The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy READER
AT the Whitney Sc.

Madame Fletcher is at 6S6 Main
street
George Hasson of Pownal visited
here Thursday.
Miss Edna Loomis is attending the
Cambridge fair today.
Mrs. F. Howard Ferguson, who
has been i'll, is able to be out again.
Miss Margaret Turley of New York
is a guest OF Miss Lillian Harbour.
Carl Mossison, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. S. Morrison, is visiting in Bellows
Falls.
Mrs Dewey Durham has been Wis
iting Mrs. Reynolds Durham of North
Bennington.
Social dance at Pownal Center Sat
urday, Aug. "a. Ladies free. Fra
zers orchestra.
The Woodward family picnic is
being held today at the Burt cabin
in Barber's Pines.
Mrs. Reynolds Durham OF No h
Bennington visited her uncle, /. 5.
Moon, here Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Leonard OF Adams
street is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Martin Manning of Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Whitney and
Mr. and Mrs D. A. Ward spent yester
day at the Cambridge fair.
George Oakley Totten, Jr., OF
Washington, d. c., the architect OF
the Everett mansion, is in town.
H. A. Albyn of Tabaso, o., who
has charge of the fruit orchard on
the E. H. Everett estate, is in town.
Madame Fletcher will be at 6S6
Main street for short time. Past,
present and future told. Highly rec
commended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick. Lyons have
returned to Schenectady after visit
to his mother Mrs. John Lyons of
Stafford street.
tickets for The Girl of My Dreams"
will start this evening at o'clock
at the box office.
Siguid Russell. national French or
ganizer of the Socialist party, will
make an address in French from the
Putnam House square stand on Mon
day evening, August 20.
A large delegation from Walloom-
sac lodge, n. f. o. p, will unite with
Hoosac lodge of North Adams Sat
urday afternoon in holding a picnic
at Hoosac Valley Park.
Col. w. H. Phillips of Amherst,
Mass, author of Pathfinder of Grey
lock Mountains, Berkshire Hills and
Historic Bennington" was among the !
visitors at the village Thursday
Mrs. Alice Tink of Hoosick Falls !
has returned to her home after a
visit to Miss Nellie Scanlon. Miss |
Margaret Henry of Schenectady has |
also been a guest of Miss Scanlon. /
Rev. S. II. Watkins will give a |
talk about his missionary work at /
ter's church on Friday afternoon at |
8 o'clock in the Parish House. All |
are welcome to bring guests.
Charles l.. Harwood has purchased /
a first class motor car which will be |
run to accommodate the public. VIII |
take parties to fairs and on pleasure /
trips by an experienced and careful /
driver. Phone c. l.. Harwood 6s-12 |
or Harry Reese 29lM.
The field day and closing exercises
of the playground, which were to
have been held today, have been /
postponed until tomorrow, Saturday, |
on account of the weather. There |
will be field day sports, special folk 1
dancing by girls in costume, and re-
freshments for the children. Every
one who has been interested in the /
Playground is invited TO walk or
ride past some time during the af- /
ternoon and to stop and visit it.
There may be a cookie for you! If |
the weather is still unruly, the same /
program will be carried out some day
next week.
Bennington Grange held regular
business meeting Wednesday evening
at o'clock in their hall Three can
didates were initiated in the first
and second degrees. The literary
program which was provided by the
Past l. cturers was arranged by Mrs
William j. Hicks. Miss Brigie Nc.
CURE read a paper on Ellis Island
which she visited this summer. Mrs.
William Clark read a letter from Mrs.
c. f. Rice, giving a description of
Eugene, Oregon, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Rice went recently to live. There
will be a special meeting Wednesday
evening when candidates will be in
itiated in the third and fourth de-
grees. Refreshments will be served
with Mrs. ID. NJ. Rudd, chairman of
the committee.