The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-30
MANCHESTER

Silas A. Millett of New York is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. r. p. Hoyt.
William V. Soper of South Royalton
a former resident of Dorset. is visit
ing o. G.. Felt.
Several from this town went on the
Rutland Railwood excursion to Bur
lington and Lake Champlain Sunday
Mrs. William B. Anderson and Mrs
Wells have gone to Enosburg Falls
for a prolonged visit with their sis
ter.
Miss Ruby Cook is entertaining
Miss Marion l.. Moody of Northfeld
Mass, niece of the late Dwight l..
| Moody.
The Ladies' BENEVOLENT Society of
the Congregational church held its
second summer sale at the church
parlors Friday.
Rev. f. De SALES Carroll of New
York, who has been officiating at st.
Johns Episcopal church during the
summer has returned nome.
Miss Sarah Dawes and mother of
Petersham, Mass. are visiting Miss
Annie l.. BATHS. Miss Dawes Is a
frequent visitor in Manchester.
n. b. Smith of Pulaski, n. Y, who
was graduated from Burr and Burton
Seminary in the class of 1859, has
been visiting DIR. l.. II. Hemenway.
A. b. Pease. who is employed at
the Journal office. spent several days
last week at his old nome in Norris
Vile where he attended the Lamoille
County fair.
George Smith, the local health
officer, has returned from Montpelier
where he has been attending the an
nual meeting of the Vermont State
Health Officers.
George R. Miner, formerly connect
ed with the New York Sunday Herald
and now with the London branch of
the Herald is visiting his mother.
Mrs. A. L. Miner
Mrs. Clara b. Stafford, who has
been spending her vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Ben
nett, has returned to her work in
Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Mrs. Frank Hurley and children of
Bennington, who have been visiting
Mrs. Hurleys sister, Mrs. o. r. Ben
nett, returned home Saturday. They
were accompanied by Ronald Ben
nett
Mrs. r. S. Plummer and daughter,
Catherine, who have been spending
the summer with Mrs. Plummer's
mother, Mrs. Mary f. Way, returned
Saturday to their home in Dedham,
Mass.
The annual entertainment for the
benefit of the Mark Skinner Library
book fund Friday evening, consisting
of tableauX and musical program was
well attended by summer visitors
and towns people.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Orvis and son,
Paul sailed Saturday from Liverpool
on the return from an extended Euro
pean trip. They are expected to ar
rive in New York September 5 and
will come to Manchester for a visit.
The Misses Frances and Grace
Hoyt, who nave been spending the
summer with their mother, Mrs. X.
p. Hoyt, at her cottage, left Friday to
join Sousa's Band as soloists on
trans-continental tour They will be
seen in Bennington September %.
Robert Herrick, a member of the
faculty of Chicago University and
well known as the author of THE
Common Lot" The Web Of Life" and
other novels, who has been spending
the summer at the Garfield Cottage,
has returned to Chicago with his
family.
Charles o. Hard after an lines of
few days, returned Saturday to his
duties in his grocery store. His
mother, Mrs. u. Hard came up from
Arlington. and he returned nome with
her for a few days. His sister, Miss
Sarah Hard, came up to assist In the
store during his absence.