The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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ed to the house by illness.
James Britt OF Dewey street pass
ed Friday in North Adams.
Mrs. VIM. Hill OF Park street is
visiting relatives in Troy.
John Hogan of Division street is
passing the day in North Adams.
VIM. Prouty of Park street will
| DR.. Il. +. Potter and ID. G. Bates OF
Pownal were in the village today.
pass Sunday with relatives in Co
hoes.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fonda left
this morning for Schenectady to
| visit friends.
| f. C. Warner left this morning for
Springfield, Hartford and Boston on
a vacation trip.
The Brotherhood group OF the Y
NJ. c. A. will meet on Tuesday even
ing from $50 TO 1880 o'clock.
Miss Georgiana Robinson OF South
| Salisbury is passing a few days
] with her aunt, Mrs. NJ. Cullitan.
Mrs. Harriet Williams OF Park St,
has returned from a visit with her
| sister, Mrs. George Green of North
| Bennington.
Edward WATSON of Mccall street,
Bennington Flats is moving his fam
lily there today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mooney OF
White Greek are in the village, be-
ing called here by the death of their
lifelong friend, George Frasie..
Eugene f. Eaton of Maiden, Mass,
Is guest OF J, NJ. Hyde OF the sol
diers' home over Sunday Mr.. Eaton
is veteran of the 10th Vermont.
There will be an informal sing
feast around the piano in the Y. NJ.
c. A. rooms Sunday afternoon at
Sis o'clock. All members and
friends are asked to plan to spend
short time in this way.
1t is hoped that some OF the teams
who will enter the Y. NJ. c. A. bowl
ing tournament will be ready to play
one or more preliminary match
games during the next week. The
alleys may be reserved any night
but Monday next week
George Burgess OF the Guideboard
road has the contract for furnishing
the sand and gravel for construction
OF the new scale works. Merritt
Woodland of Depot street. and JEFF |
Mahar OF Mill street are In the EN-
ploy OF Mr.. Burgess as teamsters.
All interested in the forming OF
Y. NJ C.. A. orchestra are asked TO
meet in the association building
next Tuesday evening at 745 when
II is hoped TO make plans to perfect
the organization or such a group.
II. MacGregor Richie will be the
leader.
Merritt Rudd and Louis French 4
dug and picked up So bushels OF po-
tatoes, yesterday for Charles San
ders OF the West end. In a fore
noon, recently. Jared Howard, aged
n years. dug and picked up 20 bush
els, and said that he did not feel |
any worse for wear"
Forty-four years ago today was the
food of SO. 1t is maintained by |
many that the waite. was higher that |
day than ever since while there are
others who say that twice since that |
time the torrents ragged more fear.
fully. The damage incurred in |
1869 was greater than at eithe. of |
the other times in Bennington and |
adjoining towns.
The annual meeting OF the Civic |
League will be held in the public H. |
brary. Tuesday evening. October 7th |
at 7;3O All those Interested in be- |
coming members are asked to have |
their slips in by thar time and all &C. |
tyie members are expected to be
Present prepared to pa ytheir dues |
ana sign the constitution. The |
printed reports have been distribut.
ed very generally but anyone inter.
ested who has been overlooked may
obtain one at the library
Al the Methodist church. the mas.
tor. Rev, p. l.. Dow. viii preach morn |
ing and evening. The evening sub. |
Ject Will be, From the Wicket Gate |
to the Cross" The second in the
series of Sunday evening discourses |
on Bunyans Pilgrim Progress. Miss
Nellie Ray will sing. Bearing his
Cross. Sunday school, f1.45: Junl. |
or league, $3.50; Epworth league, 6.3O
led by ii. G.. Banks. Seats are free,
ana cordial welcome extended to
all services.
Rally day win be celebrated to.
morrow at the Baptist Sunday
school in the form OF reunion and
grand muster OF troops. Ispiring
music and a novel program will
make II a day long to be remember.
cd Glasses with perfect atten.
dance and a sealed order for winter
service will be able 10 hit the bulls
eye in the sharpshooting contest.
Every member should keep in mind
that by his attendance or absence
his class wins or loses.