The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-05
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]. M. Ayres is in Troy today on
business.
Fred C. Brown of Pownal was in
town Friday
Philip T. II. Pierson is spending a
few days in New York.
Samuel B. Hawks of Chicopee,
Mass, came Thursday to spend few
days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Myers, who are
in New York, are registered at the
Hotel Woodstock.
Miss Mary Hyde is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Hyde of Pittsfield
over the week end,
r. l.. Parker of Burlington who is
here on business, is the guest of his
cousin, Miss Lucy Cutting.
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Cooper and Mr..
and Mrs. George S. Stoddard motored
to Troy today in Mr. Cooper's car.
Miss Eleanor Getzenganner of New
York is the guest of the Misses Sarah
and Mary Shaw at Old Bennington.
Miss Ursula Frost of Brooklyn has
come to remain during the winter
with Mrs. Robert II. Merrill of Old
Bennington.
J. A. Evans returned Friday night
from New York, where he accompani-
ed his daughter, Dorothy, who will
spend the winter there.
Representative Fred c. Martin re-
turned home Friday to spend the
week end, after attending the open
ing of the legislature at Montpelier
this week.
Charles Albro, who came to Ben
nington on business yesterday and
while here was a guest of his brother,
George Albro, returned this morning
to his home in Glens Falls.
Probate Judge f. c. Bennett return
ed from Montpelier Thursday after at
tending the meeting of probate
judges in that city and incidentally
the opening of the legislature.
Mrs. NJ J. Belden entertained three
tables informally at cards at her
home on Silver street Friday after
noon, the favors going to Mrs Laura
Cole and Mrs. Charles H. Resseguie.
Ex-Gov. j. G. Mccullough, accom-
panied by his former secretary, Ed
ward L. Bates, was in Montpelier to
attend the reception Thursday even
ing, given by the retiring governor,
John A. Mead, to Governor and Mrs.
Allen NJ, Fletcher
The regular services of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, will be held
Sunday. The pastor, Rev. p. l.. Dow
will preach morning and evening.
Bible school at 11:45, Junior League
$3.50, Epworth League at $50 Mr..
Dow will preach at the chapel at 300
p. m.
]. T. Carpenter was injured yes
terday afternoon while unrolling a
bale of wire, the end of it coming up
and hitting him in the eye. He re-
ceived a painful cut which it was
necessary to have dressed, but from
which it is expected he will suffer no
serious effects.
F. Schuyler Mathews, who will
speak at the Fortnightly this after
noon, gave a talk on Birds and Their
Music" before the pupils of several
grades and the high school Friday
During his stay in town,
Mr.. Mathews is being entertained by
DR.. and Mrs. l.. II. Ross. Two of
the books from Mr. Mathews pen are
on the shelves OF the library for
few days They are "Fieldbook of
Wild Birds and Their Music" and
"Fieldbook of American Wild Flow
ers."
The choir of St. Francis de Sales
church gave farewell reception in
honor of Miss Helen Dwyer. one of
the members OF the choir, at Academy
hall Friday evening Miss Dryer eX-
poets TO leave next week for Troy,
where she will study music during
the winter and the party was in the
form of a surprise. A large number
of Miss Dryers friends had been in
vited and the evening was spent in
social enjoyment, music being fur
nished by Donnelly's orchestra. Re
freshments were served.