The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-22
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Briefly for Busy Readers

Briefly for Busy Readers
J. c. Jensen has purchased a new |
Maxwell touring car from W. NJ. Mar
shall.
Theodore Rice and auto party enjoy
ed trip to points in Massachusetts
and New York Sunday.
Mrs. S. b. Pike who has been in poor
health at her home on Union street, is
able to be about again.
Edward Parlin, head of the manual
training work of the local schools, will
leave Bennington shortly after the close
Of school Tor the summer on trip
Alaska, where his father runs hotel.
Charles Kimball and William II.
Wills went to Troy today in Mr.. Wills
machine. Mr. Kimball went down to
visit John Norton who is in the hospit-
al there. Mr. Norton's condition is i'm
proving.
George Spargo has received the prize
Of 81 offered by the management Of the
recent high school play for the local
student who sold the most tickets to
''As You Like It, Spargo disposed of
J Al tickets.
Principal f. D. Mabrey and Mrs. Ma
brey and small son are planning to
leave Bennington shortly after the close
of school for the summer for trip
through the west. They will visit
points of scenic interest in Montana,
Wyoming and Colorado, expecting to
be gone most Of the summer.
Secretary If. A. Wilkinson OF the To-
cal Y is to fill a pulpit in Winooski,
Sunday, May 2Sth. The state conyen-
tion of the Y NJ. c. A. takes place in
Burlington May 25th to 2Sth and the
secretaries of the various Y. NJ. C. A.
organizations throughout the more i'm
portant towns and cities Of the state
are to fill the Burlington pulpits and
those OF surrounding towns for the day.
A number from Bennington will attend
the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs George Hurley have re-
turned from brief honeymoon spent
in Springfield, Mass, and other points
in Massachusetts and are living for the
present on jefferson avenue. Mr. Hur-
ley has taken over the management Of
his fathers cigar store on North street
which he will run in the future officer
Hurley is planning to take up work
which will permit him to remain out
doors during the summer and also give
more time policing the village enec-
lively.
Arthur Mulligan, who gave his home
! as Arlington has been released from
the municipal hotel after several days
confinement. Mulligan came to Ben
nington one day last week, so he
claims, with a gold watch and several
dollars of perfectly spendable money.
He had not been in town long before
some one appropriated the watch and
also the wherewithal on which the Wis
itor expected to visit local points OF in
terest. He drowned his troubles in dis
tracing fluid and shortly after began
spending more time than he should in
the hallway of the county building. In
vestigation showed that Mulligan's eye
sight was defective and fearing he
would meet with an accident in his con-
dition he was given the protection of
the county facilities. Relatives later
came to his assistance.
The Woman's auxiliary Of the Y. NJ.
c. A.. assisted by generous lady
friend who does not care to have her
name known, have equipped the asso-
citation with a new set of dishes Of
which the building has been in sore
1 / n . M,
ondaga pottery in Syracuse and were
purchased through James Wood. They
are of seryiceable material and beneath
5 the glaze each bears the y emblem
= with the words spirit Mind and
, Body The set consists of 344 pieces
: and will serve 60 people. This gift is
in addition to a new supply OF silver