The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-25
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Plum trees were in bloom today
throughout the village.
Richard McKale and Edward Saus-
vile are visiting in Pittsfield today.
Thomas Clarey of the Soldiers
home went to Schuylerville today for
visit.
Miss Virginia Van Santvoord has re
turned from a visit in Hoosick Falls
and Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Holton have
moved to the Walker house on Pleas
ant street.
Social dance, Pownal center, in
Summit hall, Saturday, April 26,
Admission rs cents. 65t2
Barney Gallagher is in town. He
is to fill two days engagement at
the library theatre.
Miss Marie Daley of Troy, who has
been a guest of Mrs. Fred s. Rice, re-
turned home this afternoon.
Earl Harbour, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. l.. Harbour of this village, has
been appointed city engineer, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Perham of
River Edge, N. j., and Mrs. Elizabeth
Norton of New York, former residents
are visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Root went to
Troy this morning to meet their
daughter, Miss Mary Root. who is re
turning from a trip abroad
Miss Florence Quinlan will leave
this afternoon for Northampton, Mass
to pass the week end with former
classmate of Smith college.
Special offering in fine bleached ~
inch table Damasks at 800 and $1.25
"a yard. Five attractive patterns in
each quality at Ritchie's. Adv.
Miss Laura Gavin is visiting in
Schenectady for few days. She will
be accompanied home by Mrs Harold
Staff, who is to visit in town.
Mrs. Merritt b. Burnham returned
today from Boston where she attend
ed the Grand Lodge meeting of the
United Order of the Golden Cross
Mems real oak soles shoes worth
$500, special $1.49, also ladies, miss
es, and boys $500 shoes special $1.49
at the New York store. Adv. 66t2
Luke Morse, aged SO years, an in
mate of the town farm, died Thurs
day night at that institution The fu-
neral arrangements have not yet been
made.
Mrs. Herbert Marsden, w. f. Green
and F, +. Vail have returned from
Barre where they attended the Grand
Lodge session of the New England
Order of Protection.
But little change was reported to-
day in the condition of Col Olin
Scott, proprietor of the Bennington
Machine Works, but ii is apparent
that there is no improvement.
The Young Woman's club will hold
a social dance in their rooms over the
Banner office, this evening Ad
mission 25 cents, dancing from 3 to
II. Music by Hurley's orchestra.
Adv
Mrs. Morehouse of the Vanity Fair
Shop, Troy, n. Y, will be at the Put
nam house, Friday and Saturday.
with latest designs in art needle
work and materials. Ladies are cor
daily invited to call este
The following appointments of the
board of selectmen have been APPROX
ed by State Highway Commissioner
Charles w. Gates: Foreman of state
road, Everett highway, George STRAIT
ton; foreman of state road, Harwood
highway, John HARDWOOD; patrolman
of state highways, Pownal to Shafts
bury line, Dewey Durham.
BE sure and come to see the Benhi
Watha Camp Fire entertainment to
be given at the Academy hall, Satur-
day, April 26 at 7.30 O'Clock. There
will be a presentation of scenes from
Hiawatha, songs by Camp Fire girls
and council fire including the
candle ceremony and initiation of
new members. Tickets Is cents.