The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-12
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Asws of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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w. S. Pratt is visiting in Adams.
Miss Sara Elwell is confined to the
house by illness.
William Russell of North Pownal
has been visiting here briefly
The Boys Bible class will meet at
6: 80 tonight in the Y. NJ. c. A.
Miss Nellie Tracey went to Albany
this afternoon for weeks visit.
Mrs. F. B. Edgerton of Dewey
street Is visiting in Cohoes and AL
bany.
Mrs. Fred Hollis of Pittsfield is vi
sitting Mrs. ]. ]. Stakeholder of South
street.
Mrs. Jennette NJ Fleming, of the
Guideboard district, is i'll of heart
disease.
Miss Flora Moran has returned
from a visit to Miss Julia Towslee, OF
, Pownal Center.
Mrs. B. NJ. Bates and daughter,
Beulah, of North Pownal, have been
visiting here.
C. s. Estes and family passed Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Smith,
of North Pownal.
Tonight at 7.45 on the Y. NJ. C. A.
alleys the Night Hawks will bowl
the Collar Shop team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Greenslet
Of Mr. anh MrG i
Stockwell of Carpenter hill.
Mrs. VIM. E. Bailey of North st.,
| was out today for the first time fol-
| lowing a weeks illness with the grip
Mrs. Lewis Rogers of Schenectady
is spending a few days at the home
of Mrs. f. c. White of Silver street.
The condition of Mrs. Mary circuit
of Congress street, who has been
seriously i'll, is not as favorable to-
day.
Mrs. Earl H. Darling was called to
Hoosick Falls this afternoon because
of the illness of her sister. Mrs. Ezra
| Tiffany.
The members of the Y. w. c. are
requested to meet at their rooms to-
night at s o'clock sharp for the G. Y.
NJ. class.
Bernard Madigan, an employe OF
the Evening Banner, who on Monday
had his foot jammed in the Banner
press, was able to resume his duties
today.
All members of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps are urged to make a spe-
cial effort to be present at the enter
tainment tonight, given by the Sons
of Veterans.
The second In a series of card soc
ials to be given by the entertainment
committee of Walloomsac lodge, n.
E. o. p, will take place Thursday
afternoon from to o'clock. Those
holding invitations are urgently re-
quested to attend. ADV.
Miss Ruth Ferguson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Ferguson quietly
observed her 18th birthday Tuesday.
with a supper in the evening, at
which only the members of the fami-
ly we're present. A birthday cake
with candles decorated the center of
the table.
The State Library commission has
loaned the public library a collection
of pictures. among the most inter
esting of which are sketches OF Dick
ems characters by Jessie Wilcox
Smith, four back to the farm pictures
by N. c. Wyeth and western pic
lures by c. NJ. Russell.
On the Y. NJ. C. A. alleys last
night the Cooper Manufacturing Co,
bowlers lost to the Brush Shop bow
lers by the following score; Cooper's
bowled 6S1, 643 and 67S total POOL /;
while the Brush Shop bowled 669.
1917 and 696 total 2162. The latter
team won four of the five points.
Mrs. Melissa Davis, widow of
Ransom Spaulding, aged 81
years, died at her home on Union
street Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock
following a lingering Illness. She
leaves one daughter. Miss Carrie
Spaulding. with whom she resided.
The funeral will be held from st.
Peters church Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society will meet on
Thursday evening, Feb. 18th, at 100
o'clock. This is to observe the an
nual day of prayer for foreign mis-
sions and an interesting program
will be given. The president Of the
Woman's society, Mrs. A. S. Davis.
will preside and a large attendance is