Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
NEWS OF BENNINGTON TOLD in BRIEF

I Mrs Mary A. Barber is spending a
couple of weeks with friends in Ben
ton, N. Y.
Miss Lucy Cutting spent Sunday in
East Arlington, the guest of Miss
Julia Caldwell 4
Russell J. Alien of Hoosick has been
re-engaged as organist at the Old First
church for the present year.
L. G. Lockwood of the Soldier S
Home has received a REISSUE and in
crease of pension to Sl4 per month.
| Rev A. J. Barron was in Louisville,
KY, last week, visiting Rev Barnard
Cunningham, formerly of this village.
The "Week of Prayer" services at
the Baptist church we're not held last
week, as there was no fuel with which
to heat the chapel
The H. E. Bradford g. Company
knitting plant has received supply
of soft coal with which to continue OPP
erations at the mill.
The ladies of the Eastern Star have
issued invitations to a social dance in
Foresters hall Friday evening The
committee of invitation is composed of
Mrs c. b. March, Mrs J. Nj. Burt,
Mrs G. p. Endress and Miss Jennie
Patterson.
Mrs 7, H. Southall very pleasantly
entertained a number of her friends
at cards last Thursday evening in
honor of her sister, Mrs Edward Win
terstein of Haworth, n j., and Miss
Louise Purdy of Manchester. Dainty
refreshments we're served
The Monday night club, with few
invited guests, were entertained this
week by Mrs Chas H. Dewey. 1t was
one of the pleasantest gatherings of
the season. Pretty fayors were given,
the first going to Miss Mary l.. White,
the consolation to Miss Mary c. Burt.
Gov Mccullough has accepted an
invitation to be present as a guest at a
reunion and banquet of the Vermont
Veterans Association of Boston which
will take place at Young's hotel in
that city the evening Of January p.
Department commander Hathorn. Yer
mont G. a. r. will also be present
The officers of Manser Encampment
l. 0. o. F., we're installed Monday
evening by c. A. Carruthers, D. d.
G. p of the Grand Encampment, as
sisted by H. c. Farrar, grand repre-
sentative and d. p German, all of
Rutland. A supper was served after
the installation, followed by post
pradial exercises.
Rev w. J. Forsytho of Middlebury
will officiate for Mr. Schuyler at St
Peters church on Friday evening.
January %, at 1880 and will speak on
the missionary work of the diocese.
and will also preach on Sunday, Jan
uary 25, the feast of the conversion Of
StPaul. Mr. Schuyler viii preach at
Middlebury on the 18th
The board Of civil authority will
meet in the town rooms on January 10,
to correct the check list to be used at
the special meeting to be held Febru-
airy 3, to vote on the referendum IL
cense bill. Any person who has be-
come OF age since last November and
every other person should see to it
that his name is on the list
Roberts Post of Rutland, through a
committee appointed for that purpose.
have requested Department Command.
err Hathorn, Vermont G. A. r., to rall
the next encampment at Rutland, The
dates selected being February p n and
10Th. Should he accept the invitation.
as it is expected he will, the w. r. C.
would also hold their meeting at the
same time and place. tits understood
that Comrade Frank Kenfeld of Nor
risville will be presented for the posi-
ton of department commander.