The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Ray Bentley, who has been visiting
in town, has returned to Cambridge.
Miss Blanche LaFranehise has re
turned from few days stay in Al
bany
The boy scouts vii leave at 9 o.
clock tmorrow morning for hike to
White Rock
The Sunday evening union Gospel
service at the Guideboard chapel will
be led by A. j. Elwell.
Born this morning daughter,
Weighing "a pounds to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Frazed, jr.
Miss Vesta Chickering of Green
field is a guest of Miss Elizabeth
Hamilton of Main street.
Mrs. w. d. Policy, who has been
visiting at her former home in VIII
mington, will return home today.
Another shipment of Elite for men
just received The greatest comfort
shoe we have ever sold Hartss. idy
Earle S. Kinsley of Rutland, gener-
al agent for the National Life Insur-
ance company of Montpelier, was in
the village Thursday
Richard and Alexander Van SAINT
voord, students at the Hotchkiss
school at Lakeyille, Conn, are visit
ing at their home here for few
days.
The regular meeting of Benning-
ton council, Knights of Columbus,
which was to have been held this
evening, will be held after late mass
Sunday.
D. c. Resden and daughters. Mary
and Elsie and Miss Nichols and her
father of Dandy. who have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. b. n. Petit
bone of Main street, have returned
home.
Ladies' tan oxfords with leather
and rubber soles $500, values at
1895 special Children patent leath-
er ankle strap colonial pumps sl.50
and $500. Ritchie's shoe depart
ment Adv
The following was omitted from
the obituary notice OF Bertha Hatha-
way Aldrich: The bearers were. Cliff
ford Aldrich, Jake Harbour, Alfred
Harbour, Harry Harbour, Fred Mar
tin and Samuled Haynes.
Reduced prices on suits and coats
at Ritchie's: suits and coats, sell
ling 500 to s25, at sl4.9S; suits. sell
ling S15 to 500, at sl19S; coats sci,
ling $3.50 to $iSOo at 1898. A few
cheaper suits to close at $500 each,
ADV.
At the election of the grand chapt-
err of Vermont, Order of the Eastern
Star. at st, Johpsbury Thursday Mrs,
Laura B. Cole of this village was
elected grand matron Mrs. Olive J.
stowell of Brattleboro, who is well
known in Bennington. was elected
grand secretary.
The American House, Bennington,
will open its doors to public Saturday
morning. June >. under the manage
ment of William w Hope. late of ST.
Adams. This hotel has been thorough
ly renovated and newly furnished and
is now in first class condition.
Terms $500 per day. Special weekly
rates. ADV.
The wedding OF Miss Agnes Van
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Seymour Van Santvoord. and William
Thompson Rice of Pittsfeld viii
take place at the Old First church
at Old Bennington Saturday after
noon at o'clock. Following the cere.
mony there viii be reception at
farm.
The following seniors have been ex-
cused from the indicated examina-
tons because of the high standard
during the past half
year; English, Margaret Winifred
Field; botany, Margaret w. Field;
typewriting, Hazel Elizabeth Burt;
spelling, Hazel Elizabeth Burt. Anna
Green: German Margaret
Winifred Field; French Nathan Lor-
EMO Madison.
Work will be begun Monday max
ing changes in the Whitney theatre
on North street A floor will
be put in so that the building here
after will be two-story structure.
lockwood & Buss have the contract
for the work The lower floor will be
occupied by the Whitney cigar store
and it is expected that the lndepen-
dent Social club will have quarters
on the second floor.
Plans are being made to have Mrs.
Elizabeth Glendower Evans of Bos-
ton, speak in Bennington early next
week. Mrs. Evans is the organizer
Of the National Woman's Peace party !
and has had much experience in pub
lie welfare work She is forceful
and interesting speaker and it is
hoped a large number may have the
to hear her Final
plans will be announced as soon as
Palm Beach cloth is to be the
fabric de luxe for suits and
coats and It's we'll 1t makes up par
ticularly smart looking. is dust proof