The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-28
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Briefly for susy Readers

NsWs OF the Town and Village Tsio
Briefly for susy Readers
Mrs. L. B. Goodell and Lucina Gull
yer spent yesterday in Troy and Al
bany.
Special meeting of Elks Tuesday
evening. Initiation and refresh
ments. 52t2
Prices greatly reduced on all shoes
at The New York Stores shoe depart
ment Adv
Mrs William Baker and daughter of
Troy were guests yesterday of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. p. Morrissey.
Miss Eva Ruskin, who has been
with her sister, Mrs. Morris Levin,
jr., has gone to Springfield. Mass.
Misses Frances and Anna Gunther
of Troy are spending the week end at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Nor
rissey
Robert Levin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Levin who has been visiting rela-
tives in Springfield, Mass, has re
turned.
Mrs. Roselma VanKleeck of Gage
street is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Louis Potter, in SALISBURY over the
| weekend.
Mrs. Linda Goodell and Miss
Lucina Culver were resent visitors in
| Greenwich and Hedges Lake making
the trip with party by auto.
The members of the junior Ep-
worth League are invited to unite
with the Epworth League at the $50
service Sunday. G. F. Evans.
The local branch of the Red Cross
has today sent to Fort Ethan Allen 50
pairs of pajamas and "a comfort kits.
These have been made by Bennington
women during the past week
Letters received from Louis Levin
and Carl Paulson, who are enlisted
in the medical department of the
navy, state that they are now in train
| ing at Columbia College. New York.
| Christian Science services. 6Oe
Main street Sunday II a. m. Wednes
day 1870 p. m. Reading room open
8 to p. m, except Saturday and
Sunday. The public is welcome tC
! services and the use of the reading
room.
William f. Hawks of North street
son of the late S. B. Hawks, enlisted
today by telephone with Capt. f. w
Gibson. He will leave tonight or to
morrow for Fort Ethan Allen. FREQ
b. Cushman will so up tomorrow t
join the Vermont regiment.
There will be a regular meeting
CT Bennington Grange Wednesda!
evening, Aug. LIST, when children
night will be observed All members
that have not other wise been Motif
ed will please be present and brini
their children. Ice cream and cak'
will be served and the ladies vii
please bring cake.
,, The funeral of Albert Falk, yeteT
, an Of the Civil war, was held from
his late home on Scott street at
, o'clock this afternoonRev. George 5
Mills, pastor of the Second Congrega
, tional church, officiated and the
; ial was in the cemetery at the VeI
mont soldiers home The service a
the grave was in charge of the G. A
T.
, The community gardens at tn
, Soldiers Home were inspected Sal
, urday morning as usual by Supt
Varney and found to be in remarkat
ly fine condition considering the lat
season, the fight against quack gras
and the fact they are being cultivate
by children. Up to the present tim
they have produced lettuce, radishes
spinach, swiss chard, peas, beans an
turnips. The children who last wee
deserved honorable mention for thei
efforts, are: Merrill Sloat, Cheste
Sloat. Theodore Cook, Fannie Char
off, Walter Atwood, Franklin Hyde
Warren Armstrong Helen Ferguson
Walter Blair, Helen Thomas, Hele
Denley, Beatrice Bixby, Minery
Holmes and Mary Hitchcock