The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-22
THE EVENING BANNER
Bennington, VT.
Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 1914.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
.Ss~s o. the Town and Village Teid Briefly
tss Bus ReadenA-

Mrs. John Nehr of Lincoln street.
who fell and broke her arm, is recov-
erng.
Ned Bryant of Manchester spent
the weekend in town as the guest of
relatives.
Mrs. Julius Bates of West Main
street visited relatives in North Adj
ans Monday.
Miss Mary E. Fischer. trained
nurse, has returned from few
months stay in Pittsfeld.
Mrs e. d. c. Laub wife of the in
spector for the building OF the new
postoftice building, is i'll.
Mrs. w. J. Burritt and Mrs. Harold
Taylor left yesterday for New York
for a Two weeks visit.
Strickly high grade dairy butter,
fresh every day at the Model Dairy,
1877 Main street Tel 6S-M. ADV.
A. VIM Swarzwald of New York
will demonstrate the modern dances
tomorrow at Pomona grange In STAN
ford.
There will be a meeting of the
class in modern dancing at Apollo
hall Thursday evening at o'clock.
ADV.
The number of pupils enrolled in
the Bennington high school is 1873, Il
gain of about twenty over the regis
tration of last year.
Through the kindness of f. r. Hop
kinson the band will give an extra
concert Wednesday evening on the
porch of his residence on Main street
Bennington and Ms. Frank VAIL
quist left Monday on a motor trip
for visit with relatives in Manches-
ter, y. H.
Thomas Vail, summer resident
of Old Bennington. is chairman of
| the board of directors that had
charge of the building of the new
Samaritan hospital in Troy.
The entertainment committee for
| the County Sunday school convention
to be held in Bennington October
| 10th will meet tomorrow evening at
| the Methodist church at 7.30 o'clock.
Bennington grange will attend
| "Neighbor Night at Hoosick Falls
| Wednesday evening. 1t is expected
| that the attendance from the local
grange will be large.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Graves, who
have been spending part of the
summer with their daughter, Mrs.
James f. Monsorret. left this morn
| ing for their home in Cleveland. O.,
| going by way of Providence. II. /.
where they will pass few days.
T.. The funeral of Mrs. Eva Mallory.
wife OF Truman Mallory of Woodford,
was held this afternoon from the
First Baptist church. Rev. w. F. Mey-
er officiating The burial was in
| Park Lawn cemetery.
DR.. and Mrs. John II. Wilson. whu
| for some time have been travelling in
1 Europe are Scneuuleu 10 SAIL tOudN
from Liverpool on the steamship
Arabic. This ship lands in Boston
| and they will come directly to Ben.
nington. They are due to arrive in
Bennington aturday. October 3.
The dr.. spell, which has extended
over period OF several weeks with
out being broken by efficient rains. is
| becoming acute. The streams have
| fallen to very low levels. and the
country roads are interminable
stretches of deep dust The water
supply at the Soldiers home. which is
| obtained from a reservoir at the foot.
hills of Bald mountain is low. The
village water supply. however. has
not become seriously impaired. In
the farming districts many wells and
! cisterns are dry and in many cases
water is brought from considerable
distances for household needs.