The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-30
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town Monday on business.
DR.. and Mrs. James Donnelly of |
Hoosick visited in town Monday.
The Guideboard prayer meeting |
will be held tonight at 8 o'clock.
Miss Alice Houran OF Scott street,
who has been ill of the grip, is recov-
ering.
B. A.. Cummins of Pierre, S. Oak,
is a guest of his sister Mrs. Frank
Il. Howe.
Mrs. Anna P. Wood has returned |
from a visit to Northampton, Mass
and Troy.
Gospel services will be held in the |
Methodist church Tuesday and Thurs /
day evenings.
Frank Norcross of North street is
confined to the house with severe
attack of grip.
Edward w. Dewey has returned to !
Philadelphia after spending few
days at his home here.
Miss Mary, Anderson of Troy, who
nus Deeu SuCSb VI NAioo "NN~A'A'N'
Jensen, has returned home
William Rood of Pownal, who has
been employed in the village, has re-
signed and returned to his home.
Branch No. 3 of st. Peters church
will entertain branches /, and at
the Parish house Thursday after
noon SSt2
The regular meeting of the Young
Womans club this week will be held
tonight instead of Wednesday as
usual.
All members of the Baraca class OF
the NJ. Z. Sunday school are invited
to meet at the parsonage Wednesday
evening.
Daniel Cowell and Miss Alice Co
well of New Haven, Conn, have re-
turned home after a visit to b A.
Quinlan.
The local grange will hold pri-
yate dance for members and invited
guests in the Golden Cross hall We'd
nesday evening.
Charles II. Potter, who sustained
painful acid burns on one side of his
face while soldering few days ago,
was able to be out Monday for the
first time.
Deputy Sheriff John Nash and Alex
c. LaMarre of the firm of A. G. La
Marie & Co., left this noon for New
York where they will sail for Ber-
muda They expect to be absent
nearly a month
William Sweeney the yong man
who lost three fingers at the Holden
Leonard company mill last week, is
still confined to his room Sweeney
is less than 20 years OF age. His
home is in Providence.
Division f of the Second Congre-
gational church will hold a business
meeting at the home OF Mrs. r. S.
Buss of Pleasant street Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock. Every mem
Der is urgently requested to be pres
ent.
The AL. G.. Fields Minstrel com
pany arrived at 10:45 o'clock this
morning from Pittsfeld An open air
concert will be given by the big min
strel band in front of the opera
house at 1880 this evening. The
show will go from here to Albany.
States Attorney W. ]. Meaghel
was in Rupert Monday to represent
the state in the case against Noe
Bentley, charged with breach Of
the peace. The respondent was con
victed and fined. Charles A. Maure
of this village appeared for the res
pondent.
Dewitt L. Lewis the optometrist
has fitted his office with complete
automatic edge grinding machine
tools, etc This should be OF grea
convenience to Eye Glass wearers II
this vicinity it is unusual Tor
town the size of Bennington to hav
a convenience Of this kind, as tn
expense involved is considerable.
An iron fire escape was this morn
ing nut in over the alley between tn
two Norton buildings on Sout
street. The latticed crossing cor
meets the two upper stories of IN
buildings and would be available
case of fire in the postoiice buildln
Tor the members VI any
persons who might be at the tim
i'm the Grand Army hall
The adjourned meeting of the Bel
nington Baseball association to ele'
A board OF directors for the comm
year is scheduled for tomorrow eyel
ing at Apollo hall at 1880 o'clock IN
weather has been so rigid OF la'
that there has been but little oas
ball enthusiasm in this locality.
Is hoped. however, that there VIII |
good attendance at the meeting
order that expressions OF opimo
may be obtained from the local ran
Arrangements nave been near
completed for the sale of the hou'
ON South street owned by Mrs. Kat
Brant to Michael j. Welch, the NOT
street furniture dealer Mr.. and Il
Welch who have occupied apartment
over their store during the past
wears will make the South street pI
nerty their home after some repal
are made early in the spring MI
Brant expects to move to Troy whe
- v,ii reeide with her son, LEX