The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-05
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Mrs Bert Morse is visiting in
Hartford, Ct
Thomas Cartwright is in Troy for
the afternoon.
Peter McMann is spending the af-
ternoon in Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ Gleason are
spending the afternoon in Troy
Born Sunday a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Norcross OF North street
William Papers Of North Benning-
ton has recently purchased a new
upright piano.
The financial secretary will be at
N. E. 0. p. hall tomorrow night to
collect assessments.
Mt. Anthony lodge will hold the
regular meeting tomorrow, June 6.
Business, receiving petitions, etc.
Temple chapter r. A. NJ. will hold
special meeting this evening for
the purpose of comforting the Royal
Arch degree.
There will be a semiannual bust
ness meeting and election OF officers
of the Baptist Y. p s. c. IL. this eve
ming at 1880.
Joe Farmers barber shop will be
closed every Thursday during the
summer at ~ o'clock noon instead
OF at o'clock.
About 100 children received their
first communion at the 8 o'clock
mass at st. Francis de Sales church
Sunday morning
The Bennington city band tender
ed a serenade to its former leader,
George c. Wood at the station Satur-
day afternoon Mr. Wood left on the
sos train for New York.
| A number of Bennington Socialists
visited Pownal and Pownal Center
on Saturday in the interest of the
propaganda of their party. They
canvassed the neighborhood and dis
tributed many papers and books.
The funeral of Edmund p. Brown
was held from his home at o'clock
this afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Tozer of
Hoosick Falls officiating -Four
nephews of the deceased acted as
bearers Burial was at the North
Bennington cemetery.
Rev II. w. Pinkham, formerly OF
Boston, who will be remembered by
many Bennington people on account
of his eloquent sermons and address
es here, is now an active member OF
the Socialist party in Denver, Color
ado, where he now resides.
The Father Mathew T. A. b. socie
ty has appointed the following com
mittee to perfect arrangements fol-
their annual field day and picnic on
August 16. Patrick Dunn, j. p. Nc
Gurn, John Whitney, Francis Nc
CURE and Richard Hurley.
Evangelist Coburn will preach al
the Guideboard chapel at O'Clock
this evening. The Senior EndeavoI
society of the Second Congregational
church will assist in the singing
Bring your Alexander hymns. Pub
| lie cordially invited. Take 7:45 car
Lois Jacobs, aged 4 years, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jacobs, died
Sunday afternoon The funeral viii
be held from the house at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. w. f. Mey
er of the First Baptist church ofIici
ating. The interment will be at Hoo
sick Falls.
The funeral of Mrs Hattie May
Goodrich Cook, wife of Lunar
Cook who died at her late residence
on Silver street Thursday night was
held from the house at II o'clock OF
Saturday morning, Rev. w. f. Meyer
officiating Edward Goodrich, &
brother of the deceased and Harry
Walker and 7. U. Northup of Nortl
Adams acted az bearers. Burial was
in East Lawn cemetery at Williams
town.
The report of the changes at the
Soldiers Home for the period from
May 20 to 81 shows a decrease o
two in the total number of veterans
This decrease was caused by tn,
death of DR.. r. j Williams and tn,
discharge of r. c. Wood The repor
in detail is as follows. Present II
absent, "a; absent and present, 90
gain, none; loss, 2; changes to alb
sent, 5; from absent 5; average pres
ent, 70; average present and absent
SO. The last report showed a tota
humber of 81.