The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-13
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in Arlington.
James c. Colgate is spending few
days in New York.
Mrs. Jane Johnson is visiting with
friends in SALISBURY.
Mrs. Edward GrAenslet is passing
the day in North Adams.
c. l. Hendee OF School street spent
Monday in East Arlington.
Gordon Burke and Burton Powers
spent Sunday in Briggsville.
Earl Marsden went on a short fish
ing trip to Arlington yesterday
Thomas Cosgrove is visiting in
Holyoke, Mass, for few days.
Mr. and Mrs A. Stratton and Mrs.
D. Cummins were in Troy Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albee Buss of Shafts
bury spent Monday with friends here,
H. c. Ketchem, who has been visit
ing friends in Barre, returned yester-
day
Miss Barbara NJ Burt has returned
from four weeks visit in Amster-
dam.
A. II. Wyman is spending few
days with friends in Springfield,
Mass.
Mrs. George Forcier has accepted
position in the Bennington Sanitary
laundry.
Mrs. M. d. Hayward and niece of
Rutland are visiting Mrs. Hayward's
son, Archibald Hayward
Miss Josephine Keller is assisting
the librarian, Miss Angie Meldon, at
the Free Library.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mangan of
Rutland, formerly of this village are
visiting Mrs. Mangan's parents, Mr.
and Mrs J. p McGurn.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Wells L.
Field and Miss Mary Clark have re-
turned from their trip abroad and
opened their summer residence at
) Old Bennington.
Miss Beatrice Wellington, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George b. Yelling
ton, summer residents of Old Ben
nington, will graduate from Vassar
I college Wednesday,
David NJ. Sherwood and suite will
lpay an official visit to Walloomsac
lodge tonight. This meeting is for
the members only. He is here to ex-
plain the reasons for the change in
the assessment rate that members
may fully understand it.
The entertainment committee of
the New England Order Protection
Thursday evening, June 10, in N, l..
o. p hall There will be prizes
awarded and refreshments served. All
are cordially invited.
Rev. G. s. Mills. pastor of the Sec.
ond Congregational church, is in Bel
lows Falls today attending the Con
gregational state conference, which
will be held in that city Beginning
today until Thursday noon. Mr.
Mills has recently been elected presi
dent of this society.
There is at The Banner Office a col
ored chart showing in their actua
colors and life size the gypsy mott
and the brown tail moth. This char
came from the state commissions
of agriculture. Any person can cas-
lily identify these pests by examining
the chart and comparing any suspec
with it.
The report of the attendance a
the Soldiers home for the first II
days of June shows a decrease of on,
in the membership This is cause,
by the discharge, June 2, of George c
Wood. The report in detail is as fol
lows Number present, "a; numbe
absent, 20; number present and alb
sent "a; loss, l; gain, none,
The monthly meeting Of the We
mans Foreign Missionary society vii
be held in the Sunday school room o
the First Baptist church Wednesda,
evening at half past seven O'Clock
Mrs. A. s. Davis, leader; subject
Progress in the Antilles, the stud.
prepared by Howard Groove. Mrs
Davis will present the special topi
in an interesting manner as she ha
spent much time and thought in ii
preparation. Make an effort to b.
present. 1t is expected that on
president, Mrs. Anna Hawks, who's
interest has been unceasing, although
for months she has not been abou
because of sickness, will be with US
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