The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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Mrs. Harry Rudd of Silver street is
seriously i'll.
Miss Helen Murphy has returned
from short stay in Troy and Albany.
Thomas Riley of Maple street IS
spending some time in Troy and Al
bany.
D. NJ Colburn Of the grammar school
faculty is at his home in Fitehburg
over Sunday.
Discussion of life problems OF young
men from Is to % at Y. NJ c. A. to-
morrow at 4
Mrs. Elizabeth Norton Of New York
City is the guest of Mrs. George Stod-
dard of Main street.
Mrs. F. w. Tillson has returned from
a two-weeks visit with her sister Mrs.
Mason Childs in Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Baker and son,
Francis Baker of Brookield, Mo, are
guests at the Vail homestead.
James Scarey of Spring street, who
has been undergoing treatment in the
Troy city hospital, has returned home.
Two C. o. F. Brothers holding
dance tonight at the n. E. o. p. hall.
Theberge music. Admission 25c.
ADV.
A class of candidates are to be taken
into the Foresters at a meeting which
will be held in the hall of the order
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Richard Gerkin of Jefferson
avenue is in Troy, spending few
days as the guest of her brother, Ed
ward Davenport.
The P. b. Gardner garage has sold
Chevrolet touring car to Oliver l..
Lawrence of South SALISBURY.
For Sale--1 oak folding bed, l side
board, chamber suite couch and
other articles of furniture. Mrs. ].
H. Livingston, Booth Terrace, Tele-
phone, 69-Y..
Duane Bassett and party of friends
will leave Sunday morning on an auto
trip to Springfield, Mass, in Bassetts
Ford. They will visit his brother Per
cey Bassett in that city.
Vivie Jonas Coburn and Florence
May Schaeffer both of Philadelphia,
were united in marriage Saturday
morning, May 20 at the Methodist
| parsonage by Rev. p. l.. Dow
Services in st. Peters church to-
morrow, May 2lst will be Holy Com
munion, 730 a. m, Sunday school $50,
and Morning Prayer at 1890 a m. In
the afternoon the Confirmation class
will meet at $3.50 and Evening Prayer
will be at 8 p, m.
Il. A. Yarrow of Turkey, who was in
Van during the seige and was rescued
by the Russians, will speak at the md
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing at 1890. Sunday school at noon.
c. e. meeting at $50. Evening wor-
ship in the chapel at 730. The pub
lie is cordially invited to these ser
vices.
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning the pastor will preach sup
iect Eager Listeners" Sunday school
10; Junior League. 3 Epworth Lea
que, $50 Leader Mrs William Austin
subject Capturing The Students of
China" Evening service 100 pastor
subject "Shoes Worth having. Seats
are free. cordial invitation. Mr.. Dow
will speak at the White Chapel church.
p. m.
Advertised letters H. II. Ellsworth
II. Holton Mr. Leroy Hoton, Mist
Klcomenan Huliger Mr.. Charles G
Jones, Miss Gladis Baker. Mrs. An
drew Gibson, Miss Mary Moon, Mrs. Il
b. Phelps, Miss Elizabeth Stewart
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office May %, 1916 If not de
liyered before. In calling for above
please say Advertised" giving date
OF list.
Morning worship in the First Bap
list church Sunday at 1890 a. m. In
the absence of the pastor. who is fill
ing the pulpit of the First Baptist
church in North Adams, Herbert Clark
of North Adams will preach. His sub
ject will be What it Means to be a
Christian" Mr.. Towart will preach
in the evening. subject Character
Studies in the Life of Paul., contim
alton of the series. Service at 7.3C
p. NJ.
A recent item in the Banner regard
ing pure white geranium plant grown
by Mrs f. W. Tillson of Jefferson
avenue has been so widely copied THAI
requests have come from all over the
country for slips from the plant, If al
of them had been accommodated Mrs
Tillson would have no white geraniun
left The latest has been from an in
structor in botany in the Boston Pub
lie schools. Other requests came from
as far away as Cape Cod.
After most of the returns on tickle
sales were in and counted this fore
noon, it was found that the high schoo
tudents took in Sl25 from sale admis
siuns to AS You Like It. last evening
Half OF this went toward offsetting tn,
cost of materials used in costumes an,
properties and for the cost of material
used in costumes and properties am
for the expense of supervision. TIL
other half will be laid aside to pay tn
cost of competent basketball coac
which 1t is expected will be hired al
other year.
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