The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-26

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mother.
DIR. Charles Healey and Miss Jose
phlne Healey OF New York we're Christ
mas visitors.
Miss Mary Mcclure Is spending her
vacation with her grand parents a.
South SALISBURY.
Mr. aud Mrs Charles A. Maurer wen,
10 Troy Monday remaining Ia that cit!
until this morning.
John welch aud family OF North
Hoosick were Christmas guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. +. Peltier.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward Tatreault Of
Pownal we're Christmas guests at the
home OF Joseph Terrien.
Carter Hall now OF Glens Falls Il
spending the holiday vacation Bt HE
home at Bennington Center.
SIR. and Mrs. Robert Gulltinan and
Frank Ryan Of Schenectady we're
Christmas visitors In town.
Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Culllnan OF Ar.
! llngton were Christmas guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. George n. Williams.
team last week, Is recovering slowly
| but II will be several days before he
will be abs 10 attend 10 business.
Miss Agnes lIealey returned This
morning 70 Toy, after spending
! Christmas with her father. NJ. deaiy.
Mr. and Mrs +. d. Wintefsiein OF
Pltisheld were guests over Christmas
OF Mrs WiniersteIn's father, John
| Brant.
Miss Hannah Madden who has been
! 10 Troy hospital several weeks re.
turned home Monday much improved
Ia health.
John Murphy, William Conner aad
Richard McCale Of Schenectady arr!y
ed here Monday afternoon for Christ
mas visit.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Steven Mulyey re-.
turned last night ~ Ru land after u
brief visit with Mrs. Mulyey's mother,
Mrs. Ann Gavin.
Special evangelistic services will lie
held at the VI + church Thursday and
Friday evenings. Every body cordial
~ invited 10 bltenu.
The annual Christmas party for the
children will be held At the Young
Woman's club rooms on Saturday al.
ternoop at half past one.
The snow that came yesterday great
ly improved the sleigh Y which is
nos pretty good. The roads were Ia
first class condition for IL.
Henry NORM, violinist from North
Adams who played at the Christmas
services In the Sacred Heart church, is
the guest Of Miss Emma Lamarre.
News came from Fred Stickles who
| is in hospital 10 Troy under treat
ment for broken knee pan that he is
doing as nicely as could be expected
with chances of speedy recovery.
Miss Nettie NJ. Pierce OF waltham,
Mass, who has been guest of Miss
Laura Williams has gone 10 North
ampton, where she formerly resided,
for short visit before returning home.
The Methodist Sunday school will
enjoy a social and lunch-this evening
at the church. The primary depart
meDt held their Christmas tree exercis
es this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs W. II. S, ar OF Branch
street entertained a jolly Christmas
party OF II at their home Tuesday AT.
ternoon. There was music and re.
freshments and all had a good time.
Miss Mary Parrish, who broke her
hip by fall down flight of stHirs in
the Cooper knitting mill and who has
been for several weeks in one OF the
Troy hospitals, was brought home
Tuesday evening.
The leading merchants in the village
say that the record of this year through
the holidays surpassed that OF any
previous year by large amount The
reporters of the Banner found only
two exceptions to this rule and these
are two who did not advertise 10 the
Banner.
The following were elected officers o.
the Epwoi tn league for the ensuing tx
months President, c. r. Austin; lst
vice president, Mrs J, r. Wilson; 2n6
vice president, Mrs Ellen Raleigh 3rd
vice president, Miss Margaret Torrens
4th vice president, Miss Mildred Far.
mum; secretary, A. Il. Hollister; treas.
urer, Miss Ethel Cutler; pianist, Miss
Elma Rowley.
There was large attendance at the
midnight mass celebrated in StFrancis
church at the beginning of Christmas
day. A redemptionist father from Sar.
atoga preached the sermon which was
highly spoken of. Among the audi
ence were many from other denomina-
tions. Fhe music was of exceedingly
high order and received many words
of praise from those who heard it.
Raymond l.. Brow, assistant mana
ger of the wholesale Offices and sales
rooms of the New York branch of the
American Wooden company, who has
been confined to his home for a period
of two months, is spending the remain.
der of his time in Vermont as con.
valescent. He is making his stopping
place Ia South ShaftsburS with rela-
tives and spending some time in Ber-
nington with his cousin, Edward 2.
Ball of Valentine street.
Emerson Hill died in the Soldiers
Home hospital Christmas morning af-
ter long Illness. He was IS wears of
age. served during the rebellion in
Company B, third infantry, California
volunteers. He returned east years
after the war and was admitted to the
home from Sunderland Nov. "a, 1896.
His uac 5anth 10R NJ tho bpp,o anl 81 n