The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-04
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Lester Vail is visiting in Burling-
ton.
Miss Bessie Haynes is. visiting in
Pittsfield.
George Towsend of Pittsfield has
been visiting at his home here.
E. Warren of Main street is visit
ing at his home in Crown Point, n.
Y.
Henry Marsh of School street went
to Wiliamstown Sunday to visit his
daughter.
Born, Sunday morning, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Carver of West
Main street.
Louis Puffer of the r. P. l., Troy,
passed the week end with his mother
Mrs. NJ, N. Puffer.
w. A. Root has returned from
Boston, where he went to purchase a
Rambler touring car.
Save money by buying your fall
overcoat or suit at the New York
Stores cut price sale Adv.
Mrs. w. A. Root and Miss Mary
Root returned Saturday night from a
several days stay in New York.
William Cook and Bernard Maoi-
gan, with a party of friends from Ad-
NrnUlnply Sunday
Cholmondeley Thornton of Boston
spent the week end with his mother,
Mrs. Guy Johnson of Old Bennington.
Mrs. Jane Johnson of North street
returned Sunday from a weeks visit
to Mrs. A. s. Peake of the Pownal
road.
Miss Edna Dinwiddie of Woodford,
who has been visiting Miss Abbie
Schultz of Main street, has returned
home.
Mrs. Walter Slocum of Pittsfield,
who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Catherine Scanlon, returned
home today.
Miss Addie Wills has returned
from a visit in Schenectady. She
was accompanied home by Miss Alta
Madison of that city.
Warren l.. Ryder and Miss Anna L..
McGrath of Pittsfeld were married
by Grin W. Davis, justice of the
peace, Sunday afternoon. James H.
Keller acted as witness.
Two-man team match games will
be bowled on the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys to
night as follows: Sears and Schwartz
VS.. Boynton and Banks at 7:15 and
Cook and Perry VS.. w. White and
North at SIS.
Mrs. C. P. Schermerhorn and Miss
Helen Ash of Watervliet and her
guest Miss Harriet Selhey Of Eng
land and Robert Switzer of Albany
were guests over Sunday of Mrs.
Anna p. Wood.
Tickets for the anniversary cele-
bration of The Fortnightly may be
obtained at the library at Bennington
or North Bennington before Wednes-
day night Tickets may be reserved
to be called for by telephoning Mrs.
William Burke or Miss Florence Wal
bridge.
The members of the Bennington
and North Bennington Progressive
clubs will meet this evening at Pro
| gressive headquarters for smoker
| talk and at this meeting will elect a
permanent town committee and make
arrangements to get out the vote to-
morrow.
Miss jeanette Perkins entertained
at tea Saturday afternoon for Miss
| Eta Barden. Miss Barden came
here recently with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. B. Barden, who are oc-
cupying rooms for the present at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Farmer
of Silver street.
A regular meeting of Catamount
Commandery u o. G. c. will be held
Tuesday evening. All members are
requested to be present. Deputy and
Mrs. c. II. Miller of Boston, who in
stituted the local commandery will
make an official visit to the Com
mandery the latter part of the week
Orson Tinkham, the well-known
farmer, who was shot and severely
wounded by Hungarian gypsy in an
attempted hold-up on the North Ben
nington road on the evening of
September II, is reported to be rap
idly recovering at the Samaritan
hospital in Troy. He is not yet able
to sit up, but can move freely in
bed. Franw Cornell, the man who is
charged with shooting Tfnkham, will
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