The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

H. Moore for several days.
Mrs. Joseph Wen of Lincoln street
left this morning for visit at her
former home in Manchester.
DR.. Forrest Sibley, who has been
visiting at his home here for a few
days, returned this morning to King
ston, N. Y.
Frank Hurley of Silver street has
been playing trombone in Rand's
opera house in Troy during the cele
bration this week.
Mrs. William B. Edgerton returned
to Manchester this afternoon after
spending several days with her aunt,
Miss Mary Edgerton and cousin, Miss
Lillian Edgerton.
The election of first lieutenant
and other vacancies among the ofiie-
ers of Co. X, V. n. G. will take place
this evening at s o'clock. All mem,
bers are requested TO be present
F.. ]. Kennedy, the proprietor of the
new shoe store in the Roster block,
received Friday from friends at his
former home in Haverhill, Mass, a
beautiful floral piece 1t is designed
as a horseshoe and on it appears the
word Success"
Mrs. William Mcdonald returned
Friday from Troy, where she visited
her husband, who recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis at The
Samaritan hospital Mr.. McDonalds
condition is good and rapid re
covery is anticipated.
Mrs. F. Howard Ferguson returned
Friday from Hillcrest hospital in
Pittsfield, Mass, where she accom-
panied her son, Donald, early in the
week. The latter is improving rapid
ly from his operation and expects to
be able to return home next week.
Miss Agnes Morrissey and Ella Kin
ney are spending the day in Troy.
The three coaches which make up
the morning train were filed this
morning with passengers for Troy
who are 10 attend the last day of the
Hudson-Fulton celebration.
Men of no other church utilization
are especially invited to hear Profes-
sor Ralph Thomas at the Baptist
| church Oct. 10. Professor Thomas
was the speaker at the Lincoln an
niversary banquet and at the 800
commencement exercises of the high
school.
The members of the degree team of
Walloomsac lodge, n. E. o. p and in
yited guests celebrated the birthday
/ of Mrs. +. A. Marsden in their hall
Friday evening. Cards and dancing
furnished the evenings entertainment.
Refreshments were served. The total
number present was narly 30 Mrs.
Marsden was presented with a gift as
a momemto of the occasion.
The addition to the Holden & Leon
ard mill is completed and Dewitt
Duncan, the contractor, has returned
to his home in Troy. The lower story
OF the new building will be used as a
store house and the second story will
! contain a number of new looms Mr.
4 Duncan viii soon begin work on
seven new buildings for the Dame
mora. y. " prison which will take
over two years to construct.
Christian Science services corner
/ Park and Scott streets at IL a m.
Subject tomorrow, Are Sin, Disease
and Deaths Real?" Golden Text:
And the ransomed of the Lord shall
/ return, and come to truth with songs
and everlasting Joy upon their heads.
I They shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and signing shall flee
away" Isaiah 1910 Reading room
open to Wednesday, All are cor
daily invited to these services.
Dewitt e. Lewis has opened his
new Optical Parlors. The front part
is combination optical store and
waiting room. Inc rear room he
has a model office. This Office is
twenty feet long and is so arranged
that the illumination is perfect His
subjective letter test has daylight
illumination. There is nothing bet
ter Many other improvements make
this Office the best in Southern Yer
mont. Mr.. Lewis will keep in stock
full line of optical goods of the bet
ter grades.
The special train bearing the re-
mains of the late Chauncey II. Gould
arrived here at 2:40 Friday afternoon
from Chatham. At the station a num-
Der of railroad men and friends met
the body and escorted it to the vault
in the Bennington Center cemetery,
where it was placed temporarily
The bearers were w T. Barrett, C.
M, Wickham, Grant Hallenbeck and
Edward Hastings. Rev. Philip Schuy-
Ter officiated at the service in the
cemetery. The floweral tributes
were exceptionally numerous and
beautiful.
Public worship at the Second Con
gregational church tomorrow, Hours
1890 and 730. The pastor, Rev. G.
S. Mills, will preach Morning theme
"The Increment of Faith" evening,
"The Servant in the House-The
Story and the Teaching" Sunday
school at noon. The mems class will
begin a course of study on living social
problems in the light of the gospel of
Christ. 1t is expected the discussions
will prove very interesting. Subject
for tomorrow, What is Socialism"
Junior Endeavor at o'clock. A cor
al tf,f a., 4