The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-05
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Thursday, July 5, 1917
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

a vacation to be spent in Newport, r.
l.
Mr. and Mrs. George A Parker aud
daughter were in Hoosick Falls yes.
terday
Born, the morning of the 4th, a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cook of Park
street
Miss Irene LaFortune of North Ad-
ans spent Wednesday with Miss Cor
della Tetrault.
John Ward of Hoosick Falls visited
his sister. Mrs. Edward Reil OF Adams
street over the Attn.
w. c. Houran spent the 4th with
Mrs. Houran and family who are camp
ing at Hedges Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Elwell, son John
and +. E. Bottum enjoyed the day
Wednesday at Hedges.
Misses Blanche Hayes and Irene
Brodley were entertained over the
4th by Miss Julia Brazil.
Leonard Outhawaite is in New
York where he is taking q course at
Columbia summer school.
Louis and Ernest Kendrick of
| Springfield were guests Wednesday OF
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frazer.
Buddy Field of Williamstown was
the recent guest of his aunt, Miss Ann
Clark OF Monument avenue.
Mr., and Mrs. C. Thornton of Spring
field are spending several days with
relatives in Old Bennington.
Harley Warren returned yesterday
to Boston after several days stay
with his brother, Harry Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Aiken have re-
turned from a motor trip through
| Massachusetts and stay in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rudnick OF
North Adams were 4th of July guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Shimlintzky
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Reynolds,
son Thomas and daughter, Marion OF
Hoosick Falls, were in town for the
| 4th
Mrs. f. w. Bradford has purchased
a new seven passenger Cadillac tour
ing car from S. B. Hawks, the Local
agent
| Miss Mary Meagher of North Ben
nington is spending the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. +. j. Cummings of North
street.
Kelley Cole of Portland was the
holiday guest OF his mother, Mrs Alice
X. Cole at her summer home in Old
Bennington.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Guy B. Johnson re
Gently entertained at dinner in honor
Of DR.. and Mrs. NJ. Nichol of Old
Bennington.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stevens ant
son, Edward. jr., of New York are
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
lip b. Jennings,
Born, this morning, daughter tC
Mr.. and Mrs. c, w. Hobbs, jr.. of Wor
cester, Mass. grandchild OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c. II. Potter Of Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs, p J. Prendergast spent
the Fourth in Burlington and attended
the dedication of the Knights of Colum
bus building at Fort Ethan Allen.
Mrs Henry Wehman of Battle. Me.
who is making a visit to Mrs. Charles
Knapp in North Bennington, was thu
guest Wednesday of Mrs Frank Wood
Born, July second at Hillcrest hosp
tai, Pittsfeld, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lam Campbell, a son. Mrs Campbell
was formerly Miss Theresa Winslow o
Bennington.
George b. Sears of White Plains, +
b. Patterson and Wallace Cuttinl
spent Wednesday fishing the WoodforC
stream afterwards enjoying a feast a
Mr.. Patterson's camp, Justsultsus.
| Mrs. Borden has returned to the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Leonard
| Outhawaite after a several days stay
| with her son, Peter Borden. who is a
the officers training camp in Platts
burgh
| Miss Ethel Richmond. librarian a
Columbia university, left today 70
New York where she will resume he
duties for the summer at the teacher
summer training college of the uni
versity. Miss Richmond has beef
spending her vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Richmond
of Park street.
One Of the interesting features o
yesterdays parade was the group o
eight men from the Methodist Brother
hood representing Francis Asbury tn,
first Bishop of the Methodist Episco
pal church and followers. The char
acter of the Bishop was taken b,
Francis Asbury Greenslet who rod
his horse and was costumed in tn
dress of the period of Washington a
were the seven footmen who escorte,
him.
An odd circumstance in connection
with the flight OF one Of the many bal
looms seen in the air last evening, wa
the freak performance OF one sent N
by 4. G. Thompson Of Boot Terrace
The balloon was released before
was quite inflated and flying loN
caught in tree where the boys Of tn
neighborhood commenced to stone Il
Fearing that one of the stones woul
perforate It's epidermls, the air Graf
broke away and continued It's ilgh
west of Mt Anthony. where strikin
another current OF air, It returned an
alighted in the yard of NJ r. Hamli
to cool off, near the point from whic
Il first started.