The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws Of the Town and Village FIELD
Briefly, for Husy Readers

Francis Kearns of Maple street is
i'll. ~ ssav , -9 n
|. Lynn Davis is helping at the Ed
dington market.
81 w Niles of White Creek spent
Friday in town. a.
Edward Pratt of Pownal is in town
on business today.
Francis Mathers of Bradford street
IS III of diphtheria
Donald Webster is assisting in the
store Of Mulligan and Roche. ,a
Mrs. Frank A. Humphreys is quite
i'll at her home on Booth Terrace.
Miss Mary and John Proud OF
Park street have whooping cough
Richard Lee of'aSafford street is
visiting his nephew Lee Mcclure, in
Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Smith of Somer-
set are with relatives in town for
few days. ~ 80
Miss Marion Adds, librarian, spent
the holiday at her home in Middle
town, Conn sg
Dance, Foresters hall Saturday,
Dec. l, 9 to IL. McGurns orchestra.
Tickets Csc Advl 57t2
Miss Mary Enright or Mccall
street is assisting with the holiday
trade at the Noveck store.
James Whitney. little son OF Mr..
and Mrs, John Whitney. jr., of Park
street, has whooping cough. W
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Homer left
today for Brattleboro to spend Sun
day with Mrs. Homer's sister.
| Miss Martha Carver of the North
| Adams Normal school, is spending
| the week end at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Mallory of
Rensallear, N. Y. spent Thanksgiv-
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hughes. t4t
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Watson OF
Grove street are spending the meei,
end in Buskirks with Mrs Watson's
| mother. @i~
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy B. Johnson OF
Old Bennington left today for New
York where they win spend the
next week.
| The Elks annual memorial service
will be held in their lodge rooms
Sunday, Dec 2, at p. m. and will
be private.
/ Mrs. Ernest Washington of North
| Hoosick spent Friday with her
mother, Mrs. Caroline Wilson OF
I Grove street.
| Miss Mary Lenay OF Mccall street
| is recovering from the chicken pox.
| Floyd Wright is clerking in the
Noveck. store. 4.
T Robert Long or the General Eleo-
| tric Works in Pittsfield, is visiting
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Long
for a few days.
| Mrs, Franz White, former, resi-.
dent, now of North bennington, is
| undergoing treatment in the North
Adams hospital alf MF'ts
Mrs, John paulson of Scott street
fefl this morning While crossing
| Pleasant street but aside from a gen.
eral shaking up was uniniured " +
Melvin Nichols of Pleasant street
| who injured himself Monday by
fan while at work for the Black Cat
Textiles company, was able to be out
| today " a4a@ 9if o
Harry Murray, a student at st.
| Michaels college at Winooski, Hlis
spending the weekend with his par,
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Murray
of Gage street.
Thomas Brazil of River street
spent Friday in Hoosick Falls with
: Casper Nimmons. a former resident,
who Is now in the U. S. service. Mr.
Nimmons is on leave until Sunday !.
The list of subscribers for the Red
Triangle y. NJ c. A. fund, which is
printed today, is complete TO Nov
%. More contributions are being
received and an additional report
will be printed later.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thompson of
Bridgeport and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Simpson of North Adams are the
guests Of Mrs Thompson's and
Mrs, Simpsons mother Mrs. John
Purcell OF School street.
Miss Clara Moore. stenograpner in
the office OF the +. z. Waist COM
pany, lett today to visit her grand
mother in Buskirks over the week
end. She will be Joined there by her
mother, MIS-. James Moore of Cohoes-
Lieutenant and Mrs Harvey Dav.
export, who have been spending
several days with Mr.. Davenports
parents, Mr. and Mrs Frank Daven-
port of Pleasant street, returned to
their home in plymouth, Mass, to-
day Lieut.. Davenport, who is in an
aviation corps, expects to leave the |