The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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o You! at the Minstrels tonight.
Kenneth Parker of Rutland visited
here Wednesday.
William Sargood OF Arlington is
spending the day here.
Miss Josephine Robinson is spend
ing few days at her home in Airing
ton
Watch out for the band at 1880 o.
clock tonight at the Putnam House
square.
Miss Clara Burgess OF Carpenter
hill is a guest of Mr. and Mrs Louis
Remington.
A new boiler for heating purposes
is being installed in the parsonage of
the First Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zebra Quackenbush
of Hoosick are spending the day with |
Mr.. Quackenbushs daughter. Mrs c.
NJ. Graves.
At the regular meeting of Stark
lodge, l. o. o. T., Wednesday even
ing two candidates were received in
to the order
Jacob Levin is substituting for
Mail Carrier T. II. Cranston who is
deer hunting.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Davis are NOV
ing from Pleasant street to the house
on North street recently vacated by
A. b. Oatman.
William Listo and Company arriv-
ed this morning from New York.
They are to fill three days engage
ment at the Library theatre.
The men of the Methodist church
met last evening and voted to pro-
vide and serve a chicken supper on
Wednesday evening of next week
A large number of seats were res
eryed this morning for Hoosick Falls
parties who are to attend the Female
Minstrels this evening at Academy
hall.
The Sterling sisters arrived this
morning from Buffalo They can be
seen in a dancing and singing act at
the Library theatre the last three
days this week.
Martin Morgan, an inmate of the
Soldiers home was on the street this
morning for the first time in several
weeks He had been laid up with an
attack Of rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. ONeil and child
who have been visiting at the home
OF her parents, Mr. and Mrs. NJ j.
Morrissey, have returned to their
home in Hudson, N. Y
The Otterbein male quartee and
Bell Ringers will present their unique
entertainment in the Congregational
chapel on Friday, Nov. 18th, at p.
m. Tickets for five entertainments
$1.S5 at the door
Governor Mead has issued his pro
clamation appointing Thursday, Nov.
30 as Thanksgiving day. 1t Is to be
hoped that this will satisfy those
who have been insisting that the hol
iday would occur on Nov. 23.
The condition of oJseph l.. Monasi
who is in the Hillcrest hospital al
Pittsheld where he recently under
went an operation. is very much i'm
proved. He was able to sit up or
Tuesday for the first time.
II. b. Hutchins was in Shaftsbur!
Wednesday to assist at the auction
held by Slocum Lane on the Hiram
|, Mattison farm. All of the farming
. tools, crops and stock were sold an,
!, good prices we're realized for every
;. thing except the cows.
Foot ball Saturday at 3 p. m. a
n the Athletic field Blackinton VI
il Bennington. Lineup for Bennington
S re-, Brooks; l. t., Pellerin; l. 6
e Brougham; C, Lacrosse; r. e. g., Stel
I. pelo; r t., Enrlght r. e., Toomey; {
- b., Miner; r. h.. Brooks; |. h., Coyne
full Sigworth.
lie The church prayer meeting tonigl
lie will be visited by teams OF two me
s, each representing the Y. NJ. G.
Ie Week of Prayer as follows Congr
IL gational. Byron n Clark and Sidne
m Edison; Baptist, j. L. Griswold an
IS H. G. Banks; Methodist, F. B. POI
anu NOiDCtN l.
: The week OF Prayer services at Il
Y. NJ. c. A. will be held today as Il
lows: intermediate will meet (,
supper at o'clock with b. ~ Clar
State Secretary and at s:45 tonigt
There will be a Sing" around Il
piano followed by short service !
Mr. Clark. All young men welcom
The meeting in the Baptist chur,
this evening will be conducted by Il
pastor. Rev. w f. Meyer. The su
iect will be philip and Andrew
Messrs Banks and Lawrence CIR
void of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be pre-
ent with a message on behalf of d
world wide movement for men.
large attendance is looked f
Every one Is invited.
Mace Moulton. Jr., and l. W. Pi
terson of Boston, representatives
a Texas asphalt company, are in {
village for the purpose of putting
an experimental stretch of roadw
on West Main street. II was tn,
intention to put down about 80 fe
on the north side of the street I
which they have already shipped I
4 asphalt here. The material is to
furnished without cost to the villa
but the corporation is to provide I
labor and the crushed stone Oper
lions were to be begun this morni
h but the weather was such that {
& work was postponed
Arrangements are now perfect
3 for the big Female Minstrels viii
N begins three nights engagement