The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-11
SOUTH SHAFTSBURY.

Frank Locke d ID S of Springfield,
VT, visited in town recently.
The regular class and Epworth Lea
que meetings on Tuesday evening.
Mrs w Ward entertained a nephew
over Sunday, Mr. Cary of Troy.
The Home Missionary society met
at the parsonage on Monday evening.
Miss Agan's sister. Mrs Ingalls,, re.
turned to Troy the latter part OF the
week.
Louis Mattisou left town Monday
after a three weeks vacation from
preparatory school.
On Friday evening there will be an
oyster supper at Cole hall the oysters
served in any desired style TO suit the
most fastidious.
The Crescent lodge No SO meet on
Friday eveningfor their yearly install
ment Of officers. Miss Mary Estabrook
of Bennington expects TO be present.
On Wednesday night the Junior Lea
que will give Cobweb social at Cole
hall. Refreshments served. Come and
encourage the Juniors they are ear
nest workers.
Some of our good people have pro-
nouuced our latest "Shirkshire" only
''baby blow if that really was the
case We are not desirious of a full
grown blow. There was no great
amount OF damage done to buildings,
but We are very sure T. at the wind
blew. Far into the wee" hours there
were a good many sleepless eyes. In
some parts of the town roads we're
badly drifteG road breekafs we're in
demand. a few windows were blown
in and freight carreported Unrooied.
Local wires were little out of order,
On Thursday there were about Is
people that left this station for Shafts
bury Depot, to be present at the dedi-
cation of the new church recently
erected there. The day being very
cold it took quite little time TO get
sufficiently warm ODE in comfortable
condition TO enjoy our surroundings,
but the day was delightful indoor and
out We listened to one of DR. Browns
inspiring discourses. There were on
the platform with him Rev's Thomp-
son, our former pastor Harris, from
Rutland, johnson who was assisting
at the above town and the resident
pastor, Rev Charles Agan. All were
ably assisted by the choir OF the new
church consisting of Mrs Bronson
Mattison, Miss Brundage, Miss Susie
Harrington, Mr. Peck and Bowen, W
F Randall presided at the organ. Mrs
Agan favored with a solo in the morn
ing, Miss BruBdage solo, in the az
ternoon. The choir rendered a very
pretty quartette in the evening. Rev
Harris offered the morning PRAYER,
Rev Thompson gave fine discourse
in the afternoon. AS IL was allotted
to him to give the dedicatory sermon,
Rev DR. Bowen with the assistance of
pastor the visiting clergy and the of
fcials of the church performed the fin
nal dedication exercises. Last, but not
least interesting to the hungry people,
was the summons to enter the rear
room of the church where we were seat
ed at heavily laden tables of good
things to satisfy the wants of the in
ner man, A fine supper was served
after the afternoon exercises we're
done, The evening service was earl
Ter than adv ertised that all might re-
main and reach their homes by the s
O'Clock, train. A suffiC lent sum of
money was raised and subscribed to
put the church out ofdebt and do some
needed work yet on the pews and paint
ing the church also to procure a bell