The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
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Mrs. w. j. Watson of Depot street
is visiting her cousin Miss Susie !
Keefe at Oak Bluffs.
John Spargo of Old Bennington, left
this afternoon for New York to attend |
an important conference there
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tudor of SIAM
ford we're the weekend guests of Mr..
Tudor's mother, Mrs. Sarah Tudor.
friedman Meyers, son of Rev. w.
F. Meyer, former pastor of the local
Baptist church, is visiting Mrs. e. L.
Niohol:
H. G. Camp has returned to his
home on Beech street from a visit in
North Adams, Clarkesburg, Stamford
and Readsboro.
Miss Florence Surdam and Miss
Amy Surdam spent Sunday at Lake
Cossayuna with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fofter of Shushan, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goldman Of Amster.
dam, who have been spending several
days with their son, Dr. f. NJ Gardi-
nier, returned to their home Sunday.
Mrs. Allie White has returned from
Fort Ethan Allen where she has
been visiting her son, Ernest White,
a member of the first Vermont regi-
men;,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stickles and
daughter, Leila and son Henry and
Inhn 70, n,ofnrod C,,,1o,, IN nrot
tleboro, coming home by the way of
! Rutland.
], H. Caldwell, head of the Ludlow
Valve Works Of Troy, passed the
weekend with his daughter, Mrs.
Heustis who is passing the summer
at Old Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Mason. with
Mrs. Aiason's sister, Miss Bernice
Gunason OF North Adams, spent Sun
! day with their aunt, Mrs Patrick
Whitney of Spring street
S. H. Sheppard of Fair Haven. E.
p. Hathaway, Mrs Mary Hathaway
i Mrs c. N. Hodgkins. Miss Nellie
Hathaway and Mrs b. G. Slade mo-
tored over the Mohawk Trail Satur-
day
In answer to the many Inquiries of
the annuel automobile ride for the
/ playground children, will doubtless
be held the last week in August. Tic.
kets viii be given out in order of at
tendance
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Elliot have
gone to Chicago where Mr.. Elliot
1 will begin rehearsals for the second
season with the Upstairs and Down
company with which he was connect
! ed last year
George Sparso and his uncle, Ed
mund H. BENEFITS. of Yorkes, N. Y,
4 spent Saturday and Sunday at the G.
NJ. c. camp at He'll Hallow and fish
ing in the neighborhood. They caught
/ some nice trout
William F. Cochran. of Baltimore
! Nd. and North East Harbor, Me, a
prominent member of the Federal
| Council Of churches. was week end
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Spargo
of Old bennington
Mr. and Mrs. Walter c. Wood have
returned from their wedding trip and
will spend week with Mrs. Woods
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Tomp-
kins, Elm street. before going to
their home at Hyde Park.
Prof. F. d. Mabrey. who has been
undergoing treatment at the Danbury
hospital. Danbury, Conn.,, is much
| improved and is now with Mrs. Ma
brey and son, John, who are spending
the summer at Redding Ridge. Conn.
John Friedenmann, who has been
spending his vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Frieden-
mann of Dewey street. has returned
to Schenectady where he is employed
as draftspan by the General Electric
company.
Nathan l.. Madison, who is attend.
ing the New Haven Normal school
for gymnastics, has been spending
weeks vacation here with his mother
here. He returned Sunday to New
| Haven where he will have charge
of one Of the state farm camps.
The east window at the Noveck
store was broken late Friday after
noon, presumably by the breaking OF
an awning fixture knocked down by
an automobile which was backing out
of the driveway. The awning fixture
was broken off when hit by the car
and, in its fall drove a large hole
through the plate glass. The owner
Of the car responsible for the acct
dent is unknown.
Among the Bennington boys of the
DIST VI. who passed the weekend at
their homes were Buel d. Miller,
VIM. \. Carroll, Corwin ElwelL Leo.
Nash, Ernest Pellerin and Private
Elwell. Captain Il. w. Gibson of
Co. |, is trying to arrange so that all
Bennington boys In his company may
be home for over the 18th. Captain
Gibson announced Saturday that If
present conditions did not change all
Bennington boys could be home for
the celebration. II is planned they
leave the Fort Wednesday night and
report back Saturday morning. Il is
likely that local boys in other com.
panies of the regiment will be al
lowed a similar privilege.
List Of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post office for the week
ending August 6: Mr.. Martin c.
Crowley, Mr.. Frank w, Dunn, Mr..
Goldstein, Mr. A. +. Griswold, MIR.
Jas. c. Harte 376 Stratford Ave, Mr..
Sacks, NJ Schudecker. Westland