The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-19
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Mrs. George Crawford is i'll at her
home on School street
Leo NORM of Congress street, who
has been i'll, is recovering.
Edison Gavin and Francis Connel-
| ly are in Peekskill on business.
Mrs. Charles Resseguie is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. l.. b. Puffer of
Troy.
There will be business meeting
of the Y. w. c. this evening after the
lecture
DR.. w Montmarquet, chiropodist,
will be at the Colonial Thursday.
Adv
Moonlight dance at Foresters hall
Friday evening. Admission rs cents.
ADV.
Card party Foresters hall Friday
evening at 8 o'clock. Admission 10
cents. ADV.
Robert Knight of Valentine street
| went to New York today for few
weeks visit.
Mrs. George McKeon of Park
street, who has been confined to her
home with rheumatism is improving.
Miss Anne Shields, daughter Of
William Fl. Shields of Troy today
opened the family residence at Fur
mace Grove.
George O'Conner, who has been
visiting at his former home here, re-
turned today to Laconia, N. H.,
where he is employed.
The sale of seats for Mutt and
Jeff in Mexico which is to appear
at the opera house Thursday even
ing. has been good and big house is
anticipated This is the last attrac-
ton booked for the house until fall.
There will be grange meeting
this evening. The first and second
degrees will be conferred The lee
turer's program will consist of music
recitation and Rev W. f. Meyer will
give talk on general subjects.
Camp Sociabe was organized at
Snider's Lake Sunday. The club has
eight members from Bennington,
who were present Sunday when
turkey dinner was served. Enter
tainment was furnished by vaude-
Vile team from Proctor's Troy
theatre.
Miss Edelweiss Nevis was pleas
antly surprised Monday evening at
her home on Park street by num-
Der of her friends, the occasion being
her 18th birthday anniversary
Piano selections were rendered by
Miss Nevis. The party reports an
enjoyable evening.
The Equal Franchise league will
be addressed by Rev f. c. Davis this
evening in the Young Woman's club
rooms at 1850 o'clock The subject Is
THE Logic of Suffrage and the
meeting is free to all Members are
requested to bring dues. if conven
lent. as the chairman wishes to for
ward soon the opportionment for the
state work
Members and friends of the Y. NJ.
c. A. will do we'll to plan Saturday
evening OF this week for the story
telling social in the building. Doc
Miller has agreed to come and tell
number of stories of war times in
Guiding some relating to- slavery. Al
so he may tell some hunting exper-
fences and anecdotes.
The household effects OF Mrs H.
S Pickands of Old Bennington are
being moved to her new home in
South Ashfeld, Mass, where she is
to reside. Mrs. Pickands with her
husband the late Major Pckands
passed many summers at the Wal
loomsac Inn and after her husbands
death purchased the Conklin place at
Old Bennington and had summered
there since.
At st. Peters church next Sunday
there will be memorial prayers for
those who were lost on the Lusitan-
ia. 1t will be Whit Sunday, the mem
orial of the descent of the Holy Spir-
it upon the Apostles and together
with Christmas and Easter, is espec-
tally remembered by communicates,
Their will be special music and an
address upon the gift of the Holy
Ghost.
A garden plot has been secured for
the use of boys in the village who
will agree to use their share for rails
ing whatever produce they desire
and the profits from the crops viii be
their own Already more than
dozen boys have been allotted space
in the plot, but if other boys are in
terested they may be included if they
will decide and let Mr. Avery of the
Y. NJ. c, A. know of their decision not
later than this week Saturday.
A luncheon viii be served in the
grill room OF the Bennington club
Thursday evening, following the an
nual meeting of the club which will
be at o'clock. The speaker of the
evening will be Rev. Arthur w. Hew
lit of Plainiield, Mr. Hewitt is
prominent democrat and was one OF
the leading members of that party in
the legislature this year and was cen
sidarad tha- host ta1lSnr in nithNr