The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-02
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Pickerel and bass spoons for lake
fishing at J. l.. McGurk's.
Rev @. W. Rowley will preach at
the "chapel" tomorrow afternoon.
Misses Mary and Margaret Hogan
are visiting friends in Schenectady.
De Edward Moore is home from
Newark, N. j., to spend the fourth.
Miss Martha Penders of North
Adams is visiting at the American
House on North st.
Miss Agnes Quinlan has returned
this afternoon from visit to Great
Darlington.
Mrs j. o. Burt and four children
are visiting sisters of hers in Spring
field and Agawam, Mass
Miss Alice Fitzgerald and Anna
Frazer will spend Sunday and Mon
day with friends in Albany.
Miss Grace Longenecker of Phila-
delphia will arrive here this afternoon
for two weeks visit at d. G. Burt's.
Miss Esther Peck of New York, and
Miss Caroline Corners of Charleston,
S. c., are guests of Miss Ruth Eddy for
several days.
During the month of June the town
clerk issued four marriage licenses.
Ten births and II deaths were report
ed for the month.
Madam Clapp mother of A. L.
Clapp, who has been spending several
weeks with her son, returned to her
home in Marblehead, Mass, this
morning.
The local base ball team will play
the Dorpians of Schenectady on the
athletic field Monday afternoon. 1t
is strong team and was formerly in
the New York state league.
Mrs ]. T. Remington of South street
is seriously i'll and very nervous and
Mr. Remington requests that Fourth
of July noise be kept from the vicinity
of his residence as much as possible.
Saturday is bargain day again.
Everything in stock is included. Those
who need millinery will do well to inn
prove this opportunity at Miss G. S.
Reyes, 3ll West Main street, Ben
nington, Vt.
Camp Comfort opens the season to.
day and willbe open until the first OF
September. Every cottage has been
taken and most of the rooms In the
White Crow Inn are engaged for the
season.
The regular quarterly meeting OF the
Bennington County Medical societ y
will be held in North Bennington July
Is The following win read papers:
Drs Bartlett of North Bennington,
Dean of SALISBURY, Liddle of Dorset,
Clemmons of Manchester.
The Republican party of Vermont
has come out squarely in platform
that recognizes the existence of press
ing state issues and proposes a means
of their settlement. 1t was drawn by
Orion NJ. Barber of Bennington,
chairman OF the committee on resolut-
ions, and is the most notable platform
declaration made by the party within
the memory of the present general
ion.-St Adams Messenger.
July l, 2, and 3 are memorable days
for veterans in this vicinityfor on those
, burg dates the bloody battle of Gettys-
was fought in 1868 and more than 55,-
900 Union and Confederate soldiers
but all Americans killed, wounded
and missing attested it severity. Ben
nington was represented in that des-
perate encounter by Company A l4th
Vermont volunteers, and others OF its
sons.
At the Second Congregational church
Sunday morning the pastor, Rev G. s.
Mills will preach short sermon IN
connection with the communion ser
. vice and reception of new members
H. Fl. Webster will lead the young
peoples meeting at $50 p. m. which
will be patriotic service, having for
its theme, ways of Consecrating
Ourselves to Our Country" At 7:3C
! p. m. the pastor will give another Of
his series of addresses upon the relig-
ious teachings of some recent works
of fiction. The book selected is
, Eleanor" study in selishness anc
self sacrifice. He will speak at Fern
: dale chapel at $3.50 p. m.
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