The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-24
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Thursday, May "a, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS


John Meredith of Valentine street
is recovering from an attack of pneu-
monia.
The second First Aid to the Injured
class will meet as usual in Library
hall this evening at o'clock
Harvey Hutton, who has been at
| tending the agricultural school at
Lyndonville, has returned home.
A portion Of the Holden property,
west of the Sibley novelty works, has
been ployed in readiness for planting,
Eugene and Roger Burt have gone
to Chester, Pa. where they will make
a brief visit with their brother, Cole
| Burt.
Members of the local food produc-
tion committee this morning laid ont
the community garden on the land at
| the Soldiers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison l. Norton
have gone to West Point where they
are visiting their daughter, the wife
OF Lieut. f. A. Englehart
Mrs Cecil Tetrault, who has been
visiting in town. has returned to her
home in Pawtucket. r. l. Mrs. II. De-
lude and children of Dewey street, ec-
companied her home.
George Walsh, famed football play
er ana all round athlete at Fordham
college is starring in High Finance
lrolicking comedy drama at the Harte
Theatre today. ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spargo Of Old
Bennington, returned from brief
visit TO New York Tuesday evening"
They motored home through the Berk-
shires and enjoyed the trip.
Halibut, salmon, lake trout, yellow
pike. red snapper carp, white fish,
mackerel. founders, shad, butterfsh,
haddock, cod. cusk, Boston blue. ale
wives lobster ana clans Al Estes
market Adv
Edward Jenney. a student at the
Pennsylvania dental school at Phila-
delphia arrived at his home last eve
ming He has enlisted in the ambu
lance corps being raised at the uni
versity and viii make but brief stay
in town. The corps will so into camp
at Allentown, Pa, next week.
HElt " III Ut inAAiNi III SCI b AAA1 a. /
the Hinsdillville cemetery at o'clock !
Sunday afternoon All who wish 10
attend should take the $50 ear. The
memorial sermon will be delivered |
this year az the Baptist church Sun
day evening All veterans, sons Of !
veterans. Spanish-American war |
veterans and members of the Relief |
corps are specially invited to be |
present
Miner Clark, son of Mr.. and Mrs |
w. c. Clark of Grove street and who |
graduated from the Bennington high |
school in the class Of 1912, has en-
listed as Z machinist in the engineer
ing department of the navy. He has
been employed during the past winter
in Pittsheld where he passed his ex-
animation on Tuesday. He LETT today |
for Albany whence he viii go to New |
port in a few days.
About forty men are at present en-
gagged in cutting pulp cord wood ON
the timber land in the mountains east
OF the village recently purchased by
Stevens & Thompson CT Greenwich.
The company has already secured
about 1900 acres lying in the towns
OF Woodford. Stamford. pownal and
The largest tract OF
5000 acres was formerly owned by
Charles Adams OF this village.
The funeral of the late James +.
Rooney was held Wednesday morning
at o'clock from the St. Francis de
Sales church, Rev 4. u. Carly oliiat-
ing. Among the out OF town friends
and relatives here TO attend the fun
eral were, Robert Smith and Mrs +
s. Smith Of Port Henry, n. Y, Miss |
l. Rooney and a Hamilton, Montreal,
James Rooney, Melford Mass Mrs
H. Rooney North Adams. Mrs Tessie
Farrell and Miss Flora Rooney, Provi-
lence. X. |.