The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-23
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James SILK was in Troy today.
E. Z. Bottum is Ill with the grip.
John Toomey passed a part of the
day in Troy.
Miss Elizabeth Leahy of Stafford
street is ILL.,
Mrs. William Thorpe of Bradford
street Is i'll
Mrs. John PERCY of Bennington
Flats visited friends here Wednes-
day.
Miss Mary Casey, who is teaching
school in SALISBURY, is Ill with the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Van Stien-
burg have returned from a visit in
Pittsfield.
The Cosmopolitan club Of Williams
town held banquet at the Putnam
house Tuesday evening.
A number of young people of this
village held a party at Ramp Kozy"
at >Barbers Pines last evening.
Elwood Cassell. who has been en-
ployed at Utica, N. Y, has resigned
his position and returned home.
s. B. Hawks, Jr, returned from
Havana, Cuba, last night to attend
the funeral Of his mother, Mrs. S. B.
Hawks. = 80
e. l.. Nichols is rapidly progress
ing with the alterations in his store
on Main street and is re-decorating
the entire store.
Divisions c and D OF the Second
Congregational church will not meet
tomorrow afternoon. The date for
next meeting will be given later.
Mrs. Maurice Rudd entertained a
number of friends at whist Tuesday
evening at her home on Grandview
street. Light refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Roy NJ. Paddock and Miss
Florence Walbridge entertained q
number of friends at cards last eve
ming at Mrs. Paddock's home on Val
entine street
A. William Swarzwald, who is vel
known in this village, is engaged in
the Brooklyn agency for the Stevens
Duryea automobiles and has charge
OF their exhibit at the Brooklyn Au
tomobile Show this week.
John H. Daley is meeting with
much success in his work in New
York city. On February 18th hi
lplayed the Accomplishments at the
mid-winter concert of the Schubert
Oratorio society in Newark, N. ]. Or
the 18th he is to play for the Press
club at the Waldorf-Astoria and or
the 2Sth at large reception at the
Hotel Lucerne and on March 10th 70
the New England society at the Wal
ldorf-Astoria.
The entertainment committee o
the n. 4. o. p. held their last car
party OF the series last evening. /
was a success in every way. TIL
prizes were won by the following
1st ladies prize. Mrs. Fred Bellmore
LIST gentlemans prize, Fred Bellmore
the consolation going to Mrs. FREQ
Corbett The five dollars in gold
which was to be given at the end o
he series to the preson having th'
most points was awarded to Mrs
James McGurk
Il The weekly report in the publ,
schools shows that enrolment re
mains unchanged. few drop out 70
work and others enter, the tota
amounts to S21. The attendapc
was low being only SIG per cent. TIL
only school reaching 95 per cent wa
number IL taught by Miss Elmendor
which gained 97,4. The boys in higl
school show 80 per cent but the il
/ regular attendance OF the girls bring
J the average down to SO. Parents Of
ten allow children to stay out whel
not necessary because Of some chile
lsh within. Such pupils inyariabl
fail to keep up their work and ever
! tually drop out of school before graC
uatlon. Four schools had no tard
ness those taught by Misses Wood
Mary Carney, Keller. and Hollistel
: Washington exercises were held i
r all schools Tuesday afternoon.