The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-24
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c. w. Lockwood is spending the
week in Pengrove, N. j.
Mrs. Lyman Galusha is recovering
from an attack OF the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gore are con-
fined to the house by illness.
Edward ]. Gunshannon is confined
to his home on Park street with grip.
Ward Lyons is i'll at his home on
County street with the prevailing
illness.
l.. T.. Stevens of the staff of the
Troy Times was business visitor in
town today.
Merritt Burgess and Charles Mac
Laughlin spent Sunday with friends
in Hoosick
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Becker are ill
of the grip at their home on North
Branch street.
c. N. Morse, rural carrier, and
daughter, Hazel, are confined to the
house by the grip.
Public meeting at the library to-
night at o'clock. This is all the in
vitation you need
James E. Burke, superintendent of
the Cooper Mfg. Co., who has been i'll
is recovered and able to be about.
Mrs. William j. Lennon who mas
been ill at her home on South street
is improved and able to be out
Mrs. H. H. Babcock of Petersburg
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. r. E.
Daggett Of Mccall street for a few
days.
Harry Buss. who has been i'll with
grip, resumed his duties on the Amer
lean Express Co., wagon this morn
ing.
Several birthday b: IS for the Y. NJ.
c. A. auxiliary are still out and the
committee would like TO have them
returned at once.
Gilbert p Robinson is absent from
his employment at the Richie store
because of Illness. Richard Hurley
10 ttsh4Nss Mo PlsiNt
Miss Mayme Donnelly, who has
been visiting Miss Ella Murray for
the past three weeks, has returned to
her home in Rutland.
Lester NJ. Slocum who has been i'll
for the past month with pneumonia.
is recovered and was able to be out
fni, fba fret tfynr
Assistant Postmaster II. +. Robin
son and Mrs Robinson have left for
the Pacific coast for a six weeks trip
visiting points OF interest en- route.
DIR. Cedric Sibley OF Detroit has
been called here by the serious con
dition of his father. f. l.. Sibley Miss
Eleanor Sibley is also at home for
like reason.
J. Warren Kerrigan win be seen in
the second adventure Of the New AID.
ventures of O'Rourke at the opera
house tcday, When a Queen Loved
O'RcngEe." Adv.
All Interested in the stag supper to
lie given by the men of the Congre-
sational church are requested to meet
in the church parlors this evening to
make arrangements.
Miss Annie Childs of Dorset Is Wis.
ting this week at the home of Mrs
Simeon Corbett on Jefferson avenue,
caring for Mrs. r. W. Tillson who is
Ill with a severe attack OF grip.
Rev. Philip Schuyler, formerly of
Bennington and for the past three
years OF Portland, Me, is mentioned
as one Of the candidates who will be
voted for for bishop of Maine at the
coming diocesan convention.
THE Little Upstart," three part
drama, is a fascinating romance, de-
Dicting the joys of the springtime of
youth, rife with humor and delightful
situations, 1t win not fail to recall
pleasant memories, opera today. ADV.
Raymond Sheldon of Washington,
D.. G., and Mrs Clara NJ Jewett of
this village were united in marriage
at the Congregational parsonage by
Rev. George S. Mills Saturday even
ing, January %.
William II. Rogers, who has been
confined to his home on South Branch
street with grip, has recovered and re
sumed his duties at the ]. f. Gibson
bakery Harry Bahan was employed
in his place during his absence
The funeral of John H. Toomey,
who died Friday morning at his home
On Gage street, following an attack of
pneumonia, was held from St Francis
de Sales church at o'clock this
morning Interment was in the
vault at Park Lawn
The meeting to reorganize the Civic
League and to form a new organiza-
ton of both men and women is to be
held this evening at the public lib
rary at o'clock. Every adult in
town is eligible to take part in this
work. 1t has the endorsement Of