The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Clam chowder tonight at Estes
market Adv
IS sweet Florida oranges for Csc at
Estes market Adv.
Coming-Emily Stevens in "Des-
tiny"-Harte Theatre Monday. Adv
Mrs. Charles Hodges OF North
street is confined to her home by i'll
ness.
Mrs. Laura Cole leaves Monday for
| an inspection OF the O. e. S. lodge in
Brandon.
Fancy celery, cucumbers, rsdishes,
tomatoes, curley and head lettuce at
Estes market, ADV.
Harold Lockwood and May Allison
appear in The Great Question
Harte Theatre today. Adv.
Mrs. Myron Mcdonald of Shafts
bury is spending a few days in the
village visiting friends.
Dancing tonight N. e. o. p. hall.
Admission rs cents Music by Their.
| berge's orchestra. Adv
Branch No OF st. Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. Olin Harwood of
South street Monday Dec from 8
to 5.
Samuel A. Noyes was another one
| of the lucky hunters. He shot a $50
Id five point buck last Wednesday iii
Woodford.
Mrs w. A. Austin OF Weeks street
is reported slightly i'll. Her daughter,
Mrs Frank Eldred of Pownal is car
| ing for her. 2ftM
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes of Man.
chester. ~ H., are visiting for few
days Mr.. Hayes brother, John ].
Hayes of Gage street.
Today is the last day OF the deer
hunting season. The season closes
at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Most of
the hunting parties of this vicinity
will return tomorrow.
Miss Barbara Burt Friday evening
entertained a party of friends at her
home on Grandyiew street. The
young people played games and dane
ed. Refreshments were served.
Fred Pilon of Vergennes has re.
sumed his former employment with
the Bennington Scale company after
spending some time at other work in
Bridgeport, Conn, and vergennes.
Two acts of vaudeville, Harold
Lockwood in The Great Question"
and Ford Sterling in 2.reel comedy
are the feature attractions at the
Harte Theatre today. Adv
The bowling schedule Tor next
week will be: Monday. Hillsides VS..
Pirates; Tuesday. Red Sox VS. hide
pendents; Thursday, Tigers VS. Mo
hawks; Friday, Braves VS.. Independ.
ents, End.
Miss Barbara Burt entertained
dozen of her friends at her home on
Grandyiew street Friday evening
with an informal party The even
ing was spent with games and music
and light refreshments were served.
II. f. Brown enc of the officials at
the Bennington Scale Works is about
on crutches because of an injury to
his leg. He was slightly injured in
the plant last Tuesday when heavy
box OF finished scales got beyond
control of two truckmen and fell
against him. hurting both knee and
too;
The Bennington fire department
has Just added TO its equipment a
half dozen improved smoke protect
ors for the use of firemen when en-
tcring burning buildings The pro-
tectors are equipped with valves
which enable the wearers to breathe
comfortably in an atmosphere illel
with smoke
The annual memorial service OF
Bennington lodge of Elks will be hold
a. the Harte Theatre at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. a number of
members of the lodge are planning
TO go to North Adams in the evening
TO attend the memorial exercises in
that city where the eulogy will be de-
liyered by Governor Walsh of Massa-
chusetts.
The annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps of Custor post
was held in Grand Army hall Friday
evening. During the business ses-
sion the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year; Mrs. Laura
Lambert, president Mrs Estella
Corbett senior vice president; Mrs.
Hattie Stewart, junior vice -president;
Mrs Elsie NJ. Wood, treasurer; Mrs.
Emily A. Marsden, chaplain; Mrs
Laura Harmon, conductor; Mrs. Ber-
tina Rudd, guard; Mrs Elsie NJ
Wood, first delegate; Mrs. Estella
Corbett, second delegate; Mrs. Sadie
Cranston. third delegates; Mrs. Ella
Green, first alternate Mrs. Laura
Harmon, second alternate; Mrs. Eva
Brown, third alternate.
The subject of Rev. p. l.. Dow at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing will be Character and Service;
Sunday school 1900; Junior League,
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