The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
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f. C. Bennett is in Boston.

T.. c.. Bennett Is in Boston
Miss Mayme Donnelly of Rutland is
a guest of Miss Ella Murray of Gage
street.
Edward w. Dean went today to his
home in Lakeville, Conn, to pass the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. p. ]. Green went to
Schenectady this afternoon for brief
visit to Mrs. Green's sister, Mrs. P.
Lyons
Chelsea H. Harrington has purchas-
ed from Mrs. William Morgan, the Bur
tbs lot on Stafford street and has brok-
en- ground for residence.
Mrs. Jonathan Morse of North St,
is still confined to her bed with in
fiammatory rheumatism seems to be
proving slowly.
improving slowly
A special meeting of Bennington
Council X. OF r., will be held Sunday
afternoon at 230 at which time the
first degree. will be exemplifled on
class of candidates. All members and
officers should be present.
There will be a special extra meet
ing tonight of Manser Encampment
at Odd Fellows hall at o'clock.
Work of the Golden Rule and Royal
Purple degrees, followed by lunch. All
members are urged to be present
The J. McGurn baseball team defeat
ed the j. Costello team at the old ath-
letic field this morning by score of
10 to 10. The batteries were Moran,
Kearns and Gould for the McGurns
and Legacy, Nash and Loco for the
Costellos.
News has been received of the death
at Redlands, Cal, April LIST, of Mrs
Laura Stone Powers, wife of DR.. Pow
ers and a daughter of Mrs Charles
Francis Stone of the White Crow Inn
Mrs. Powers had passed several sum-
mers here.
The Bennington Ministers confer
ence will meet in the chapel of the
Second Congregational church next
Monday morning, April 14th, at 10
o'clock. Rev Chas. f. Hitchcock, pas
tor at North Pownal, will read a paper
on the subject, "A Personal Creed
The item which appeared in the Ban
ner of Friday, stating that Edward II.
Everett had purchased the Grant farm
in the southwest part of the town was
incorrect No sale of this nature has
been made. The item was written by
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buted to the paper and whose informa-
ton has hitherto been found to be
correct.
Probation officer Phillip T. H. Pier
son left for Waterbury Friday evening
with Edward Fox, who will pass si,.
months at the state asylum. This is
the first sentence here under the act
of the recent legislature permitting
the sentencing of persons adjudged
confirmed inebriates to the asylum
The conviction was a third offence.
Fox, who is 22 years old, has a record
of five convictions against him.
Engineer ID. II. Winslow from the
bureau of public works arrived in town
this morning. In company with State
Highway Commissioner Charles w.
Gates he has been making a lecture
tour through the southern part of the
state. Mr.. Winslow has been station
ed in Bennington as government SUI
pervisor of roads for the coming year
The state highway commissioner viii,
visit Bennington the latter part OF
next week.
The First Baptist church will cele-
brate tomorrow Anniversary Sunday
On April 18th, 1927 the church was or.
ganized, and has therefore passed its
eighty-sixth birthday this week. All
members of the church and congrega.
ton are urged to make a special eff
fort to be present sometime tomorrow
There will be inspiring music, roll
call of members and addresses by Rev
Geo. h. Lawson of Vermont Academy
at the morning and evening services
All are welcome.