The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Tor Busy Readers.
r. S. Drysdale left today for
business trip to New York.
Miss Catherine Lyons has accepted
position in the Drysdale store.
Mrs. George r. Lane and daughter,
Mrs George Phelps Warren Jr., are
in Boston for a few days.
Mrs. Catherine Scanlon of Adams |
street left this morning for a visit
with her daughter, Mrs Walter Slo-
cum of Pittsfeld.
A Methodist cottage prayer meet
ing will be held Friday evening at
1870 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Pleasant of North Branch st.
Miss Irene Graves was hostess at
silver tea Wednesday afternoon at
her home on Elm street. Tea was
served in the dining room, Miss
Graves presiding at the tea table
There viii be a regular meeting of
Custer Corps W. X. c. tomorrow eve
ming when Il is especially desired
that all officers be present as business
of Importance is to be transacted.
The prayer meeting at the Metho-
dist church this evening will be in
charge of the official board conducted
by A. NJ. Torrance The singing will
be led by the pastor Rev. p. l.. Dow.
The first maple sugar of the season
made its appearance in the village to-
day. A farmer drove into town with
about so gallons in cans which he
disposed of by selling from house to
house
At the monthly meeting Of the
school board Wednesday evening the
resignation of Miss Lillian Davis as
teacher was received to take effect at
once. Miss Mary Cutting was elected
to fill the vacancy.
The funeral of Clifford N. Hodg.
kins was held from the house at 2.3O
O'Clock this afternoon, Rev. p. l..
Dow of the Methodist church oliiciat
ed Members of the Mount Anthony
lodge Of Masons acted as bearers.
DR.. C. w. Bartlett will speak to
the Life Problem class in the Y NJ.
c. A. at promptly Gas tonight. Sup
per will be served at 6:l5, but any
who have not arranged to attend the
supper may feel free to come for the
class session.
Two.man bowling tournament
games tonight at 7:45 between X.
White and Fred Perry, team two. and
A. Schwartz and l.. Eddington, team
three. There will be time for one
other match as 1t takes but one hour
to play the three strings.
The2early spring which had prevail
ed since the first Of the week suffer.
ed a relapse last night and today real
winter conditions with almost enough
snow for sleighing prevail. A year
ago the weather was much like that
OF today with the exception that TIM
mercury registered several degrees
higher today than on March q, 1911.
The three Polanders who we're ar
rested in Pownal Tuesday afternoon
and brought to the county Jail here
by Deputy Sheriff Frank Wilson were
taken back to Pownal Wednesday
where they were given a hearing ant
convicted OF intoxicatIon. AS the
men were not returned to jail by tn,
Pownal authorities II IS presumed tina
they paid their fines.
Bennington Grange held regular
meeting at their hall last evening
The lecturers program was carrie,
out in full. A public entertainment
! and dance for the benefit OF the OF
4 der will be held In Academy hall IN,
evening of April 10. Next regula
] meeting April 3, when Walter Nile
4 will talk on making maple sugar an,
syrup. having samples of his produc
8 to exhibit Southern Vermont Pom
ona Grange will meet next week Wed
! nesday, March q, at Pownal.
The Baptist laymen's supper o.
Saturday night will be a notable oC
4 casion. Dr. w. T. Stackhouse O
4 New York City will be the principa
1 after dinner speaker. His work 1
4 among men OF the Baptist denomin,
4 ton to encourage and inspire then
s This week he is spending his tim
! among the principal churches OF Vel
F. mont and Bennington Is fortunate 1
getting him. He will be accompanie
/ by Henry Bond of Brattleboro. job
1 Greenwood OF Chester and DR.. w. A
4 Dawson OF Burlington. The men ar
urged to get together at six o'cloc
s II possible.
i Mrs. Emma A. Sawtelle OF Greer
1 field. vice grand commander og IN
Golden Cross lodge for Massachusetts
! made an official visit Tuesday evenin
TO Catamount commandery. She wa
4 accompanied by several member
] from the North Adams commander
! among whom were Misses Alio
/ Quackenbush, May Beadles, +. Bea,
les and S. Louise Wright. Followin
4 the business OF the meeting. initiatio
was held Refreshments we're serve
q and a pleasant evening passed. Mr.,
Sawtelle is endeayoring TO Great
4 more interest In the North Adam
1 commandery. At future date IN
i local commandory will make an o
i fetal visit to the Tunnel city lodge.