The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Rusy Readers

John Manley OF Brattleboro was IN
town Tuesday on business.
Mrs. John Brilliet of Sodom spent
Tuesday with relatives in town.
DR.. w. Montmarquet chiropodist will
be in town Thursday to meet her pa
trcne.
Samuel Comminsky of Manchester
is spending a few days with relatives
il town
Leo Surdam of Pleasant street is
employed on the milk delivery route
of John scully.
The regular mid-week evening ser
vice at Bennington Library this even
ing at o'clock.
Miss Hildred Hart has gone to Lake
! Champlain with her brothers Edward,
John and Robert.
Howard Blackmer of Old Benning-
| ton is confined to the house with an at
tack of the mumps.
Mrs, Walter Bignal of Torrington,
Conn, is the guest of Miss Catherine
Sears of Division street.
On account of the minstrel show
| this evening at the opera house, there
| will be no band concert tonight.
Rev. and Mrs. w +. Meyer, who
have been visiting briefly in town left
this morning for Asbury Park, n. j.
There will be regular meeting of
the local order of Odd Fellows this
| evening at o'clock in their rooms.
| George Robinson of Williamstown
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
Ernest b. Wright of Glens Falls, N Y.
Conant Robinson of Bennington
spent Sunday with his sister Mrs. En-
nest b. Wright of Glens Falls, n. Y.
Mrs. Grace Borden ana Miss Ida Der
den of Providence are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eddington OF I'M
ion street.
Miss Catherine Sears of Division
street has accepted position at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Root of
South street
Miss Gladys Hall, former resident
now living at New London, Conn, is
the guest for few days of Miss Lulu
Gokay of Union street.
Miss Mayme Scarey of North Ad
ans visited in town during the early
part of the week with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs, James Scarey of Spring st
The second dance of the series foI
the benefit of the tennis court at the
playground will be held tonight and
there will be dancing until II O'Clock
The local Chaurauqua begins tomor
row afternoon 1t should be remem
bered the tent will not be erected at
Morgan ark this season. but in the
yard of the graded school.
No rough spots yet fairly bristline
with good points-Chautauqua pro
gram. Secure subscription tickets to
night at William H. wills Office and at
tend the opening. meeting Thursday.
The funeral Of David A. Thomas o
ownal was held from his late HON,
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock and th'
1 burial was in the ark Lawn cemetary
The services at the grave were II
1 charge of the local Masonic lodge
The remains of Mrs. Katherine Car.
who died here Tuesday morning at thu
home of +. II. Center of North stree
were taken this morning to Schenecta
: dy for burial. The body was accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Center.
There have been a number of dona
tions OF seryiceable articles for tn
u furnishing of the new Y. NJ. c. A. cam
thus far, but there are several NOR
4 things needed. Frank Heryey of Mai
street has given kitchen table and
Y number of chairs have also been r,
1 ceiyeG.
, There will be special meeting Q
the Sons OF Veterans at G. \. X. ha
b, Thursday evening, Aug. 10th at
% o'clock. Arrangements will be mad
g at that time to take part in the parad
= and exercises OF Aug. 18th at the hi
/, / spital. One other very important ma
- ter will be taken up and all member
q. are especially urged to be present.
IS In addition to the fact that Bel
|. nington County produced "the taste!
3 horse that was ever bred" "the fatte:
woman that ever lived" and the oil,
est man that ever died" we are goin
to have the finest Chautauqua thu
, ever happened. A few uncalled f.
subscribers tickets on sale tonight ;
VIM. II. Wills Office over Woolworth
store.
Miss Velma Elwell of the Burgeg
road returns Thursday from an a
sence of FIVE weeks during which 81
has visited in Holyoke, Mass, an
Hartford, Rockville, and Torrlngto
Conn. During the past week Miss
well has been the guest of Mr.. an
Mrs. l.. II. Avery at Torrington. NJ
Avery was formerly the physical dire
or at the local Y. NJ. c. A.
A crowd of people, estimated |
some of those present to number b
+ tween thousand and 1900 person
attended the final production of JULY
Caesar in the Clark woods Tuesd;
evening The presentation too, WI
considered to be fully equal to IL n
slight Improvement upon the rocoi
created by two evening and one ms
inee performance. There Is goo
reason to believe that the "box" l
ceipts will meet all expenditures al
inasmuch as the entire community h,
now had opportunity to witness Il
play, the members II the committ
feel that the pucrUsc of the product,
l buu bapn nrriA1 put tn npp,tlatnnn.