The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-03
News Of 'he Town and Village Told 8rlefIl
foe Busy READER

Thomas Shea who is employed in
Troy, visited at his home here over
Sunday
Lost-A gold cuff button, mono
gram "P.' Finder please leave at
Banner Office.
Nathan Levin went to New Y ork
night, returning home this
Otto f, Reimer of New York is
with his family at Old Bennington
for brief stay.
Mrs. Malty c. Babcock Of New
York is the guest of Miss Mary San
ford at Old Bennington.
Members of the Edelweiss class
and invited guests spent Saturday af-
ternoon on Mount Anthony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip b. Jennings are
occupying the Brigham cottage at
Old Bennington for the season.
A regular meeting Of Catamount
Commandery, U. o. G.. c. will be
held Tuesday evening at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cummings of
Pittsfeld former residents. passed
Sunday at Mr.. Cummings home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Half of
North Adams passed Sunday with Mr.
Haff's parents, Mr.. and Mrs A. w
Half.
Misses Elizabeth jennings and Mar
garet Cultivate have gone to Cleye-
land to attend the wedding of a niece
OF Mrs. Philip b. Jennings.
Harold Larrabee, superintendent of
the Consolidated Lighting company
of Montpelier, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. T. Larrabee.
Miss Nellie lockwood has resigned
her position as clerk at Rosters store
and accepted a similar one at the A.
| X. Richie store.
The Anglers, thosee clever dancers,
singers and roller skaters are in
town. They can be seen at the Ii
brary theatre during the first three
days of this week
Howard II. Shields who has been
taking business trip through the
Canadian northwest to the Pacific
coast, is on his way home by the way
OF the great lakes.
Mrs Samuel Robinson of Old Ben
nington visited her nephew, HAL Par
sons, in Hoosick Falls Saturday. Mr.
Parsons, who has been in poor health
for some time, does not improve.
Miss Margaret Hayes is enjoying
vacation from her duties in the of
fee of the Holden, Leonard company
She went Saturday to Pittsheld tc
visit her sister, Miss Julia Hayes.
Morris Levin, son of Mr.. and Mrs
ole Levin of River street, who has
been attending business college In
New York, is at home for the sum
mer vacation. He will return to New
York in September.
Miss Margaret T. Kelly, daughter
OF James H. Kelly OF Grove street
was married on June at St. Joseph
church in Watervliet TO William
Trowbridge of that city After theil
honeymoon, the couple will resid,
in Watervliet
The first cash contribution for bet
ter town roads in Bennington wa,
made by II. G. White of North Ben
nington. The amount given is no
stated but it is a beginning and II IL
hoped that others will follow. SO th'
money need not be spent entirely il
one place.
II became necessary for the Tro.
surgeons to remove the eye OF An
drew Hummer, the son OF Georg,
Hummer, who was recently injured
by the explosion of a bottle OF linn
and water. During the first few day
following the injury, there wer'
4 hopes that the eye might be saved
but the burning was too severe.
The subject for the Guideboar
prayer meeting Tuesday evening q
. eight o'clock is The Child's Place /
4 the Church" Scripture. Mark 10
4 1916; Matthew IS; ia. The follow
4 ing questions will serve as the basl
of the subject; Are Children to b
4 Taught the Faith?" by whom al
they to be taught?" What Is tn
L fathers responsibility" How ma
the Sunday School be made efilC
ent?' All persons interested are 4
n vited
4 Cultures returned from the sta
laboratory of hygiene show that Il
suspected cases of typhoid In BE
u nington are not typhoid. but so
y of low fever that follows grip. MOI
= Of the cultures returned have show
: typhoid bacilli While the people
the town will be glad that there
no outbreak of typhoid here. the CO
dition of some OF the patients wi
were at first thought TO have the d
ease, Is sufficiently serious to In,
cate that 1t is not to be treated lgl
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