The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Thomas McCue is home from Pitts
field for over the Fourth.
George Cottrell has gone to Worces
ter to remain over Sunday.
John Elwell of East Main street is
confined to the house by illness.
Miss Marion Cook will go today to
Indian Lake for a few days visit.
Fresh eggs are selling for 2S cents
dozen. This is no change from the
price OF last week.
John f. Waters has arrived from
New York to spend the balance OF
the summer at his farm on the Pow
nal road.
Mrs. S. l.. Lyons and son, Nelson,
Of Greenfield, Mass, is spending a
few days with friends and relatives
in town They will return home Sun
day.
George Edward Tirrell OF Plainfeld,
Mass, and Eliza Florence Graves OF
Ashdeld, Mass, were united in mar
riage at the Methodist parsonage
Thursday afternoon, July >, 1914, by
Rev. p. L. Dow.
All plans TO the Fourth, except
those OF the weather are complete.
IN case OF rain Saturday the celebra-
ton viii take place Monday or the
next clear night. The entire program
is free and every citizen Of Benning
ton is cordially invited to be present
a quiet wedding was solemnized at
the Baptist parsonage Thursday after
noon when Walter Z. Hamberg and
Bessie Rose Nogel of Pittsheld were
united in marriage by Rev. w. f. Mey
er. The young couple have relatives
here in town, who sent them on their
way with God-speed.
Fourth Of July specials at the Sur
prise store Library building.-Ladies
SIPS fancy white shirt waists, SIC;
sfOO Anne lean Lady corsets, $50; soc
corsets at SOC; $500 fancy white petn
coats, SIPS: soc muslin drawers. 42c;
soc corset covers 42c; ladies' CSC
muslin underwear. 19c; ladies' 25c
Burson. Shawknit and Darnsayer hose
pic. ADV. 29t2
T. j. Tiffany has invented tobac-
co smokers pipe cleaner that prom
ises to meet with popular favor Tn,
instrument is made OF a spring steel
and automatically adjusts itself to the
size of any pipe bowel and stem. Mr.
Tiffany has begun the manufacture
OF the cleaner in a small way and is
much encouraged in the way in which
dealers in novelties are taking hold
OF it,
Deputy Fish and Game Warden A.
A. Roberts, of Dorset. came here this
morning with Abner Blackmer, of
East Dorset, Who is charged with Kill
ing a doe on the 1ith OF June, 1913.
Mr. Blackme was prepared TO plead
guilty, bu, Municipal Judge Z. II. Hol
den was in Manchester today, 50 no
session of court could be held. The
deputy and Mr.. Blackmer returned
during the day to Manches err where
they proposed to so before the judge
in oder that lhe case might be dis
POSED ol a5 the present time
Captain A. J. Nichols, a veteran of
the civil war, whose present resi-
dence is at New Haven, Conn. arriv-
ed in town last evening and win re-
main over the "4th, as a guest OF Mrs
r. l.. Nichols. capt Nichols will be
tememhe cd by number OF the
towns people: be having visited here
several times before with his cousin,
the late Edwin h. Nichols. Although
20 years OF age. Capt. Nichols is sin
actively engaged in the calling of pub
lie accountant and auditor.
The balloon race which win be part
OF the fireworks program ON the "4th'
the playground viii be very inter
estng. Each balloon viii represent
ward OF the village and viii be plain
ly numbered. a representative OF
each ward directed by the trustee of
that ward win release the balloons.
Each balloon viii contain a postal ad-
dressed 10 he Evening Banner ask
ing thc dndcr TO tell the place and
date OF finding and mail The card
Bach WA trustee is asked 20 report
80 The playground shelter house at
DE beginning OF the fireworks pro
gram.
Fonrih CT July specials in shoes at
The Surprise store. Library building
Mems dress shoes, at sale prices:
mons $3.50 best work shoes, 500.
mems $3.50 Elkm shoes. $1.SS; mems
$500 Elkin shoes. slA9; boys Elkin |
shoes. sl25 and St49. ladies' $3.50
oyioris and pumps. in patent leather
san metal satin and velvet nc Si69,
ladies. $500 rubber sole oxforis in
tan and white. q. $-45; ladies' $3.50 |
white pumps. SLl9; ladies' $500 |
white shoes. $l8g. misses white OK
fords and pumps. 97c; babies soc and |
zoe shoes. i5c; babies Poe soft sole |
shoes. use. ADV. 2ai2
The First rapts church win hold |
it's regular services on sunday next
The pastor. Rev. VIM. r. Never, viii
preach. beth morning and evening |
In the evouiEg the pastors subject
viii be Homeland Realities: al
which time the quarte.te Uill sing