The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
6rlefly for Busy Readers

evening. ADMISSION 70 cents AuF.
The Relief Corps requests that every
one who owns a flag will display it
Wednesday on their house or store.
The mid-week service at Ben Venue
Library will be held on Thursday eve
ming at s o'clock instead OF Wednes
day as usual.
Mrs. F. c. Corbin of Wateryliet was
the guest during the latter part of the
week of her cousin, Miss Mary Pond
or Silver street
The grocery stores of E. f. Bottum
and +. b. Patterson will be open this
evening and will be closed all day
Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold d. Hazeltine of
London are the guest of Mrs Hazel
tine parents. Mr. and Mrs. George +.
Graves Of Elm street
Mr. and Mrs f. L. EIaselton and
family OF Rutland motored to Ben
nington Sunday to visit their son,
Roy, who is employed here.
Miss Isabel Toomey has returned to
her home in Boston after being the
guest for several days of Mr. and Mrs.
d. A. Ward Of Grandyiew street.
Beginning this evening Joseph Per.
rott viii conduct a day and night taxi
service using a new Maxwell touring
car. Telephone orders to No. l..
ADV.
All members of the Mount Anthony
Lodge and nonresident members are
requested to meet at the Masonic
temple tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock
The members of the Miriam Re
bekah lodge have decided to march in
the parade Wednesday morning The
Noble Grand requests as many to be
present as possible,
Miss Mary Birmingham of Cleveland
Ohio, former resident Of this village,
is here for a months vacation visiting
her sisters, Mrs. p J. Prendergast and
Mrs. T. f. Morrissey.
The camp fire girls and the play.
ground boys and girls who are to
march in the parade Wednesday morn
ing will meet at the corner OF Scott
and Stafford streets at 9.l5.
Bennington Council Knights of Co
mmbus having voted to take part in
the parade Wednesday morning, re
quest the members to meet in the
council room Wednesday morning at
$50
The following men were sent to the
fort by the local recruiting station
yesterday: +. II. r. Becker, William
H. Jones' William II. Beecher and
Charles Hostler, all OF bennington: +.
S Conlin Of Arlington was also for
warded with the local men.
Bennington Aerie Fraternal Order of
Eagles viii held an important special
meeting this evening at S o'clock.
ARRANGEMENTS will be made to take
part in the parade Wednesday morn
ms. All members are requested TO be
present,
The management of the opera house
was compelled to turn away patrons
last evening for the first entertain
ll'llA ElftH ~ Alit lllHhe riftN Vii 10
company that will be at the theatre
for the remainder OF the week Those
who attended expressed themselves
as unusually pleased with the enter
tainmen;.
All members of the a. o. U. w. are
earnestly requested to be present at
the c. A. X, Hall at o. a. m. sharp,
Aug l6 to join in the line OF march to
the Henry w. Putnam memorial func-
ton. Members of the order should
be present to show their appreciation
to the benevolent donor, Harry w
Putnam
Bennington chapter. Daughters of
the American Revolution, will be enter
tanned from to o'clock Wednesday
afternoon by Mrs j, NJ Ayres and
Miss Jennie \. Valentine at the home
OF Miss Valentine on Pleasant street.
II Is expected that about 40 members
of the Cambridge and North Adams
chapters viii be present.
The +. NJ 4. A. -. drum corps OF
North Adams is coming to Beming.
ton tomorrow to assist the members OF
the society in Bennington in the ob.
servance OF the anniversary OF .he
battle OF Bennington. The drum corps
will take part in the parade preceding
the corner stone exercises at the hos.
pital.
Arrangements are being made by
Nt. Anthony Chapter No. I, o. T.. S.
to provide conyeyances for those mem
hers who wish to attend the cercmon-
les at the laying Of the corner stone of
the Henry W. Putnam Memorial hos
pital on Aug. l6. Those who have not
already notified the secretary OF their
intention to attend the exercises will
please do so before Tuesday noon.
At the last meeting OF b, p q. II.
Lodge 561 It was voted to participate
In the parade In connection with dcdi-
cation OF the Putnam Memorial hospi
tai Wednesday. Therefore members
are requested to NEE ut $50 n. m, Aug.
l6. White duck uniform hats will be
worn and Elks pennants will be car
ried by individual members and large
turnout is anticipated.
Any one who is not completely out.
fitted for the 10th. Benningtons real
holiday should cal lat the Joe Levin
store whore the great preparedness
sale is in progress. Prices have been
deeply cut on all classes of clothing.
furnishings and SHOES. If YOU are look
INK for real bargains you should not
miss this opportunity. Adv.