The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-31

News OF tho Town and village Toi
Briefly for Busy Readers.

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Briefly for Busy Readers.
Carroll Partridge was here Friday.
Miss Carrie White is in Albany to-
day.
Superintendent A. w. Varney is in
Albany today.
Miss Anna Park is confined to the
house by illness.
Miss Irene Honiker was in Hoosick
Falls over Christmas.
Edward LaMay of Pittsfed is spend
ing seyera' days here.
Mrs H. L. Stillson and Miss Fran
ces Stillson are in Troy today.
The red and blue membership con-
test at the YMCA closes tonight.
A new boiler has been installed at
Fillmore & SHADES paper mill.
Frank Davenport was the winner in
M. j. Schwab's shoe club Wednesday.
Mrs E. p. Hathaway who has been
i'll for several weeks is not improving.
j. c. Jensen, the tailor, is agent for
Thompson's laundry, 1874 North street
A leap year dance given by the
young ladies will be held in Forester's
hail this evening.
Miss Jennie French entertained the
members of her Sunday school class
Friday evening. Refreshments were
served
Services will be held at the Shirk-
shire Methodist church Sunday at 3
p. m. in charge of Rev DR. Rowley.
Mrs Frank Schultz and daughter
Edith who have been visiting Mrs
Frank Lasher have returned to North
Adams.
Wednesday afternoon the young peo-
pie OF the Old First church had a
Christmas tree and entertainment at
the old academy.
Miss Lillian Thomas who has been
visiting Miss Elsie Nandenburg re-
turned to her home in Greenfield, Mass
Saturday morning.
Miss Clara Murphy accompanied by
Miss Minnie Gunshannon and Mrs
John Ineson are spending the week
at her home in Philadelphia.
Lost: On Tuesday between North
sire and RR station ladies gold
watch. Name Julia O'Donnell engrav-
ed inside of back case. Liberal re-
ward il returned to the loser at her
store on North street.
Miss Mary Robinson will entertain
f,;aaIc at NAN Naorc apfu at
the residence of Miss Lula Robinson
at Bennington Center this evening.
Bridge Whist will be the attraction.
The new year will be welcomed in.
Begin the new year by having your
laundry work done at Thompson's
laundry, 7l3 Main street. The only
up to date laundry in the county. One
trial will convince you that my work
is superior TO all others B. Nj.
Thompson, sole proprietor; telephone
1852.
Mrs A. S. NJ. Chisholm received
Friday from New York where il had
been mounted, the head and a portion
of the hide of the bear that was killed
on the mountain last fall while er son
Fred Wilder and II. p. Woodman
were in camp there. II is very finely
st up and makes an attractive eXhib-
ition.
The Young Mems club enjoyed a
very pleasant evening at the Metho-
dist parsonage last night as the CUES
of Alfred w. Rowlev who is student
of Syracuse University and spending
his Christmas vacation with bis par
ents, DR. and Mrs Rowey. Games,
music and lunch made delightful
evening.
At the Me church the pastor Rev
DR. G. ", Rowley will conduct the
communion service in the morning and
receive members. The bi.monthly
Love Feast will be held at p. m. The
subject of the evening sermon will be
"Life's Problem, New Years ser
mon, especially for young people The
choir will repeat some of the Christ
masmusic in the evening. All strangers
welcomed. All seats free.
The New Year services at the Second
Congregational church will be of
special interest and helpfulness. At
the morning service announcement will
be made of the results of the campaign
in debt-raising and au important
plan for the coming year will be out
lined New members will he received
on confession of faith, and the Com
munion Service will follow. The sub
ject of brief sermon by the pastor
will be Getting over Jordon." The
evening service will also have the New
Year character, the pastor speaking
upon Buying up the Opportunity.
Fred y, Burt, former president of
the Young Peoples society, who is
home from Colgate University, will
lead the CE meeting at the Congregat-
ional church The officers and depart
ment leaders for 1905 will be elected,
and the new constitution will be pre-