The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-10
NORTH BENNINGTON.

A. s. Hathaway was 10 Troy saiur'
day on business.
Miss Mary Henry Is the guest OF Mrs
George Hinsdill
Mr. Collins, the baker, has returned
from his trip 10 New York,
Miss Susie Evans has gons TO Glens
Falls 10 visit her sister, Mrs John
MaXon.
The Congregational and Baptist
churches will observe the week Of pray.
or this week.
Mrs Elizabeth Campbell who has
been Visiting her sister, Mrs Herbert
Davis, has returned TO her homo In
Shushan.
Miss Mabel Mudd OF Dorset, a sister
student AZ Troy Conference academy
at Poultney, has been the guest of
Miss lna Harrington.
TIL plasterers have nearly complei.
ed work on the Interior Of the house
that Is being romodeled for Mr. aud Mrs
L. i. Turner Of New York.
Al the Congregational church Sun
day morning the pastor, Rev j. T..
Harper, preached the last Of his series
OF sermons on 1.-The Church"
Fourteen OF the young friends OF
Walter Russell gave him surprise
party at his home here Friday night
aud enjoyed pleasant evening.
The funeral OF Benjamin L. Ripley
was held from his late home Sunday
afternoon al . O'Clock. Rev j. 4. Har-
per, pastor OF the Congregational
church, officiating.
The annual business meeting OF the
Baptist church will be held on the last
Thursday evening la December. The
annual meeting OF the Young Peoples
Union will be held al the same time.
Charles NJ. Colyin who has been In
town since early 10 the summer has
made his annual departure tor some
land south OF the snow belt, this time
TO Panama where he will spend The
winter Ia the vicinity OF operations OF
the worlds biggest enterprise, the 18th.
mian canal.
The Methodist church Sunday school
10 connection with its Christmas tree
Monday evening will be given a stere
opticAn entertainment by the pastor,
Rev " A Duriee OF White Creek. The
views will be appropriate 10 the sea
son aud will be given by slides which
Mr. Durfee has recenlly secured 10 New
York
Andrew Hagar OF Woodiord was 10
town Saturday afternoon for the pur.
pose OF shipping TO Troy the skin of Il
POO pound bear which he shot In He'll
Hollow on Thanksgiving day. When
passing through Bennington Mr Hsg
ar was offered good price for Ia
skin but preferred having IL dressed
for his own use.
The Methodist church society l.
making progress 10 rsssiug the $500
fund To repair the church at Hinsdill.
vile. The donations Of 800 from Tx.
Gov j. q. Mccullough, another of the
same amount from Mrs Columbus dull
ing and ESQ from Z. b. Jennings hay,
generously reduced the sum that II viii
be necessary for the society TO raise.
In spite OF the rough weather the
Christmas sale given by the ladies OF
the Congregational church Friday eve
ming was the most successful affair OF
It's kind In the history Of the church
Not only vas the attendance large but
he buying was unusually liberal and
as result the receipts we're $500. more
than twice as large as any amount pre-
viously realized at similar entertain
ment.
The ladies OF the Baptist church are
working diligently on the preparations
for their annual Christmas sale an
supper 10 be feld at the village hall
on the afternoon and evening of Dec
IL. In addition TO the large quantity
OF fancy articles and appropriate
Christmas gifts there will be doll de-
partment OF unusual magnificence.
There will be all kinds OF dolls, bride
dolls, bridesmaid dolls aud fancy
dressed dolls Of all kinds.