The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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RTiciiJ iSt buoy nCauStt
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Healy have
returned from their wedding trip.
Guy Harmon of Union street spent
Sunday with relatives in Hoosick
Falls.
Harry T. Southall's family has gone
into camp near Loafmore in Wood
ford Hollow,
John Madison of South street has
purchased new Ford automobile
from the Williams garage.
Mrs. Carrie Hoyt of Union street
has returned home after a few days
visit in Camden, ~ j.
Nelson Lorette has taken the posi-
tion in Williams Garage made va
cant by the resignation of Earl Har-
rington.
The house owned by John Skehan
which has been under construction
on Mccall street, is now ready for oc
cupancy.
The Misses Mabel Sutton, Harriet
Duit iIOulot anu w
hoon are spending the week camping
at Barber's Pines.
Alfred Elliot, an employee of the
Williams Garage drove an eight cylin
der Cadillac to Albany this morning
where it will be overhauled.
Mrs. E. d. Bennett has returned
from Pittsfield where she has been
spending several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Russell Hyde.
George Colgrove, who has been
confined to the house by illness was
able to walk down street this morn
ing for the first time in a month.
Miss Daisy Clarke of Paris who is
spending the summer at the Walloom
sac Inn at Old Bennington is spend
ing several days in New York city.
Bishop Hall left this morning for
his home in Burlington after spend
ing Sunday at the home OF Rev.
Thornton F.. Turner of North Ben
nington.
Miss Mary Cox, who has been
spending several days here as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward Bot
tum of West Main street has returned
to her home in Hoosick.
Miss Elizabeth Stortz of South
street is spending the week in Burl-
ington where she is attending the
commencement exercises at the Uni
versity of Vermont, She was ac-
oompanied by Miss Ethel Davenport.
f., d. Mabrey, principal of the local
high school will be at the high school
building from 3 until II Tuesday
morning where he, can be consulted
by anyone desiring information con
corning the changes in the high
school schedule planned for next
year.
The Tahkoneac Camp Fire girls
will hold their first out.of-door cere-
monial tomorrow afternoon between
A and o'clock All members are to
meet at the playground at A O'clock,
bringing ceremonial gowns The
prospective woodgathers should learn
the form for receiving their ring.
The playground will be reserved for
for the use of older girls Monday and
Thursday evenings during the rest OF
the summer. There will be basket
ball, volley ball, and tennis. special
instruction being given to beginners
in this latter sport. After a couple
weeks of practice a series of match
basket ball games will be arranged
and also a tennis tournament Only
girls over IA years may come. Start
tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. l.. Durand
of Paris are expected to arrive in
New York tomorrow and Mrs Dur
and will come to Bennington to visit
her mother, Mrs. f. d. Bennett Mr..
Durand's business has been destroy
ed by the war and he expects to re-
main in this country until the war is
over. Mr. Durand tried TO enlist but
was rejected on account of being
near-sighted. His younger brother,
Louis Durand was in the French
army, but had been in the trenches
only two days when the explosion of
a shell broke both his eardrums and
injured him so badly about the head
that he is still in the hospital