The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Ted
Briefly for Busy Readers

" lTOy lOuhy.
F. L. Bottum has returned from a
business trip to New York.
Miss Emma Burt of School street is
confined to her home by illness.
Mrs. Otis Williams OF Albany is
visiting her father, #. 0. Graves of
Elm street.
Mrs. George S. Mills returned We'd
nesday from Boston where she had
spent week.
Mrs. John M. Wagar has returned
to Troy after spending few weeks
with her mother Mrs. D. Rousseau
of School Street.
Miss Marcia Elwell has received
letter from her son Corwin Elwell,
stating that he had arrived safely
Somewhere in France"
Second Congregational chapel serv-
ice tonight at 100 THE Must of a
Great Objective will be the topic A
welcome for any and all.
The second anniversary mass was
sung this morning by Rev. 7. r. Car
ty in the St. Francis de Sales chapel
for the late Mrs. William H. Sibley.
Abe, the jeweler will be the Put
nam House Friday evening and will
take orders for Christmas and deliver
them Saturday evening, December
LIST. ADV.
II. N. Cornell started this morning
on business trip through the east
ern states as travelling salesman in
the interest OF the Fillmore and Slade
Paper Co
The local branch or the Red Cross
is grateful for a donation from the
Mayfair War Relief which consisted
of 10 sweaters, 10 mufflers and 10
pairs of wristlets.
The Olympian Five of North Adj
ans will bowl the Brunswick Five OF
this town at the Brunswick Alleys to
have one of the fastest teams in this
section.
Mrs. Walter Stecker and daughter
Barbara and Mrs. E. II. Biggart. who
have been the guests of their niece.
Mrs. w. G.. Towart of Pleasant
street. returned to their homes in De-
troit today.
L. e. Bottum and John Elwell have
returned from Hedges lake where
they have been at work on the re-
freshment pavilion which Mr.. Bottum
has been building at well-known re-
sort. aa4 sf l
The ladies of the First Church will
give social supper-party at the Old
Academy Saturday P. Mat $50. All
members OF the Congregation and
their friends are cordially invited
Tickets 35 cents. 81 .r1nfqi14
A number of people from this VIII
lage went to salisbury Wednesday
to attend the auction heidi by Carl
Mattison. The sale lasted until
evening and goods we're being sold by
lantern light before the auction
closed
Camp Fire members are reminded
that all dolls and toys for the exhibit
must be brought to Library hall az
ter school, tomorrow Money from
sale OF tickets is Ito be turned in to
Miss Mcclure amy time before to-
morrow evening.
Tie public is Iiiyited to atteud the
next meeting of the Fortnightly club
to be held Saturday afternoon at
O'clock at the Congregational chapel
Prof Bertha Terrill of the University
of Vermont is speaker before the club,
the subject being War Problems for
the Houskeeper"
A telephone message from West
field today states that the camp is
cleared and the boys are on their way
but it did not state just when they
left. While ii is not absolutely certain
that they are going there, until we
hear positively, mail should be sent
to Camp Greene, Charlotte, n c.
A number from Bennington en-
ioyed the lecture by ex-president
William II. Taft on the Y. NJ. c. A.
and the war at Grace hall, Williams
town. Wednesday evening. Among
those from here in attendance were;
Mr., and Mrs Collins NJ. Graves, c.
S. Estes, Carl Estes. Miss Daisy
Rudd Miss Mabel Harris, Miss Maud
Harris. Miss Florence Moore, Miss
Brigie MCGUIRE, Rev George S. Mills,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Sheldon Miss
Jennie A. Valentine, Miss Irene Muir
ply, Miss Marjorie Smith. Miss Edna
Waldron, Calvin Moore Howard
Estes, James Soarey and Clarence
Gardner.