The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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Mrs a. X. Richie has returned
from Philadelphia
Kenneth Richie Of Pittsheld pass
ed Sunday in town.
Mrs. Fannie Mcleod is in the city
for spring millinery.
j. NJ. Ayres has returned from
business trip to Boston.
The Bennington Waxed Paper Co..
is being run five evenings a week.
Raymond Sexton of Great Barring
ton is visiting his mother, Mrs Agnes
Sexton.
William Warren OF Troy is visit
ing his mother Mrs. John NJ. Warren
on School street
Miss Lillian Edgerton who has
been visiting at her former home in
Rutland, has returned. =
Mrs. Frank Hurley of Silver street
who has been seriously i'll after an
operation is improving
There will be regular meeting of
the Rebekahs this evening. The la
dies are requested to bring their lem
ons,
The First Baptist church Baraca
society will give social Friday eve
ming to the Sunday school OF the
church.
Mrs. c. yelling Thatcher will en-
terrain the Molly Stark bridge club
at her home on Pleasant street this
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Copeland OF
Pittsfeld were week end guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Andrews OF Sill
yer street
If you desire any of the Buff Or
pington eggs advertised in another
column you better order three or four
days in advance. 81
The Christian Endeayor society of
the First Baptist church will hold
a meeting this evening to transact
official business.
An appointed committee OF young
people of the Methodist church called
on elderly members unable to be out
to the services Sunday.
Miriam Rebekah lodge No. s will
hold their regular meeting in Odd
Fellows hall this evening, March Z
A good attendance of the officers and
members is requested
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Durand Of
Mechanicville and Mrs. Edward Pow
ers and Margaret McGinnis OF North
Bennington spent Saturday with Mrs
Kelly of Adams street.
A special conclave of Taft Com
mandery X. r., will be held this
evening, March 7th at 1880 p. m. fol
the purpose of comforting the order
of the Temple. Grand Commander
Sir Frank d. Dewey will be present
with his staff to inspect the comman
derry and full attendance is reques
ted. Refreshments will be served
at the close of the conclave
Spring Remnants, specially goo(
line being shown now at the Holden
Leonard Co., mill. Until furthel
notice the salesroom will be opel
TUESDAYS and Wednesdays. st
The Ira Wood farm consisting o
about $50 acres which was sold few
months ago to Mr. Mears of Sunder
land, was sold Saturday to G. c
| Woodwork of Weybridge.
Miss Mary R. Sanford who spok
| in Troy Sunday on the Hope of Sc
cialism" will attend the convention @
we'll known Socialists that is to b
held in Milwaukee this spring.
A. Sidney F. Edison will read pr
per this evening on the labor questio
at the meeting of the forum Of tn
u Y. NJ A., after which a debate wi
follow and a social time will be hell
III The Woman's Missionary society {
the First Baptist church will meet /
the chapel at 1880 O'Clock Wednesda
| evening The meeting will be led
| Mrs. A. S. Davis. Topic, Woman
Industry
Iait Commandery X. T., VIII COME
| the order of the Temple on a class {
| candidates at the special conclay
this evening. The visiting officer
! to be Grand Commander Sir Frank
Dewey who with his staff, will il
spect the Commandery.
Rev. Charles w. Briggs, a mission
airy in the Philippine Islands, gay
two very instructive and interestin
addresses in the First Baptist churc
Sunday The basis of the lecture
, was from notes on special point
which Rev. Frank r. Morris wishe
him especially to touch upon. In Ii
evening the address was attractivel
illustrated by about fifty views pi
turing thoroughly the life, home
4 characters and surroundings of tn
4 islands Each picture was thoroug
j ly explained by Mr. Briggs as it Wa
q thrown on the screen. The congr