The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws o. ths Town and Village Ted
Briefly for Busy Rsadsrp


urday at Harris. Adv.
It's the height of economy to select
nice tailored suit or pretty silk or
serge dress now. The Drysdale
Store is offering most appealing price
lowered models. The assortments
are broad and varied, the styles are
desirable, smart and crisply new,
ADV.
Episcopalians should be sure to go
to the Y. NJ. G.. A. tonight from s to
10. A larger attendance than last time
is expected. All who come are sure
TO have fine time as they will have
the full use of building including the
pool tables. bowling alleys and
gymnasium.
Raymond Wood, who enlisted in
the United States navy two months
ago is now stationed at Norfolk, Va.
He is seventeen years old and the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Wood. In
letters received here from him he is
most emphatic about the good food
and kind treatment received by the
boys.
Remember the same show will be
shown at both theatres tomorrow
night. Two shows at Harte Theatre
tomorrow afternoon, first at 2
o'clock, second at $50 Send the
children we will take care of them.
The price of admission is only 6
cents for children under II years
old. Adv
DR.. II. j. Potter of Bennington was
before United States Commissioner
James r, Leamy of West Rutland yes
terday morning and pleaded not gull
ty to an indictment charging him
with an offense against the Harrison
drug act. He was placed under
bonds of $1,000 which he furnished
Rutland Herald.
An interesting program is being ar
ranged for the regular Brotherhood
meeting at the Methodist church
next Tuesday evening. The subject
will be the "X.Ray" and will be dis
cassed by DR.. ]. H. Cole of this vii
lage and c. E. Fairbanks of Orange,
n. ]. Refreshments will be served
by the company under the leadership
OF C. w. Morse
Unusually attractive stocks Of wool
or silk dress fabrics are assembled
at the Drysdale Store, prices due to
early buying are decidedly less than
present ruling values. The crepe de
chine, the georgette crepes, the fur
trimmings. the Skinner plain and
floral lining satins are also worthy of
the consideration of both professional
and amateur dressmakers. Adv.
Members of st. Peters parish and
all who are in any way associated
with the church are reminded that
the second church night" gathering
for the parish will take place at the
Y NJ. c. A. this evening All the
facilities of the building, the gym
nasilm, the pool table and the bowl
ing alleys are to be at the disposal Of
the guests. Those intending to use
the gymnasium are requested to wear
rubber soled shoes or rubber foot
wear of some description
Charles Isbell, the young Dart
mouth student, who was wounded in
France AID is to speak at the high
school hall Saturday night, hasitated
to come to Bennington for tat pur-
pose because he wasn't used to pub
lie speaking but last night in North
Adams he was finally prevailed on to
speak and an audience of 900 people
found his talk of absorbing interest.
He told just about the things he saw
in France and that proved to be what
the people liked to hear.
It's immaterial who taught you TO
knit The big idea is to knit and knit
and then knit some more. The Drys-
dale Store has received goodly
quantity of navy, silver and oxford
grey and a fairly good supply of
army olive drab and khaki army
yarns of splendid quality Likewise
gay merry looking lot of knitting
bags and abundance of knitting pins
in all sizes. Angorina is new mex
pensive cotton yarn with all the APP
pearance of wool. Adv
Walfrid II. Wahlquist, one of the
Bennington young men who went to
Camp Deyens, Aver Mass, with the
last contingent of soldiers for the ma
tonal army from Bennington county.
has been promoted to corporal. Re-
Gently he was selected with six or
eight of the young men who left here
in October for the non-commissioned
officers school Examinations were
recently held and in the competition
he was the only one from the latest
contingent to be promoted Other APP
pointments were made from among
those who went to Camp Devens the
middle of September and who had
been under training for longer per-
iod of time