The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-22
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Joseph McDermott has returned
from a visit in Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Mathers of
Pleasant street are in Troy.
The Thompson house ON South ST.,
is being painted and otherwise i'm
proved.
Frank Carlton of Arlington has re-
turned home after visit to Burton
Powers.
Joseph A. Cone of Old Bennington
has returned from a few days visit
in Troy.
DR.. E. A. Houle has returned from
Joliet, P. O., where he visited his
daughter Bibian.
Mrs. Byron Pettibone has been Wis
iting Mrs. Clayton Thompson of
North Pownal.
Miss Jane Shelby, New York, pass
ed the week end with her mother,
Mrs. L. G. Shelby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Boardman
are visiting in Woodstock, making
the trip by motor.
Miss Fannie LOOMS has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. w. T.
Lawrence of Troy.
Extensive repairs and improvements
have been made on the J. =. McGurn
house on Gage street.
Miss Inez Kimball has returned
from visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodney
Barber of East Pownal.
Frederick A. Coons left this after
noon for Savannah, Ga, where he ex-
poets to pass the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royce Clum of Erie,
Pa, are visiting at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. Oscar Chandler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albee Buss of West
Main street are arranging to remove
to Hoosick Falls to reside.
Mrs. Marion Pickands has closed
her home at Old Bennington for the
winter and returned to New York.
Mrs. James A. Eddy, Mrs. John V.
ID. S. Merrill and Miss Elizabeth
Shields and Hamilton Shields are in
North Adams for the day.
Miss Lille Reincke, who has been
the guest of Mrs. f. C. Bennett for
two weeks, returned yesterday to
her home in Tarrytown, n. Y.
Miss Elizabeth Morrissey of the
Troy City hospital returned to her
duties this afternoon after a few
days visit at her home here.
Miss Marjorie Shelby went to AL
bany this afternoon and on Wednes-
day she goes from there to Boston
for the remainder of the week.
Samuel b. Hawks, who has been
spending a couple of weeks at the
home of his uncle, George NJ. Hawks,
returned this morning to Chicopee
Falls, Mass.
The household effects of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oswold Lesson are being moved
here today from Schaghticooke. Mr..
Lesson is employed by the Twin
State Gas & Electric Co.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Katharine Louise Lincoln,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah ~
Blackmer of Manchester to Albert
Sidney Edison of Bennington.
The members of Miriam Rebekah
lodge, will be entertained by Unitah
Rebekah lodge, of North Adams, Wer-
nesday evening, Oct. 23rd. Supper
will be served at $50. They will go
on the PAS car. Would like as many
as possible to go.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Floyd Huling, who
went to Burlington to attend the Bur
gess.Colley wedding Saturday, left
Monday for their home in Sioux City,
Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs. Huling spent
the greater part of the summer in
Bennington and North Bennington.
Perry and Cook bowled total of
1909 pins against Cranston and Har-
wood 973 on the Y NJ. c. A. alleys
last night, the former team winning
three of the four points. w. White
and North will bowl Schwartz and w.
Sears at 1880 o'clock on the Y. NJ. c.
A. alleys tonight.
Transfer Tax Appraiser Charles f.
Craymer of Troy has filed his report
on the estate of the late George T.
Lane of Old Bennington. The proper
| ~ that Mr.. Lane left in New York
state was the Lane building in Troy,
valued at $4,000. The property goes
to the widow, Anna c. Lane.
The Young Woman's club sewing
| class met Saturday evening with
Mrs Mortimer Townsend in charge
of embroidery and Miss Eta Streeter
in charge of plain sewing. Another
meeting of the circle will be held Sat
urday evening at o'clock.-Those eX-
pecting to join the dancing class are
requested to register at the gym
class Wednesday evening that the
class may be started next week.
Because of the open weather that
| prevailed this month IL has been un.
necessary to use coal stoves or fur.
naces. In few days. however. a con
| tinuous fire in the house will be re
| quired This is one of the most dan
gerous periods of the year for the rea
son that stoves or furnaces that have
been out of use for several months
are frequently not in proper shape
and when started in the fall the fire
communicates to the woodwork OF a
partition. The result is an alarm OF
fire. Even If the house is saved much
of the furniture is ruined by smoke
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