The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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James ). Doyle or Gage street Is
recovered after an attack of grip.
Born, january 81, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank f. Perry of Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Darling will
spend Sunday with relatives in Pitts
field.
c. Louis Harwood, i'll with grip for
the past week has resumed his work
at his North street store.
Miss Miss Helen Tompkins OF
Elm street has recovered after a
weeks confinement to the house with
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Spaulding of Con-
gress street left Friday for Lancaster
Pa, where they were called by the
death of Mrs. Spaudings mother.
Mrs. A. ]. Norton, who has been Wis
ting Mrs. II. M. Richie and Mrs. F. f.
Howe for the past ten days, returned
this morning to her home in Spring
field, Mass.
Charles Martin Pike and Bessie
Tryphena Thompson, both of Benning-
ton, were united in marriage at the
Methodist parsonage Wednesday eve
ming, Jan. 26, 1916 by Rev. p. l.. Dow.
John Spargo of Old Bennington, is
to deliver an address on Prepared
ness" at the meeting of the recent
ly organized Discussion and Debating
Club at the Y. NJ. c. A. next Tuesday
evening.
A male quartette, consisting of E.
b. Patterson, LIST tenor; II. n. VIII
liams, End tenor; A. w. BREASTED, LIST
bass and C. S. Estes. End bass, with
Phillip r. III. Pierson at the piano
will furnish music during the mems
dinner at the Second Congregational
church chapel, Tuesday evening, Feb
1st at $50. Adv.
Christian Science service at II o.
clock at 542 Main street Sunday.
Subject: Love Golden Text: BE.
loved, let us love one another: for
love is OF God; and every one that
loveth is born of God, and knoweth
God" Reading room, same address,
open Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons from to o'clock.
The public is cordially welcome.
Russell Hyde of South street has
recently recovered from an attack of
syr;,, t,,I,iol oonGpad Ia IN, IN hic Nod
for short time. Mr. Hyde's case is
one of the most remarkable this year,
for it caused him to break health
record of over 40 years standing It
was the first time in his life that he
remembers having been forced to
spend a working day in bed.
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning the pastor. Rev r. L. Dow
will preach. Sunday school 1900,
Junior League 3.e0s Epworth League
$50, subject 1.-THE Meaning OF
Discipleship,' leader. Frank Center.
7.30 evening service preaching by pas
tor, subject Preparedness" Special
selections entitled. Have you and
He Promised to Keep Ne" will be
sung by the choir.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Endress went
to Lanesboro, Mass, Friday to attend
the funeral of Rev. J. p. Cameron, a
former rector of st. Luke's church,
Lanesboro. Rev. Stephen Keeler and
Rev. Frederick Buck of st. Stephens
church, Pittsfield, and the Rev. Chas.
j. Sniffen, arch-deacon of western
Massachusetts. were the officiating
clergymen. Mr. Cameron has fire.
quently visited in Bennington.
The boys of the Casino Big Pin
bowling team of North Adams. who
met defeat at the Wednesday evening
match with the Bennington team. are
healing their wounds with the balm
that their defeat was the first in five
years. A margin OF 100 pins separat.
ed them at the finish, the North Adj
ans players establishing a score OF
1884 for its total. A five-yearls UNI
broken list OF victories is an expect
ional record. 1t is also some credit to
tiiC IVA pONiti " manu- iiiClii NtNii
Waterloo.
The epidemic of grip prevalent in
Bennington this year has caused those
who carried accident and health in
surance policies much self-congratula-
ton OF the payment of claims for
the prevailing ailment" the William
II. Wills Insurance agency has done,
its share. 1t has settled 4S grip
claims in the past six weeks paying
over $500 to those victims OF the
short-time illness who hold its poll
cies. Most of these were paid within
three days after recovery, as the
agency has lately been authorized by
the Aetna Company, which it repre-
sents, to pay claims promptly on doc
tors certificate, without the red tape
Of filing the same with the company
and waiting for official action from
headquarters. The highest amount
paid in any single claim was $50.
Most of the settlements were for
amounts ranging for SIS to $40, where
the policy holders were absent from
employment but two or three days
with subsequent loss of wages Adv