The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News o. che Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Miss Harriet Shields is the guest of
! Miss May Clark.
Mrs Guy B. Johnson is recovering
from a severe cold.
Don't forget the band dance Friday
night, November 16, until ~. ADV.
Mrs Michael Shoemaker has re-
turned from brief stay in New
York.
Ivan II. Hunter spent Sunday with
his parents returning to Fort Ethan
Allen Sunday night.
Miss Hart Shields OF Troy was the
Sunday guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George b. Wellington.
The Old Academy supper, which
was announced for Saturday OF this
week, will be postponed for another
week.
+ The Y. w. C. will hold a dance
Thursday evening from 8 to H. Don
nelly's four piece banjo orchestra.
ADV.
Mrs. Rollin S. Blue, who has been
spending a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Gibney, returned to
Rutland Monday.
Eorn, November Il, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. w. Stegmeyer OF
Buffalo, N Y Mrs. Stegmeyer was
formerly Miss Irene Graves.
The German statement says the
Teuton forces have advanced from
Belluno down the River Piave and
are standing before Feltre
Mrs. j. Guy Livingston and daugh-
ter, Jane left Monday for Rutland to
spend several days with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Rolln S. Blue.
An important meeting of the Sors
of Veterans will be held in Grand
Army hall Wednesday evening at
O'clock. VIII every member please
attend.
All girls not in high school who
would be interested in joining an In
dependent Basket ball team are asked
TO meet at Library hall at 8 O'clock
tonight.
Miss Ann Clark has closed her sum
mer home at Old Bennington for the
winter and is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Guy B. johnson for while be-
fore returning to the city.
Come to the meatless, wheatless
supper at the Y. NJ. c. A. Tuesday
night at $50. Mrs. Paulson's clam
chowder viii be served and other
good things-all for 35cts. FAdy.
& Everyone lis invited and urged to
come to the big patriotic dance with
idhe Williams college orchestra in
Foresters hall on Nov. Ia. Admis-
sion 35 cents. Dancing 3 TO /. Adv.
Z Miss Helen Bronson and Joseph
Galipeau, both OF bennington were
'nnited in marriage Wednesday. Nov.
"a, by Rev. r. J Cahill They were
attended by Miss Minnie thlpeau.
sister of the bridegroom. and. Charles
Russell. They have a furnished home
on Bradford street Wk&f
4 News has been received here of the
death in New York Of Henry NJ Pack
er on October 81, Death was due 10
pneumonia and his fatal illness was
of but few days duration The de.
ceased was q cousin of Mrs. Seymour
Wood and at one time conducted a
creamery in the Putnam house block
He had many friends in this locality
who will receive the news OF his death
with sincere regret. The remains
were taken TO Pawlet for burial.
United States flags at prices within
the reach OF all. The banner mas Sc
cured few United States flags like
those we sold year ago last sum
mer. Standard bunting, fast colors,
sewed stripes, metal grommets. We
have two sizes SIS. price s1.30: Axe
price s115. We have only limited
aumber 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
nington. Vermont 19tf.
Judging from the methods used
Mr.. and Mrs William Wheeler and
the couple who recently appeared i'll
Bennington and left with livery rig
belonging TO Joan r. Hogan that vas
later recovered at Manchester, are
one and the same. The description
also tallies to some extent with the
operations of q couple that later ap-
pealed at Middlebury and under the
name OF Mr.. and Mrs w. II, Carter
got away with another livery rig and
articles Of personal property. AS in
the Bennington case, the livery rig
was recovered