The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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store. Address Banner Box D. ADV.
Dorothy Bernard in the Little
Minister at Harte Theatre today. |
ADV.
David Bartlett, an inmate of the Sold |
iers' home, who has been i'll, is inn |
proving
Rev, P L, Dow is rather indisposed
at the Methodist parsonage with a
severe cold.
Mrs. Joseph A. Evans is somewhat
improved from persistent attack of
erysipelas.
Mrs. Richard Dwyer of Sodom spent
the day in the village. attending the
funeral of Louis Hartt.
Mrs, Joseph Bingham returned Sat
urday from Arlington where she spent
the week with friends.
Branch No. of st. Mary's guild viii
meet with Mrs. A. S. NJ. Chisholm Wed
nesday afternoon at o'clock.
/ Miss Mary Kinsley of Mansfield,
Penn, is the guest for few days with
Mr. and Mrs, Henry N. Williams of
Elm street.
Harry Allard of North street has Civ
en- up his job at Cooper's to run his
own machine repair shop during the
| summer season.
Card party for the benefit of the
| Sacred Heart church at young
womaI's club rooms Thursday even
ing, Admission 10c. ai
Miss A. S. Doak of Bangor, Me, has
returned home after spending a few
days as the guest of MIR. and Mrs. II. A,
Wilkinson Of Putnam street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Macomber,
MIR. and Mrs. Charles w. Lockwood,
left this morning for Boston where
they are to make their future home.
| The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Public Vel
fare Association will be held at the
Library Wednesday evening at seven
thirty
At the Methodist parsonage Monday
May /, 1916, Harry Fred Alexander of
West Stockbridge Mass, and Gertrude
Eliza Carpenter of Austerlitz n. Y,
were united in marriage by Rev. p. l..
Dow.
Harlan Burnes Meserye of Albany,
| N Y, and Caroline NanKleck Of Rens-
selaer, n. Y, were united in marriage
Saturday afternoon April 80, 1916 at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev p.
l.. Dow.
The fire which lit up the sky in dl.
rection of SALISBURY at an early hour
this morning came from the burning of
the house and barn belonging to Mrs.
Sarah Love in SALISBURY just beyond
North Bennington Both were a total
| loss
| All Camp Fire Girls attention
| There will be joint meeting of all
four groups to discuss and rehearse
for public ceremonial tomorrow af-
ternoon at Library hall at 4 O'Clock
1t is imperative that every member be
present at this meeting, Adv,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eddy OF South
SALISBURY were in the village today
to attend the funeral of Louis Hart.
Reside being a relative, Mr. Eddy was
also foreman of the department in the
Eagle Square company where Mr.
Hart was employed for number of
years.
| Archie King has returned from a
weeks stay in Brocton, Mass, where
he was called by the illness of his
sister, Mrs. Marion Merceau. Mrs.
Merceau, who before her marriage was
Miss Marion King. is former Ben
ningtonian and has many friends here.
Her condition is much improved.
Mt Anthony Chapter, O. f. S. will
hold a regular meeting Wednesday
evening, May s. Mrs. Ranney, d. d.
G. NJ, who was unable to be present
at the March meeting will make her
official visit at this time. The chapter
| will open at o'clock. Refreshments
will be served at the close of the meet
!
The funeral services of Louis Hart
aged GA, who died at his home on Brad
| ford place Sunday following a long
period of ill.health, were held from the
Sacred Heart church this moring. Rev.,
| Charles +. Provost officiating. There
were many floral pieces. The bearers
were Lee Hart, Warren Hart, Edward
Hartt and Thomas Butler. Interment
was in the new Catholic cemetery at
Old Bennington.
Albert Green, working yesterday af
ternoon in the shop of the late Norman
w. Edgerton on Mccall street, suf
fered a severe cash on his left hand
when the palm came in touch with a
buzz-saw and was opened to the bone.
Green was working alone in the shop
at the time and giving the injured
member such oursory bandaging as he
was able, he went to DR.. d. V. O'Don-
neyy's Office where it was first thought
hospital treatment would be necessary
and possibly amputation. AS the
bones we're not found to be injured the
physician hopes to save the hand by
careful dressing
The members of the Methodist
Brotherhood were somewhat dsap-
pointed in their meeting last evening,
owing to the inability of the pastor,
Rev p. l.. Dow to be with them and
| lead the exercises. H. I. Griswold
| ubn tvou ~ furpich thn n,,fnrto Il, "a, q =, .