The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
sews Of the Town and Village Fold Briefly
Co. Busy Readern


day.
Claude Henderson of Pittsfield
passed the week end with Frank Nc
Derrflott.
The Elks banquet will be served
in their rooms at 10 O'Clock New
Years eve.
Miss Marion King and Miss Eli
abeth Burgess have returned from a
visit in Rutland.
Mrs. Thomas Cummings OF Mccall
street, who has been seriously i'll, is
slightly improved.
The dancing class of Catamount
Commandery. u. o. c. c. will be held
on New Years night.
John Leahy of Brooklyn, who has
been visiting his father, John II.
Leahy, has returned home.
Miss. Laura NJ. Rogers. who spent
Christmas at her home here, returned
Sunday to Beverly, Mass.
Miss lmogen Norton left this morn
ing, for Corning, n, Y, where she
| VIII be the guest of friends.
Miss Maud Carpenter has been
spending a few days with Miss II. S
yelling of North Bennington.
]. Guy Livingston, who has been
visiting at mis- home here. returned
Sunday to White River Junction.
Miss Diantha Sibley Lyman OF
Orono Maine, is spending the holiday
vacation with her aunt. Miss Harriet
Sibley
Mrs. Laura Godette and daughter
May are visiting Mrs Godette's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs c. A. Kennon OF
Weeks street
Miss Matte Geer of Boston who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Alfred Geer OF School ST.
has returned
Miss Ethel Gooding of Springfield
Mass. passed the week end with her
mother, Mrs Helen j Geodng OF
Pleasant street
Mrs. Mary ~ Rice has returned
| from Newark, n. j., and commenced
housekeeping in the Woodland house
on the Bennington Flats.
Mrs Catherine Scanlon and Miss
Nellie Scanlon have returned from
visit TO Mrs. Scanlon's daughter
Mrs. Walter Slocum of Pittsheld.
Louis Northouse went to Pittsfield
Sunday afternoon to enter Hillcrest
hospital where he will undergo treat
ment for carbuncle on his neck.
All honorary members of the Cana.
dian club are invited to a Social Tues
day evening, Dec. Slst, to be held in
their rooms corner River and North
| streets.
Miss Helen Usher returned to New
York Sunday night. after being a
guest for few days at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. c. w, Evans of Grand
view street
Miss Irene La Fortune has return.
ed from a visit at her home in Ches.
hire She was accompanied home by
Miss Rose Dion. who was her guest
over the week end
Alexander Jones had finger sew
cred from his hand one day last
week, While working a hay press al
the farm of Albert Saunders in the
west part OF the town.
The choir of the Methodist Episco.
pal church are requested TO meet al
the church Tuesday evening at S.1t
as it is desired that they lead the
service of song at the Watch Night
service.
About 6S members of Mount An
thony Lodge. f, and A. NJ. attended
the services at the Methodist church
in North Bennington Sunday after
noon. The sermon was delivered by
Rev. J. G. Mitchell.
An important meeting Of the Of
ficers and directors of the' board of
trade will be held this evening and
every member should be present.
The meeting will be at the Office of
+. 5. Harris, secretary.
DR.. F. S. Pratt and Mrs. f. II.
Pratt will entertain the daughters
and sons of the American Revolution
and members of the Vermont Histori
cal society, at a New Years recep.
ton at their home on Washington
Ave. on Wednesday afternoon. Jan
|. from $3.50 until 5.
The funeral of Charles II. Barber
was held from his home in Pownal
Saturday afternoon at one o'clock.
the Rev. c. +. Green officiating. The
bearers were Daniel Bates, Joseph
Norwood, NJ J. Purcell and J. b.
Gardner. The burial was in the Pow
nal Center cemetery.
Forget to mail that letter. forget
the maiden name of your wife. the
present name of your mother-in-law
II you must, but, O man! who art
thou to forget the children? Chill.
dren's Christmas entertainment az
the Guideboard chapel 100 Tuesday
evening New Years Evel. No
charge.
Everybody who has the Christmas
and New Years spirit. who loves
children and enjoys seeing and hear.
/ ing them in public exhibition, who's
soul still thrills at the thought OF
holiday festival. will be thrice vel.
come at the Christmas entertainment
OF the Guideboard Sunday school. to
be held at the Guideboard chapel
! Tuesday evening. Dec. S1st.. begin
ming at 7.S0 O'Clock. The entertain
ment will be free.