The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-08
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Miss Mary Schlmlintsky and Miss
Anna Levin have returned from al
visit in North Adams.
William P. Hogan went to North
Adams Wednesday evening to attend
the funeral OF relative today.
James 4. Livingston today shipped
four Of his prize-winning partridge
wyandottes to Woonsocket. r. I.
Mrs. Adriance of Wiliamstown is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Justin kellogg at Old Bennington.
An adjourned meeting Of the Brad
ford Hook & Ladder company will be
held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Tickets are now ON sale at Coles
drug store for DR.. Cooks lecture at
the opera house Saturday evening.
Catamount Commandery, U. o. G..
G. will hold social dance in their
hall this evening Admission 10
cents.
Card party and dance at N. E. o.
p. hall Thursday evening. Cards
from to 10. Dancing from to r.
Admission 10 cents. 95t2
General Secretary Banks of the Y
NJ. c. A. attended the dedication ex
ercises Tuesday of the Springfield
Training school gymnasium.
DR.. ]. d. Lane states that the re.
port that he is going to Bermuda is
untrue and that he has no intention
Of going this winter anyway.
Mrs. E. O. Lasell of Troy a summer
resident of Old Bennington, will en-
terrain at auction bridge at her home
in Washington Park, February 10.
Several members of Catamount
Commandery, U. o. G. c., went to
Pownal Wednesday evening where
they held a dance in c. II. Meyers
hall
The Elks and Pirates will bowl on
the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys tonight Fri
day night the High school bowers
will compete against North Ben
nington team.
A large number of crows have been
seen on the outskirts of the village
during the past two days and the
weather.wise people have begun to
predict an early spring.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the postoffice for the week
ending February 5, 1912: Mr.. Sam
uel E. Berard, Mr.. Addison Green,
Mutual Fabric Co., Mr.. Joseph Paul
bur, II. N. Stillman, Mr.. Il. p. Will
ard.
The funeral OF Levi G. Fox was
held from the house at 2:S0 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. Rev w. +.
Meyer of the First Baptist church Of
ficiated. The body was placed in the
vault of the Old Bennington GENE
terry.
Providing the weather permits and
the snow is not too light, snow bal
battle will be the program on Satur
] day morning for all members of the
Y. NJ. G. A. between the ages Of II
and 10. The time and place will be
announced later.
A patriotic meeting will be held II
the Grand Army hall Saturday even
ing by George A. Custer Sixth Corps
Post, Captain Frank Ray Camp Sons
OF Veterans and the Woman's Relic
Corps, to commemorate the birth o.
President Lincoln.
]. Alden Loring will have a double
dissolying gas stereopticon for the IL
] Illustrated lecture to be given Feb
2Srd on Through Africa with Roose
Welt" Mr.. Loring was the first flelC
naturalist on that famous expedition
and so he will speak from experience
Superintendent A. w. Varney vii
address the Fortnightly at its meet
ing on Saturday OF this week. His
talk will be along the line of indus
trial training in schools and Superin
tendent Varney will present 1t attrac
lively Guest tickets may be obtain
ed for 10 cents each.
Among others OF the old friends o
i the late Mrs. Emerson Estabrool
] from Manchester. who attended the
! funeral on Tuesday were /. Il. Dean
and Mrs. w. V. Crawford. Letters o
sympathy were received from many
! others, who were prevented from
coming on account OF a funeral Their,
the same day aud others on acooun
of sickness.
Bishop Hall. who has been III sine
May last is gradually regaining hi
health and leaves this month TO
4 North Carolina where he will remain
Charles Parker. ID. d. Bp., coadjuto
4 Charles Parker. d. ID. Bp coadjuto
D Of New Hampshire will visit Ben
! nington for confirmation Friday
4 March 18th. The class to be present
1 ed to the Bishop will consist OF adult
4 the children awaiting q later date
To contracting painters, carpenter
4 and TO the public at large, notice I
4 hereby given that at meeting OF IN
3 Painters and Carpenters Unions O
/ Bennington. Vermont. held Thursday
s February /. 1912, Il was voted: "Tha
q from and after April I, 1912. eigh
y hours work shall constitute day
i labor Bennington. VI, February
1912, Painters Union l9S OF Benninl
ton, VI, Carpenters Union 99l {
Bennington. VI. 95t
j The Junior Basket Ball teams {
n the Baptist and Episcopal churche
will play league game on Saturda
II afternoon. There will be no adm
sion charged to see this game and
Is hoped that many supporters {
both teams will come to cheer the
respective teams on TO victory. tn
1 game will begin promptly at 2;15
y m. and will last not more than tire