The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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IS. ADV.
Mrs. George Bahan passed Sunday
with friends in Athol, Mass.
Mrs. Mary F. Hathaway is visiting
Mrs. Arvin French in Orange, Mass.
DR. A. E. Gradwohl of Albany is
spending a short vacation visiting in
town.
William Juckett of North street is
spending his vacation with relatives
in Troy.
Mrs. Louis Remington and Mrs.
Della Johnson visited at North Pownal
over Sunday.
Miss Amy f. Cutler of Main street
is spending few days with friends in
New York City.
Harold Newton of Gloversyillc is
visiting for few days as the guest of
Raymond Quinlan.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Remington are
at Williamstown today attending the
funeral of Howard b. Hatch.
Edward Hanley of mann street
has returned from a two weeks visit
with relatives in New York city
l.. C. Holton, the School street florist
on Saturday purchased a siX-cylinder
touring car of Perry b. Garnder.
Mrs. Joseph b. Lyman of Orono,
Me, is spending the summer here III
the house owned by her on Washing
ton avenue.
Mrs. George Morse Of Johnsonville,
| is visiting in town as the guest Of her
sister, Miss Hattie Twitchell of Pleas
ant street.
Miss Mary Lathrop, who has been
the guest of Miss Martha Dewey for
several days, returned Sunday to her
home in Albany.
/ There will be a rehearsal of the Bap-
day afternoon at 2.3O. All members
please be prompt
THE Melting Pot''-"It breaths a
spirit of the best Americanism in the
traditions of our history. Moving
Picture World. Adv,
Oevakope Camp Fire Girls! Bust.
ness meeting Tuesday evening at Z
o'clock at the public library. BE sure
to bring your list OF honors.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Keeseman
have gone to Humarock Beach, Mass.
where they will be the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William II. Hawks.
Il. w. Williams and John Morrissey
went to Brattleboro Saturday evening
in order to bring back a new Hudson
SupersiX for the Bennington garage.
Three telephone poles at the Flats
were struck by lightning Saturday
evening and were so badly splntered
that it will be necessary to erect new
poles.
Born, at Spokane, Wash, Sunday
July 8, son to Henry G.. and Marjorie
Shurtleff Root, and grandson to Mr.
! and Mrs. William A. Root of Bonning
ton.
Helen Ferguson left Saturday noon
for Pittsfeld where she will spend sew
eral weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. William
A. Barron, former residents of Ben
nington.
The officers of the Bennington Coun
ty Forest. Fish and Game Association
will hold their regular meeting at The
Office OF w. II. Wills at o'clock this
evening.
\ sensational mystery solved in five
enthralling acts, THE Half Million
Bride featuring Hamilton Reyelle anC
Marguerite Snow, opera house today
Metro Day.. ADV.
The Misses Grace and Josephin,
Donnelly OF New York city have re
turned home after a weeks visit wit
the Misses May and Barbara Cronh
OF Depot street.
Hamilton Revelle the hero of a hun
dred romantic roles and Marguerit,
Snow in a liye-part Metro wonderpla.
"The Half Million Bribe". Operi
house, today. Adv.
House Peters in soul stirring puls
vibrating film drama entitled 9TH,
Closed Road in five acts of oxtraordi
nary dramatic action opera house to
morrow. (World Day.. Adv.
Miss Irene White, who has been Wis
iting for several days at the home o
+. q. Howe on South street went thi
morning to Brandon where she will b.
employed at the Brandon Inn.
Miss Anna Levin, who Is employc,
at the Shepard & Norway store II
Boston, is at the home OF her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Levin, for
months vacation.
Misses Susan b. Minor and Ellen NJ
Doty of New York city left Saturda
for trip over the Long Trail iron
r. here to Manchester going by way q
n Woodiord City.
The young men interested in Tn
"a dance to be given Friday evening q
this week are asked to meet MI
Mann at 7.15 at the Y. NJ. c. \. t,
night. at which time the committee
will be appointed.
A party of ~ Green Mountain olu
members enjoyed a hike Sunday I
Deeryiew Cabin. The party left Bel
nngton at o'clock and hiked up {
the camp in about three hours. Ate
lunch was eaten the return trip Wa
made.
Richard purdy jr. the three da
= old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Purd
who formerly lived in Bennington O
Union street, died In North Adam
20 The funeral was held here Saturda