The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-02

THE Whitney over Sunday.
Mrs. William Gibney of Park street
entertained her niece, Miss Elizabeth
Powers of North Bennington Sunday.
Miss Regina Terrien, Miss Minnie
Neher, Miss Alice Dryer and Miss
Mary Langdon visited in Pittsfield
Saturday.
Miss Victoria Temple who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. William Bar
ron, returned to Averill Park this
morning.
Edward Houran has recovered from
his illness and resumed his duties at
the w. G. Houran grocery store this
morning.
Mrs. Scott, who has been spending
the summer at Woodford City, re-
turned this morning to her home in
Brooklyn.
William Philip Hopper of New York
/ one of the best known advertising
writer's passed through Bennington by
auto Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy and grand,
son, Charles Frazer OF Cambridge
were guests Sunday of Mrs. NJ. Guilt
ton OF Gage street.
Mrs. Thomas Rogers OF Cambridge
who has been entertained the past few
days by Mr. and Mrs. A. c. LaMarre,
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Boardman
Of Troy who have been abroad dur
Ing the summer are occupying their
home at Old Bennington.
There will be meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society in the parlors OF
the Second Congregational church
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50.
The Walker Bros, arrived here
from New York this morning. They
are engaged at the Library theatre
the first three days this week.
Miss Amy Stewart has returned
from weeks stay In Rutland and
this morning resumed her duties In
the Bennington Sanitary laundry.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hubbell who
have been the guests OF Miss Kate J.
Hubbell at Old Bennington have re-
turned 10 their home In Scranton, Pa.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage OF Frank B. Perry and Miss
Lucretia r. Babcock to take place at
$3.50 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
October Is.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Frost of New
Jersey are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert II. Merrill. Mr.. Frost was at
one time a resident OF Bennington and
occupied the house at Old Bennington
now owned by George E. Wellington.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
ladies' aid society OF the Methodist
church will take place this evening In
the church. All ladies OF the church
and congregation are requested to at
tend. as business of Importance Is to
be considered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel P. Barber are
moving today from the Everett estate
to one Of the tenement houses on the
Jennings farm property at North Ben,
nington Mr.. and Mrs. Barber were
recently given reception by large
number of their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Augustus Me.
hols of Arlington announce the mar
riage Of their daughter, Gladys Sophia
to Freeman Edward Martin of Ar
lington to take place Wednesday af-
ternoon, October Is at o'clock. Mr.,
Martin is very we'll known In Ben
nington.
Rollin ]. Taylor barely escaped an
accident In front OF the Wheeler meat
market Saturday afternoon. He was
driving his new bay team OF horses
when a nut came off of one Of the
front wheels on the wagon. The
horses were startled by the accident
but were soon under control.
Owing to the cold windy weather
saturday evening the attendance was
not large at the Socialist meeting II
front OF the courthouse. Because o.
approaching winter II Is probable thaI
no more out door meetings will b'
held this winter Patrick j. Quinlan
lof Boston, the speaker Saturday
might, gave an interesting talk alonI
1.-THE usual Socialist lines.
. On account of the change Of tim,
on the Rutland railroad. effective DC
tober l, 1911, the malls will close a
the Bennington postoffice as follows
All mail north, south and east ant
North Bennington. 7;25 a. m; souti
and North Bennington, 11:45 a. m.
north and south 2;25 p. m; north ant
North Bennington. 5:55 p. M; south
east and west, 1920 p. M; north ant
south. for the sleepers closes at 3 p
m.
Postmaster Collins M. Graves has
received an order from the depart
ment at Washington to hereafter dis
continue the backstamping OF first
class mail. Hereafter all mail receiv
ed at the local postofiice will not be
Ipostmarked with the hour OF receiv
ling as has been the custom in the
past. The elimination of the back
stamping will enable the clerks to dis
Tribute incoming mail with less delay
The practice of backstamplng mail Ia
gradually being discontinued all over
the country.
There was an unusually good atten'
dance at the regular meeting OF the
local w. II. c. Friday evening Dur
ling the evening one application for
membership was received and there
was a drill In preparation for the In
lspection OF officers which will take
place during the present month. Fol
lowing the business meeting mum
Der OF the ladies' furnished entertain
ment. Miss Gertrude Cranston presl'
lded at the organ and there was "wid'
low" tournament In which the favors
went IN MIRA I q HudRins and Harry