in the Hawk
/ block an exhibit of about twent
samples of yellow and white cor
= grown on as many different farms Il
the county, The agent will put the @
hibit on display for the benefit q
farmers who are looking for seed cor
for the coming season
Chauncey r. Mann, former phys
cal instructor at the local Y. NJ. C. A
who was recently released from In
service and who has been in the vi
lage for several days, has made appl
cation for assignment to Camp Loga
In Texas as physical instructor. Hi
brother. Leslie Mann. the big leagu
baseball player has been engaged 4
similar work for some time hut o,
poets TO return to the Chicago Ma
llonal club early in the spring.
The Bennngton Outing Club entel
tanned twenty young ladies on a hlk
and ski party at the Pratt woods C.
Saturday afternoon The weathe
was cold but big fire supple
warmth for the lads whilc they wer
no, on the 90. skiing. sliding on sled
or Jack jumpers. The party vas 1
charge Of Chester Wadsworth and /
A. Holloway OF the Y VI. c. a. Their
VIII be another outing next Saturde
10 different place and all The bog
in town who are Interested are invj