The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-04
TIE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Tuesday, December 4, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws OF the Town and Village rsIs
Briefly for Eusy Readers

Briefly for susy Renders
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Niles mo-
tered TO Albany today with the inten-
ton of attending the theatre before
their return.
Lieut.. Earl Harbour of the u. s.
engineering corps and who is sta
toned at Fort LeavenwoIth, Kansas.
is visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant l.. Harbour.
Don't fail to bring. the children to
see the greatest child actress, in the
world, Baby Osborne" in the late
Pathe Gold Rooster feature when
Baby Forgot and a Pathe News at
Harte theatre today. Adv
The condition OF John j. Hayes,
foreman at the spring needle depart
ment OF the Charles Cooper Estate
machine shops and who has been at
the Samaritan hospital in Troy for
some days, has lately taken turn
for the worse and his family and
friends are exceedingly anxious.
Mr.. and Mrs Harrison l. Norton
returned Monday evening from West
Point where they have been the
guests OF their daughter, the wife of
Capt. Francis Englehart. Mr. Nor
ton states that there are now 700 stu
dents at the military academy and
that the instruction is being crowded
TO the limit
Fifty-two hundred Red Cross seals
are known to have been sold by the
school children up TO o'clock Mon-
day afternoon and this number did
not include all the sales The child
rem are busy on the sale today and
there is every indication that Ben
nington will make another magnif-
cent record like that of year ago
The municipal court Monday was
put on Wheels automobile wheels be-
longing to County Game Warden S.
B. Hawks, and taken to Dorset for a
hearing in the case OF Lawrence
Wade who is charged with shooting
a buck fawn during the recent open
deer hunting season, Wade pleaded
not guilty and the case was continu-
ed to Monday, December 10.
There was a surprise party Satur-
day evening at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs. Eli Bartholomew in honor OF ].
LaBurnir who had just reached Ms
18th birthday anniversary. The
young man who volunteered in the
army has been given an honorable
discharge. There were many friends
present at the party and he received
4 number OF presents. Refreshments
followed music and games and all re-
ported an enjoyable evening
Harry Flynn has received a letter
from his brother. Corp. Edward
Flynn of company J. first Vermont
regiment, now stationed at Camp
Greene. Charlotte. n, c., stating that
l number of the Bennington boys
have put in applications for leaves OF
absence to visit their homes during
the holidays. II the leaves are grant
ed the soldiers will leave on the 22d
OF the month and will not return to
amp until january /. The letter
stated that transportation rate OF
30 each way had been secured
Alfred w Elicit and Nelson Hitch.
cock, who are employed in the me.
,hanical department OF the Benning-
ton garage, have gone to Albany with
he Intention of enlisting in the quar-.
termaster's department OF the army. |
The department has found that a |
large number OF mechanics are re.
lnired and that enlistments are not
nearly so rapid as is desired In view
Of the circumstances there is little
doubt of their acceptance and Mr.. |
Elicit has already received assur- |
ance from the department TO that eff |
'ec;- The enlistments will consider. |
ably cripple the mechanical depart. |
ment OF the garage. Mr. Elicit has |
been at the head of the mechanical |
department for some time. II has
been expected for some time that he !
would enter the service and Mr.. |
Hitchcock had been selected to fill |
the vacancy.