The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

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the American House.
Arthur f. HOLSTER is improving his
home by the application of paint
George G. Bond began driving new
dodge car about the village today,
Large flag Axe, holder pole guide all
complete for $500 at Evans. ADV.
Dance tonight n. e. o. P. hail. The
berge music, Admission Csc. Adv
Frank Smith of the Burgess road is
improving his property by painting.
David Colburn is spending Memorial
Day at his former home in Fitchburg.
Dancing at Foresters hall Monday
and Tuesday, Goldsmith's full orches-
ira. ADV,
W. c. Clark of Grove street has had
telephone installed at his house,
number 145-Y
Dancing tonight Foresters hall To
night Donnelley's orchestra, tickets
20 cents. Adv.
Miss Cora Parker of the high school
faculty will spend Memorial day with
relatives in Massachusetts.
The senior examinations at the high
school begin next week Friday to con
tune for about five days.
Flower vases for us in the ground
and over graves 19c. each until Mem.
orial day at Griswold's. Adv.
unrhor, nan g., h,,;I1;Nu ~ oJd;t{o,,
to his house on the Burgess road, plac-
ing a goodsized structure in front Of
the old one.
Flags, napkins, favors decorations,
streamers, etc. Flag pole, holder rope
complete for $500. parade sizes and
10 cents at Evans. ADV.
James Cone of Old Bennington was
taken to the North Adams hospital for
treatment Friday afternoon in a taxi.
His condition this morning was hope
full.
a discussion of interest to young
men between the ages of 10 and 25 will
be held in the building Sunday after
noon at o'clock. A good attendance
is requested.
| Secretary II. A. Wilkinson went to
Burlington Friday to attend the annual
state convention of the Y. NJ. c. A.
He will fiji a pulpit in Winooski Sun
day morning.
Rev. T. f. Turner has offered a prize
Of SIS for the best essay by high
school student on cultural education
VS. practical education. Particulars
are to be announced later
F. +. Burgess, president of the How
ard National bank at Burlington and q
former resident of North Bennington
has been appointed the Vermont mem
Der of the Roosevelt republican nation
| al committee.
| Worship at the First Baptist church
tomorrow at 1890. Uncut Leaves
will be the theme of the morning ser
mon. Sunday school meets at Il noon
In the evening there will be a union
service in the Congregational church
The Knights OF Columbus are to in
itiate class of SO into the Bird degree
at Rutland Tuesday evening and q
large gathering from different councils
in this part of the state is expected
Several from here are planning to at
tend.
A party Of three Pittsheldians who
went through Bennington so quickly
that they couldn't leave their names
went on fishing trip through Airing
ton and Manchester this morning
They stopped in the Endress cigal
store long enough to stick up the pro
prietors and make them divulge where
they get those fabulous trout and theI
continued on their way with a wis,
smile.
Milton &. Badger and George II
Haldowcll, who are to mantle ma
chinery in the vacant quarters forme
ly occupied by the scale works in tn,
Olin Scott plant, have arrived in tow
and are hustling to get the new bust
ness Of manufacturing taps. dies ant
machine tools under way. While tn
new factory will probably not &c
started for a fortnight, several me-
are now employed and machinery /
being installed.
AT the Methodist church Sunda
morning, Miss Mabel Woodruff, 70
several years Missionary in China
where she is soon to return, will spea
Miss Woodruff is a daughter of Rev
a. NJ. Woodruff, former pastor OF tn
Methodist church of Pownal Sunda
school IL. Junior League 3; Epwort
League ESQ., subject Ministry Q
Good Cheer" will be conducted by Wa
ter Aiken There will be no evenin
service, the congregation is invited {
attend. Memorial service in tn
Second congregational church,
II the ownership of automobiles
an indication of prosperity, Bennnl
ton should be in front rank of the il
dustrial boom, There is one car I
1 every 40 inhabitants in town, TIL
4 Bennington Garage has sold S270C
j worth Of cars since January, recent
breaking the record with $4,000 worth {
cars sold in two days. Perry Gar,
ner has disposed of Al Chevrolet
since the opening of the season beside
his trade in other makes, while w. \
Marshall o. North Bennington recen
ly reported the sale of 10 cars in on
week and three in one day s.
4 Hawks also has held up his end, a
4 though his trade has run mostly
1 higher priced machines.
The joke was current along Ma
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