The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News 81 the Town and Village Told
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A-i'S "I'N ""i'Nu lo"StSl ~ A-9eS9 iii"A
ket. Adv.
Mems Scout shoes special S195 at
the New York store ADV.
The Bennington Garage have sold
the l. E. Gibson bakery new Ford
delivery car.
Miss Aida Betit of Mill street was
the recent guest OF her uncle, Joseph |
MarcouX in Nottingham.
Milton Badger and Lucius Goewey
left Friday for New York and Bridge
port on 2 business trip.
Mrs. Wells Latin Field has arrived
at her summer home in Old Benning-
ton for the summer season.
For sneaks, all kinds for the whole
family at lowest prices visit the New
York stores shoe department. ADV.
Don't fail to see Via Wirless, feat
uring Gail Kane and Bruce McRae in
5 parts at Harte Theatre today. Adv.
The telephone company have install
ed an instrument in the home of Al
fred W. Elicit on Main street. The
number is ED.
John Lemon, former resident OF
South SALISBURY, now of Brooklyn,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Biddle at Haynes Corners.
! The Girl and the Game with Helen
Holmes and Mary Miles Minter in the
five part Metro feature Dimples viii be
hown at Harte Theatre Monday ADV.
Just arrived at The New York
store Ladies' new street dresses spec
ial 95c, new styles in belt waists, only
Csc. See them at the New York store
/ ADV.
There will be an initiation of Court
Bennington, No. II, lForesters of
America, Sunday afternoon May q, at
290. All members are requested to
be present. SSt2
There will be two special feature pic
lures Via Wireless in parts with Gail
Kane and Bruce McRae and The
Strange Case Of Mary Page with Edna
Mayo and Henry b. Walthall shown at
Harte Theatre today. ADV
Miss Margaret Shea. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Eugene ]. Shea, has entered
the Troy hospital for training. Mrs.
George MeKeon, Mrs. E. J. Shea and
Mrs. Margaret Dunn accompanied her
to Troy Thursday, when she began her
work,
The public is cordially invited TO
the Christian Science services at coo
Main street Sunday at II a. m. Sub
iect Soul and Body Wednesday
evening 100 Reading room open
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
from 3 to 5 p, m.
Meadowmere Farm Butter may be
had at Il. S. Chambers. Old Benning-
ton. Telephone l12. ADV. SSt2"
On Thursday and Friday, June 1st.
and end. the Old Academy will hold
it's spring rumfnage sale of high
class clothing and bric-abrac. Adv.
SStf
The body of Lemuei Streete" 80 in
mate Of the Soldiers home who died
there Thursday. was sent to Castleton,
for funeral and burial this morning.
The old soldier was admitted from
Landgr0ye in 1910 and had been an in
mate, of the home almost continuously
since. He vas a member Of Company
b, 9Th Vermont born in Benson in ~
from which place he enlisted He is
survived by one son, II. A. Streeter of
Cayendish, who came to Bennington
and accompanied his fathers body TO
CastletOn
Principal f. d. Mabrey Of the high
school went to Dorset this noon to
speak at the annual meeting OF the
Bennington County Christian Endeayor
Union Others from Bennington slated
to speak at the county gathering were
Rev. W. G. Towart, Miss Hilda Pratt
Rev. George S. Mills. Bennington has
five OF the officers OF the Union as fol-
lows. president, a. Sidney Edison;
treasurer, Miss Julia LOOMS; junior
superintendent, Miss Carrie Wood,
missionary superintendent, Mrs. Agnes
T. Sexton; and delegates superintend-
ent, f. b. Pope.
The Bennington Oil company IS ABLY
represented by III. w. Myers q Son
who have just received through the 10
cal representative, Il. W. Williams, Of
the Bennington Garage a handsome
Federal truck which will be used in
their business for accomplishing a
most perfect service. Messrs. II. w.
Myers & Son will care for the distri-
button Of the Bennington Oil Co., pro-
duets which include everything in the
Oil line. Each separate product the
best in its line. A phone call or a
postal order will bring the goods to
you without delay. Adv S6t6
officers Brazil and Hurley state that
they are again receiving complaints
from people living on South and Silver
street hills, about the kids using the
walks for speedways on bicycles carts,
roller.skates and the last complaint
was because a man had nearly been
turned end over end by one of those
ferocious kiddie cars propelled by a
youngster OF tender years, in rompers.
The officers are disposed to look leni-
emily on the last two ofenses, but
heavy carts loaded with two or three
youngsters or young Indians on bicy.