The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Miss Katherine Nary of New
York is the guest of her sister Mrs
Patrick Mulqueen.
Morris Dickinson of Herkimer, n.
Y. was the guest of his mother, Mrs,
William Bellrose over Sunday.
Albert Fiske, who has been under.
going treatment in the Samaritan hos
pital, Troy, for several weeks return
ed home today.
Mrs. r. B. Bowen of Riverside,
Conn, is spending few days here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sey-
mour Van Santyoord.
John Gleason of Union street has
returned home for his summer vaca-
ton after completing his years work
at Gushing Academy
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cutler of
Pittstield passed Sunday with Mr.
Cutters parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Cutler OF Main street.
The monthly business meeting of
the Young Woman's club will be held
Wednesday at 100 o'clock After the
meeting Mrs. l.. III. Ross will give
short talk on birds.
The authorities wish to call the at
tention OF the parents to the fact that
the ringing of the curfew has the
same significance on the carnival
grounds as it does upon Main street.
jeanette j. Rowe died at her home
in Pownal Saturday evening at the
age of SO. The funeral was held at
o'clock this afternoon and the burial
was in the Park Lawn cemetery.
Mrs Carolyn Clapp is spending the
summer in town and is staying with
| Mrs Charles Kimball of Union street
Mrs Clapp was formerly a resident OF
Bennington and now lives in New Jer
sey.
y crowd of nearly a thousand PEG
pie were on the carnival grounds Mon
day evening enjoying the various ac
tivities. Some OF the features have
not yet arrived, but it is hoped that
they will be installed this evening
For some time, the cellar of the new
addition to the Il. y. Waist factory on
Gage street has been filed with tive
| or three feet of water, but the worR
Of pumping out the water was begun
Monday and most of it is now run off
Samuel Weichman. son of Mr. and
Mrs. julius l.. WeiChman, while run
ming down Pleasant street Monday al
ternoon with large piece Of ice il
his hand, let the ice slip and fall upon
his bare foot, cutting off the middle
toe of his RICH foot
Il. w. Williams and John Reed Of
Dorset went to Springfield this morn
ing to return with the two busses
which are to be used on the Benning
ton-Dorset bus line The machine
bodies have been under construction
in Springfield during the past three
| weeks
At recent meeting of the Welfare
association which mas the celebration
and performance Of julius Caesar Il
hand, it was decided to let concc5
sions for the usual things sold OF
| grounds at such a time. There ar,
4 number OF desirable spaces iol
popcorn and peanut stands. ice
cream, etc Those interested shoul,
apply at the committee headquarters
in the offices of Collins NJ. Graves.
All those who are planning to TAX,
part as citizens and soldiers in thu
coming production Of julius Cacsa
are reminded that their first rehear
sal takes place this evening at 73l
in Library hall Everybody pleas,
be prompt There will be two re
hearsals for citizens this week, anO
one next It is important that all b,
present tomorrow 50 that the corrcc
number of costumes may be ordere,
at once
| Tickets FOR the three performance
of julius Caesar on August 3rd. 40
and 5th, in the Clarke Woods, will 9,
on sale on Friday, Jlly 22lst 1t Mu
ligan and Roche's. Prices are a
follows: Automobile space ca
holding five $500. Reserved seat
Sl.0O and 80 corts. ratroncsses Nh
have already engaged their tickets ca
secure them on Wednesday or Thur,
day, before they 80 on general sal,
Mrs. George +. Graves will be glad I
receive the name of any one who ar
willing to act us patronessos.
The beautiful United States flag,
which The Banner has been supplyn
lat 9S cents are going rapidly and thos
who wish to get one should not DELAY
The flags are 5XS feet and are guarai
teod by the manufacturer TO be endu
Ing in color and made of first class m;
terial in every way. Bring the ia
coupon cut from the Banner and 9
cents and be prepared to display tn
national colors on all patriotic occa
ions. In this time Of war and rumOI
of war nothing can be more appropr
ate than the star and stripes &c
one now as the supply will not las
Ions
There are a great many newspaper
but there are none more peculiar tina
one received this morning by II.
Woodman from his son Edward who
at Camp Davis, Michigan, surye.
ing camp run by the University ,
Michigan The camp is long way l
moved in the woods and urdmaI
printing facilities are not 0yailabl
The paper has the appearance of
blueprint and Is made In the SON
manner The process OF issuing III
, paper is somewhat difficult but cor
is printed once week as long as n