The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
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Miss Rosetta 0'Hare left this morn
ing to visit in Pittsfield.
G. p. Endress went Friday evening
to Springfield, Mass, on business.
Mrs. Kate Ryan of Depot street,
who has been seriously Ill, is improv-
ing.
r. NJ. Paddock and Herbert Mallory
are in North Adams today on bust
ness.
Miss Ethel G. Davenport has en-
tered Howard seminary at West
Bridgewater, Mass.
William ]. Connors of Schenectady
is visiting at the home of William
Roche on jefferson Ave.
Joseph Peloquin, who pitched for
Bennington this season, has gone to
his home in Willimantic, CT.
Thomas j. Boyle of the main Office
of the N. f. Tel & Tel. Co. in Spring
field is in town on business for the
company.
Supt and Mrs. Thomas Harmon of
the Soldiers home went to Brattle-
boro Friday to attend the fair, which
opens there Tuesday.
Miss Mayme Maher of Hartford,
Conn, who has been passing a va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
NJ ]. Maher, returned home this
morning.
Former Gov ]. G. Mccullough, w.
H. Bradford and +. l. Bates returned
Friday evening from White River
Junction, where they attended the
state fair
Chelsea lockwood and daughter OF
Minneapolis, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Wood. Mr.. lockwood, a
native of Bennington, left here when
young man for the west.
Truman Martin and Thomas Burke
of Arlington were in town on Friday.
Mr.. Martin, who has recently complet-
ed a new residence in that village,
expects to occupy ii next week
William j. Curtis has sold his farm
of SO acres in Arlington TO Charles 2.
Paddock of Pownal, possession to be
given at once The sale was made
through the Nash & Hutchins Real
Estate agency.
The funeral of the late Mrs Julia
Murray Keefe. whose death occurred
shortly after midnight Thursday in
Rutland will be held from the church
of the Holy Innocents in that city,
Sunday afternoon.
Franklin Boeckel. former resident
of Bennington, now with the Allen
Stock company, which recently filled
an engagement in Lebanon and Shen-
andoah. Pa, took the juvenile part OF
Larry Donovan in The House of A
Thousand Candles"
Mr. Childs, who has been giving
exhibitions of the use of knives In
town this week, spent an hour with q
score or more of interested boys in
the Y. NJ c. A. last night and dem
onstrated that 1t is just as easy to dc
something worth while with a knife
as II is TO be destructive and leave
carvings on other peoples property
John McKuskee of Waltham, Mass.
who has the contract for the worl
being done on the HARDWOOD Hill road
way is making excellent progress In
that direction. The laying of the as
phalt roadway on Main street, which
has been delayed considerably by tn,
rain. will be completed the first of tn,
week. II favorable weather prevails
The road is now open from Depot st.
to the Memorial fountain. but the en-
trance to North street is still blocked
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Rudd viii
leave Sunday for Springfield wher,
they will attend the wedding Monday
morning of Miss Elsie Vandenburl
and Thomas p. Dowd of Pittsfield
Miss Vandenburg was for some tim,
| telegraph operator in the Postal Tele
graph office here and has been EN-
Union office here and has been EN-
| ployed in that capacity recently IL
Chicopee Falls. Mass They will re
side in Pittsfed.
George Herman, dramatic artist
known to a good number of Benning
ton people will appear at the Y. NJ. c
A. next Friday evening, Sept. 27ti
in Joan of Are" The platform will
be arranged with footlights for tn,
presentation and a most enjoyabl,
evening is expected. Tickets will b,
35 cents with a reserved seat admis
sion of 80 cents which will include
non-folding chairs. A special admis
sion to students of 25 cents.
The First Baptist church will hold
its regular services tomorrow. Pub
lie worship with sermon by the pas
tor. VIM. +. Meyer. in the morning al
1890 and in the evening at 100 The
morning subject will be Christ. the
Powers of Cod" and the evening sub
ject The Love of the Truth" All
members of the Bible school are
urged to be present at ~ o'clock
The c. +. society will meet at $50
A cordial invitation is extended to
strangers to worship with us.