The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
erlefIy for Busy Readers

Souvenir programs of ChautauQua
week may be obtained at the l.. II.
Nichols store.
Morris Levin in company with three
Burlington young men is enjoying an
outing at Lake George.
F. NJ. Morgan Of Woburn, Mass, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. George Rem
mgton of Jefferson avenue,
There will be services at the Maple
Hill school house Sunday, July 30 at 3
p m by Rev. George j. Sturgis.
Barrett T. Wellington of New York
is the guest of his parents, Senator
and Mrs. George b. Wellington.
Miss Ida Roy, who is employed in
the Drysdale store, is spending her
vacation with relatives in Canada.
Miss Eva Ruskin of New York, who
has been visiting relatives in town for
several days, will return home Sun
day.
Miss Bessie McMann of Providence,
| r. l., is spending the summer With
| her aunt, Mrs. Martin Murphy OF Old
Bennington.
| All boys between the ages OF II and
| 16 that have bicycles are invite
the bicycle club meeting Friday eve
ming at 222 Park street. p. Rousseau
| secretary.
Arthur Joseph Burr of North Adams
Mass, and Florence Louise Jordon OF
| ClaIksburg, Mass We're united in
marriage Thursday, July 81, 1916, al
the Methodist parsonage by Rev p. l.
Dow.
The reception given by Mrs. Guy b,
johnson at her Old Bennington home
Thursday afternoon in honor of her
perspective daughter in-law Miss
Mary Shaw, was brilliant success.
Over two hundred invitations had
been issued and many old acquaint
ances were renewed as well as many
new ones made.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Carpenter of
Kansas City are spending few days
in Bennington where Mr.. Carpenter
was a former resident. He is a sen of
David Carpenter who many years ago
lived where H. w. Myers now resides
David Carpenter was one of the lead
ing citizens OF the town a generation
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Lundergar
of Spring street entertained at dinner
Thursday evening in honor of William
j. Crawford and son, Rev. Father
Thomas J. Crawford of Brooklyn. The
Messrs. Crawford have been boarding
fer the past ten days at the home oil
Mrs Anna Robinson in SALISBURY
and the Rev. Mr.. Crawford returned
to Brooklyn today but his father vii
remain in the country few more days
This is the last call to those who
have subscribed for Chautauqua tick
cts TO call for them at the Ciiice o
William Wills to save the committed
the work of going around to collect
A large proportion of the tickets have
already been called for and it helpi
the committee to have the purchaser
call and get them. There are a few
tickets available for those who have
not already purchased Get them now
Seven days Of pleasure and profit guar
anteed.
Samuel Carter Hail. former Ben
nington boy, son Of Mrs. Samuel I
Hall, has recently been appcinte,
treasurer of the following Industries
Imperial Wall Paper company, lmper
al Color Works, Inc. Campbell Wal
Paper company of New Jersey, tn
Pittsburgh Wall Paper company an,
the Underwood Pulp and Paper Mills
Inc. Mr.. Hall resides in Glens Falls
His father Samuel b. Hall was unit
his death cashier OF the First Nation
al bank Of North Bennington. Samue
Carter Hall, who has been thus hor
ored is a young man well qualified L
. fill the positions to which he has bee
elected as he is considered an exper
in his line of business. Frederic
! Jennings, who is connected by maj
riage with Mr. Hall is largely inter
ested in the industries mentione
4 above. Mr.. Hall married a daughte
Of George Tate, President OF the In
3 perial Wall Paper company. Nj
I Hall is frequent visitor to his boy
rood home.