The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-09
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Mrs. John Robinson spent one day
the past week in Brattleboro.
Edward Morrissey, local baggage
master, spent Friday in Troy.
Archibald d. Hurley returned Friday
from a several days stay in Rutland.
c. V. Mclaughlin went to Rutland
Friday where he will remain over Sun
daJ.
Miss Lillian MeCarrick is spending
two weeks at I. Sherwoods in Hins
dellyille
Bushnell Thompson of Pownal has
excepted a position with the Cooper
Mfs, Co
Melvin Piper is expected home Mon
day from weeks vacation spent in
New York.
Miss Julia LaMarre, clerk in the
Nichols store, is i'll at her home on
School street.
Howard Estes returned last night
from a weeks stay in Cambridge and
White Creek.
Mildred Williams of Garfield, N. J.
is visiting her aunt. Mrs. lionel
: Sherwood of Hinsdellville.
Mrs. Frank Thompson of Fairview
| farms spent Thursday with Mrs. Rus
sell Jewell at Hindellyille
f. l.. Niles of Williamstown has re-
Gently purchased the store in Pownal
| formerly owned by G.. H. Myers
Miss Ella belong of Troy, who has
been the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Harwood for several weeks, returned
| home today,
Miss Ella Cummings of North street
is spending a week with her aunt,
Miss Ella Kinney on Locust Hill in
West Bennington.
Miss Agnes Hurley has accepted a
position as bookkeeper and steno'
grapher in the Office of the A. S. Payne
brush back company.
Miss Adelaide Stratton of Hartford,
Conn. who has been guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus S Estes,
will return to her home Sunday.
George |. Smith of Pownal has re-
signed his position with the Cooper
Mfg. Co., and accepted a position with
the Greylock Mfg, Co., in North Ad-
ans.
Mrs. Albert Morse and children OF
North Adams have returned to their
home after a short vacation vacation
spent with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. II. DEMO.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Ladies' Aid society OF the
NJ. f. church will be held Monday al
p. m. at the church. All ladies OF
the church are urgency requested &c
be present.
Miss Gladys Fauley, a graduate Of
U. V. NJ, who will teach in the loca
high school at the opening OF the
school term, returned from Burlington
Friday afternoon where she has beer
attending summer school.
Christian Science services, 606 MAR
St, Sunday II a. m, Wednesday eve
ming 7.S0. Reading room open Tues
day and Thursday 3 to p. m. TIL,
public is welcome to all services anC
the use of the reading room.
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Scott and sol
Roger of Niagara Falls, n. Y, hav,
been guests during the week Of Mr.
i and Mrs. Moses Wilson. They stopped
in Bennington on their way home iron
t the Thousand Islands and LAX
George.
Il st. Peters church, Rev. Thornton +
II Turner, rector. Twelfth Sunday afte
Trinity. Holy communion 1870 a. m.
e morning prayer and sermon 1880 9
Il M; Evening prayer y. m. The rec
tor will preach in the morning. TIL
q Sunday school will not open for som
e weeks
Regular services tomorrow in tn
y, First Baptist church, Rev. w. {
ID Towart, pastor. Morning worship q
1890. "Why Go to church," will b
III the theme of the sermon. In the ev,
et ming at 100 the subject will be "Th
u Human Submarine This is the frs
of series of evening sermons. TIL
'e public is cordially invited.
" An important improvement on III
o. Bennington-Brattle road Is
Tu progress at the summit of ElogbaC
in the town OF Marlboro where $780,
10 is being expended in cutting down II
~ grade and widening the highway. I'll
IN work is being done by Melvi
as Dalrymple of Brattleboro with a fore
On OF men and teams. The grade will
cut down IL feet at the highest poll
= and considerable blasting will
, necessary The work Is under the {
rection OF County Supervisor d.
Perry of Brattleboro
Mr.. Mills will not preach sermt
tomorrow morning. lie will make
statement instead. This stateme
will have interest and Importance {
every member of the Second Congi
gational church and every fami
connected with 1t. He asks earne
~ for full attendance OF membe
and friends. The hour of worship
1890. The Sunday school will be d
continued until the sunday before {
opening of the public schools. II
action has been taken by vote OF [
officers and teachers of the school
recommendation Of local physician
The young peoples meeting, at csc
m. will be led by MIR. Webster a
will be opened by fifteen mint
A song service in charge of Mrs. Tirr,
The subject of Rev. =. l.. Dow
4 the Methodist church Sunday mo-
\ ing. will be Gods Attitude Towar