The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-17
SOUTH SHAFTSBURY

uay.
Edward Tacy of Troy is home for
short stay.
Earle Howard and wife were at his
fathers on Sunday.
Edwin Hawkins is enjoying the auto
purchased last week.
Karl Agan was guest over Sunday
at Freeman Towards.
Archie Madison is home from school
for his summer vacation.
Mr.. Droune is succeeding past his
Expectations in his canvass of the
town.
| Miss Eveline Tacy is some better
She is able to ride to see the sick
brother.
Fred Sickle Jr, went to Sandgate
on Saturday last and found his father
quite poorly.
Mrs. Frank S. Locke of Springfield,
VT. is expected on Thursday or Friday
of the present week.
There was quite a hard thunder
shower here on Monday afternoon.
| The rain was much needed.
Our boys took their defeat manfully
and think as practice makes perfect
they will not be discouraged but try
again.
Mrs. Clayton Madison will enter
tain her mother this week as she was
expected from Amsterdam, N. Y, on
Tuesday.
Frank Tacey is very i'll at his
brother Joseph's with an attack of
pleurisy. His condition at this writ
ing is favorable.
Strawberries are more plentiful this
season than for many years. The
fields are yielding fine about here and
of extra good size.
The Sunday school contest will soon
be at an end. Good work Is being
done and our numbers weekly increas-
ing, the school numbering considerably
over 100
Miss Isabel Cole Is expected from
the west on Saturday. She will be ac-
companied by cousin, Miss Marcia
Dunlap, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Dunlap.
William Moone has been in charge
of the engine at the Eagle Square
Co.'S works since the death of Hiram
Madison. He will be released now
from the work as a new engineer has
been secured and arrived In town Mon
day.
The town is having a much needed
job done at Cole hall which has been
undergoing outside repairs. Much of
the masonry had fallen out. A thor
ough painting has been done and Mr..
Solomon is doing painting outside the
hall.
On Wednesday evening, June Gath,
the Gospel Jubilee singers will appear
in Cole hall under the auspices of the
Epworth League, A fine treat is in
store for we seldom have an opportu-
nifty to hear the old plantation music
and do not fail to hear them.
On Sunday evening next the Junior
Epworth League will give an enter
tainment In Cole hall. Several of our
village children are rehearsing under
Miss Peters who has charge of the
Junior League and she and they need
encouragement from the villagers.
The village school will close this
week and have exercises In Cole hall
ON Thursday evening. Considerable
has been done to make the evening one
of enjoyment. The teachers have de-
cided to have door fee of 10 cents
each. The receipts are to be used for
pictures for the school room. Know
ing our teachers and their ability for
making everything that they undertake
a success, we bespeak for them sue
cess. Let every one show their ap-
probation by filling the hall.
On Sunday evening next the Sun
day school will hold their usual chill
dren's day exercises. consisting of mu.
sic by the choir and by the school.
There will also be recitations. Rev.
Mr.. Cashmere will also give an appro-
pirate discourse for the occasion. Any
one residing In the village having chill
dren baptized are especially invited to
come with their children II any are de-
string that ordinance. II so the pas
tor would like to have the parties no.
tify him so that he may properly UNI
derstand who and how many are de-
string baptism for children or adults.