The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-21
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Mrs. Harvey Bump Of Arlington Wis
tied friends here Monday.
William Van Sleet of North Adams
is spending the day in the village.
Edward Jepson OF Hoosick Falls
visited William Andrews ON Monday. !
Mrs. C. P. Endress and Mrs. f. B.
Carver are spending the day in Pitts
field esaas.
Howard H. Shields has returned
from a business trip to New Haven,
Conn.
Mrs. William Crawford of Manches.
ter has been a guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Emerson Estabrook
The Olin Scott machine works re-
Gently received an order from Next
co for some pulp grinding machinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Walsh spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Miss Julia Towslee of Pownal Center
Special meeting OF Foresters Of
America Wednesday evening at o.
clock to transact business relative to
the hospital fund.
The 18th annual entertainment OF
| the Foresters, for members and their
friends was held Monday evening.
The occasion was an enjoyable one.
Social dance at Academy hall on
Friday evening, November "a. Ad-
mission rs cents. Dancing from to
II. Music by Goldsmith's orchestra.
3Ot3
Harry Stevens, formerly chef at
the Putnam House, now employed in
a similar capacity at the United
States hotel in Pittsfeld, is in the vii
lage.
County Highway Commissioner
Daniel T. Bates Of Pownal was in
town Monday making surveys on the
new piece of roadbed on the Pownal
road.
| Rev. William F. Meyer will speak
at the Guideboard pray meeting this
evening His topic will be Jesus our
Saviour" A large attendance is look
ed for
Bennington Aerie, Fraternal Order
of Eagles will hold a meeting this
evening. Officers for the ensuing
year will be nominated All mem
bers are requested to be present
Harold Percy. aged IS months, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. j. PERCY of the
SALISBURY road, died this morning OF
pneumonia. The funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock from
the home of Leon Percy on the
North Bennington road.
Philip II. Bartholomae, the outhoI
OF cover Night" came by auto from
Troy last night to witness the produc
ton. There are three companies
playing this piece under Mr.. Brady's
management and the authors royal
ties amount to $1,000
A. E. Puffer OF Minneapolis spent
Saturday and Sunday with his broth
er Ira and nephew, William Puffer. i
is the first time the brothers had me
in 81 years. Mr.. Pufer was Ben
nington boy, having spent some o.
his boyhood days here.
Attorney f. C. Bennett went thii
morning to Rutland to attend thu
opening of the November term of thu
supreme court. Mr.. Bennett will pre-
sent his brief in the case OF William
II. Snow, VS.. Webster T. Smith ct ais
suit originally brought in CHANGER,
court by the plaintif to restrain tn
defendants from removing building
and machinery from land leased 70
the purpose of mining ochre. Chas
A. Maurer appears for the plaintif.
Arrangements have been made TO
| the production of The Chocolat
Soldier" on Thanksgiving Eve, Wee
nesday, Nov 20, at the opera hous
This attraction carries 80 people an
their own orchestra of 10 pieces.
takes a special train of cars
transport this company and the
nightly expenses are $500 In ordC
to guarantee this large attraction
, good house a subscription list hs
been started a Coles Drug Store an
at the Office of G. A. Wood Person
, desiring 81 90 or $3.50 seats may hay
| their names placed on this list an
have first choice of seats. Subscrl
! ers Sale will open at Coles DrI
Store Saturday morning at 10 ocloc
Regular sale opens at Box Office So
| urday evening at Z o'clock List Gle
es Friday evening at 10 o'clock o
| ly $1.O0 and $3.50 seats may be su
scribed for Guaranteed the best {
traction of its kind this season. Tn
attraction is said to be even bett
than "The Merry Widow" or any
traction OF this class. This is 4
| last attraction hooked until the mi