The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tho Town and Village Told
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Charles Cole IL III at his home on
| North street f
Mrs. ~ Daley IS spending the day
| in Troy and Albany.
| HE. Brown is spending the week
end at his home here, ,sse,, a.
| Arthur L. Gore is i'll at his home
on Branch street extention.
Daniel j. Keller of Stafford street is
confined to the house by Illness
r. Haviland Sibley is home from
Williams college for the weekend.
Misses Alice and Donia Rousseau
of Park street are visiting friends in
Troy. &f "
The officers of Miriam Rebekah
lodge will meet Monday evening at 8
0 clock for drill.
Miss Myrtle O'Connell Is entertain
ing as her guest Miss Marion Poole OF
Troy and Albany.
Hosea Mann, formerly prominent
resident of Wilmington and ex-speaFer
of the Vermont house of representa-
tives, was a visitor in town Friday.
He now lives in Worcester.
Miss Donalda Berard is visiting
her sister, Miss Irene Berard, who at
tends school at Marlboro. Mass.
Mrs. l.. E. LaParIe and grand
daughter, Miss Ruth Ferguson, are
spending the weekend with relatives
in Troy. afn tf ~ fi. ast,.
There will be special meeting of
Court Bennington, F. OF A. Monday
evening for the purpose of hearing
and acting upon the report OF the
committee on the new social rooms.
The funeral Of the late Lucille La
Flamme was held this morning from
the church of the Sacred Heart, Rev.
T. r. Aubin saying the requiem
Mass. Interment was in the new
Catholic cemetery.
The contract for the erection OF a
large monument on the lot of the late
Eugene Graves in Park Lawn GENE
terry has been awarded to the Presbey-
Coy-Kendall comapny of New York.
The work will be begun early In
spring.
The funeral of the late Emerson
Estabrook was held this morning in
Manchester. The bearers were mem
bers OF Stark Lodge, l. o. O. F., /.
w. Allen, A. p. Elsner, ], II. Powers
and Reuben Sanborn. Rev. Joseph
Brown officiated. Interment was in
the Manchester cemetery.
The New England Milk Producers
association organized branch this
morning at Manchester. Between rs
and 30 enthusiastic producers were
present at the meeting and the follow
ing officers were elected: President.
James Beebe. East Dorset; vice presi-
dent, Fred Foster, Bennington; secre-
tary and treasurer, Houghton Rice,.|
Bennington.
Stark Hose company No. 1, has
elected the following officers for the
present year; President, Burton
Powers; vice-president. Harry Rem
ington; secretary and treasurer, Rod
erick Stewart; foreman, c. Roy Den
ley LIST assistant. Louis Remington:
Robert Stewart; steward, Louis
End assistant, Darrell Sawyer; trus-
tees, Harry Snow. James Conan and
Remington
Joseph Watson OF Stafford street
had two bones broken in his right
foot Friday morning when scaffold-
ing on which he and Milo Surdam
were working in the Knights of Co
lumbus rooms broke and both men
were thrown to the floor. Mr.. Sur
dam was bruised but not seriously in
jured. Mr.. Watson was taken in the
afternoon to the Troy hospital for an
X-ray examination.
The public are cordially invited to
the services of the First Baptist
church, Rev. w. G. Towart.- pastor.
Morning worship with sermon at
1880, Modern Idols" will be the
theme of. the morning sermon. The
pastor will bring helpful thoughts
from the Life of Abraham Lincoln
for the Junior congregation. Sunday
school meets at ~ noon Servants
OF the King meet at $50. Remember
the song service at 730. The commit
tee is very anxious to have as many
as possible take part in this service
preparatory to the special meetings
The subject OF the evening sermon
will he "MeDhibOsheth