The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
aews q. the Town ard Village Told Briefly
Tor Busy Readers

aews .. the Town and Village Told Briefly
Tor Busy Readers
Prof E. E. Long is in Manchester
today
George Cotton went to Pine Valley
this morning to hunt deer.
Lester H. Nichols has returned
from business trip to New York
The Ladies gym class viii meet to-
night in the Y. NJ. C. A. at s o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. North have re-
turned from few days visit in Troy.
Rev. Philip Schuyler went to New
York city this morning for brief
visit
Thomas Rogers of Cambridge, N.
Y, was a week end guest of friends
in town.
Leon Boyd of North Adams, a for
mer resident, has returned home af-
ter a brief visit in town.
Miss Julia Hayes of P;rtsfield has
returned home after visiting her sis
ter, Miss Margaret Hayes briefly.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Rice of South Lon
donderry is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Almon II. Sweet of School ST.
Mrs. Ida Knight of Boston is spend
ing a few days with her brother
Robert Knight of Valentine street
The Alter Guild of ST. Peters
church will meet with Mrs. c. M.
Graves Tuesday afternoon from to
5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Petros of
Browning Place are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS over the birth of daugh
ter.
Mrs. Ernest Lambert will entertain
Branch No. l of the st, Mary's Guild
at the Parish House Tuesday after
noon from 3 to o'clock.
The Pirates and Tigers will bowl
the first five-man team tournament
match game tonight at o'clock on
the Y. Nj. c. A. alleys. Spectators
are always welcome to these games
Mrs. Ida Tiffany of Utica came
here Saturday accompanied by Frank
lin Lasher, son of the late Frank
Lasher, formerly of this village, who
is to live with his grandmother, Mrs.
Albina Perham of Union street.
The Philatheas of the First Baptist
church will meet at the home of Mrs
Meyer at 7:45 p. m. this evening. All
Philatheas are earnestly requested to
be present as the winters work will
be planned and regular business tran
| sacted
The Guideboard prayer meeting
| Tuesday evening will begin this time
only at seven thirty, instead of eight
| o'clock, on account of another meet
ing coming later in the evening. The
subject is "Earnestness. The pub
lie is invited E. E. Bottum will as
sist in the singing.
The Senior members are to have
| their supper and Bible class hour on
Tuesday at $3.50 o'clock in the Y. NJ.
c. A. The Junior and intermediate
members viii meet on Wednesday at
$50 for their supper and class. Each
member of either group are request
ed to notify the Association Office as
to their intention to be present.
Joe Levin, the North and River
streets merchants, had an exceptional
ly good days business on Saturday,
the opening of his IA days sale. 1t is
apparent that the people of Benning-
ton appreciated the opportunity to
make purchases for fall and winter
from carefully selected stock of
staple goods and at prices that meant
a saving of good money. ADV.
Miss Marjorie Durham gave a de-
lightful party in honor of her eigh |
teenth birthday at her home on
Dewey street Friday evening Cards |
were played there being four tables |
Piano selections were rendered by |
Miss Mildred Stratton, Miss Elsie |
Millington and the hostess Dainty |
refreshments were served Every |
one reported an enjoyable time.
Mrs. Henry Pratt who has been
visiting her mother-inlaw, Mrs. Isaac |
Pratt will return today to her home |
in New Haven, Conn. She will be |
accompanied home by Mrs. Pratt and |
her grand daughter, Miss Fannie |
Smith. After a visit in New Haven
Mrs. Isaac Pratt and Miss Fannie |
Smith will go to Brooklyn where
they will make their future home |
with Mrs. Pratt's daughter. Mrs
Harry b. Smith.
committee consisting of Elijah
Dewey, DIR. j. ID. Lane, and +. T. |
Griswold went to Sodom today and |
placed a large marker on the site of |
the house where Colonel Baum died. |
The marker is inscribed as follows: |
"On this site stood the house where |
It. Col. Frederick Baum died August |
10th. 1177. he commanded the Brit |
isht forces sent by 1t Gen. Burgoyne !
to capture the stores at Bennington |
and fell MORALLY wounded at the bat |
tie of Bennington, Aug. 10th. l777."
There will be a reception at the |
Parish House of the ST. Peters !
church Thursday evening from to |
10 o'clock This reception is given |
in order that the people of Benning- |
ton may meet the Rev and Mrs. Phil |
ip Schuyler before they leave for |
their new home in Portland, Maine. i
and that they may also welcome the |
Rev. and Mrs. Thornton F. Turner.
Rev. Mr. Turner is to be the new rec. |
tor of the st. Peters church. The /
public is cordially invited to this re
ception.
Fred II. Rindge. Jr., one Of the in
ternational Secretaries of the Y. NJ. c.
A. and Charles A. Anderson. Student
Secretary of the Williams College
Christian Association. are in town
today visiting the foreign-boru men in