The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-03

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chendon Sunday afternoon.
Mr. AMI Mrs +. II Moore returned
Saturday from a vlsi. in ialslon and
other plac =.
Miss Georglna Austin is spending
few days 10 Waite vliet.
Cedric Sibley returned to UVM
Tuesday morning.
Frederick A. Burt returned TO Co |.
gate University Tuesday morning.
Raymond Vail and George Klock
have returned to Troy Business Col
lege.
Mr. and Mrs Chas II Dewey were
agreeably surprised by number OF
their friends Saturday evening, who
gave jolly house warming.
The regular meeting ofthe Women's
auxiliary to the YMCA will be held at
the association rooms at 3 p N. We'd
nesday, Jan 4th.
Mrs II. NJ. Hurley drew the shoes
last night at the Bennington Shoe
store club.
Misses Allie Gunshannon and Julia
Fitzgerald left today for Chicago, Ill.
They will spend few weeks in Denver,
Col, and Detroit, Mich. They will
return about March /.
+. Statia OF Frankfort N. Y, visi
ted friends in town Sunday.
A party OF sixteen relatives and
friends gathered around the board of
Mr. and Mrs Geo Il. Smith for dinner
Sunday Jan l.
The Social Card club meets with Mrs
Newton Cotrell on South ST this even
ing.
The regular social of the Young
Women S club will be held at their
club rooms Wednesday evening.
Ten persons we're received into the
ME church last Sunday. Six on pro-
baton, two on profession and two by
letter.
Alfred Rowley will return to syria,
cuse University tomorrow.
Misses Helena and Geneive Baker
Of Mechanicvllle we're guests of DIR and
Mrs Rowley over Sunday.
Mis- Elizabeth Norton gives Bridge
Wits: party Thursday afternoon from
3 to 6 at her home on Elm st in honor
of her sister, Mrs Morrison OF Spo-
kane.
The week of prayer will be observed
at the Methodist church and services
will be held this evening, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. Every
body invited.
The regular meeting of Mt Anthony
chapter OES will be held at the Mason
ic rooms tomorrow evening. Owing
to illness, Mrs Helen G. Cole DDGM
will not be present.
Gen j. G. Mccullough, former gov
rnor of Vermont presented each mem.
Ger of his staff, inc uding L. d. Tav-
b)r of Brattleboro, a handsome ear
lpin set with a diamond.
About 80 couples enjoyed the leap
year dance in Foresters hall Saturday
evening. Much of the success was due
TO Miss Adelaide Merrill and Miss
BessieHarbour who made the arr ang-
ments.
There will be joint installation Of
officers elect of Sixth corps post, and
in their hall Saturday evening and
the installing officer on the part of the
WRC will be Mrs Ann Day.
Why not have your family washing
done at Thompson's laundry, only 5
cents per pound. All plain pieces
ironed; starched pieces ready to be
ironed at home. Everything ironed,
10c per pound. Wagon will call at
any time.
Mr. and Mrs S. H. lockwood enter
tanned at dinner New Years day, Mrs
Susan A. Sibley, Mr. and Mrs Linas
White and daughter, Vena, Mr. and
Mrs Frank White of Hoosick Falls;
Mr. and Mrs Salem White of Benning-
ton Falls and Mrs lockwood of Ben
nington.
Hiram Hyser, so years of age, died
at the Soldiers Home Saturday from
old age and general breaking up OF
the system. He served in Company ID,
9Th Vermont Volunteers, enlisting in
Rutland. He was admitted to the
home from North Adams in 1895. He
has been discharged. and readmitted
since. His only relative is brother
in Boston. The body was taken to
North Adams for burial.
G. A. Custer WRC has chosen these
officers to serve the present year: pres
ident, Catherine Gibbons: S V p, Mar
tina Briggs; J V P, Irene Spear; treas
urer, Eliza Cutting, secretary; Ruth
Bingham; chaplain, Bertha Potter;
conductor, Susie Briggs, guard, Els.
tella Allen. These officers will be in.
stalled in connection with the officers
of G A Custer Post al the regular
meeting of the post next Saturday eve-
ming. Ruth Bingham will be the in
staiiing officer on the part OF thecorps.
The Baptist church distributed
among its members yesterday and TO
day a weekly Offering calendar. This
calendar bears cut OF the church
building, its weekly services, a calen-
dar pad and package of envelopes
for the offerings of each Sunday in
the year, together with envelopes for
benevolent offerings printed in colors.
The whole effect of the calendar Is
very pleasing and will undoubtedly
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