The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and village Toir
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and village Toir
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Russell is in
North Adams today.
The Molly Stark Whist club will
meet with Miss Edith Dewey on Mon
day evening.
Cole has trousers for 1910 that were
81. to So, sizes 81 to AZ. BY an error IL
was printed 81 to So.
j. Guy Livingston left this morning
for Albany where he will spend seyeral
days with Charles Donnelly.
Miss Adela Eudress Is at home
from the North Adams state normal
school for the mldwinter vacation
Today being Candlemas day In the
religious calendar appropriate relig-
ious services we're held In the EpiscO.
pal and Catholic churches this morn.
ing.
W. Il Hawks jr. went to Troy this
noon and will return this evening, &C
companIed by his wife who has been
10 hospital In that city for several
weeks.
Copies of the laws passed at the last
session OF the legislature have been
received here. II Is q volume OF SIG
pages bound in pasteboard and con-
tains ZIG laws.
Misses Bertha and Martha HART,
Erin and Lena Mathews, Agnes Harris
and Elizabeth Shehan enjoyed a sleigh
ride TO South Salisbury and attended
a dance Friday night
At a meeting OF the Alumni OF the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic held In Troy
last evening announcement was made
that Mrs Russell Sage had given
81 900, 900 TO the institution with no re.
stricitlons upon the gift or. any con.
ditions.
Forty members of Bennington grange
enjoyed a sleigh ride 10 the residence
OF Ere man Howard IN SALISBURY last
evening. After the evening had been
spent 10 dancing, music, etc "a splendid
supper was served aud one OF the mer
riest occasion Of the year was passed.
At meeting OF the board OF direct.
tors OF the lMCA last evening, IL was
concluded the work was so far along,
according To the report of the boss
builder, II would be possible TO close
the work on the building by April lst.
and open the same TO the public and
for use on that date.
Public worship tomorrow at the Sc
cond Congregational church at 1918
aud !. Theme Of the morning sermon.
THE Appreciation OF the Old Tesla
ment." Subject OF evening address,
continuing the course OF talks on
Great Events In Church History. 1.-THE
Story Of the Pilgrims" A welcome
for all. Rev G. $. Mills, pastor.
The members OF the Sunday school
OF the Second Congregational church
are especially invited TO be present at
the morning preaching service tomOr-
row when the pastor will speak OF the
value of Old Testament study. The
newly organized Raraca Bible elias
will meet IN the room assigned to is Al
noon.
Sexagesina Sunday or the second
Sunday b, lore the Lsnten season. Ser.
vices NJ 81 Pete = church are: Holy
Communion at 7:30 a. m, a second
celebration Of Holy Communion al
10 20 a. IN, Sunday School at " M,
evening prayer, p. m You are cor.
daily welcome 10 these services. Seats
are free.
This Is Candlemas day, the one on
which the old hear comes out of his
winter quarters and II he sees the shad
ow before noon, goes back into them
and continues his nap. II be does not
see his shadow IL IL said that the back
bone Of the winter Il broken. Accord.
ing 10 an old tradition one should
have on hand on 'Candlemas day ooe
bali the coal aud ono hall the hay
Today Is the 18th birthday OF the
Christian Endeayor. This event viii
be celebrated by a union service Of the
Baptist and Congregations societies
In the Congregational chapel tOmor
row even ng at 9 o'clock. Tho topic
will be 'What Christian Endeavor
Has Meant 10 Me-" The meeting will
ne uNueF tut lfaoeftulp OF lut 6iait
President, Rev. r. X. Norris. All who
have ever been Christian Endeayorer,
are especially invited.
Rev. John II. Hector. "The Black
knight.h one OF the most eloquent
preachers and lecturers Of his race.
vlll preach Al the NJ church SUNDAY
morning and evening. To accomm0-
date the crowd that will desire 10 hear
him, IL has been decided 90 hold The
evening service In Library hall. His
evening topic will be "The Devil In
White" Mr Hector will lecture fot
the new church fund at The Congrega
tlonal chapel Monday night, Feb. 4,
on "Personal "reminiscences of The
Civil War" Don't fail io hear N.
This lecture Il under the auspice. o
the Brotherhood OF - PaBl.