The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Mrs. William Andrews is visiting
in North Adams today.
George ]. Bond of Searsburg is in
town today ON business.
Miriam Rebekah lodge will hold a
drill meeting this evening.
Mrs. Anna Robinson of SALISBURY
is spending the day in town.
School supplies, all kinds and
varieties, big values at Evans.
Miss Harriet Daley of Adams ST.,
returned last evening from visit in
New York
Alden Graves is camping with a
party of young people at Lake Cos
sayuna, N. Y.
Miss Gertrude Skinner of Brooklyn
is a guest at the home OF Mrs. E. e.
Rawson of Elm street
Mrs. Catherine Fitzpatrick of Al
bany is the guest of Miss Eliza
Burns of Stafford street.
John Hayes left Wednesday to
join Mrs Hayes in Rutland where
they are attending the fair.
The Bankrupt Shoe sale at the
Kennedy Shoe store will be continu-
ed until Saturday, September IA.
w. Leroy Bates has returned from
Orange, n. j., where he was the
guest of classmate, Laurence
Sherman.
Miss Louise Roberts of Madison,
N. j., arrived today to be the guest
of Miss Margaretta Schuyler for
two weeks.
Miss Frances Ryan and Miss Ella
Cummings went today to Rutland,
where they will spend the remainder
of the week.
Mrs. Edward Curtis, who is occupy
ing the S. b. Hall house at Old Ben
Enington, is entertaining her mother
from Pittsfield.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor of Philadel-
phia, who has been the guest of Miss
lmogen Norton, left Monday to visit
in Massachusetts.
Special sale winding up cut prices
$3.50 and $500 mems low shoes,
s1,S9 at the Bankrupt Shoe sale at
the Kennedy Shoe sale.
Miss Isabel Cole of Shaftsbrry is
visiting in North Adams, after spend
| ing Wednesday in town as the guest
of her brother, Harold Cole.
Miss Sarah Thurman, who has
been a summer guest at the Wall.
| oomsac Inn, will open her winter
home in Troy about the Goth.
Born. this morning, a son to Mr.
and Mrs. George ID. Atwood OF
Brooklyn. Mrs. Atwood was former
lly Miss Louise Rawson of Benning
ton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Dewey have
closed their cottage in Woodford
which they have occupied during the
summer, and returned to their home
on Union street.
A base ball team from the local
lodge of Elks went to North Adams
to play a team from the North Adams
lodge which is holding its clambake
in that city today.
The w. r. C. will hold their regu
lar meeting on Friday night. at eight
o'clock. Business of Importance to be
transacted. officers and members
are requested TO be on time.
Mrs w. +. Morrison and Miss
Elizabeth Morrison of Providence
u uhn houa haaV 4ho eyYaota -,
Miss Angie Melden. returned 70
their home in that city yesterday
Mrs. Downer Austin, who has been
the guest of her brother Herbert f
Robinson and also of Mrs. Charles
Welles of Old Bennington, has re
turned to her home in Elizabeth, N
J.
Mrs. Harold c. Payson and son,
who have been spending the summer
with her parents at their cottage in
Woodford. have returned with Mr.
Payson TO their home in Portland
Me
An important meeting of the Meth
odist Ladies Aid society will be held
after this evenings service. All
members are urged to be present as
matters of Importance are to be dis
cussed.
Another cut in prices at the Bank
rupt Shoe sale at the Kennedy Shoe
store Sept l4th the sale will be
closed. There are over 2000 pairs Of
high grade shoes to be sacrificed
| take advantage.
Clifford Barden, son of II. b. Bar
den, president of the Bennington
Scale Works, won the running broad
jump and finished third in the 100
yard dash in the Athletic tournament
yesterday held in connection with
the Rutland fair.
There will be a meeting of Ben
nington Council 800 Knights of Co
lumbus tomorrow evening, Friday
Sept 6. at s o'clock at their rooms In
the Academy building. Business o.
Importance will be transacted and
all members are earnestly urged e
be present.
States Attorney William j. Meag
her while crossing Main street yes
terday noon stepped on a stone anC
turned over his left ankle. spraininl
his instep badly. He is forced to &c
about on crutches and il is expected
that IL will be several days befor,
the sprain can be reduced.
The marriage of Forest w Kehot
of Great harrington. Mass, son o.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Kehoe Of
4 Grandview street and Miss Lucie II
! McKillip. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William McKillip OF Burlington. will
take place at the home of the brides
IA rents SainrdaN nrnninc Snni Ia