The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-13
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MIS-. htOlS 80 L. l4dilc vi Oiu bSh
nington is i'll.
B. o. Barber of Pownal is in the
village today.
Mrs. A. ]. Elwell who has been
i'll is. recovering.
Miss Helena Norton has returned
from a trip to Boston.
David Gardner of Pownal was a
visitor in town yesterday.
Mrs. J. B. Bingham has returned
from a visit in Arlington.
Born, this morning, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Max Walk of Pownal Cen
ter.
Mrs. Guy B. Johnson of Old Ben
nington is the hostess at house
party.
Frank Stanley and mother of Wis
consin are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Houran.
The two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Spear of Union street are i'll
of the measles.
Mrs. Lucus Bishop of the Burgess
road who has been i'll is improving
in health slowly.
Mrs. Marvin Squires and Mrs.
Florence Station of Arlington are
spending the day in town.
DR.. E. E. Potter of Pownal, former
state senator, motOred to Bennington
Friday with a party of friends.
Charles Sillars who has been spend
ing several days in Boston on bust
ness returned to Bennington this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Myers of Pow
nal Center and their guest, Mrs.
John Summers of Washington, D. c.,
visited in town Friday.
Mrs. Agnes E. Sexton, Miss Beulah
Bates and Miss Margaret Pilling are
attending the Christian Endeavor
convention at Silver Bay.
There will be a meeting Of the Re
ligious Work committee of the Y. NJ.
c. A. at $50 o'clock this afternoon
in the association building.
Mrs. Frederick Robinson of Will
mington, n. c., is spending few
days with her sister-in-law. Mrs. Sam
uel l.. Robinson of Old Bennington.
Miss Evelyn Sillars of Boston who
has been the guest of her brother,
Charles Sillars for the past week re
turned today to her home in that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. f. Carrier are
moving from the lockwood house on
Branch street to the Hall house on
Union street which they recently
purchased.
The plupit of the Methodist Epis-
copal church will be occupied on
Sunday morning by Prof. \. w. Var
ney. There will be no public service
in the evening.
The car which was due in Benning-
ton at 7:45 last evening was delayed
Just outside of North Adams by jump
ing the rail. The car did not arrive
here until $50.
Miss Mary Griffin enjoyably enter
tanned a number of friends at a lawn
party Friday evening in honor of her
guests, Misses Laura and Catherine
Bronson of North Adams.
The field of corn between the Rob
inson homestead and the Wellington
house owned by George A. Robinson
at Old Bennington is said to be one
of the best in the county.
Afa..bou. 90 C,t.,,,ovr+ Co,,r,a,,
derry. L. o. G.. c., held an enjoyable
lawn party Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs George Phelps
Abou; forty members were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Squires of
New York are occupying the Mary
Sanford house at Old Bennington. Mr.
Squires is a member of the United
Shirt and Collar company of Troy.
The boys of the Troy Y. NJ. c. A.
who usually come to Camp Illium at
BARRIERS pond will not go there this
season on account of the illness OF
their physical instructor, Mr.. Lester
The members of the Bennington
Falls club are holding their sixth
annual outing today at Battlefield
park. The music for dancing is tC
be furnished by Oscar and Velma FL
we'll
A. e. HOLSTER for several years
cashier for l.. 5. Norton, state agent
for the Northwestern Mutual Life In
surance Co. has resigned his posi-
ton TO accept a position with th'
Henry NJ. futile Company. Mr. Hol
lister will still continue as loca
agent for the Northwestern
Stephen V. Lewis. a member o
the firm of the b. and l.. Textile Co
OF Cohoes, n. Y, will speak at tn,
open air meeting on the Soldier
Home grounds Sunday at 4 O'Clock
His subject will be The Other i'el
low" and will be well worth makini
a special effort to go to meeting 4
hear his address There will be goo
singing and it is hoped many will &
prepared to help as we'll as be hell
ed
NnRTE PENNINHTON