The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-15
NORTH BENNINGTON

Thomas Horton OF MechanicviIle
visited his parents over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mayhem Wis.
tied friends In North Adams Sunday.
Mrs. William Hagar is able to be
out again after his recent severe Ill.
ness.
George ID. Colyin of Boston spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Colvin.
Yesterday was Flag day and many
OF the townspeople had their flags out
to celebrate the day.
The first strawberries ripened by To-
cal market gardeners are being sold
this week. about two weeks earlier
than last year.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Frazier and
children of Cambridge are the guests
lof Mrs Margaret Mccarthy at the
North Bennington hotel.
There was large attendance at the
IChildren's day exercises at the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning.
The speaking by the different ones
was excellent. There was infant bap-
tism. d.
| The Olympics were again defeated
Saturday afternoon at Riverside Park
by the Blackinton team, score Is to
D. Allen did the twirling for the home
team, having good support. while the
heavy hitters won the game.
| Frank Loomis and daughter, Miss
Barbara are expected this week from
the west where they have made their
home for several years. They expect
TO reside In the east in the future and
Twill stop with his brother, l.. NJ. Loom
Is for the present.
Don't fail to hear the Georgia Ju.
bilee singers in their plantation and
jubilee melodies as sung I'm the Sun
ny South with blind Alfred as accom-.
PIANIST. Their program is varied con-
sisting of Quartettes, duets, solos. stor-
les and elocution. At the Congrega-
tional church Tuesday evening at 8
O'Clock. Everybody invited.
The Burr and Burton baseball team
met the Stars at Riverside Park Sat.
Iurday morning and were defeated by
a score of TO 3. The Harris broth.
lers were the battery for the Stars and
from start to finish the game was full
Iof fine plays and close decisions. This
was the second game between the
1.-TWO teams each winning one.
About one hundred members of the
Baptist Sunday school were present
Sunday morning at the Children's day
EXERCISES. The church was prettily
decorated for the occasion The Choir.
uses were unusually good and aside
from them the exercises were wholly
by the children. The recitations and
lsolos by the very little ones were ex.
lcellent and showed careful training
Each could not be mentioned sepa.
rately but the two emblematic pieces
one by Mrs A. s. Hathaway's class
and the other by Mrs. Ira Adams
jclass. were special features of the
concert. Miss Henrietta Walbridge
presided at the piano with Howard
Monroe cornetist and Edward Adams
violinist.
A large and appreciative audience
niieu tHe baptlst cnurcn sunday eve
ming to listen to the baccalaureate ser
mon preached before the class of 1905
OF the local high school, by Rev. F.
X. Morris, pastor of the Bennington
Baptist church. The church was
made beautiful for the occasion with
decorations of ferns and cut flowers
Five members of the graduating class
were present. Mr., Morris spoke on
Soul Atmosphere, or the Atmosphere
in which the Soul Grows Strong" TAX
ing for his text, Philippians, 4th chap
ter, Sth and 9th verses. 1t was ser.
mon which could not fail to give high.
er aspirations to every one who listen
ed to 1t and many choice thoughts ex.
pressed by Mr.. Morris will long be
treasured by the class of 1908 and will
help them to make their souls atmos
phere of the very best for their own
benefit and the world in which they
mingle. Choice music was furnished
by mixed choir. George Phillips OF
Bennington rendered solo to which
II gave the audience great pleasure to
listen.