The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-03
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Miss Edna LOOMS is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. t. Lawrence OF Troy.
DR.. Frank Grennan of Schenectady
spent Sunday with his wife in this vii
lage.
Mrs. William Gibney of Park street
is convalescing from an attack of the
grip.
The X. of P. who has rented the N.
Z. 0. p. hall for the past year have re-
newed their lease for another year.
Mrs. George Weeks and sister, Miss
Margaret Wright of Putnam street left
this morning for short visit with
friends in Troy.
The N. Z. o. P. have purchased
through their trustees, Messrs. Reming-
ton, Vail and Fillmore, the lodge fur
niture of the X. of p.
Mrs. Frank Grennan and Miss Sara
O'Connor have returned from a weeks
visit in Rutland and other towns In
the northern part of the state.
During the cold weather of the past
few days ice has formed very fast.
That being harvested on Holden's
learned how their recoveries had been
The entertainment committee of
| Walloomsac lodge are to hold a bazaar
in their rooms on South street the
u, 22, and 20 of the present month.
Second hand clothing of any kind
suitable for the Methodist church
rummage sale soon to be held may be
sent at any time to 500 Main street.
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Sunday, Candlemas day. the sun
just shone long enough to let the ira
ditional bear see its shadow. Accord
ing to the almanacs six weeks more of
winter may be expected.
Sunday being Candlemas day ac-
cording to the church calendar, can
dies for use on the altar and other pur-
poses during the coming year were
blessed in the Catholic churches.
The entertainment committee of
Walloomsac lodge will have another
on South street Tuesday night. There
will be vocal and instrumental music
and dancing and refreshments will be
served. You are given a cordial invi-
tation.
At the meeting of the Fortnightly
club Saturday afternoon the general
subject of social science was discuss.
ed. The topic was, What is Being
Done for the Less Fortunate Children
in the Larger Cities" Mrs. w. w.
Burke, Miss Mary A. Walbridge and
Miss Annie f. Dakin were the commit
tee in charge.
The hall of the Salvation Army was
opened yesterday and Saturday with a
series of special services. Quite a
good congregation gathered and sew
eral conversions took place in each
meeting. Tonight Captain Allen who
is one of the finest cornet players In
the ranks of the Salvation Army, also
Lieut.. Weihe of Troy, fine singer,
will be in charge of the meeting Meet
ings every night All are invited.
At the regular meeting of the Grange
class will be inflated. The second
degree will be given by the ladies sec.
ond degree team composed of Mrs.
Cathrine l.. Durham, master; Mrs,
Marilla A. Hicks, overseer; Mrs. Flora
t. Lyons, lecturer; Mrs. Armanella
Clark, chaplain; Mrs. Jennie E. Thomp
son, steward; Mrs. Lemina M. Rice
assistant steward; Mrs. Lettie Russell
Ceres; Mrs. Carrie Madison, Pomona;
Mrs. Nellie r. Cook, Flora Miss Irene
Lyons, lady assistant steward; Miss
Hazel lockwood, pianist.
Although the sleighing is very good
within the village limits only short
distance outside the roads are bare for
miles at stretch. The high wind OF
the last few days drove all the snow
in most places off the road and drifted
linear the fences. The trolley cars
kept running on fairly good time even
during the storm on Saturday. One
of the employees of the line stated that
there was very little snow on the
tracks between here and North Adams
but at Cheshire just below the tunnel
city the snow was over three feet
deep in some places.