The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-22

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Miss Josephine Shea, who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs Charles Grams
ton of South Salisbury, returned
home Tuesday.
THE Commencement Season and
It's Lessons will be the topic at the
Second Congregational Chapel service
tonight at 1870.
The band concert advertised for
Wednesday evening was postponed to
await thaw which is officially set for
tomorrow night.
Fred Towsley, who has been spend
ing some time with his aunt, Mrs. Al
fred II. Harbour. returned to his home
in Pownal Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs \. 3. Swift have re-
turned from Winsted Conn, where
they attended the wedding of their
grandson, Wendell p. Wall.
All the Camp Fire Girls, who expect
to 90 to the County Picnic, June Goth.
are requested to come to Library hall
at 4.3O Friday afternoon.
Hon. Clarke c. Fits and his son
Stanley Fits Of Brattleboro were in
Bennington over Wednesday night and
were guests at the Walloomsac.
Would you bet your life against a
million? See J. Warren Kerrigan in
The Gay Lord Waring.' Opera house
tomorrow, blue Bird day. ADV.
Dancing at Foresters hall Satur.
day night a prize viii be awarded to
best adjudged walters. Goldsmiths'
fun orchestra, tickets 25 cents. ADV.
Mrs f. J. Hawley, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
II. iawley and Bmnham Hawley Of
Manchester and Miss Helen Hawley
and Donald Hawley of Oakland. Cal.
were guests yesterday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. b. Walker
Complication after complication
arises in "A Louth Of Fortune" five
part Red Feather social and college
drama starring Carter De Haven and
Flora Parker DoHayen. Opera house
today ADV.
The popular Broadway stars Carter
De Haven and Flora Parker De Haven
in an up-tO-the-minute college and
society drama, "a Youth OF Fortune
love, thrills, detectives and an intrigue
for millions in money. Opera house.
today Cred Feather day. ADV.
Henry b. Wal5ridge, although a
member Of the military company con.
nected with the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural college at Amherst. who is in
Bennington for the summer recess.
does not expect to take part in the pre-.
sent mobilization. The college militia
is not a member of the state militia.
and the boys do not expect to be called
out unless a call comes for volunteers.
Alfred II. Harbour. road commission
err in the north district, has finished
the preliminary work for this season
Mr. Harbour has removed many of the
bumps, thank-you-mam's and large
stones which are a source of annoy.
ance. and a menace to the travelling
public The great difficulty with road
building in Bennington Is that the 20
cent tax only provides enough money
to do a little patching and repairing.
Nearly forty members of Taft com.
mandery, Knights Templar. left by an
tomobile this forenoon for Pittsneld
where they viii be the guests of Berl,
shire commandery at the annual field
day and clam bake of the knights
Tcmplar in this district This annual
gathering was established three years
ago for the purpose of giving the mem
bers OF the communicates in North
Adams, Pittsheld and Remington an
opportunity to meet in social way.
Last year the meeting was held with
TGlt commandery and was an exceed.
ingly enjoyable event The party from
Bennington went from this village TO
North Adams whore il Joined the dele
cation composed of the members of st.
Paul commandery and proceeded to
Pittsdeld.
An interesting hearing is scheduled
to take place in Brattleboro Thursday.
1t is on a temporary restraining order
issued by Judge Howe of the United
States court in behalf of an Albany.
n. Y, ice cream concern against mem
bers OF the Vermont state board of
health. The question involved Is the
right of the board of health to say
that ice cream which does not contain
II per cent Of butter fat Is not up to
standard. The Albany concern, which
sells quantities of its product in
towns in Bennington and Rutland
counties, asks that the state board Of
health be restrained from proceeding
| against any Of the concerns customers
or serving upon them written or yer.
bal notice to the effect that ice cream
containing less than IA per cent of
butter fat is either Illegal or adulter.
ated TO be up to standard, milk sold
in Vermont must contain II per cent
of fat, and the ice cream manufactur.
ers of this state are Obliged to con.
form to that standard. The board OF
health will probably contend that
there is no reason why an outside CON
Germ should be exempt from this rul-
ing --Drnttlpboro RpTormpr