The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
ae~s of the Town and Village Told Bdsfb
'or Busy Readers-

business trip to New York.
Wonderfully attractive display of
the newest ruchings at the Drysdale
store.
Miss Catherine Lee of the Albany
hospital. is a guest of Miss Helen
Dryer.
Calix Quienturo of the R. P. I. of
Troy is guest of friends in the
village.
Gordon Burke and Burton Powers
are in Arlington, where they will
spend Sunday.
DR.. w. Montmarquet, chiropodist,
will be at the Putnam House Monday
to meet patients.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Tester son
George and daughter Lorena are
spending the day in Troy.
Mrs. Edward Bottum of West
Main street is visiting her daughter
Mrs. A. S Hathaway of North Ben
nington.
Mrs. Solomon Mathers and Miss
Sarah Mathers went to Pittsheld this
morning to pass the week end with
friends.
Socialist Local No. ! will hold its
next regular business meeting at the
South street headquarters Monday
evening, May 10 at o'clock.
The members of the Bennington
city band are preparing for big
dance in Foresters hall next We'd
nesday evening. Tickets will be rs
cents.
w. H. Bradford, DR.. b. c. Jenney,
and Trenor p. Gregg left this morn
ing for Arlington in Mr. Bradford's
new automobile for the purpose of
fishing the Battenkill.
Work is we'll under way in making
extensive changes in the Selby house
on Pleasant street. One of the inn
provements is the raising of the
house to two full stories.
Kayser celebrated silk and fabric
gloves, white, black and all wanted
colors and lengths, plain or beauti
fully embroidered Very broad show
ing at the Drysdale glove store SOC
to $l.69.
Mail Carrier Olin W. Harwood is
to attend the state Odd Fellows con-
vention at Woodstock next week and
Substitute Carrier William Hurley is
TO take the route during the absence
of the regular man.
Misses Margaret and Nellie Nor
rissey have sold house and lot on
Mill street, through the Nash and
Hutchins Real Estate Agency, to
Thomas Enright, and the purchaser
has taken possession.
Every member OF the Second Con
gregationaI Sunday school be sure
and come tomorrow. Bring mothers
as we observe mothers day with
special program. School begins
promptly at II o'clock.
The old sample room at the Put
nam house has been transformed in
to two large and comfortable sleep
ing rooms. with bath and other mod
ern conyeniences. The rooms have
also been newly furnished.
Services in St Peters church 9Th
Sunday after Easter: Holy Commun-
ion at 1880 a. m; Sunday school at
$50: morning prayer at 1045. The
Rev Charles c. Wilson OF Burlington
will preach, subject, The Steward.
| ship of Wealth Evensong az p.
m The seats are free You are cor
daily invited to these services.
Mothers day will be observed at
the Methodist church Sunday morn.
ing Preaching by the pastor, Rev,
p L. Dow Sunday being Epworth
League anniversary day, every leag-
uer is requested to be present at the
| devotional service at $50. The pas.
tor will preach a special sermon 10
the league in the evening. Seats are
free. cordial welcome to all.
4 meeting Of the Bennington Bat
tie Monument and Historical associ
alton will be held al the office OF
Batchelder and Bates on May 20 "a
hear report OF the committee ap
pointed to look up the matter re
garding the erection OF a monument
on the site OF the original FRS
Church at Old Bennington The com
mittee consists OF Rev DR.. Isaac Jen
nings, l.. f. Abbott and f. l.. Bates
Several designs for the purposeC
monument will be shown.
The illustrated lecture on Charles
. Dickens by Mr. Fairbank of Boston
given in the Second Congregations
church last evening. was very in
/ teresting story OF Dickens home.
, and haunts and characters. The pic
lures were exceptionally fine and ha,
, evidently been secured with mucl
r care. II was plain to see Mr. Fair
/ bank was Dickens enthusiast n,
VIII remain in Bennington over Sun
, day, and will give his other lectur,
= supplemental to the one OF last eve
ming, why Charles Dickens Sleeps
, in Westminster Abbey" which Is m
propriate for a Sunday service. Thi
[ lecture will be illustrated by eighty
y hve pictures, nearly half OF whicl
were not shown with the FIRST lecture
, There Is OF course no charge. but
, silver Offering will be taken to NEE
: expenses. The public is invited.
The First Baptist church will cor
duct public services tomorrow morn
ing aud evening, with preaching b,
the pastor, William =. Meyer
Church Efficiency will be the sub
Jet OF the mornings sermon nm,