The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-17
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Miss Roxy White is visiting her sis
ter In White Creek.
Miss Mae G. Bigart has taken pos
ition In Bennington.
Hon. II. H. Hall is again able to be
out after his recent illness.
Miss Blanche Brown spent Sunday
at her home here on Church street.
Miss Nina White will graduate from
the Bennington high school on Friday.
Otis Dorman who has been very Ill
Is now reported to be entirely out Of
danger.
Mrs. Carrie Heminway of Benning-
ton is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Glen Clark.
Mrs. George H. Bullet of Greenfield
IL visiting her mother, Mrs. John b.
Christopher.
Miss Herminie Gagnon OF North
Adams was entertained by Mrs. ID. T.
Bates Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence J. Rathbun entertain
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hull Of
Berlin recently.
Mrs. Everett p. Roche of Boston was
the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Elite p.
Parker Saturday.
Mrs. Harriet Prindle is having her
Main street house painted. T. w.
Dorman Is doing the work.
Celiah B. McCumber has been con-
fined to the house for few days by
a strain while working at his saw mill.
Mrs. Abner f. Towne who has been
visiting her mother for two weeks re-
turned to her home in Troy Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Westinghouse
Jones and wife of Schenectady were
guests of Mrs. A. b. Gardner at Cedar
Hill over Sunday.
The funeral of the late Henry n.
Pratt took place Tuesday at the M. E.
church, Rev. ]. G.. Mitchell officiating.
The body was inferred in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Mrs. G. E. Van Schalck came home
from Middle Falls, N. Y, Friday even
ing. where she is caring for her sick
mother. She returned there Monday
morning, Mr.. Van Schaick going back
with her.
Large numbers Of local people have
received invitations to the graduating
exercises of Williamstown high school
Misses Ellen c. burlington and Maude
Grady of this town are among the
graduates.
Those who attended the Jubilee sing
ers' concert In the Baptist church
Tuesday evening were we'll repaid. It
was a pity that such a first class en-
tertainment could not have been greet
ed by better audience.
The Republican town committee,
Messrs. ID. +. Gardner and George II.
Dunn, have called caucus for Thurs
day evening. June 18th to elect dele
gates to the congressional and state
conventions at Burlington and Mont
pelier, June 30 and July LIST. It will
be called to order at p. m, at the
store of c. H. Myers In Pownal Gen.
ter.
New concrete steps are In process
OF making In front Of the Baptist
church, being a gift from Mrs. Audria
NJ. Gardner. They will be the entire
width of the church. There will be
one step up In the center Of the front
then steps will ascend both to the
right and left, leaving broad plat
form In front of each door. BY this
arrangement carriages can be unload
ed directly in front Of the doors onto
the platform.
Sunday was children's day and was
observed with concerts at both church
es Sunday morning at the NJ +.
church and at the Baptist church In
the evening. The regular morning
service at the Baptist church and eve
ming service at the NJ E. church were
omitted 30 that all could have an OPP
portunity to attend both concerts.
There was large attendance at both
services and all who attended were
more than repaid for their trouble.
The graduating exercises of the
ninth grade Of the grammar school
here took place Friday evening in the
NJ. E. church. The program follows:
Entrance march, Jessie Bellows; well
come song. school; prayer, Rev. c. E.
Van Schaick; Presidents address,
written by Charles Mcconnell and de-
livered by Kenneth Moore; class poem,
Mary Christopher; song. Roses
school; essay, Washington the Capt.
|tol." Addie Sumner; essay, "The Bat
tie Of Bennington" Edith Sumner;
class history, Leo Grady; class proph.
estes, Lois Flanders and Wallace Dor
man; song. Graduation Day." school;
senior charge, Grace Van Schaick; Jun
ior response, Joseph Proud; piano so
10. Lode Gardner; address to gradu-
ates, Rev. J. c. Mitchell; piano solo,
Grace Van Schaick; class gifts, Mar
garet Christopher; presentation Of d.
lplomas by George Scrivens, superin-
ltendent; class song. All the young
people did splendidly showing what ex-
lcellent training the! had been given
by their teacher, Miss Norwood. One
of the gifts" of the class was beau
tiful ring to Miss Norwood who res
pended in few we'll chosen words.
Pownal may we'll be proud of their
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