The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of lhs Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Alrs. \. L. Nichols is in New York
City for few days on business.
Miss Edith Buss has returned from
a three weeks visit in Bridgeport
Conn.
Charles X. Heath OF Boston is
spending a few days with F. o.
Graves. fsFEZ
Mrs. &C. P. Rodgers of New York
City is visiting her father, f. o.
Graves OF Elm street
Mrs. LeGrande Hyde and children
of Elmira, N. Y, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. W. r. Hyde.
Theodore L. Thomas of New York
is visiting his mother. Mrs. Helen
Thomas Of Washington avenue.
Walter Sharpe Of New Haven, Ct,
is spending a few days with his
mother Mrs Margaret Sharpe Of
Union street.
The troupe which will present
The Girl from Rectors' at the opera
house tonight arrived this afternoon
from Shelburne Falls
The Myers coal beavers and the
Bottum and Torrance bowling team
will contest on the Y. NJ. G. A. al
leys Monday evening
The Y. NJ c. A. Bible class will
meet in the association rooms at
AS o'clock Sunday. The leader
viii be William Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Marsden ex-
pect TO move April list from Pleasant
lsueet to the house on School ST.,
now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. S. +.
Wood.
The Rt. Rev. a. c. A. Hall D. D.,
bishop of Vermont will make his an
nual visitation to st. Peters parish
on the 2nd Sunday after Easter on
April Goth.
Former Governor John c. McCul-
Tough and Mrs McCuloueh Of North
Bennington expect to leave New
York today for a two months stay
in California.
The boy scouts OF the y. NJ. G. A.
liked this morning under the com
mand OF Commander Arnold to Bat
tlefeld Park where they had
lunch and returned this afternoon by
trolley.
According to report, the committee
on fish and game in the Massachu-
sets legislature will report a deer
bill which will remove Berkshire
from the list OF 1--WE counties in
which 1t is legal 70 kin deer
Services in St. Peters church 2nd
Sunday in Lent, Holy Communion at
1880 a. m, morning service and ser
mon at 1890; Sunday school at $50
a. M; Eyensong and short address
at 5 p. m. You are cordially invited
to these services. All seats are free.
w. II. Rexford trapped his third
] wildcat this season on Mason hill in
Pownal Thursday. II weighed about
30 pounds. Mr. Rexford is now hop
! ing to be able to get one alive and
he Is going to get one into barrel
so he can ship It to New York and
get big money for it.
Regular convocation OF Temple
chapter r. A. NJ. win be held on
| Monday next, March 18th at 1880 p.
m The mark masters degree will
be conferred, petitions received and
other business transacted. Arrange
ments will be made for special meet
ings to finish the work before the
annual
Mrs. Mary Barber was in district
court at Pittsheld Friday morning
charged with polygamy by stephen
Follett who married her year ago
She pleaded guilty md was hneC
5000 which was paid by friends. Sh,
was formerly Miss Mary Haley o
Pownal and later was Mrs Samp
son and Mrs Graves before becom
ing Mrs. Barber,
Christian Science service every
Sunday at II o'clock, corner Parl
and Scott streets. Subject: Sub.
stance" Golden text For ye haf
compassion OF me in my bonds and
took joyfully the spelling Of your
goods, knowing in yourselves that
We have in heaven better and an
enduring substance The public is
cordially welcome.
The business men defeated tn,
bankers In the Y NJ G. A. ten pin
tournament Friday evening by neal
ly SOC pins The business men roll
ed total OF 25l6 pins TO 2O2O for tn,
bankers On Thursday evening the
Cooper machine shop five won from
professional men by good margin
the maChinists rolling 1869 TO l9Ot
for the professional team.
The annual collection for the Foi
eign Missionary society will be take
at the First Baptist church tomol
row. This Is the most importan
4 collection OF the church during The
year and the one to which Oh
church responded very heartily las
year, the amount OF the collection
y being S4i5, an average OF one dolls
from every member Of the church.
4 The Second Congregational ohurc
4 Rev. G. 5. Mills; pastor, cordially In
. vites the public to all It's services
4 Morning worship tomorrow at 1875
Il Theme of sermon. Guarding IN
4 Trust" Evening worship at o
4 clock. Theme 20 Great Gulf Fixed.
& Sunday school at noon. Junior III
81 doavor at 3 o'clock. senior c. I
a at 6. Topic, "First Aid for tn
Il Tempted" Leader, Mrs, c. C. Col
q The Cole-Mortland company VIII
B have an office In the Benninglo
81 County Savings bank building wei
3 low bidders March 9th for two roi
Is forced concrete bridges across q
p Hoosick River at Petersburg. BIC
we're as follows York Bridge &c
York Pa, S73o5 for two steel bri