The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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Miss Martha Carney is III at her
home on Silver street.
See our bargains shoes at S249 and
S79S, they are worth double at No.
weeks. Adv. rs .-. 0t2
Harry Abrams and Louis Rudnick
OF North Adams spent Sunday in
town.
The will of the late Thornton n.
Turner has been filed in the Probate
Office a t.,
Born, this morning. son to Mr. and
Mrs. William +. HOLSTER of Imperial
avenue.
Henry Bradford is III of influenza
at the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Bradford.
b, A. Cammins OF Pierre. South
Dakota, is visiting at the home of hfs
sister, Mrs. Frank II, Howe.
Collins NJ Graves returned today
to Montpelier after spending the
weekend at his home here.
Sanford F. Harrington, pressman
at The Banner Office. is confined to
the house in North Bennington by
illness
Miss Catherine Mcnamara has re-
turned to her home in Troy after
spending the weekend with friends
in town
The officers OF the O. Il. S. will
meet this evening for a rehearsal 1t
is very important that every officer
be present.
The mission workers of the Second
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. Rollin Jenney Tuesday evening.
January 81.
Miss Margaret Shea nurse at the
Troy hospital. spent the weekend at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Shea.
Regular communication OF Mt. An
thony Lodge. No. 10. F. and A. M.
Tuesday evening. Jan. "a at 1870
o'clock. Work on f. c. degree.
George Graves, who attends the
Pawling school at Pawling, N. Y, is
at the home OF his parents, Mr., and
Mrs. Collins NJ Graves OF Hillside
street.
James A. Lewes, I'm the employ of
j. G. Jensen. merchant tailor, left to-
day for NV York to enter the
Mitchelt Garment Cutter school TO
take up the latest fashions for this
spring and summer.
The ladies OF the 0. T. s. will meet
every Tuesday afternoon without fur
Their notice in their rooms 10 do Red
Cross work as there Is plenty OF work
for al. II is hoped good many may
respond to this appeal
Chief Boatswain William NJ. Rus
sell of the U. S. s. Cleo. who has been
spending brief Through at his home
in Clinton. Mass, is the guest for
few days at the home OF SIR. and Mrs.
George Thompson Of Park street.
Mr.. and Mrs John Costello OF Mill
street have received word of the safe
arrival at Camp Merritt, N, j., OF
their son, Joseph Costello Mr.. Cos
tello sailed for overseas with the 57th
Pioneer regiment,
Nicholas Morrissey returned Sun
day to the Methodist Episcopal hos
pital al the Brooklyn naval training
station where. he is undergoing treat
ment for broken finger after spend,
ing few days furlough at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas
J. Morrissey Of Washington street.
The funeral of Miss Bessie May
Edison was held from the home OF
Sidney A. Edison Saturday afternoon
at two O'Clock, Rev. W. e. Towart Of
ilcated. The remains we're placed
in the vault at the Park Lawn GENE.
terry. The bearers were William
Jels, r. Haviland Sibley, Sidney A.
Edison and Guy o Edison.
There will be no drill of Company
\, Vermont Volunteer Militia, We'd
nesday evening because OF the alb
sence OF the officers who expect 10
leave tomorrow for St Adams to al:
tend thee officers school. Captain
Clarence l.. Holden is absent on q
months firiough travelling for the
Bennington Scale Co.
Miriam Rebekah Lodge will hold a
Joint Installation With Manser En-
oampment at their regular meeting
! Tuesday evening at s o'clock. Dis
trict Deputy President. Mrs John II.
Powers, OF the Rebekah lodge and Dis
trict Deputy Grand Patriarch, VIII
liam h. Frost will act as installing
officers and a supper will proceed the
business session. All officers aud
members are requested 70 be present.
Joseph Kearns OF Branch street
was the victim OF coasting accident
Saturday evening when he received
a sprained left knee aud . cash ON
the forehead. Mr.. Kearns was steer
ing a party OF eight on a bob down
Silver street hill when the sleigh
getting into a rut in the road. threw
the young people toward the curbing
Yrs. Kearns was also member OF
The party but Mr.. Kearns was the
only one to receive severe injuries
u was not necessary 10 take the
young man to the hospital and he is
7 rpndrted IN No resting comfortably