The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Tor Busy Readers
Miss Alice Mcguire OF Maple street
is i'll.
Frank Scott is home from Troy for
over Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. Laren Of Maple street will
pass Sunday in Hoosick Falls.
Mrs. Timothy O'Neil has returned
from a short stay in Schenectady.
Mrs, Arthur Story OF New York is
a guest of Miss Harriet Twitchell.
Miss Stella Walker is spending the
day with Mrs. Jean Walker at Troy
hospital.
Mis- Alice Mcclure of Maple street
has accepted a position at the Cooper
Machine Works.
Miss Lottie A. Wood of Green Is
land is expected this afternoon to
pass Sunday at the home of Ira Wood.
c. A. Maurer was in Troy today.
The Boy Scouts and the Juniors Of
the Y. M c. A. are enjoying a hike
today to Salisbury
George T. Lane and family who
have passed the winter in New York,
have arrived at their home in Old
Bennington for the summer.
Mr., and Mrs. L. II. Shaughners and
Mr.. and Mrs II. W. Lyall, an automo-
bile party from New York, registered
at the Putnam House today.
There will be a rummage sale at
the Parish House of St. Peters church
next week Wednesday and Thursday
Anyone having articles TO send is re-
quested 10 have them at the Parish
House by Tuesday afternoon.
rs it really James X Hackett who
is coming TO Bennington" is a Ques-
tion that has been asked of the man
agement OF the local opera house and
they want TO guarantee that James X.
Hackett and the original company will
appear here on Monday evening
Col. Thomas Harmon has received a
letter from a person in Corinth, n. Y,
saying that a man giving his name as
j. b. Mcintyre and claiming to be a
Vermont veteran applied there for
funds to carry him TO the local home
No such name appears in the list OF
veterans.
The estate of the late Mrs. d. s.
BOardman who was a summer resi-
dent at Old Bennington for number
of years, came before the surrogate
court at Troy this week The estate
inyentoried at $4,000 Of which $780,
GOO goes to public requests and the
balance TO heirs The deceased left
one son and one daughter.
Services in ST Peters church 9Th
Sunday after Easter Holy Commun-
ion at 1880 a. m; Sunday school $3.50
a m, morning service and sermon,
1890 a. m: evening service at 5 p.
m. At this service Theodore X. Plum
kett baritone Of Adams. Mass, Will
sing from the oratorio St Paul by
Mendelssohn, 20 God Have Mercy.
You are cordially invited TO attend
these services. The seats are free.
The Second Congregational church
Rev G. S. Mills, pastor. cordially in
yites the public to its services tomor-
row. Hours of worship, 1890 and
1880. The morning sermon will be
upon The Value Of Quiet" Subject
OF evening address, The Carpenter,
a talk 10 people who work with their
Hands It is probable the chapel will
! be in readiness for the session OF the
! Sunday school al noon. If the doors
are open. walk in; if closed, come to
the auditorium OF the church The
Senior Endeavor society Will have a
union meeting with the Juniors al
$50. Leader, Miss Pope. Topic
Growing into Larger Work" Rem
ember the annual convention Of the
County c. E. Union meets in this
church on Monday afternoon and eve
ming. Hours of opening sessions
1880 and 7:15.
The First Baptist church will hole
| services tomorrow as follows Public
worship with preaching both morning
and evening. The pastors subject in
the morning will be, Perfect Sym
pathy," and in the evening The Coco
! Confession" The ordinance of hap
tism will be celebrated at the close
of the evening service. The Bible
school Will meet at noon with classes
for all ages. The mems Baraca class
invites men of all ages to meet witt
1t in the auditorium at noon. They
will study Isaiah's Song OF the Vine
yard. The Christian Endeavor socie
ty will meet at $50. Topic: Grow
ing Into Larger WORK" The mem
bers of the church are now making
their offerings for the work OF state
: missions, and each one is requested
to act promptly and literally. Stran
! gers are cordially invited to meet witt
us. Congregational singing led by
quartette All seats free.