The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
&cws Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
fev Busy Readers-


John Elwell of the Burgess road,
who has been i'll has recovered.
Special $5.9S dresses at 1898; $3.50
dresses at PAS at Noveck's. Adv.
o. Betit and daughter Irene of
Jacksonville are visiting relatives in
town.
A new piazza is being erected on
the residence of James White of Val
entine street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter II. Dole of Is
land Pond were guests over Wednes-
day night at the soldiers home.
Mrs. Leila Abbey, South Manches-
ter, Conn. is a guest of Miss Flor
ence March.
A meeting of the trustees of the
village of Old Bennington was held
Tuesday evening.
Philip T. II. Pierson has returned
from five weeks trip to Geneva, n.
Y, on business.
Special 200 pairs of ladies' oriords
were $3.50 to $3.50 at 39c and S9c at
Noveck's. ADV.
Miss Stella Balduke of Shoreham is
passing a few days with her brohter,
Alfred N. Williams.
Special closing out sale at sacrillc-
ing prices of spring suits and coats
at Noveck's. ADV.
The members of the choir OF st.
FRAMES de Sales church will meet
for rehearsal this evening.
Howard II. Shields returned
Wednesday afternoon from few
days business trip to Boston.
Harvey II. Allen, an inmate of the
,ssoldiers' home, who has been i'll of
pneumonia, is very much improved.
Mrs. Harry McKeon of Holyoke,
Mass, who has been visiting her sis
ter Mrs. L. Z. Carrier, has returned
home.
Miss Ella Cummings and her guest,
Miss Marie Buck of Arlington went
on picnic to Sand Springs this
morning.
Wanted Man to do few days
work in garden and around house ant
grounds. Apply to Mr.. Howe at The
| Banner office.
Mrs. G. Eugene Stevens, who re-
Gently returned from California, with
her husband is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Stevens.
Col. Thomas Harmon on Wednes-
day entertained the trustees OF the
soldiers home at dinner following the
annual meeting. The feature of the
dinner was new potatoes. beets, peas
and string beans fresh from the
soldiers home garden.
Mr.. and Mrs. William u. Hawks,
Mrs. Hinman S. Brown, Mrs Louise
Blanchard and Mrs. Loomis have re-
turned from a three weeks stay at
Waterford, Conn. On the return
journey they made the trip from
Waterford to Pittsfeld. 1879 miles.
stopped in the latter city over nigh,
and came on to Bennington the fol-
lowing day.
William r. Hawks has received a
letter from "The Millionair COWBOY"
George Hobbs, former acquaintance
of the big range now with Wheeler
Brothers circus stating that he will
be in Bennington July 1S with his
high school, range horses. Mr..
Hawks has also received letter
from one of the partners, also a
friend of long standing, asking Mr..
Hawks to ride in the circus parade
in Bennington. Mr. Hawks is given
the privilege of being mounted upon
the best horse in the show and also
of riding upon the solid silver saddle
but says that he prefers his own
mount. Mr.. Wheeler assures Mr.
Hawks that the circus that comes to
Bennington on the 18th will be first
class in every particular and well de-
serving of patronage.
Wendell Wall, fo,mcr resident.
now living in Torrington, Conn. is
passing a portion of his annual yaca-
ton a. the home OF his grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Swift. Mr.. Wall.
who was one of the original stan
Evening Banner newsboys. when the
paper was first published nearly IL
yea ago. is now employed as a
craftsman by Torrington company
engaged in the manufacturing of ma
chinery. He says that the present
business depression is severely felt
i'm the manufacturing cities of Connec
ticut. He cites instances wherein
plants year ago were running three
shifts during the entire "A hours OF
the day. AZ the present time these
same mills are being operated only
% hours a week. Torrington. which
is brass-manufacturing city. has
been hard hit for the reason that the
big firms have lost the government
contracts. Much of the work that
was formerly done in Torrington has
been given TO German and English
manufactu -ers who underbid the
American manufacturers.
NORTH BENNINGTON