The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-18
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| The Y. w. C. will hold a dance to-
night from $50 to 11.30. Adv.
Judge Walker and wife Of Bridport
t.were guests over Sunday at the home
/. of A. W. Braisted. M slfe s
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Wills are
knowing to the A. r, LOOMS house on
| Union street. Mr.. Wills has pur-
chased the property. sis
Harry Lane and his sister, Miss
Bertha Lane, who have made their
home in Bennington for several years
and lived on South street, have
moved to Chatham.
| The Nash & Hutchins agency has
sold the Thomas Grennan house at
the corner of Gage and Grove streets
| to Catherine and Elizabeth Murphy,
| former residents of Old Bennington.
| Mrs Eliza Percy, who has sold
her home at the corner Of South and
Elm street to DR.. j. r. Wilson, is
moving this week to the house on
Gage street which she has recently
bought.
/ Ernest Hall, 12-year-old son of Mr.
| and Mrs. Albert Hall of 202 Pleasant
| street, fell from the bar in the school
yard and broke his right leg. He has
been taken to the hospital In Troy for
| treatment.
William Fl. Armstrong of 204 Maple
street has entered the U VtM. in
Burlington and is, taking a course in
mechanical engineering. He gradual
ed from the Bennington High school
Fin the class of ..1917. His many
friends in Bennington wish him sue
| cess t s,it. al lisa
Mr.. and Mrs. Walling Dewey, who
have since their marriage made their
home with Mr. Dewey's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. II. Dewey are soon TO
begin housekeeping at 223 Union
| street in the house recently vacated
by Mrs. C. A. Spencer who has gone
| to Florida for the winter.
The afternoon class in Home Nurs-
| ing will meet in Library hall Friday.
October 18th at $50 p. m Next
Tuesday, October 90, the class will
meet at 345 p III. for the last lesson.
All members of the class and especi-
ally those planning to take the ex-
| animation are urged to be present at
| both of these lessons.
Letters received from J. n Leon
ard, who was recently commissioned
an ensign in the United States navy,
state that he Is now at Annapolis,
Md. The newly commissioned en-
| signs are quartered in one of the
dormitories and are enjoying the
training that will be continued until
February. Mr. Leonard found eight
Williams college men among the en-
signs.
| United States flags at prices within
the reach of all. The Banner has Sc
cured a few United States flags like
those we sold year agoJ last sum-
mer. Standard bunting, fast colors,
sewed stripes, metal grommets. We
have two sizes 5xS. price $3.50; Axe,
price $115. We have only limited
| number of these flags and cannot get
more at these prices. II you want
one OF these flags come at once. If
ordered by mail add 10 cents for post
age and packing. The Banner Ben
uington. Vermont. 1ytf.
| Some of the young women, who
will be employed in the new nainsook
| underwear department of the Black
Cat Textiles company, have arrived
| in the village from Flora, III. This
brand of underwear will be manufac-
tured on the second floor of the new
| building now rapidly approaching
completion on Scott street. Some OF
the machinery has already been in
stalled and production will be under
way as soon as possible. Work on
the upper stories of the building is
progressing rapidly and the outside
walls are being painted.