The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Miss Nellie Cummings OF Lincoln
street is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Andrews are
in Toy today
Miss A. Nolan has returned from a
business trip to New York.
J. e. Bradish of South SALISBURY
visited briefly in town today.
]. l.. Harbour and L. b. Harbour
spent Sunday at Lake Salisbury
Mrs. Richard Hurley is confined to
her home on Gage street by illness.
Miss Mae Whitney who has been
visiting in Rutland, returned home
Saturday evening.
Alfred Elsner, manager of the f. e.
Braman store, spent the week end at
his home in Adams.
Miss Bessie Snow, who has been
camping at Hedges lake with % OF her
girl friends, has returned home.
Miss Louise Pellerin OF School street
returned home Sunday from a several
weeks vacation spent in Rutland
Mrs. r. Mcleod has returned from
Boston and New York where she has
been for several days on business.
Michael Costello left today for st.
Michael's college, at Winooski TO take
up his studies in the senior year
Miss Isabelle Bowles has returned
l., h,,. homo ~, Va o,f Main ctp.pf fr1,,,
a visit Of several days in Rutland
Mrs. George La Fountain and Mrs.
Tena Burgess OF Boston visited at
fThomas Cummings on Lincoln street
Sunday.
Miss Julia LaMarre has recovered
from a few days illness and resumed
her duties in the Nichols store this
morning.
Frank Stockwell, assistant manager
Of the Woolworth store in North Adj
ans. is spending two weeks vacation
at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sears and
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Percy spent Sun
day in pittsfeld The trip was made
in Mr.. Percey's car.
Miss Margaret Shea. who is in train
ing at the Troy city hospital was the
guest Sunday OF her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. Eugene Shea.
Alfred AIathers and wife of Lowell.
Mass, who have been visiting his
mother brothers and sister have re-
turned to their home.
The officers of Miriam Rebekah
lodge are requested to meet in |. O.
o. r hall Tuesday evening at 100 for
q rehearsal of the new drill
| William H. Wills will leave tenor
row to attend the meeting at Boston OF
the National Association OF lnsur
ance Agents held in that city.
Miss Lillian Findber, who has beer
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph lie
vim for the past - weeks, left fol
her home in Brooklyn this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Wilmot anC
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ferris OF Round
Lake, were Sunday guests OF Mr.. am
Mrs. Herbert w. Harmon at Furnace
Grove.
Miss Julia Aldrich OF School street
who has been confined to the hous,
by Illness for several days, resume,
work in the Braman store this morn
inG.
James Hamilton and John Purcell
Who are in military training at For
Ethan Allen spent the week end q
their homes here, returning Sunda
evening.
Mics Susan Robinson lett this NOR
ing for Mechanicyille after spending
two weeks vacation with her father
Edward }. Robinson on South Branc
r stree;
The hoard Of civil authority went in
, to ression Saturday evening for tn
purpose Of making corrections in an
additions to the check list TO be use
at tomorrow's primary.
During the absence of Village Cler
William p. Hogan. who is ont OF tow
ON two weeks wedding trip, the o.
I flee will be in charge of Town Cler
> Booih's\ assistant, Miss Catherin
h MorlseS.
At the Methodist PARSONAGE Satu,
day evening September Q, 1916. Par
+ Cory and Mary Adele Keichum, bot
OF Bennington, were united in ma
riaee by Rev. p L. Dow
Miss Blanche La Franchise. Scot
street and sister Miss Cordelia |.
Franchise of Ballston. Spa who hay
been in camp at Barber's Pines rc
several days, returned home Satu
dag.
r President c. l.. Holden of the Bel
# nington Scale works has returne
/. from Nergennes where he made a
q rangemcnts for the resumption
n work by the branch plant in that cit,
n The plant which manufactures th
X wooden sets that 30 into scales. II
believed that the plant will be kept
q operation during the coming winter.
/. Arthur Elliot Of South street. is
II New York rehearsng IN a comedy i
It Frederic and Fanny Hatton author
of "The Great Lover The now pla
Il is called upstairs and Down." and
n produced by Oliver Morosco, the Ne
IL York and Los Angeles manager.
II opens in Washington. Sept, 18th an
e at the Cort Theatre, New York a wee
Is latoa
e Grant l.. Harbour Of the !. +. CT
ID son grocery company entertained nil
e. OF his young lady friends at Hunter
Poet VnutDrdat. A. a ,'ctopls ti,, Ia,