The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village ToIo
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visiting in town.
c. f. Brown OF Readsboro was in
town Tuesday.
Ralph McKethnie has returned
from visit at his home in Adams.
Miss Gladys Maxon of Troy is Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs. Herbert Dav-
export.
Card party U. o. G. C. hall tonight.
invited Admission 10 cents.
ADV. I'D
Large blooming pansy and daisy
plants for sale The Orchards, tel.
TIM. Adv. 75tf
Frank Hewitt of Pittsfield has
been passing few days at his form
er home here.
Mrs. John Touponce, who has
been visiting at her former home on
Branch street extension, has return
ed to her home in Pittsfield.
The Old Academy rummage sale
will be held on Wednesday and
Thursday May 26 and 81. r>ne
spring and summer clothing and
hats. Adv. 16t3
The Old Academy rummage sale
will be held ON Wednesday and
Thursday May 26 and 81 Fine
spring and summer clothing and
hats. ADV. 1879
Mrs, Fannie Blackmer will on Sat
urday entertain the local chapter OF
the d. A. r. Miss Jennie Valentine
the regent, will be home for this
meeting.
Word was received this noon nom
the Samaritan hospital at Troy that
Miss Nellie Bacon and Mrs. Carl
Berne were operated on this morn
ing and that both operations were
successful.
Mrs. e. Robinson Wilmarth OF At
tleboro Falls, Mass, is expected to
arrive today to be the guest of Mrs.
Robert II. Merrill from whose home
in Old Bennington, she was married
in September 1914.
Do not miss the big Minstrels Civ
en- by the |. S. Cat Bank hall, North
Bennington Friday evening, May IA.
This is the same show that played
to crowded house at the opera
house few evenings ago. Do not
forget the place and date. 1873
Mrs. William j. Lennon of South
street entertained at dinner in
honor of her friend, Miss Annie l..
Cook at her home last evening. The
decorations were Of apple blossoms,
cut flowers and red and white tril-
liums. The ceiling in the dining
room was mass of apple blossoms
and the table decorations were
hearts and cupids. Music from the
Victrole was enjoyed during the eve
ningst
Rev. E. c. Davis will address The
Equal Franchise league on Wednes-
day evening, May 10Th, in the Young
Woman's club rooms, in the Norton
block, Main street. The hour will
be 736 as Mr. Davis must return to
Pittsfield that evening. Mr.. Davis
is an active worker in the suffrage
cause and will speak upon non
political basis and should be especi-
ally informing to the men of the
community, whether they believe in
suffrage or not. 1t is earnestly
hoped that many citizens will greet
MIR Davis.
The New York of the American
line on which Rev. w. NJ. Warlow,
rector of St James church at Airing.
ton took passage when he learned
that the Germans had threatened to
torpedo the Lusitania, has arrived at
Liverpool. Mr.. Warlow left Airing
ton last week with the intention of
sailing for England on the Lusitania
but changed his booking after his ar
rival in New York He 10 making
the trip for the purpose OF returning
with Mrs. Warlow who has been in
England since last fall and also be-
cause of a desire to see his son, sgd
ney Warlow. an officer in the British
army who soon expects to be ordered
to the continent
At meeting of the Bennington
committee of the national committee
on Belgian Relief held on Friday
last, it was determined that week
be devoted to the raising of money
for the cause. Early June was
thought to be a good time for this
purpose and several plans for enter
tainments for the sale OF Belgian
pins, pencils, banners etc, arc now
on foot. The point to be Kept in
view in this matter is that II Amori-
ca does not feed the Belgians they
will starve. Many of us feel that
this is not our business. but it will
not alter the fact that If we do not
do this work, the Belgians will