The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy ResderA


Mrs. George H. HarwOod of Union
street visited in 7 oy Friday.
Alfred Gear Of Fitchburg. Mass.
is visiting at his hume in this town
Mr.. and Mrs. H. y. Roster are spend
ing few days in Troy and New York.
Misses Alma Dagesse and Anna
Forgue visited in North Adams Fri
day
William Harwood Of Troy is visit
ing at his former home here for few
days
C. L. Harwood of Union street is
spending a few days in Troy visiting
relatives.
A. o. Gellineau Of Mill street is Wis
iting relatives in Johnsonville for
few days.
John Temple OF Averill Park, n. Y,
is visiting his family on Gage street
this week.
John Nehr OF Lincoln street has
been suffering hom an attack OF i'll
ness this week
Misses Mary Toomey, Mary McGaf-
fiery and Anna Mcclure visited in
Hoosick Falls Friday.
Miss Rosetta O'Hare of Gage street
has returned from a weeks visit with
friends in Lenox, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. f. Couch of North
Adams were guests Thursday of Mr..
and Mrs. H. NJ Ramsdell.
Austin Borden of Schenectady was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Barnes for New Years day
Miss Jennie Alden has returned
from ten days visit with her sister
Mrs. Belknap at Yaphank, l.. |.
The interior of NJ. ]. Schwab's
shoe store on North street is being
renovated and painted this week.
Miss Mabel Gibson of Salem is
spending couple of weeks with DR..
and Mrs. W. B. Stewart of Washing
ton street.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Lyons and
daughter, Marion, of West Main street
spent New Years with friends in
North Adams.
Miss Minnie Child, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Il. b. Patter-
son of Union street over the holidays,
returned to Albany today.
Miss Florence Holden, who has
been visiting her brother Judge e, II.
Holden for several days. has returned
to her home in Arlington.
Miss Mary Seymour, a former resi-.
dent of this town, who has been visit
ing friends here for the past several
days, went to Norwich this morning.
Early Friday morning local Their
mometers registered from 10 to IA
degrees above. This morning practi-
cally the same temperature was re,
corded.
John Curran, advance agent for
"Graustark" which will appear at the
local opera house Monday, January
18th, was in town Thursday making
arrangements for his company.
A large number from this town
went to North Bennington New Year
Eve to attend the Fish and Game
club dance held in bank hall Wood's
full orchestra was in attendance.
Mrs. Robert Guitinan and daught
ers, who have been spending the holi
days at the home of Miss Lillian
Guiltinan of North street. have re
turned to their home in Schenectady
Mr. and Mrs Joseph J. Martin, who
have been visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Martin of Benning
ton Centre for the holidays, returned
this morning to their home in Brattle
boro.
st. Peters chapel End Sunday after
Christmas. Holy Communion 1880
End service and sermon 1920, Sunday
school 10. Evening prayer and ser
mon p. m You are welcome a
these services.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Harrie
Sykes, mother of Mrs II. n. Williams
OF Elm street, was held from he
home in Dorset Friday afternoon
Mrs. Sykes died Wednesday at tn,
! advanced age Of 80 years.
Miss Ethel Davenport of Gage st
was given a surprize party New
Years Eve by a number of he
friends. Games were played and re
freshments served in abundance. Al
enjoyable evening is reported b.
those in attendance.
Leon H. Boyd won the prizes givel
by the management Of the Colonia
alleys for the best three string tota
and the highest roll at candle pin
for the period ending January 1st
thereby winning the title of the pre-
mier candle pin bowler Of Bennne
ton in the year CT 1908. The tota
for the three strings was 800. TIL
highest roll was l26.
The subject of the services in tn
Christian Science churches tomorrow
is Cod and the Golden text: Il an
God, and there is none else. hav
sworn by myself, the word is gon
out of my mouth in righteousness
and shall not return. That unto mi
every knee shall bow, every tongu
shall swear Isaiah 1922, 20. Sci
vices corner Park and Scott street
at eleven a. m.
Public worship at the Second Cor
gregational church tomorrow at 1913
and Z o'clock. At the morning SCI
vice new members will be received
The communion will follow. The pas
tor Rev. G. S. Mills, will preach
short sermon upon THE New Man
At the evening service the choir vii
repeat its Christmas music and tn
pastor will give brief address
"How to Make 1909 the Happles
New Year" Sunday school at moor
with announcement of the honor roI