The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-16
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The Nichols store will be oper
this evening and every evening unit
Christmas.
A new letterbox is being put in
place at the corner of Main and I'm
ion streets.
p. j. Kelley, a machinist employed
in Bristol, Conn, is visiting his fam
lily here for the Christmas holidays
/ Miss Marie Buck and Miss Florenct
Killion Of Arlington we're Saturday
and Sunday guests of Miss Ella F.
Cummings of North street.
Mrs. julius f. Bates, who has beer
i'll at her home on Main street for thu
past two weeks was able to leave he
bed for the first time today.
Miss Juliette de Schuyler student
at the Bradford academy, is the CUES
of her aunt, Mrs. Guy B. Johnson il
Old Bennington for the holidays.
Miss Edith Sibley returned from
Bradford academy Tuesday and vii
spend the holiday vacation with he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs E. l.. Sibley.
Zebra and William Graves, sons OF
! Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Graves have re
! turned from school at Simsbury
[ Conn, to spend the Christmas recess
Mrs. w. A. Austin, who has beer
severely i'll at her home on Week.
street is reported convalescent Hel
daughter from Pownal IS caring for
| her.
The committee of visitors recently
appointed are expected to report the
result of their calls at the Second
Congregational chapel service to-
night.
a regular meeting of the Knights
| OF Columbus will be held in theil
rooms tomorrow evening Business
OF Importance is to be transacted and
large attendance desired.
"A Mans Making" is just what its
title indicates-the making OF man
1t is the story Of success won against
terrific odds-a story of regeneration
inspiration, courage and the power OF
love- Coming. ADV.
Mrs. Ida Andrews and party of
| friends from Arlington were visitors
in the village yesterday. They re
port the snow in vicinity of Arlington
not as heavy as in Bennington yet
| bad enough TO make several roads
temporarily impossible.
A reception will be given the Rev.
| w. G. Towart and wife in the par
lors of the First Baptist church Fri
| day evening, Lee. II. at o'clock a
cordial invitation is extended to the
members of the church and congre
gaticn to be present.
One of the first teams through from
Glastonbury brought several Christ
mas shoppers into the village this
morning. They reported the snow
fallen feet deep. Several tried to
break out the roads but the horses
| used became quickly exhausted
James Leonard OF North Benning-
| ton, who has been at the head Of the
construction gang stringing wires TO
this village from Zylonite for the
| Power Construction Company is leav-
ing this week for Shelburne Falls
where he will be employed in the
power eompany's offices until out
! door work starts in the spring.
A business meeting for the nomina-
ton Of officers was held b. members
| of Stark Lodge, l. o. O. F. in their
rooms last evening, followed by q din.
ner About 25 covers were laid the
affair being given by Irwin Allen
Noble Grand. A social hour followed
| the dinner The election Of the Off
GERS will take place at the last meet
| ing in December
The recent storm is reported to
have hindered several from Benning-
ton and Rutland attending a meeting
of the state o. f. S. officials at Bran
| don this week. Mrs. Laura B. Cole,
! Grand Matron of Bennington and sew
eral officers from Bellows Falls were
detained on account OF poor train
connections. The official inspection
| has been postponed
The recent storm is still playing
havoc with railroad train schedules
| The milk train which is due in the vii
| lage at 115 a. m. was over seven
hours late this morning and there
were no New York papers on sale un-
| til this afternoon. A severe wind
yesterday afternoon caused con-
tinual drifting across the tracks
and passenger trains on the main line
we're anywhere from fifty minutes to
four hours late.
Harry j. Cole returned last evening
| from a weeks business trip to New
York. He was In that city during the
recent heavy snowfall He reports
! the storm started with a heavy fall
of rain that swept the city in sheets.
The temperature then lowered and it
| turned to wet and disagreeable slush
that filled the streets over foot in
! depth and held up business for hours.
Hiram L. Hall, superintendent Of
the E-Z Waist Company, who recent
! ly sold his residence in North Ben
| min gfon ia moving into the f. r. Hart