The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of 'he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

tNEWS OF 'Ue iOWH oiiu NthoSe totu OtIeil
for Busy Readers.
Miss Gladys Sims is spending the
day in Troy.
Archie Camp of Grove street is
confined to the house by Illness
A social dance will be held in n
h. o. p hall tonight All are cordi-
ally invited to attend.
Mrs. Frank Hurvey of Main street
has returned from a visit with her
sister in Philadelphia
Mrs. John R. Burton of Grandview
street left this morning for visit
with her daughter. Mrs. Brown in
Troy.
Work has been resumed on the
macadam road being built in the
west part of the town by employees
of James C. Colgate.
Skating is now being enjoyed by
many at Bentons and other ponds
The ice on Benton's is said to be
about inches thick.
Dr. James M. Taylor of Hamilton,
n. Y, is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
F. r. Morris. Mrs. Morris expects 10
leave for Hamilton Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Davis of Union
street are entertaining Misses Isabel
Hume and Ida Grace Davis of Troy
and Miss Georgia Thompson of POUCH
keepsie N. Y.
A requiem high mass was celebrah
ed this morning in the convent
chapel by Rev A. J. Barron for the
repose of the soul of the late Miss
Ellen Guiltinan.
Two attractions booked at the
opera house have been cancelled.
They are The Broken Idol which
was to appear on January LIST and
Pauline Hall in Wilfire in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hart Shields
and children. summer residents OF
this town, who recently returned
from Europe, will spend the winter
with Mrs. Shields sister, Miss Mary
Lane in TroG.
Misses Harriet and Frances Shields
mace Grove. where they have remain
ed through the early part of the
winter, and return to Troy the latter
part of next week.
At the special meeting of the Elks
tonight arrangements will be made
| for attending the funeral of Brother
Frank f. Corbett During the past
| a. Dnf
frey, Il. ]. Morrissey and Mr.. Cor
bett have died.
Christian Science services corner
of Park and Scott streets at IL a. m
Subject tomorrow: God the only
Cause and Creator" Golden Text
"Of old hast thou laid the foundation
of the earth, and the heavens are the
work of thy hands Psalms 1925
All are cordially welcomed to these
services.
Marion Kerby of THE Third De
gree" company, previous to going on
the stage, made a tour of the west
ern states as a lecturer. but she
abandoned this means of livelihood af
ter being compelled to drive thirty
miles through a binding snowstorm
going from town to town in South
Dakota.
The officers elected at the meeting
of the Womans Relief Crops on Fri
day evening are as follows: Presi'
dent, Mrs Laura Cole; Senior vice
Junior vice-president, Mrs. Sarah
Woodward; treasurer, Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Cole; chaplin. Mrs. Julia Mccall;
conductor, Mrs. Lima Morse; guard
Mrs. Florence Lyons. The other
officers will be appointed later.
The funeral of Mrs. Abb r. Boyn
ton was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Knapp in W odford
Friday afternoon at one o'clock Rev
W. w. Brunk officiated. There Rcle
many floral tributes includial a beau
tiful piece given by the young men
lof Woodford city The bearers were
George l. and William Knapp, Chas
Wood, Jr., and Edward Higgins. The
burial was in the Woodford cemetery
The operating revenues of the
Rutland railroad for October last
amounted to 1921 ,3S4.32. The oper
ating expenses were 1928. 023 AZ
making the net operating revenues
$9S.36090 This is an increase OF
$22,269.4S over the same month in
1908. The operating income $685.
034.SS, is s23,930.43 more than for
the corresponding month in 1908
The operating income for the 10
months ending October 81 last was
S663, 1926, an increase of $S6,6S0.50
in comparison with the same period
a year ago.
The Second Congregational church,
Rev. G. S. Mills pastor. cordially in
vites you to its services of public
worship and other meetings tomor
row. Morning worship at 1920
Subject of segmon, Our Double An.
cestry." Evening worship at Z
Theme of address. Getting and
Spending: the Money Question
Brought Down to Date" Sunday
school at noon. The mems class, II
H. Webster leader, will discuss
What the Church can do in Solving
the Problems of Women in Industry.
Junior Endeavor at 3. Senior, at
Topic, Life Lessons from First
John"
At the recent annual meeting Of
The Erie Railroad Company ex-Gov
ernor Mccullough of Bennington was
elected a member of the Executive
Committee Governor Mccullough
who was President of the Bennington
and Rutland Road until its absorb
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