The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-01
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John Norton of East Arlington
passed Wednesday here.
Born, Monday July 30. son to Mr..
and Mrs L. Mccoy of the east road.
Miss Helen NJ. Dickinson of Silver
Creek, N. Y, is visiting Miss Eunice
Lyons.
Mrs. Amasa Thompson and Mrs.
Alice G. Barber of Pownal spent Wed
nesday in town.
Mrs. Frank B. Murphy and daught-
er, have gone to Binghamton, n. Y.
to visit relatives.
Mrs. Fred Gehroldt, sister of Mrs.
NJ. T. Armstrong, has returned to her
home in Schenectady, n. Y.
The little son of Dr. and Mrs. De-
Witt E. Lewis is recovering from an
attack of bronchial pneumonia.
The annual picnic committee of the
F. NJ. T. A. B. will hold special
meeting at o'clock this evening.
The Union street circle of the Bap-
fist church will hold a Food Sale at
the church on Saturday, Aug. 3, from
2 to 6.
Frank Quackenbush ST the Bur
gress road, who has been employed
in Hoosick Falls, has returned to
Bennington
l.. DeForest Cone, who is in Albany
trip for a few days, expects to re-
turn Monday.
Mrs. Martin Manning of Troy and
children, Anna and John, are visiting
Mrs. Manning's sister, Mrs. Mary
Leonard of Adams street.
c. NJ. Lambert and son are laying
a new curling from the new bridge
on School street to the older curbing
on either side of the bridge,
All members of the G. A. r. are re-
quested to be present at a meeting to
be held Saturday night as matters of
Importance are to be acted upon.
Miss Hazel Ford of Valentine street
has gone on a visit to her brother
Bernie r. Ford, who lives in Middle
town, Conn, but who was a former
resilient Oh bennington.
For rent or for sale:-The Don
nelly cottage at Woodford. The same
may be rented by week or month. In
quire of George r. Donnelly, Ben
nington, VT. Tel. 262-W
Mrs. Margaret Moore of New York,
a former resident, will arrive Satur-
day to pass several weeks at her
home in Bennington Falls, her child
rem arrived some time ago.
The flooring of the Valentine
bridge which crosses the Walloomsac
near the mill of The Bennington Wax
Paper company has been removed so
as to make traffice impossible.
Misses Edith and Blanche Lyons
have returned from an extended trip
to Chicago and Kenosha, Wis. While
in Chicago they attended the sessions
of the National Education associa-
ton.
Rev. w. f. Meyer of the First Bap-
fist church went today to Boston,
where he is to remain over Sunday.
On Monday he will be joined by his
family who will accompany him TO
Ocean Beech, N. j., where he is to
pass his vacation.
Because the town held its special
meeting on the same day that the
special congressional election was
held, $3.50 was saved to the taXpay-
ers in board of civil authority fees,
in compiling the check list and in the
rent of the hall,
Orrin Bowen and Stephen a. Rob
inson left this morning to walk to
Boston. They carried no equipment
save that which was contained in two
small knapsacks. They expect to
make the trip in about ten days and
plan to return by rail. They will stop
at hotels along the route.
The mid-week meeting in the Bap
fist church this evening will be CON
Quoted by the pastor. Miss Beulah
Bates and Mrs Agnes Sexton will re-
port their impressions concerning the
Silver Bay Missionary Conference
which they recently attended. This
will be a subject of interest to all
and everyone is urged to attend.
L he luneTdl OF EDWARD, lne young
son of John A. Ryan was held at 2.30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
st. Francis de Sales church. Rev. A.
]. Barron officiating Those who act
ed as bearers were Joseph Lee, Wal
ter Nevils, Robert Cummings and
Leo Ryan. The burial was in Park
Lawn cemetery.
United States Superintendent Of
Road Construction ID. II. Winslow of
Washington. who is in Bennington re-
ceived word Wednesday from Paul d.
Sargent, acting director, of his inten.
ton to be in Bennington over Sunday
arriving Saturday. The purpose of
Mr.. Sargent's visit to Bennington is
to give him an opportunity to 90 over
the general features of the work be.
ing done in the county and to gc
over the proposed economic investi
cation of the county. Mr.. Sargent is
to be entertained while in town by
Proprietor Berry of the WalloomsaC
Inn.