The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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6g 0mv Readers

Joseph Hufnagle has returned from
a few days stay in New York.
Two gooddramas and couple of
good comedies at the Whitney today
Miss Zenobia Royce has returned
from a visit to Springfield and Ware,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl H. Darling
have returned from a visit in New
York.
Mrs. n. A. Kennon will. entertain
this evening in honor of her S5th
birthday.
Miss Mary Shaw of Old Benning
ton will go today to Binghamton. N
Y, for a visit.
Harry Wills, who today began a va
cation from his duties in the Drys
dale store, is visiting in Manchester
F.. d. Burt went to Pittsfield Sun
dap to take up his duties in the photo
graphic department OF the General
Electric Co.
County Supervisor of Roads Danie
T. Bates OF Pownal has returned
| from a tour in Massachusetts and Con
necticut where he has been on road
inspection.
Col. Hubbell and Mrs. A. c. Hub
bell of Philadelphia are guests for
few days of Mr.. Hubbelfs sister
Miss Katherine j. Hubbell of Ole
| Bennington.
Charles Ellis Jones of New Yorh
City and Miss Leila May Derby Of
Berlin, n. Y, were married Saturday
afternoon at the Methodist parson
age by Rev p. l.. Dow.
Joseph Lambert, accompanied by
his daughter Miss Bertha Lambert
left Monday for st. Johns, N. b.
Fredericton, Halifax and other points
of interest in the Maritime Provinces.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Lyons and sol
Frederick of Greenfield, Mass, are
here to attend the Lyons-Barber wed
ding and also the Stratton family re
union which will be held in Shafts
bury.
The picnic committee of the F. NJ
IT. A. b. will hold its last meeting
of the year at o'clock this evening
There are number of matters tina
require attention and the presence
of every member is requested.
Howard B. Monroe, formerly ply
steal director at the Y. Nj. G. A.
who has been visiting his mother
Mrs. Anna C.. Monroe. returned Sun
day TO Rochester Mimi, to resume
his duties as instructor there.
DR.. F.. S. Pratt and daughter, Mis-
Martha Pratt, returned Friday from
f. H. Pratt, his mother, returned
with them. Mrs. Pratt had beef
spending two weeks at the seashore.
Supt. Thomas Harmon of the Sol
diers' Home, received a communica
ton today from Albany stating tina
on August 81 troup of about 60 30,
Scouts from the Capital City would
come here and would like to encamI
on the Soldiers home grounds
Miss Bertha Noon pleasantly enter
tanned a number of friends at he
home on Sunday. Guests were pres
ent from Pittsield, North Adams ant
Adam, A dainty collation. was served
Miss Ethel Champion and Miss
Rhoda Grue of Adams passed Sunda!
with friends here.
H. B. Dickinson has resigned a
principal of the Bennington higi
| 10. lin,
the summer at Alexandria Bay in thu
Thousand Islands. He has been prin
cipal for the past three years and /
is understood that he resigns to &C
cept a more lucrative position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans an,
Misses Geraldine and Francelia Ey
ans passed Sunday with Mr.. anC
Mrs. +. l.. Nichols at the Will
camp at BARRIERS Pines.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Frost o
North street passed Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. c. e. Russell of the west
ern part of the town.
The Adventure OF Life by Wilfret
IT. Grenfell is a vigorous and inspir
ing book, written with sincerity anC
eloquence, on what life means to
man at once of sincere religious col
viction and full-blooded humanity
1t is based upon DR.. Grenfell's eX
periences in labrador, and upon hi
application of his theories to life II
general. This book may now b.
found in the library.
| All indications point to an unusu
Tally pleasing entertainment at Hunt
grove on the afternoon of TIE 10th
4 Tn Father Matthew society this yea
has prepared one of the best pro
grams for years and one that shout,
meet the tastes of evryone. In ad
dion TO the sports the committee ha
secured a pleasing attraction in tn
lpresence of Mary Haynes Wallace. tn
soprano soloist of theCathedral of tn,
Immaculate Conception, Albany, VIII
has made an enviable reputation as
concert soloist in the cities of east
ern New York.
The annual camp meeting of tn,
Burlington district will be held a
Spring Grove, New Haven, Aug.19-25
The meeting will be in charge of Rev
p. l.. Dow of the local Methods
church. His son, Harold f. Dow. i
to have charge of the singing Durinl
the session the following will speak
Rev. John II. Coleman. ID. D.. o
Saratoga, Rev ] L. Wagner Of SaT
atoga, Rev. John L. Frost. nistric
Superintendent of Saratoga district
Evangelist John Coon of Saltwater
n. Y. Rev. f. r. Stone of Bristo
and Rev. Mary c. Woodbury. of tn,
Burlington district. Further infor
nation may be received from Rev
Noble l.. Ball OF Arlington.