The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-20
MANCHESTER CENTRE

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Carl NJ attison recently visited friends
in Granville and Rutland.
Miss Nora Cone of South London
derry was in town Friday.
Miss Matte Blackmer of Granville
called on friends here last week.
r. B. Smith and wife passed few
days of last week in Granville.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Benson and son
are the guests of relatives in Town
send for few days.
Mrs Henry Lugene. recently report
ed as receiving slight shock, is now
on the road to recovery.
Mrs NJ. A. Taylor, who has been
confined to the house the past week,
has now entirely recovered.
Michael Hanlon and wife have re-
moved from this village and are now
housekeeping in South Dorset.
The condition of William H. Harris
who has been seriously i'll for several
weeks, remains much the same.
Miss Lura Collins, who has been
spending some time with relatives
here, returned TO her home in North
Bennington Sunday.
Messrs Emmett Tuttle, Robert An
derson and r. II. Bradley attended
the Masonic district meeting recently
held in Bennington.
h,C c. L. Randall has been elected
church delegate to the conference which
will meet in Gloversville next April,
and r. H. Linsley reserve delegate
News has been received of the seri-
Gus illness of Mrs Owen Brady, one of
our former residents, at the home of
her son, Eugene Brady, in North Ad-
ans.
Thers will be a dance at the opera
house Friday evening, Jan. p. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the Dorset or
chestra, assisted by Granville, and a
cordial invitation is extended to all.
A party of young people OF the vii
lage enjoyed a sleighride to East Ru-
pert Saturday evening, taking supper
at Mrs William Phelps and returning
at late hour.
J. II. Whitney of Peru was in town
Saturday. He reports a goodly
amount of snow on the mountain, in
most places the road leading through
pastures and meadows to avoid gigan-
tic drifts.
Rev J. S. Brown is in Portland, Me-,
this week attending the international
conference of Sunday school field
workers. He expects to return to meet
his pulpit appointments for Jan. "a.
The Manchester Light & Power. Co,
have made bargain with the Vail Co
for the lights run on their line, and
now both systems will be combined and
operated by the former company.
About two hundred sat down to tea
at the annual benefit supper which was
held at the vestry Of the Baptist
church last Friday evening An ex-
cellent repast was served by the ladies
and the financial returns were very
satisfactory.
Do not forget the lecture in the Bap-
tist church under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid society, on Monday even
ing, Jan. 25, by U. Grant Houston.
His subject will be, "1'he Land of Mo-
ses" and it promises to be a rich treat
to all bible students.
Owing to the severe weather Of last
Saturday evening, the installation of
the newly elected officers of the Ladies
Aid society was unRvoidably post
poned to the evening of February 6,
which it is hoped will be favorable for
a full attendance.
Rev George w. Morrow, superinten
dent OF the Vermont Anti-Saloon
league, was in town last Thursday, as
the guest OF Rev j. S. Brown. Ar
rangements we're made for a grand
rally at Manchester, Wednesday, Jan.
n, In which all the townspeople are
cordially invited to participate. Spec
ial music will be provided for the oc-
casion and Rev p. A. Baker D. D., Of
Columbus, Ohio, will deliver an ad-
dress. DR. Baker is most powerful
and convincing speaker and whatever
the opinion of our citizens on the great
question, license VS. no license, every
one should make a special effort to
hear him.
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