The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
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Miss Katherine Hurley of Branch
street is spending a few days at Camp |
Loafmore.
There is no appreciate change in |
the condition of Mrs. Catherine Ryan
of Adams street.
DR.. A. Barron Fitzgerald of Troy, a
former resident of Bennington, was in
town for the week end.
Fearless Helen Holmes in chapter
No. IL of THE Railroad Raiders" at
Harte Theatre today. Adv.
Mrs. Charles Dietz of Stapelton,
Staten Island is the guest of her uncle
Thomas Stewart Of River street.
Mrs. Hattie Holbrook, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. w. d.
Policy, has returned to Greenfield.
Carlyle Blackwell and June Elvidge
can be seen in VIM. Brady's world pic
ture production The Price of Pride
at Harte Theatre today. ADV.
You can say what you like, but the
show at the Harte Theatre tomorrow
is one of the best that has ever been
shown here for the money. Adv:
Edward Jenney, member of the
United States ambulance corps, was
at his home here for the weekend, re
turning Sunday night to Allentown,
Pa,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stewart and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Dumas attended
the funeral in Rutland yesterday of
Mr. Stewards niece, the late Mrs.
John Reynolds.
f. Il. Bottum and John Elwell left
Sunday by auto for Chautauqua Lake,
N. Y, where they will be the guests
of Mr.. Bottum's aunt, Mrs. Moses
Groesbeck. They will be away about
| ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Duel and
daughter Anna Marie of Amsterdam,
who have been visiting their cousins
DR.. and Mrs. Il. NJ. Gardiner of Main
street, returned to their home in Am
sterdam Sunday.
Stop, look and read! See what you
can see at the Harte Theatre tomor-
| row. Charles Chaplin in "The I'm
migrant" and Anita Stewart in The
Glory of Yolanda", special Vita
graph feature. Adv.
| S. H. Sheppard, who has been the
guest of K. Payson Hathaway of Gage
street for several days, returned tc
his home in Fair Haven Sunday. Mr.
Hathaway and Il. Payson were TO
gether in the 14th Vermont regiment
in 81.
Sam b. Hawks, who returned Satur
day from the Samaritan hospital In
Troy, was on the street this forenoon
lille is making good recovery from
} his illness but his physician insists
J that he shall not exercise too strenu
ously for the present.
Miss Leah Roy and Miss Alma Da
gese have returned from Sacandaca
n. Y, one of the popular resorts near
Gloyersville. While at the resor
they were joined by Mr.. and Mrs
Frank McDermott who made the tril
from their home in Pittsield by au
tomobile.
George Quackenbush of New Yorl
| who recently purchased the propert
/ at Old Bennington formerly owned b.
j. T. Mercy, is registered at the Wa
Ioomsac Inn. 1t is understood tina
Mr.. Quackenbush intends TO begin tn
, construction of summer residenc
, at an early date.
!. Miss Agnes j. Trull, superintendent
f of the Brooklyn city hospital. who ha
been a guest for week at the HON
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Policy, has +,
turned. Miss Trull accompanied he
hosts as far as Springfield Sunday b
automobile and made the remainde
, of the return journey to Brooklyn b
train.
Mrs. Myra Endress, bookkeeper fc
{ the Bottum & Torrance company. lei
D Sunday for Troy where she viii begl
+ two weeks vacation. Mr. and Mr.
= George Howard of Arlington motore
J. to Troy with Mrs. Endress. The
y were accompanied by Mrs Endres
Y father, c. d. Phillips of North Be
4 nington.
= Dr. Jesse M. Solomon, who formerI
maintained an office in this yillag
was given hearing before Judl
Fred NJ Butler in Rutland on habe,
corpus proceedings and was release
DR.. Solomon had been held by Il
Rutland police since Wednesday 9
the charge of failing to support
child, the charge being preferrC
from Wareham, Mass.
The pipe has been distributed alor
West Main street for the new sew,
\ extension through which the outl
. near the Mill street bridge will
eliminated The work will consist
y an extension on West Main street
connect the Dewey street line wi
\ the line from Old Bennington. III
d change is necessitated by the
II creased building on Dewey street al
Il vicinity and should have been lol
n ago
1 The officers of the Father Mathe
= Temperance and Benevolent socie
4 have extended an invitation to
1 Bennington young men now membe
of the first Vermont regiment TO
n tpn1 tho annual ntcnfp Of Iunf'c Al