The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
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John b. Harte is convalescent after
an attack of tonsilitis.
Roy Mclean of Williamstown is
spending the day here.
A. II. Whitaker of North Adams is
the guest of d. NJ Colburn.
Michael Hogan is i'll with pleurisy
at his home on Division street.
Harry Hubbell of Gage street has
recovered from an attack Of tonsilitis
VIM. $. Hart in "The Midnight
Stage. Harte Theatre Monday. Adv
Miss Mary Lathrop of Albany is the
guest of Miss Martha Dewey for few
days.
Seven candidates are taking exami-
nation today at the high school for
the position of clerk-carrier at the
post Office.
Fifty cent package sale at James
Woods jewelry store will continue
through Saturday and Monday. Adv.
76t2
John Robinson of Elm street suf-
fered slight shock few days ago.
and, while able TO be around the
house, is in a weaker condition than
he has been for some time.
The last Assembly of the season
will be held Tuesday, May /, Endeav-
ors are being made TO obtain as large
On attendance as possible in addition
TO the regular members. in order to
close up the season.
At the open meeting of the
Womens Voters League held Friday
evening in the rooms OF the Young
womans Club, talks were given be-
fore q small audience by r. e. Healy.
Rev. G. S. Mills and Rev, W g. Tow
AIT. John spargo also gave brief
speech.
The store just vacated by f. W.
Woolworth 4 Company Will be oe-
cupied by Puppas & Violas OF Green
field and Amherst, who win run
modern ice cream parlos and soda
fountain. They will move In as
the store can be put in readiness. It
viii be entirely renovated and many
new fixtures installed
Misses Mary and Lulu Robinson
have left the home of w. b. Sheldon
where they have been passing the
winter and will spend the summer in
the Merrill cottage in Old Bennington
Mr. and Mrs Guy b. Johnson and
Miss Helen Johnson IRE evre~ted til
arrive Monday from New York city
to spend the summer at Old Benning.
ton. Miss Mary Shaw, who has been
their guest for the past week, win re.
turn with them. .ssI
The 9Sth anniversary of the found
ing OF the order OF /. O. o. f. in this
country was fttin9y celebrated
Thursday evening by Stark lodge
All branches of the local lodge were
represented. Speeches we're made by
j. d. Whittier OF Salisbury and Rev.
W. G. Towart Vocal selections were |
rendered by Ralph Parker aid a soc |
TAI time was enjoyed after the regular |
ordW ofsexercises, followed by dane. |
ing., A large number were present |
FROM surrounding towns
Social Purity" viii be the theme
OF the morning sermon at the First
Baptist church tomorrow morning.
"A Chinese Parable" win be the sub
iect of the sermon to the boys and
girls. School Of Religion at II noon.
'Christs gift to men will be the
heme Of the evening sermon. Att
his service the Mount Anthonv lodya
No. 49, f. & A. NJ and Taft com
1andry no. s, Knights Templar will
ttend in body. Services are at c
0.3e a m and 730 p. m The public ),
S cordially invited to these services.
Large numbers Of interested people
TENDED the re-opening on Friday -
yening of the F. w Woolworth com =
any's store, in its new location in .
ne Hawks block on Main street. !.
Iany extra clerks were pres u
Mt to display the stock which ~
to be seen to much greater Il
tyantage in the roomy quarters il a
DIV occupies. Music was furnished .,
lring the evening by Donnelly's six ~
zee orchestra and the affair was :,
lccess in every detail The district =.
iperintendent, f. w. Cruise of Bos-
N, was present. as well as William -,
awley of North Adams and R. b. ~
liam of Pittsfeld. representatives y,
the Woolworth stores in those ..
ties. The local store has increased .,
eadily In business under Manager n,
lerwin and his successor, Manager h,
aiming