The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-24
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Walter Bingham will spend Sun
day in Arlington.
Selectman f. NJ. Crawford is con
fined to the house by illness.
Special today, coffee creams Ice
per pound at the Sugar Bowl.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Lincoln of
Rupert is in the village today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. shindlor
have returned from their wedding
trip
Miss Mary Corey of Albany has
been guest of Miss Katherine Nc
Gee.
Frank Briggs went to his home in
Manchester this morning to spend
the week end.
A benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment will be held at st. Francis de
Sales church at 1880 this evening.
w. C. Houran had narrow escape
from bad accident Thursday by
falling from a fight of stairs in his
barn.
President A. ]. Holden of the Ben
nington County National bank has
returned from business trip to New
York
The sewing circle connected with
the Old First church at Old Benning-
ton met Friday afternoon with Mrs.
C. c. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl ]. Natter have
returned from their honeymoon and
will keep house in a tenement on Lin
coin street.
Carl White, who was called here
by the death of his aunt, Miss Cor
nelia Wills, returned to Newark, N.
j., this afternoon.
Howard II. Shields of Old Benning-
ton who has been confined to the
house for several days, is again able
to be out of doors.
Henry Mars of Manchester a rela-
tive of Mr. and Mrs II. l.. Stillson,
who spent a portion of the past two
summers in town, has accepted a
position as brakeman on the Central
! Vermont railroad.
The Shaw family, husband, wife
and daughter, who were arrested in
West Rutland charged with petty
/ thleving at the home. of Wilson Bent
ley in Sandgate, were to be arraign-
ed in municipal court this afternoon.
The funeral of Miss Cornelia Wills
was held at o'clock Friday after
noon. Rev. W. f. Meyer of the First
Baptist church ofiiciated. The bear
ers were Wills White. Carl White
Clayton Simonds and Robert Knight
The body was placed in the vault.
Some amusement was created on
Main street this forenoon by trav'
cling man who alighted from a North
Bennington car with his coat on fire
He had put a pipe in his pocket with
out throwing out the burning tobacco
and the fire in the Innings of the gar
ment was the result.
Charles Sawyer who has been lum
bering in the Little Pond district re
turned with his men to the village
Friday evening to await a change o.
weather. The snow is fully three
feet deep. The recent thaw an(
freeze created a thick crust which il
now covered with the snow which
fell Wednesday night. The condit
ions are such that it is impossible 4
use horses and even the men founS
the travelling too severe.
Thomas E. Fitzgerald of the loca
telephone exchange is able to be GU
OF doors today but has not resumed
work at the exchange after his exper
fence Wednesday afternoon with
gas stove. He was writing in the oil
fee and In some manner disconnecte,
the rubber tube connecting SINAI
gas stove. Being busy at the desk h
did not notice the flow OF gas into tn
room and he was nearly unconsciou
when discovered by William j. Ga
pin
The First Baptist church will col
! duct services tomorrow at the usus
hours. The Rev. II. r. Myers, Bal
list state evangelist In Vermont, wi
preach and sing at both services. A
this will be the last day we can hav
Mr.. Myers with us, an urgent inyi
alton Is extended to all the member
! of the church and congregation to b
&. present to greet him. Mr.. Myers wi
preach in the morning on "The A
traction of the Cross" and in the ev
ming on Blessed Assurance"
p addition to the regular mixed qua
: tette male sextette will aid in tn
!. evening song service. A cordial Il
vitation is extended to those with Il