The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-31
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from few days visit in Pittsfield.
DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Cole have re-
turned from few days stay in Bos.
ton.
Miss Nellie Scanlon will go TO
Troy Sunday to pass the week with
friends.
Andrew B. Oatman returned Fri
day evening from business trip to
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Meyer and
family returned Friday from a visit
in Alerton, Mass.
Mrs Nathan Whitley and son re-
turned yesterday from a six weeks
visit in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Harry Ladder of New York, organ
izer of the Intercollegiate Socialist
society, is the guest of friends here.
William Bigelow Jennings of New
York is passing vacation with his
family at their bungalow near Pownal.
Mr. a nd Mrs. William Kennedy
! and Mrs. Margaret Keliy of Albany,
! former residents, are visiting in town.
Mrs. Sarah Burgess of West Main
street has returned from two
weeks visit in Boston and other
places.
John Spargo returned yesterday
from tour of the state in which
several new Socialist locals were
formed.
DR.. and Mrs. Isaac Jennings have re-
turned from their outing at the North
Shore. DR.. Jennings will be in his
pulpit tomorrow.
Miss Carpenters school will open
Tuesday, Sept. 3. Prof. Albert Cru
of Williams College will have charge
of the French classes.
Mrs. William Thompson and Miss
Hazel Thompson of Glens Falls, n.
Y, returned home this morning, after
visit TO relatives in town.
The Christian Endeayor Society of
the Second Congregational church en-
joyed an outing at Camp Idlewild in
BARRIERS Pines Friday evening.
Mrs. Catherine Scanlon and grand
son, Harold Slocum, went to Pittsfield
this morning to visit Mrs. Scanlon' S
daughter, Mrs. Walter Slocum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred BENEFITS OF
Yonkers, n. Y, came Friday to be the
guests of their daughter, Mrs. John
Spargo OF Old Bennington.
The honorary members of the Ca.
madam club are invited to a clam
chowder in their rooms Friday even
ing at 10 o'clock. They may bring
friend. este
Just received this morning a ship
ment of all the latest styles in ready
to-wear hats for Ladies and Misses
at the Surprise Store, Library Build
ing. See window display.
The town district schools will
open on Tuesday, Sept 3. with the
exception of District 2, which will
not open until the 9th, on account of
repairs not having been completed.
In preparing the magazines for bind.
ing at the library the entire year of
Harper's monthly for 1909 is found
missing. Is there anyone who would
care to donate this file to the library?
The Bennington County National
Bank has arranged to accept and re
NIT TO the National Committee sub
scriptions to the campaign funds of
the Republican and Democratic par
ties.
Mrs. Nelson Murphy and niece,
Miss Hazel Twitchell returned yes
terday to their home in Herkimer. n.
Y, after spending the summer here
as tn e guests of Miss Harriet Twich-
ell of Union street.
Services at ST. Peters church:
18th Sunday after Trinity, Holy Com
munion at 100 Choral Eucharist
and sermon, 1915 a. m. Evening
prayer, p. m. Seats are free. you
are cordially invited to these services.
Mrs. c. b. Coleman, S. TIL, wm De.
gin her Course Of Bible Study at s.
Peters Parish House on Monday.
September ?, at $50 p. m. The sub
Ject will be Studies In the Relation
of the Old Testament to Christiani-
ty." Anyone desiring to take the
course will be welcome. 66t2
The First Baptist church will con-
duct public worship tomorrow morn
ing at the usual hour The pastor
will preach on the subject, "The In
carnation of an Ideal" The ordin-
ance of the Lords Supper will be eel
ebrated after the sermon of the morn
ing. The Bible school will meet at
noon and the c. E. society at $50
p. m. There will be no evening ser
vice, but the church will unite with
others in union service in the Con-
gregational church.
At the morning service in the Meth
odist church. the pastor, Rev. p. l..
Dow, will preach. The evening preach
ing service will be omitted. as the
congregation has been invited to unite
with the Baptist and Congregational
societies in the Congregational church
at which time a quartette of colored
singers representing the Tuskegee
Schools for Colored people in the
South will give a sacred concert. Sun
day school at 11.45, Epworth League
service at $50. The Junior League
will again resume its work under the
direction of Miss Carrie Wood at
$3.50 p. m.