The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-14
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ses ptoy Neaues1
Miss Julia Doran of Rutland is Wis
ting in town.
Miss Buelah Marsden visited in No
Adams Wednesday
Remember the Friday lawn party
on Mrs. Davis lawn. Adv
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Endress have re-
turned from a 900-mile auto trip.
Mrs. Thomas Green has, been called
to Pittsfield by the illness OF. her moth
er.
Earl Hurley has returned from a
few days visit with relatives in Man
chester.
Francis LaFranchse of Scott street
Is visiting in Buffalo, Toronto and
Montreal,
Don't forget the lawn party to be
given Friday on Mrs. O,sW. Davis
lawn Adv ESA
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Torrance anu
son, Ralph, left today for short visit
in New York
Mrs c.. V. Gardner and daughter of
Grand Rapids, Niche, are the guests
of Mrs. II. Harry Sharpe.
The Richie store will be open all
day and evening Friday and closed all
day Saturday, August 10Th. 2t
Born, Wednesday August Is,
daughter weighing II 10 pounds. TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo c. Pierce.
Miss Florence e. Lane of Water
ford is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam +. Bailey OF North street.
There were so many auto parties
in town Wednesday that they could
net be accommodated at the hotels.
A cement sidewalk is being laid
from the street to the residence of
Frank Z. Center OF North street
Mrs. Ellen Burt and granddaughter.
Miss Ellen Scott of Amsterdam, n. Y,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Burt.
A regular meeting OF Bennington
Council, X. of c.. win be held Friday
evening, Important business is to be
tranacted.
Bennington Aerle, FLO. L. will hold
a special meeting Friday night for the
purpose of balloting on a class of
candidates. af
Secretary H. G. Banks of the Y NJ.
C. A. will lead the prayer meeting at
the Baptist church this evening, at
$50 o'clock. ENH
The Drysdale store will be open all
day tomorrow, Friday until o'clock
at night. Closed all day Saturday.
The Sixteenth" ssf2
Ice cream and cake will be served
at the lawn party Friday on Mrs.
Davis lawn, corner OF Depot and
County streets. ADV
The w. r. C. lawn party on Mrs.
O. W. Davis lawn win be one of the
attractions for Friday Cake and
ice cream win be for sale. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Spear and their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. George Knapp
and Horace Geary OF Albany, are
spending the day in North Adams.
The w X. c. will hold lawn par.
ty on Mrs. Davis lawn corner Depo,
and County streets, Friday of this
week. Ice cream and cake, will be
sold ADV
A Bennington party is contemplate
ing trip to Greylock mountain this
week walking. up the mountain by
moonlight so as to be there to see the
| sun rise
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public. to attend the prayer meet
ing this evening. in the Methodist
church, which win be conducted by
tho PASTOR Rev. P. L. Dow,
The Modernistas, n very clever
Spanish dancing and singing act ar
rived this morning from New York.
They are 10 fill three days engage
ment at the library theatre.
Royal Dadman OF New York who
gave concert at the Second Congre
gational church some time ago and
= who is 10 give another there on Sun
day, August 81, is in town today.
\ Limited--The great reduction sale
on all hand made Porto Rican goods.
. Those beautiful covered baskets mark
ed from $3.50 to $500. Bags that the
men prisoners knit selling from 75c to
Sl.50. A few hammocks below cost
Only through the month of August
Mrs. S. S. Pike, 514 Main street
Adv.
A very special offering for tonight
and tomorrow at the Drysdale store.
$50 pairs women's fine low shoes at
sl.39, were 800. $50 and 400. Tan or
black pumps. Colonials, oxfords and
ties. Practically every pair is OF this
seasons manufacture. Not every size
in every sort but every size In some
sort. Positively the biggest bargain
values we've ever offered or knew OF
anywhere hereabout.
Lawrence l.. Gokay, who has been
, confined to the house by illness the
last two weeks. is steadily improv.
ing. AT the band concert last even
ing Frank Hurley had charge of the
, ! band. OF which Mr.. Gokay has been
! bandmaster since its last organiza.
ticn.
Henry L. Rudd calls the attention
OF The Banner to the fact that Howes
circus, which is to be in Bennington
next Saturday. August rs. was first
J here 81 years ago August l6. This
, circus is one OF the oldest on the road
II was originally an English show and
was brought to this country from Eng