The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-10
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| Mrs. A. u. Cutter VINO mas Deen III
with the grip is improving.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening
special pictures and concert at the
Library theatre. AdV.
For good shoes at lowest prices
visit the New York stores shoe de-
partment Adv.
Dancing in N. E. o. p. hall tonight.
Good music, admission rs cents.
Good time assured ADV.
Ladies new dresses, suitable for
House and street wear, special 98c at
the New York store. Adv.
JP. McGurn made his first appear
ance of the season with his pop corn
w2gon on Main street Friday evening
Mrs. NJ. Lee of Pittsfeld and NJ.
Mcclure of Schenectady were called
here to attend the funeral of Mrs. j.
l. ODonnell
Tickets for the concert to be given
April II in the Y. w. C. rooms may
be obtained from members Of the club
for 35 cents. ADV.
Last night on the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys
the Big Mill bowlers scored FIVE
points from the Baptist church team
In the second league.
Mrs. Henry c. Shields, a summer
resident of Old Bennington assisted
in entertaining at dinner at the Troy
club Thursday evening.
The Bennington city band viii give
concert with special picture pro-
gram at the Library theatre tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock and in the eve
ming at o'clock for the benefit of the
band. Adv
The funeral OF Mrs. Edwin S. Spear
was held from her late home On
Weeks street this afternoon al 230,
Rev w. f. Meyer of the First Baptist
church officiating. The bearers We're
William E. Sears, j. T. Powers. Ralph
Remington, William Nickery. c. \.
Maurer and Reuben Galusha.
Gen Palmer, national commander
of the G. A. X. will be a guest of the
local veterans at the rooms of Custer
post this evening and all veterans,
members of the Relief corps. sons OF
veterans and other friends OF the old
soldiers are odially invited to be at
Grand Army hall at 730 this evening
to hear him speak.
Charles " l.. Plato, who died this
week at his home in Hoosick Falls,
was well known to many of Beuning-
tons older residents. For mGuy
years he had been the Hoosick Falls
correspondent of the Troy Times and
The Troy Record, and he claimed 10
be the oldest correspondent on The
Times having served in that capacity
for over 80 years.
There were 16 tables in play at
whist and 500 at the Foresters Of
America card party in Foresters hail
Friday evening. Prizes We're won by
Mrs. Edward Whitney Mrs. Frank
McDermott, A d. Hurley and George
Campbell. Dancing was enjoyed fol-
lowing the card playing. The next
card party and dance of the order will
be held Thursday evening next.
Services at st. Peters church to
morrow the first Sunday after Easter
| will be- Holy Communion at $50 ami
| 1915 a. m, Sunday school at $50 3.
IN. and Evening prayer at p. IN.
Daily services next Tuesday Wednes-
day and Thursday will be omitted !;
| the rector will be away on those days.
Seats are free and all are cordially
welcome.
While standing on a step-ladder ana
attempting to take a quantity of col
lars from wall case at the Bottum
G. Torrance factory Thursday after
noon, Mrs. NJ Males sustained a sew.
ere fall. The step-ladder in some man
ner slipped and Mrs. Males fell heay-
| lily TO the DOR. She sprained an ankle
and severely bruised shoulder ano
will be confined to the house for some
time.
Miss Margaret Lowrie and Mrs. n.
NJ. Puffer have returned from Florida.
They passed the larger portion of the
winter at Miss Lowrie's winter bone
at Rockledge They visited number
of the resorts on the east coast of
Florida including st. Augustine, Jack
sonville and Daytona.
The bowling for next week On the
Y. NJ. c. A. alleys will be as follows.
Monday, Elks VS.. Mohawks Tuesday,
Pirates VS. Baptist church; Thurs0ay,
Hillsides VS. Big Mill; in the second
league the Congregational church
team will bowl the Big Mill team on
Wednesday and the Braves will bowl
the Scale Co.. on Friday night. A
slight change is made to accommodate
two teams in the first league.
The Easter thought will be continu-
ed tomorrow in the services of the
Second Congregational churcn. In
| the morning Mr. Mills will speak from
the text John 21:3, and in the even
| ing the subject of his address viii
be Fighting with the Epbesian
Beasts" The choir will repeat some
of their Easter music at one OF both
the services. Hours of worship are
1890 and 7.30. a welcome for all.
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