The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

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Miss Maude Beldon has returned
from a weeks vacation in Springfield.
Supper with lawn party is at
o'clock and Mrs. Paulson will have
charge. ADV.
Clarence Miller of Old Bennington
will work during the summer months
in Wards drug store.
A good time is assured whether at !
Parish house or lawns of c. T. Burt
and G. f. Graves. ADV.
Miss Marion Adams of Troy has re-
turned to her home after spending a |
weeks vacation in town.
Walton HARDWOOD of South street will |
be employed in the +. z. Waist factory
during the summer vacation.
Fred Perry has broken ground for
the erection of house near the cor
ner of Main and Beech streets.
George and Robert Rose of the Pow
nal road have enlisted for military
service in North Adams company,
The Hurd brothers of West Airing
ton recently purchased a Dodge tour
ing car from the Bennington Garage.
The funeral of the late James H..
Kelley will be held from St Francis
de Sales church Friday forenoon at
o'clock
Francis Morrissey of the Bennington
Garage left this morning for Brattle-
boro to bring back Dodge auto
mobile.
Mrs. Fred II. Cobb and Miss Mar
garet Cobb of Portland are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Guy b. Johnson of Old
Bennington.
Frank c. Phillips of Derby, Conn,
who formerly was an instructor in the
local high school, is spending several
| weeks visiting in town.
Miss Florence Moore of Weeks
street has completed her course
at the North Adams Normal School
and has returned home for the summer
| vacation.
The funeral of Mrs. Amy S. Pike Of
Union street was held this afternoon
at o'clock Rev p. H. Dow ofliciated
and the burial was in the Park Lawn
cemetery.
The funeral of James II. Kelly of
| Grove street will be held from the st.
Francis de Sales church Friday morn
ing and the burial will be in the Catho
lie cemetary.
The new road which is being con.
structed off Silver street, will be com
ploted Thursday, The work has been
under the supervision of the American
Land Company Of Providence.
Mrs Eliza Vanderburgh, who has
been making her home with married
daughter in New York state, is spend
ing the summer with her son, Harry
Vanderburgh on Putnam street.
Preparations have all been made for
the dance at library hall this evening
and the hall has been prettily decorat
ed by the young ladies on the commit
tee. Don't stay away Oh account OF
the heat.
The funeral of Miss Katherine II
Poole of Old Bennington was held this
afternoon from her former home. The
interment was in the Old Bennington
cemetery, the Rev. Isaac Jennings Of
floating.
Plans are being made for the annual
4th Of July supper to be given at the
Mt Anthony Country club. This sup
per followed by display OF ireworks
| aud 10 &c h, al
events of the summer season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Harbour, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy S. Harbour, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Riley. Misses Polly and Amy
Harbour, Miss Rose Harbour, Miss
Julia Riley and Mrs. Carrie Hawks are
at Camp LC'fmore Tor two weeks.
If weather is unfavorable tomorrow
lawn party will be held at Parish
house from 3 to s, the same as if on
the lawns. viii those furnishing take
notice and have everything at either
Parish house or lawns on time, Adv
Soldiers and sailors of the Spanish
American war are invited to partici
pate in the preparedness parade to be
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assemble at the armory of company \
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and lunch
will be served to visiting veterans af
ter the parade.
Miss Mary 4. Patch Of the public Ii
brary left this morning for Greenfield
where she will attend the graduation
exercises of the Greenfield high schoo
this evening Miss Patch expects &c
leave Greenfield Friday for two
weeks vacation to be spent with 9
camping party at Munsonville, N. II.
There will be a concert at the Mt
Anthony Country club Saturday even
ing, July 1st. The concert will be q
benefit entertainment for the May Fail
War Relief Work. Mr.. and Mrs. Kel
ley Cole and Miss Elizabeth Scott o.
New York city and a. Il. Gordon Of
Boston are to be soloists. The con
cert is given for the members of The
club and their guests and the admis
sion will be 80 cents.
The village police wish to call Tho
attention of boys who own so-callet
motor.wheels, to keep their machines
OFF the sidewalks of the corporation
Complaints have been received thai
several owners OF these bicycle power
attachments have speed way on the
sidewalks of four streets forming q
square In the vicinity of the Soldiers
home. If this warning is not needed
arrests are to follow.
| Leonard Outhwnite. who Is anthropf