The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS

1EVNlNU YIN DnIEFO
se~s of the Town and Village fold Briefly
sOr Busy Readers
John McKale was in East Dorset
ver Sunday.
Frank HOLSTER of Albany is visit
ng his mother, Mrs. Frank Hollister.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cronin of Depot
street returned Sunday night from
Mr.. and Mrs. A R. Vondette visited
Sunday in Rutland, Mr.. Vondette's
former home.
Bert Robinson of North Adams
passed Saturday with his mother,
Mrs. Albee Buss.
Rev. P. L. Dow of the local Meth
odist church, spoke at the North Ad-
ans Methodist church Sunday.
w. B. Cutting, Frederick Myers |
and Robert Watt have returned after
a weeks vacation at Mountain View
Cabin in Glastonbury.
Misses Agnes and Bessie Houran
of Scott street are spending their va
cation at the home of their brother,
Walter Huran, in Springfield, Mass.
Percy P. Taylor of Hartford, Conn,
who has been visiting his wife who
is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Endress, returned home Sun
day. Mrs. Taylor is TO remain mere
for some time.
Nearly 200 persons from Adams
and vicinity came here Sunday morn
ing and passed the day in the grove
near the Burgess race track grounds
on a basket picnic The trip was
made in two special cars. They re-
turned about o'clock in the even
ing.
Parowax How many people konw
of the many uses of ParowaX? For
two days only, July 80 and 31st a free
demonstration will be given at A. c
LaMarre & Co.'S store of its various
uses. Come in and learn how to use
ParowaY N the laundry, for sealing,
etc, Juiy 80 and 5lst only. A. c..
LaMarre & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester II. Nichols and
Miss Mabel Palmer of Syracuse, n.
Y, who are visiting Mr.. Nichols par
ents. M. and Mrs. +. L. Nichols,
have gone to BARRIERS Pines where
they are to be encamped at the
Wills cabin for two weeks. Next
week Mrs Nichols and Miss Palmer's
parents will join the party.
Mrs. f. n. Law of Los Angeles,
Cal, who spoke last evening at the
Baptist church will speak tonight at
the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium. Her
subject will be on White Slave Traf
fic, and the meeting will be only
open to women and girls. Mrs. Law
has spent a number of years at home
and abroad fighting this evil and her
address will be of special interest
The large number of customers
who called at the Joe Levin store,
corner of North and River streets,
Saturday, showed that the purchasing
public appreciates the excellent bar
gains that are being offered during
his midsummer sale This is Mr.
lev III last SiAt Vi inc EtdNOu anu
persons who are looking for bargains
should govern themselves accordingly
States Attorney w J. Meagher has
received ain opinion from Attorney
General John G.. Sargent of Ludlow
to the effect that inasmuch as the
special election called Tor tomorrow
is a national affair that saloons in
the first district should close the
same as upon any other election day.
Prof. A. de Pierpont. instructor in
French at the Troy Polytechnic In
stitute, gave an interesting lecture at
the club house of the Mount Anthony
country club Saturday evening, tax.
ing for his subject the great heroine
of the French people. Joan of Arc.
The lecture was illustrated with old
pictures Characteristic OF the day of
the subject The audience was large
ly composed of members of the sum |
mer colony at Old Bennington.
News was received this morning of |
the death of Edward j., the six-year- !
old son of John A. Ryan at the Al |
bany City hospital at 6 o'clock this |
morning Death occurred after a |
lingering illness. The boy was a !
bright and cheerful child and was |
loved by all who knew him. He was
well known among the younger circle |
and was always a favorite among his I
playmates. Besides his father he
leaves two sisters, Margaret and |
Mary Ryan. The remains will be |
brought here this afternoon The |
family have the sympathy of the com
munity in their bereavement. The |
arrangements are as yet in
complete
At the weekly track meet at The
Public Fairgrounds Friday afternoon.
no new records We're established. In I
the fifty yard dash Walter Hollster
took first and Buel Weeks second
In the forty yard dash for girls
Helen Mcclure took first and Helen
Mahon second. Chauncy Nanderburg
took first in the broad jump at Is
feet inches with Frank Leahy sec
ond. In class b OF the broad jump
Walter Hollister took first al IL feet
3 inches with Harry Patterson sec
ond. In class \ of the high inmp
Cnauncy Nanderburg took first place
with 3 feet inches. Richard Mcclure
second. In class 3 high jump vii
liam kearns took first at feet $ |
inches with Walter HOLSTER second /
NORTH BENNINGTON.