The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-13
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very satisfactory thus far.
Allen Schoonmaker spent Sunday
with his sister Miss Edna. Mr. Schoon-
maker is soldier and returned re-
Gently from the Philippines.
George walworth is i'll with severe
cold.
Rev W. w. Ranney and wife OF
Hartford. Conn, are spending a few
days wit his brother, F, d. Ranney.
Mrs Arthur Martin is agaiL conhn-
ed to the house by illness.
Miss Bertha Paris spent Sunday
with her parents in Wallingford.
Miss Wood of Watervaliet is the
guest of Miss Erin Mattison.
H. c. Simmons has fine new auto.
George D. Atwood of New York
city. former resident is visiting at
Charles E. Welling's.
Miss Edith Peck is spending few
days with her sister, Ellen in Brad
ford, Mass.
The public library is open only on
Friday afternoon and evening now
instead of Mondays and Fridays as
formerly.
Roger Peck and friend, Howard
Richards have been in attendance at
the Students Conference at Northheld,
Mass,
Miss Della Spencer oiTroy is pas
sing her vacation with her sister, Mrs
S. O. Tefft.
George Stanley has been spending
few days in Rutland and at Lake
Bomoseen.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will meet with Mrs Gilbert Mattison
Friday afternoon and evening, for
their monthly missionary meeting.
The subject will be the ''North Ameri
can Indians" (" Miss Lottie Mattison
has charge of the literary program.
Miss Lima Tozer is entertaining her
friend, Miss Nina Sawin OF North
hampton.
Rev Marion Brown and wife OF
Middletown Springs, VT, are with his
sister, Mrs Jay Loomis.
Miss Alice Arthur of Saxtons River,
Vt, is the guest of her friend, Miss
Bertha Tozer.
Miss Mamie Woodruff is visiting at
W. j. Hicks in Bennington.
The Junior League of the Baptist
church enjoyed picnic at Battlefield
Park last Friday.
Howard Richards of Columbia coll
lege is in town with Roger Peck. Mr.
Richards expects to go to China in
the fall as a student volunteer. He
gave an interesting talk on mission
aries Tuesday evening at the Congre-
gational parsonage.
The family of Rev r. B. Tozer ac-
comp anied by their guests enjoyed
carriage drive Monday to the Monu-
ment and Soldiers Home, lunchipg in
the Home grove.
Mrs William Green of Bennington
spent Tuesday in town.
Mrs ]. H. Gilbert of Troy has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs Frank
White.
Mrs Josie Etue of Troy spent the
4th with Miss Bessie White.
VIM. Kennon of Greenfield, Mass,
h as been visiting Mrs George Carey
The Baptist Sunday schoolwill hold
it's annual picnic at Lake Emerald,
North Dorset On dresday Jul!2e
A pleasant surprise party was given
last Friday evening at the home OF
w. G. Shaw on Main ST., in honor
of George Phillips. About thirty of
his friends were present. The COM
pany enjoyed games and music, and
were served during the evening with
ice cream and cake. Mr. Phillips has
resi- ded here for some time, having
acted as manager of the territory de-
partment in the Office of h. G. White.
He has resigned this position and ex
poets to enter Hotchkiss school al
Lakeville, Conn, in the fall. He
leaves for his home in Middletown
Springs next Tuesday. He was pre-
sented with a handsome signet ring by
the young people, Edwin Lacrosse
m aking the presentation speech.
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