The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Aews Of the Town and Village rsld B<ssfly
fes Baszy Readers

Mrs. Frank Bradford, former resi-
dent, is a guest of Mrs. George Albro.
The 25c store will be open Thurs
day and Friday nights and Saturday
until noon. Adv
Mrs. d. F. Cronin and daughter,
May, are spending the day in Troy
and Albany.
Gas is being pped into the Jewett
house on the corner of South and
Weeks street.
Dancing night before the Fourth at
Foresters hall. Goldsmiths full or
chestra. Adv.
Mrs. r. C. Reynolds of Troy is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. c. +. Wells Of
Old Bennington.
Benjamin Levin returned Wednes-
day from Manchester, where he has
been for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs William f. Cool of Som
erville. Mass, are guests OF Rev. and
Mrs. w. f. Myer.
A regular meeting of Bennington
council, Knights of Columbus, will be
held Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morgan of New
York are visiting Mrs. Morgan's sist-
er, Mrs. George Stevens.
The Adams Hardware Co.'S store
will be open Friday night and closed
all day Saturday, July 4th. Adv.>29t2
Miss Ella Murray has accepted a pc
sition as stenographer and bookkeep-
err at the office of H. W. Myers & Son.
Miss Agnes Elmendorf of Bellows
| Falls is visiting for few days at the
home of Mrs. c. T. Burt of Elm street
Earl NJ Edgerton of Boston is spend
ing few days here visiting his aunt.
Miss Lillian Edgerton OF Main street.
Rev. c. Il. Green of Pownal viii
speak at the open-air meeting Sunday
afternoon 1t 4:30 at the Soldiers
Home.
Edward l.. Smith OF New York and
Seattle is spending a few days with
Mrs. II. |. Norton OF Washington
street.
Townsend X. Wellington of Troy
has been visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. B. Wellington of Old Ben
| nington.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. ]. Prendergast re-
turn Friday from New York city
where they have been for a week fol.
lowing their marriage.
Mrs. Fred Coombs OF Albany is Wis
iting here for a few days. Mrs.
Coombs was formerly Miss Lucretia
Edgerton OF this town.
Bunting, flags paper hats, parasols,
crepe patriotic colors, masks, bal
looms, tin horns, Japanese lanterns,
old glory bows, etc, at Evans. Adv.
There will be regular meeting of
the w. r. c. tomorrow evening. All
members are urged to be present as
business of Importance is to be
transacted.
Miss Virginia O'Brien, former
| resident, who is visiting in town and
who is studying at the Boston conser
vatory of music, will assist the Sec
ond Congregational church choir
Sunday morning in a special musical
service.
Misses Bertha, Anna and Minnie
Levin returned Wednesday from Ad-
| ans where they went To attend the
wedding of Saul Schiff and Miss Tel
lie Swartz. Both the bride and bride
groom have frequently visited in Ben
nington.
Secretary II. G. Banks of the Y. NJ.
C.. A., will preach this evening at the
mid-week service of the First Baptist
church. The pastor will occupy the
pulpit of the North Bennington Bap-
fist church and will give a report of
the Northern Baptist convention.
Letters received by his parents
from Geo. Van Santvoord, a student
at oxford university, state that he |
expects to pass the month of July
travelling in Scotland. He plans to |
sail for America in time TO put in the
month of August with his people in |
Bennington.
Fourth of July specials in millinery |
at the Surprise store. Library build
ing.-46 trimmed hats for ladies and |
misses, were from $500 to $500, your
choice at s2.9S. $500 and $3.50;
shapes. your choice. $3.50, $500 and |
$3.50; shapes. your choice. csc.
Adv. 29t2
List of letters remaining uncalled /
for at the pOstoiIice for the week end
ing June %. 1914: Mr.. ]. =. Barr,
Mr.. Paul F. Betters, Mr.. Frank Bevis,
Mr. Newman Harrington. ]. W. John
son. Mr.. T. J. McGreevy. MIR. Percy b.
Mayo, Hon. Willard W. Niles. VI. An
tonic Santori, n. b. 175: Valentine
Knitting Co, Mrs. John W. Clerk.
Mrs. Texas Martin. Mrs. Robert Nc
Arthur.
Later developments have disclosed
the fact that Louis Margolin. the Unit
ed States forest inspector. who has
been lost in the big Sierra reserve in
Fresno county, Calf. since June -.
is not the son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Mar
COLIN of this village as was first sup
posed. The family Of the lost fores-