The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-11
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Mrs. S. A. Trombly of Morgan
street is confined to the bed by ill.,
ness,
Branch No. OF St. Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. Charles T. Burt
Thursday afternoon from 8 to 5.
To Rent:-A six room tenement
with bath. gas, hot and cold water. on
Silver street. Only small family
need apply. Mrs. w. D. Newton.
Adv
In the absence OF the pastor. Mr..
Pope will lead the chapel service Of
the Second Congregational church
Thursday evening, Subject: what
Jesus Thought OF Prayer"
All women interested in the cause
temperance are invited to the month
ly meeting of ladies' in the parlors of
the Second Congregational church on
Thursday at 4 o'clock.
The date for the annual Harvest
supper at the Baptist church will be
Wednesday, Nov. IS. at O'Clock.
Chicken pie and everything to go
with it. Mrs. Paulson will cater
The rummage sale, under the aus.
pices of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Y. NJ. c. A.. starts this afternoon in
the store next TO Paddock's on River
street. and will continue every after
noon for the rest Of the week Adv.
The second Recreation dancing
class will start tonight at o'clock at
Foresters hall. Tickets for the course
Of six lessons for 81 may be obtained
at the door at 730 o'clock. The class
start learning the fundamental steps
of the one step. viz. the castle walk,
drag step, grapevine, lame duck and
hesitation.
All those who have registered with
Miss Vossler for the Wednesday
night dancing class may obtain their
course tickets tonight at 7.30 o'clock
at Forester's hall. To make the class
self supporting it will be necessary TO
charge 81. A special arrangement
may be made for those who can come
only occasionally.
According to the last report receiv-
ed from the Samaritan hospital in
Troy, Ernest Gray who was SO severe
ly burned last week at the Cooper
manufacturing company's factory by
falling into vat OF boiling water,
was not making such good progress
as during the first few days after his
reception at the institution. He has
been suffering more from the effects
of the burns and his general condi-
ton has not been so favorable.
An interested audience of between
so and. 90 greeted Mr.. Boyd at the
opening session of the Sunday School
Teachers college last evening. Eight
churches were represented and there
was an enrolment OF 49, The fees
already paid will provide for the en-
tire expense OF the course and the
committee hopes with those still due
to be enabled TO place a small refer.
ence library for general use In the
Public Library. Bennington now has
the largest enrolled training class in
New England IN proportion to its
size.
The ditch to carry away the surface
water from South. linton and Hill.
side streets has been completed and
II Is believed that less trouble will
hereafter be experienced in that vi.
ciuity. In the spring 1t is likely that
further work will be necessary TO
make the ditch permanent. either by
the building of concrete side walls or
the installation of iron tubing. There
is now seven foot fall between Elm
street and the top of the Holden,
Leonard company's dam and as the
ditch is from four to ten feet deep II
will carry away a large volume OF
water. The arch under Washington
street, which was so tightly plugged
that snake couldn't crawl through
II, has been cleared as has also the
tube which carried the water from