The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-03
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Mrs. Q. Il. lockwood went TO Hoo
sick Falls this morning fer visit
with friends.
Save money ON your rubbers and
arctics at the 1c to 99c Surprise |
store, Library building
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Woodman took
a sleighride party of ten to the Pow
nal church supper Friday evening.
The Second Congregational C. f.
society will join in union meeting
at the Baptist church Sunday even
ing
Miss Agnes Finn of Greenwich
who has been A guest of Mrs. H.
Lynch of Branch street, has return
ed home.
Members of the Epworth League
society Of the Methodist church en-
joyed sleighride to Hoosick Friday
evening, where they had supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conan were
given a pleasant surprise at their
home on Union street Friday even
ing. A light collation. was served.
The brush shop bowlers rolled a |
total of 1910 pins against the Meth
odist church team of 1856 on the Y
NJ. c. A. alleys last night The alleys
will be open for general practice to-
night.
Young people of Bennington, don't
forget the union meeting at the
First Baptist church tomorrow night
at 6 p. m. H. G.. Banks viii take ten
minutes of the program and will
speak about young peoples work.
Following is the Y. NJ. c. A. bowl
ing schedule for next week: Monday
Postoffice VS.. Tigers; Tuesday, open;
Wednesday, BAPTIST VS.. Congregat-
ional; Thursday, Elks VS.. Pirates;
Friday, High School VS.. North Ben
nington.
A party of about 80 from the H.
E. Bradford Co. mill enjoyed ?
sleighride Friday evening to Pownal
where they took supper at the
church in that village. After the
supper, a dance was held in a hall
in the village.
The company which has been play.
ing Boston for the past six weeks in
Mutt and JEFF" will come to Ben
nington at the colse of their engage
ment there. some time In February
Chauncey Olcott is booked for the
local opera house In May in his new
play, "Macushla" and also for May
1913, in another new play.
"The New Politics" is the general
theme for February in the mems
class, led by Rev G. s. Mills, the
pastor of the Second Congregational
church. Sunday school, hour from
1915 to /. Drop in by 1916. First
room at the left on entering chapel
Any man will be welcome. He can
keep perfectly still If he wants to, OF
have as much part as there is time
for in the discussion.
The hockey team of the Hoosac
school at Hoosick which opened its
season last Saturday, will play a
match on the school pond this after
noon with the Albany Academy team
In the game a week ago the Hoosac
team was defeated by a team from
Williams college by a score of to
l. The first half ended in a tie, to
/, but lack of practice and poor con.
ditlons told against Hoosac in the
second half. On Sunday evening in
the school gymnasium. Major jamie
son of Hoosick Falls will give lee
ture on Guns Of the U. S. Coast De
fense," Illustrated with stereopticon
slides.
The snow plows were out promptly
this morning for the first time this
winter and many of the principal
walks were plowed before Z O'clock
This Is more as II should be. The
street department has its troubles
and cannot satisfy everybody, but
the public is dependent on 1t and II
should therefore feel its responsible
Ity One further improvement that
wouldn't cost much would be to clear
the principal crosswalks, especially
In the business district. Today and
many other days this winter, II has
been difficult for women and girls 10
get across the street Nobody likes
to find fault all the time, but the
public pays fairly high for the ser
vice and is entitled 10 get some oil
the little comforts desired. Many
more people walk than ride and the
sidewalks and crosswalks. following
storm, are the most important de.
tail of municipal affairs
Public worship will be celebrated
both morning and evening in the
First Baptist church, tomorrow, with
the Lords Supper at the close of the
morning service. The subject fol-
thought in the morning will b,
christian Dynamics," and in the
evening. Regeneration" The Bib,
school with classes for young anC
old will meet at noon for its regular
exercises, and study. Organized
classes for young men and younl
ladies hold out welcome hand To-
others. The Junior Endeavor ant
Senior Endeavor will meet at 3 p. m
and D. m, respectively. A younl
peoples rally will be held in thi
church next Friday evening, Febru
airy 8, to which all the young people
OF this community are invited. Mr.
Ernest b. Holman Of Bristol VI, will
make the address OF the evening Of