The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Mrs Fannie Mcleod is IN New York
for spring styles in millinery.
Mrs. C. F. Pierce of Webb street left
this morning for visit in Ely, VT,
Mrs. Fred Bowles OF Ferndale is
spending few days in town visiting
| friends.
Mrs. Fred Houghton of Main street
is confined TO the house by an attack
of illness.
Joel Moon left Wednesday for a
visit with his brother, Frank, In West.
field, Mass.
Edward Higgins of Main street is
laid up by an attack of quipsy
sore throat.
A. j. Elwell of the Burgess road
spent Wednesday with friends in
South Salisbury.
Mrs. Jennie Burgess of West Main
street left today for visit with her
daughter, Mrs. S. S. Pike in Waterbury
Conn.
A meeting of The executive commit
tee of the congregational G. Il. society
is appointed tonight at the parsonage.
Hour $3.50.
AT recent election of the Y. w. G.
A. Of Middlebury college Miss Hazel
Mcleod was made president Tor the
coming year
The condition of Clinton Russell of
the Colgate farm who has been Ill for
some time with pneumonia continues
to improve slowly.
James c. Colgate returned Wednes-
day Afternoon to New York after spend
ing few days at his summer home in
Bennington Center
| There will be social dance in
Woodlands hall over the Banner Office
Saturday evening, Marcn ltth. Music
by Woods orchestra. Come one come
all.
The Baraca society of the Congre
gational church win serve a clam
chowder supper at the chapel Wed
nesday evening, March IL, at 63(
O'Clock. All are invited. Tickets q
cents. q
The monthly InSerdennminationa
missionary meeting will be held at tht
Baptist chapel ON Friday afternoon
March 8, at $3.50 o'clock. All ladie.
are urged to attend and an interest
ing program is promised,
Tickets are now on sale FOR the min
strel and vaudeville show under tht
management of ]. H. Whitney II
Academy hall Tuesday evening, Mar
nth, at j. H. Whimeys, b. A. Quin
lan's, Mulligan & Roche's and D. A
Wards, It
Oxygen gas Is one of natures bleacl
ing agents, applied to the skin il
Peroxide Cream it clears the pores o
all impurities and produces ricl
whiteness that is not to be secured D..
any other means. 20 GEMS per Jar TO
sale at Quinlans pharmacy.
Beginning tonight at The chapel ser
vice of the Second Congrega iona
church and continuing for some weeks
topics will be discussed that are sul
gested In Dr. Josiah Strongs hooh
The challenge VI the City. All in
terested whether regular attendant
at this service or not will be most wei
come.
: Master Peter J. Mcclure was pleas
antly surprised at his nome on Sal
! ford street Wednesday evening b,
about twenty of his school mates
!, Games were played Music for tn
occasion was furnished by the Mise
Leila Stickles and Brigie Mcguire
] Dainty refreshments were served afte
which the guests departed declaring
Master Peter capital entertainer.
:, A team drawing a cord of wood on
sleigh got stuck while crossing tn
a trolley track at Main street corne
Wednesday afternoon just as the
| o'clock car was coming up the street
A crowd Of about 100 people SEQ
gathered TO watch the proceeding:
After about FIVE minutes work and tn
service Of a number of boys and me
: were secured the load was finall
started and the track cleared.
The passengers on the car leavin
at 4.30 for North Adams saw beaut
full sight. In the "dugway" at Powna
herd OF deer was sighted on tn
U blum above the track Tie passenger
we're so interested that the car wa
stopped to give them all good vie'
!, of the pretty animals as they hastjI
u disappeared over the top of the bluf
woman In the car n,unted them an
found that there we;e 25 deer in tn
herd.