The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-12
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home On Gage street with grip.
Mrs. John c. Clark of Main street is
confined to the house by grip.
Mrs. A. n. Dunn is confined to her
home on Gage street by illness
$500 suits and overcoats at $500
at AIulligan & Roche's. ADV, 1868
Miss Alice Collins is employed as
.,tenographer in the Office Of Isaac
Walker.
LeGrand Hyde OF Elmira, \. Y, q
former resident, Is visiting relatives
IN the village.
Charles Mclaughlin has returned
after spending two weeks with rela-
tiyes in Rutland.
Miss Mayme DonnelIy o: Rutland is
the guest OF Miss Ella Murray of
Gage street for a few days.
Miss Anna Gall of Hoosick Falls is
the guest for few days OF Mrs. c.
". Lockwood OF Main street.
A number Of trimmed hats Will be
closed out for $500 each Mt a. No
lan's, opera house block. ADV. 1918
Mrs. Joseph b, Bingham has re-
turned after brief visit with her
daughter. Mrs. Marvin Squires of Ar
lington.
Miss Ella Cummings of North
street is spending , week as the guest
of Miss Ella Kinney in Old Benning-
ton.
The funeral Ct Joseph A. Barber
will be held at l. O'clock Thursday
from the house and at p. m from
the Pownal Center church.
Miss Helen Hurley entertained a
dozen friends at her home on Gage
street last evening, the time being
spent with games and music. Light
refreshments were served.
Peter Vanchon. who has been ab.
sent from his duties as clerk in the B.
s. LOOMS store for the past 10 days
with grip. Is recovered and expects TO
resume his employment there tomor.
row
Dr.. II. S. Goodall Of Bennington
was the principal speaker at the meet
ing of the Rutland county medical
society at Rutland yesterday. His
subject was "The Eearly Diagnosis OF
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Hiram Wing. who returned to his
home in this village during the Holt.
days after being released from the
Samaritan Hospital in Troy following
an operation, has resumed his former
position as sealer with the scale com
pany,
Mrs Joseph Fortier OF Schenectady
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Levins OF Bennington Falls.
assisting in caring for her father who
met with ain accident in the II. C.
White Mfg, Co, 4 week ago, injuring
the ligaments OF his ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs p. G. Cornell and Miss
Pauline Cornell OF the Putnam House
and Mrs Harold Taylor of Silver
street attended the automobile show
in New York last week. returning on
Saturday Miss Cornell stopped In
Albany where she attends school at
the Academy OF the Sacred Heart.
Michael w. Doran Of Pleasant
street suffered an injury to his leg
while coasting on Silver street Hill
Tuesday evening, being struck by the
front sled on a heavy ripper. For
some time it was feared the leg was
broken above the ankle, but examina-
ton by physician showed only
severe bruises.
Opera house, tomorrow, The Paris
ian Girls and Hobart Bosworth in a
stirring iive-part film version of the
play that will never grow old, Colo
RADIO" by Augustus Thomas" in which
mans sterling character triumphs
over hostile nature and human vii
liany and turns a barren soil into
glittering gold mine. Adv
The Catspaw'--the latest kleine-
Edison feature is being shown at the
Harte Theatre today, featuring Marc
MacDermott and Miriam Nesbitt. AID.
The Harte Theatre is the first
theatre in New England to show "The
Catspaw." Kleine-Edison latest re-
lease with Marc McDermott and Mir
lam Nesbitt. ADV.
Charles W. Thompson. who recent
ly resigned his position as drug clerk
with the w l.. Gokay store, has be
gun his new employment with the H.
r. Cushman Co, in North Bennington,
and after familiarizing himself with
the company's line, expects to travel
in South America expanding their ex-
port business, but will make some
other trips first.
The annual business meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church was held Tuesday afternoon
and the following officers were cleo.
ted: President, Mrs. r. A. Daven-
port; honorary president Mrs. Ed
ward Norton; first vice-president,
Mrs. f. w. Bradford; second vice.
president, Mrs. r. NJ. Paddock; secre-
tary. Miss Ethel Davenport; treasur-
er, Miss Helena Norton.
The funeral Of Frederick I. Hop
kinson was held from ST Peters