The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-04
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Mrs. Alonzo Bent is i'll.

Dennis Elwell is visiting in Rutland
today.
Miss Agnes Van Santvoord is visit
ing in Troy.
John Pellerin of School street is
visiting in Rutland.
Miss Ida Roy of Mckinley street
is visiting in Rutland.
Miss Velma Elwell has returned
| from a visit in North Adams.
Miss Ruth Eddy of Old Bennington
is visiting friends in Manchester.
Harold Bottum has entered Bliss
business college at North Adams.
Philip T. H. Pierson has returned
from a few days stay in New York.
Frank B. Carver returned Friday
night from business trip to New
York.
Mrs, Florence Armstrong of Glens
Falls is the guest of Mrs. Emory 5.
Harris.
Miss Sarah Elwell and Richard Ell
ell have returned from visit in Cam
bridge.
Mrs. Il. l.. Nichols is in New York
this week selecting the latest fall
novelties.
Miss Odna Garreau has returned
from a two weeks visit in Rutland
and Proctor
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Ward are ex-
pected home Thursday from trip to
| Atlantic City.
Mrs. s. B. Hall of Old Bennington
is visiting Miss Harriet Wellington
of North Bennington.
Proprietor ]. A. Tally of the Rich
mond and Wellington hotels in North
Adams is in town today.
Carl White, who has been visiting
us father, James H. White, has re-
turned to Newark, N. j.
Oscar Elwell has finished work at
the II. e. Bradford Co.'s factory and
is assisting at the Y. M. c. A.
There will be talk on trees at
the library tonight at 1880, All boys
are especially invited to come.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tolman and Mrs.
Nettie Stratton of Bennington were
guests in North Adams Sunday and
Monday.
A regular meeting of Putnam hose
company members will be held this
evening. All members are urged to
be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley o. Williams
of Main street are entertaining Miss
Carrie Taylor of Baltimore, Md, their
former home.
The regular weekly concert of the
Bennington City band will be held
Friday evening this week instead of
this evening.
Byron F. Madison of SALISBURY
and brother, William Il. Mattison of
North Bennington were in town Mon
day on business.
An enjoyable surprise party was
given Mr.. and Mrs. Earl II. Darling
Monday evening in honor of Mr.. Darl
ing's birthday anniversary.
Buel d. Miller of The Banner force
will Thursday begin two weeks
vacation the most of which time he
will pass at his home in Brooklyn.
The William Parke Stock CO. OF
Pittsfeld with Edward Donnelly, will
give paid In Full" at the Opera
House next Tuesday evening, Sept.
10.
Misses Flora and Teresa Burke,
who have been the guests of their
sister. Miss Anna Burke of r.
Main street for several weeks, have
returned to their home in Utica, MY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman Elwell and
their guest, Mrs. A. E. Cone of Los
Angeles, Cal .,~have returned from
a visit TO Mr.. and Mrs. Elwell's
Mrs. Hugh Chase of Rut-
land.
Mrs. w. ID. Newton and Mrs. J. r.
Wilson will entertain Union street
circle Thursday afternoon from 3 to
5 o'clock at their home. AS there is
business of Importance to come be
fore them it is hoped that all will be
present.
Mrs. Bert l.. Waite gave miscel-
laneous shower to Miss Bessie Rey-
nolds Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. Charles III. Myers in Pownal Cen
ter. The affair was an entire sur
prise to Miss Reynolds whose engage
ment to Louis Contois of North Ad
ans was announced last month.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucius Bishop
was held at o'clock this afternoon
from her late home on the Burgess
road. Rev. G.. s. Mills of the Sec
ond Congregational church officiated.
Among the out of town relatives who
attended the funeral were Elliott
Bishop of Searsburg and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Haskins of North Ad
ans.
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