The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

the woods after a weeks trip after
dee:.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Parker of Jack
sonville were Thanksgiving visitors
in the village.
William II. Nichols is repairing the
sidewalk in front OF his property on
Silver street,
Miss Mary Bushee spent Thanks
giving with friends in Pawlet and
win return Monday.
John Hogan and Nelson PicIlwell
OF Wilmington have recently secured
positions in the village.
Miss Edna Hall has returned from
Dorset where she has been the guest
| of Miss Hazel Seymour for the past
week
Mrs. Charles r. Resseguie and
Mrs Raymond Resseguie are spend
ing the week as the guest of friends
in Troy.
Mrs. L. E. Howard was a recent
visitor in Readsboro spending few
days with her husband who is employ
ed in that village.
Mr.. and Mrs. George p, Atwood and
| children OF Brooklyn are spending
the Thanksgiving holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Packard of Elm street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar l.. Holden. who
have been spending the Thanksgiving
holidays with relatives in Proctor,
have returned to their home on South
street.
Christian Science services tomor-
row at IL o'clock at the regular
| place. The reading room is open
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons from to O'Clock, All
are welcome.
Rev. Charles A. Boyd of Burlington
secretary OF the state Sunday school
association will supply the pulpit of
the First Baptist church Sunday.
Morning service at 1890 and evening
| service at 7.30, The morning subject
win be THE Challenge of Need"
and at the evening service the topic
will be THE Most Interesting Book
Services in st. Peters tomorrow,
First Sunday in Advent will be Holy
Communion at 7S0 and 1O.45. Sun
day school at $50 with Evening
Prayer at o'clock. The Mems club
Of the church are to hold their regu-
lar meeting Monday evening at o.
clock to which all members and their
friends are cordially invited.
w. Leroy Bates, who Is connected
with the Office of the Fidelity and
Casualty company in New York, and
Miss Beauah Bates. field secretary
of the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeayor in the state of
Maine with headquarters at Lewis
ton, are visiting their parents, Judge
and Mrs. E. L. Bates. They will re-
turn the first of the week.
News was received today at the
postonice of the death at MelrO5e,
Mass, on November % of Edward E.
Stebbins who was the civil service
secretary of New England. Mr. Steb-
bins has been frequent visitor to
Bennington on business connected
with the duties OF his position and
was well acquainted with the EN-
ployes of the local postottice. He was
a hout en vaarS old
The changes on the second floor of
the county court building are nearly
finished and in the court room they
will be completed in time for the
opening of the December term on
the 7th. In this part of the build
ing the changes consist of window
directly over the judges desk made
necessary by the reduction of light
through the construction of the jail
addition in the rear and the building
of jury room in the gallery. Here
tofore it has been necessary to en-
gage a room at the hotel for the de
alterations Of the jury.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post Office, Bennington,
for the week ending November %,
1915: A. Cummings, Mr. Paul Cory,
Mr.. Thomas Demarsco Mr.. George
Dicky Mr.. A. w. Hiscoe. Mr.. b. Il.
Lyons, Mr. f. j. Nutting, George
Shepard, Mrs. Oldand Barber, Mrs.
John H. Draper, Mrs. Lydia Good
mote, Miss X. Garland, Mrs. Julia
Harlow, Miss Hilda Jacobs, Mrs
Lalco, Mrs Il. L. Peckham, S505 Cal
st. These letters will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office Dec. 6, 1915 if not
delivered before. In calling for
above, please say Advertised" Civ
ing date of list. Emory S, Harris, p
Nj.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl w, Williams
have returned from their annual va
cation, taken by automobile through
New York, Philadelphia, Washington
and points in Virginia. They were
away about three weeks. making
total trip of 200O miles. The trip
was made in a Ford without a break
down the entire distance. They made
many side trips on the way down,
and had almost perfect weather for
the entire trip, the warm weather of