The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-17

Mrs. William Merchant or Old Ben
nington who has been i'll is again
able to be out of doors.
Wilbur a Stowe of Wilmington re-
turned home this morning after
week end visit in town.
Miss Doris Gibson of the Albany
business college was at her home
here over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell of the
Fillmore Farms returned today from
a weeks stay in Boston.
Mrs. John Purcell has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Thorn
as Powers of Watervliet.
Mrs. S. H. Blackmer and Mrs.
Joseph Ayres have returned from the
automobile show in Boston.
Frank Sausville has returned from
Seattle, Wash, where he has been
employed during the winter.
Ward l. Lyons returned today from
East Pepperill, Mass, where he went
last week on a short business trip.
]. ]. Stakeholder has started hav-
ing his residence on South street con
siderably enlarged and improved.
James E. Hurley, who recently pur-
chased the Ray property on South ST.,
has broken ground for new house.
The ladies of the Eastern Star
will meet in Masonic temple Tuesday
afternoon from to o'clock for a
social hour.
Miss Esther Merrill of Old Ben
nington has returned from several
weeks visit with Mrs. Charles f.
Wells in Troy.
Maxon Wagner has finished work
in the Holden, Leonard factory and
with his family has gone TO Georgia
to accept a position.
Miss Margaret Healy of Albany,
who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs John Healy of Gage St,
returned home Saturday.
Brinnant and Carr, clever musical
comedians, arrived in town this
morning to fill a two-days' engage
uleHI dl lut i<lDIdig lhSaNiNs
Mrs. w. f. Putnam will entertain
the ladies of the Baptist church. at
her home on South street tomorrow
afternoon from three until five
Assistant Judge and Mrs. C. B.
Kent, who have been stopping at the
Putnam house for few days, return
ed Saturday to their home in Dorset
George Worthington has closed his
house at Old Bennington and has
Joined Mrs. Worthington who has been
at Atlantic City, n. j., for some
time.
Rev. James S. Clark of North Ben
nington will be the preacher tomor-
row night at the first of the Holy
Week services in the Congregational
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy B. Johnson and
Miss Johnson, who are in Europe ex-
pect to return to New York May
and soon after open their summer
home at Old Bennington.
Prof A. B. Wilmarth, a former
principal of the Bennington high
school, who has been visiting in town
for few days, returned Saturday to
his home in Middlebury.
There will be food sale in Gold
en- Cross hall, March 22. Telephone
| orders will be taken by Mrs. Stella
Corbett on Pleasant street and Mrs.
F. T. Hopkinson on Main street
| Adv.
The people who have kindly con.
scented to form a chorus to lead the
singing at the special services OF
| the Second Congregational church
this week are asked to meet tonight
promptly at 7.30 in the church for a
rehearsal.
The board of trade needs a small
appropriation from the village to help
along its work. The board has al.
ready shown it's usefulness and the
citizens of Bennington should be at
the village meeting tomorrow and see
that the board gets what 1t asks. The
only opponents are the knockers who
do nothing themselves for the town
and are not willing to let anybody
else.
Martin Craven was arrested Satur-
day night while intoxicated and lodg-
ed in Jail. While wandering about
the passenger station during the even
ing he fell and cut an ugly cash on
the back Of his head. The cut bled
profusely and when the man reached
the Jail he presented a shocking spec
tacle. He was so thoroughly can
ned" however, that he made no re-
sistance when a physician sewed the
edges Of the cut together.
The annual village meeting takes
place tomorrow, opening at o'clock
in the morning This meeting is i'm
pOrtant to the people OF the village.
There are many questions coming up
relating TO welfare and public prog
ress, and II the public spirited citi-
zens Of the town are not present
when the business IL transacted. a
few persons may control the action Of
the village for the coming year. The
way 70 be safe is for all who can to
turn out 70 guard against extravs-
gance on one hand and narrowness
on the other Dont't let the village