The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village TcIo
Briefly for Busy Readers.

The Molly Stark bridge club win
meet with Mrs. C. w. Thatcher Mon
day evening,
Richard McKale of Schenectady is
the guest of his mother on Grove
street over Sunday.
Last Sunday 1872 persons attended
the Baptist Sunday school. Who will
help to make it 200 tomorrow?
Patrick Garahey, section boss on the
Rutland railroad left this morning for
short visit in North Ferrisburg.
John Neher of Lincoln street has re-
signed his position as night Waterman
in the mill of Bottum & Torrance.
]. II. Broadbent of North Adams
was in town Friday on business con-
nected with the local telephone ex-
change.
Misses Minnie and Sarah McCue of
Park left this morning for Pitts
field where they will be the guests of
Mrs Hoyle for few days.
Miss Bessie Bedford chief operator
in the local telephone exchange, left
this morning to spend Sunday at her
home in Leominster, Mass.
Rev. James Bruce Gilman of Pitts
field. Mass, will speak at union raj
ly of the young peoples societies of
Bennington in the NJ f. church at 6
O'Clock and will preach at the Baptist
church at o'clock
Bennington seems to be not the only
town to have a large number of cases
of grip. According to report of a
reputable newspaper there are at pres
ent $4,000 cases OF this disease in
some form in the city of Chicago alone
The VIM. A. Hickey's pictures gave
the best of satisfaction to good
house at Library theater last night
ben Hur" and ''The Talesman" be
ing particularly fine pictures. The
company close their engagement TO
night and are deserving of a goot
house.
Services at st. Peters chapel Sun
day Feb End; Feast of the Purifica
ton of St. Mary the Virgin Holy
communion 1880 a. m, second celebra
ton Holy communion 1890. Sunday
school IL m. Evening service
o'clock. All are cordially invited t
these services.
The local recruiting station for the
United States army which has beer
in the Hawks block on North stree
for the past few months was close,
last night. This morning the office
in charge left for White River juno
ton where new station will be open
ed. Since the station was opened her
very few recruits were enlisted int,
the service.
At the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing the pastor, Rev. Frank r. Morris
will speak on "St. Pauls Conception
of Newness of Life" The Lords SUP
per will follow the sermon and at thi
service new deacon will be installed
The Introductory service will be short
Please be in your places at 1890. A
the evening service the preacher viii
be Rev. James Bruce Gilman of Pitts
field, Mass. II a stranger. gentle
manly usher will be pleased to shoy
you to seat.
The Second Congregational churcl
is holding its services of public wor
ship in the chapel to which all inter
ested are heartily invited. The hour
are 1880 a. m. and 1880 p. m. TIL
pastor, Rev. G. S. Mills, will preacl
tomorrow, speaking in the morning
upon "The Ascent to Faith" and Il
the evening upon Where are tn
Nine?" Sunday school at noon
} Junior Endeavor at o'clock: Unto
service of young peoples society
the Methodist church at 6 o'clock.
. Bennington and vicinity was visite
, by one of the worst storms Of the sea
, son today. The wind blew very har
: from the southeast and carried with
much snow and later sleet and rair
At about | O'Clock this afternoon tn
, large plate glass window in Drysdale
store blew in. This is the same on
that was broken by the wind tw
! years ago. A large elm on the corne
! of Park and Gage blew down durin
1.-THE noon hour. James Myers VIII
: was passing on the sidewalk, had
narrow escape from being hit.