The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-06
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News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
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George S. Clark is in New York on
business.
William Green of Pownal visited in
| town Wednesday.
New Emerson Waldorfs Beacon
shoes for men at Noveck's. Adv.t2
| Fred Baker. and family of River
side, are confined to the house by i'll
ness.
Mrs. Hans Kelson Of Old. Benning-
ton, who has been Ill Of the grip, is
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Camp have
moved to Grove street to reside with
Mr.. Camps mother.
United States District Attorney
| Alexander ]. Dunnett Of st. Johns
bury is in town today.
There will be a social dance, given
| in Golden Cross hall, Friday evening.
| All are invited. ADV.
| Joseph Needham, an inmate of the
| Soldiers home, went to Rutland
Wednesday for brief visit
! Mrs. Solomon E. Sherman of Main
street is today quietly celebrating the
6Sth anniversary of her birth.
Mount. Anthony chapter, Order OF
I the Eastern Star, conferred the de-
gree on a candidate Wednesday eve
ming.
Miss Nellie Hogan, stenographer
in the office of Collins M. Graves who
has been ill for nearly week, has
recovered.
! Miss Maude Holt, who has been
passing a few days at her home here
returned to Bellows Falls yesterday
afternoon.
The herd of Is COWS owned by
William H. Shields was tested We'd
| nesday by order of the commissioner
of agriculture and given clean
| record.
There will be a cottage prayer
meeting at the home of Arthur Gore,
on North Branch street, Friday even
ing, at o'clock. All are cordially
invited.
Mildred" an elaborate dramatiza-
| ton of Mary Jane Holmes book by
the same name, will be the attrac-
ton played by the Edw. Doyle COM
pany tonight.
Miss Lottie Rice, who has been I'M
dergoing treatment in st. Lukes hos
pital, New York, is much improved,
and it is expected that she will be
| able to return home Saturday.
| Miss Eliza Kirkwood returned home
from New York, Wednesday, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Margaret
| Kirkwood, who recently underwent
an operation at hospital in that city
Born, a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Hall
| Park Mccullough, at their home in
New York. The youngster has been
named John Griffith Mccullough, in
honor of his grandfather, former Gov
ernor Mccullough.
Mrs. William D. Newton will en-
terrain the Union street circle OF the
| Methodist church, Friday afternoon
from until 5. Every lady is request
ed to be present as there is impor-
tant business to come before the cir
Gle.
j. Ed. Walbridge walked down
street yesterday for the first time in
! four years. Mr. Walbridge probably
sticks the most closely TO his place
of business of any man on the street.
He comes and goes by car, but only
rarely walks down street.
Mrs. Stephen Shppey and Miss
Loula Lovejoy delightfully."- entertain
ed at a miscellaneous shower last
evening in honor of Mrs. John Mat
tison. The bride was showered with
linen, cut glass, silver and china.
Mrs. Madison was formerly Miss
Clara Andrews.
At the meeting of the incorporat-
ors of the Charles Cooper Industrial
school at the Office of Batchelder 4
Bates Wednesday afternoon the re-
port of the committee on by laws
was accepted and the vacancies in
the list of incorporators were filed.
The meeting was adjourned to March
10.
The annual meeting of the Kings
Daughters will be held at the home
of Mrs. F. w. Goodall, Friday after
noon at 4 o'clock. At this meeting
the annual reports will be given and
officers for the ensuing year will be
elected. All members are urged to be
present and are reminded that the
treasurer will be glad to receive dues
for the year 1918 at this time.
Last evening there were a number
OF employees of the II. c. White Co.
of North Bennington, who spent the
evening in the Y. NJ. c. A. They
made use of the various privileges
and then gathered around the fire
place for a couple OF readings by Mrs.
J. r. Wilson. The evenings fun was
enjoyed by the men who will have
other such plans made for a later
date.
Assistant Judge OF County Court
Charles B. Kent OF Dorset is in town
today to tax the costs of the suit
brought by the county judges against
the town and the village of Manches-
ter to secure complete possession of
the court house at Manchester and
in which a decree was recently made
the county. Judge Crosby A. Perry
of Readsboro is unable to be pres
ent because of Illness.
Arrangements are progressing for
a meeting to be held here early next
week of the directors OF the Ben
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