The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

John Van Santvoord is a guest of
Robert Clerett at Lake George.
George lockwood is employed by
the Bottum & Torrance Company.
Miss Mary Bart of New York is the
| guest of her uncle, Charles +. Burt.
The playground will be open this
evening from $50 o'clock until dusk.
Miss Helen Scott of North street
is visiting in Manchester and Dorset.
Mrs F. II. Pratt went yesterday TO
Waterfowl, Mass. to be the guest of
friends there.
Peter Shea of Northampton. Mass,
/ is the guest of his brother, Dan Shea
of the local nine.
Z. w. Williams is in Brattleboro to-
day to bring Ford commercial road
ster to Bennington
Mrs. Adele p. Smith and Miss Mel
| lie lockwood are spending the after
noon in North Adams.
Mr. and Mrs Percy Lamb of Pitts
fed are visiting Mrs. Lambs sister,
Mrs Earl II. Darling.
Mrs Mary H. Harvey of Washing
ton. ID. c.. formerly of North Ben
nington, is visiting in town.
Mrs H. L. Stillson, who some time
ago sustained an injury to her hip, is
able to work about the house
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron H. Chandler
| Of prapch ctraat ara cnapd-
| ing the day at Camp Idlewild at Bar
ber's Pines.
/ Mrs Alexander Morse and daugh-
ter, Beulah of North Adams have been
visiting Mrs .Morse's sister, Mrs. Guy
Morse of Branch street extension
Franls B. Pope, DELICATE from Yer
mont to the National Progressive con.
vention at Chicago, went this after
noon to that city accompanied by his
wife.
Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ WickhaIn ana
daughters, who have been the guests
of friends here Tor setera. days, re
| turned today TO their home in Sch
nectady.
DR. and Mrs Frederick Fcrker and
| laughter, Helen, who have been the
| guests of Nj. ard Mrs. r. T. Healy,
returned today - their home in BiRg-
hdmton.
Royal Dadman of New York, the
musician who gave one of the song
| recitals at the Second Congregational
| church last winter visited in town on
| Thursday.
Saturday we vii place on sale at
the E L. Nichols Quality store an as
sortment of toilet articles, imitation
of white ivory. the citys latest craze,
at % cents each, worth double the
price. See window display.
Mr. and Mrs William Sibley and
Miss Clara Sibley of North Windham,
Conn, and Miss Ruth Ashworth of
| Worcester Mass. are visiting Mr..
Sibley's son. W. II. Sbley of Gage
street.
Fred Burt, one OF the instructors
at the Michigan Agricultural College
at East Lansing. Mich, is home to
pass his vacation with his mother.
Mrs. Lucy j b. Burt. Mr.. Burt
came here from the University of
Chicago where he has been doing re-
search work.
| Miss Helen Hurley entertained at
her home on Braford street Thursday
evening. Readings and vocal selec-
| tons were given by Miss Dorothy
| Wrisely and Miss Marian Brewer of
Albany. The house was prettily dec
Grated with ferns and dainty refresh
ments were served.
The Troy Standard Press has plac-
ed on display "A 64-foot American
flag at the sporting goods store of
j. A. Evans The flag which is
thoroughly up to date is to be given
away free with each weekly subscrip-
| ton to the Press. For Subscriptions
| to the daily issue, the best all round
| home newspaper in Northern New
| York state, not only the flag but an
foot staff, brackets, halyards and
ball complete will be given free. A
| poster, which is placed near the flag.
will give further instruction as to
! how to secure the flag.
One of the leading attractions Sc
cured by the Father Mathew Temper
ance and Benevolent Society for its
| annual picnic on the 10th of August
will be Mary Haynes Wallace. sopra-
| no soloist of the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception, Albany, n.
| Y, who is considerd to be one of the
best vocalists in Eastern New York.
The young woman has filled numer-
Gus concert and muiscal engagements
in her own state and has sung on
many occasions during the present
season. Press notices credit her with
the possession of a voice of rich quail
| ity with full overtones Her ease and
simplicity Of method especially have
made her an attraction wherever she
has appeared.