The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-27
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Tuesday, November 81, 1917.
BENNINGTON Briefs
News Of the Town and Village Ted
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Pathe News, Harte Theatre today.
ADV.
A son was born Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs Eli Squires.
Dancing in the Y. w. c. rooms on
Thursday night from to IL Dom
nelly's four piece banjo orchestra.
Adv.
Taft Commandry will give an in
formal dance in the Masonic temple
Thursday night. NOV. 20, for Masons
and their friends.
Mrs. William r. Morgan and Mrs.
Sarah Tudor left this afternoon for
Ct Petersburgh, Fla. where they
will pass the winter.
A son has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. L.. H. Nelson. Mother and child,
who are at .Winsted Salem, N. G.,
are reported to be doing nicely.
Miss Sarah Thurman, a we'll
known summer resident at Old Ben
nington who has been visiting in
New York. has returned to her home
Tin Troy.
David n. Harvey, president OF the
Harvey & Eddy company OF Troy,
who died in his home city Monday.
was well.known by many of the .etai
merchants of this village.
Serg. William Leroy Bates who is
stationed at Camp Jackson near
Columbia, S. G., was expected to ar.
rive here this afternoon to pass
Thanksgiving with his parents,
Judge and Mrs. E.: l.. Bates.
Robert Il. Healy and Charles 4.
Maurer are in Burlington today
where they are to appear before the
United States district court In the
bankruptcy case OF Fred B. Kennedy.
The case in question is an appeal
from the ruling of the referee in
bankruptcy.
Lieutenant and Mrs Harvey Is.
Davenport of Plymouth, Mass, are in
| the village the guests OF Mr.. Dayen-
ports parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
II. Davenport They will be here un-
til after Thanksgiving. Lieutenant
Davenport has been assigned TO
Camp Kelley at San Antonio, Tex
The New England supper at the
old academy at Old Bennington Sat
urday evening was largely attended.
Piano selections by X. s. Spencer
and humorous reading by Rev. c.
+. n. Crathern followed the supper
which consisted of stew, salads, rolls
and coffee and several kinds of pie
Capt j. BENJAMIN Harmon re-
turned Monday from Plattsbursh
where he has been attending
the officers. school and where he
received notice OF. his commission
in the army, He will remainI az his
home here. until early in December
When ne will leave Tor Texas. His
post is at StrLeon SPRINGS,
a change has been made in the ar.
Engagements for the opening week OIL
the December term . OF the county
court The original plan was that
the Jurors should report on the OPEN
ing day of the term, but as some of
the attorneys desire more time for
the preparation of cases the jurors
have been instructed to report The
second week of the term. The first
week of the term will be devoted to
the hearing Of court cases.
Mason s. Stone of Montpelier was
in the village Saturday afternoon and
evening representing the state fuel
administrator, II. ]. II. Jones, and
held a conference with the local coal
dealers. No definite statement rela.
tive TO the prices TO be charged forl
the different grades of coal cen be
announced, Mr.. Stone said. as no in
structions to this effect have as yet
been received from Washington. The
dealers have all been instructed toj
make reports TO the government of
their business during 1915. year in
which normal conditions are held to !
have prevailed With this data as a |
basis. it is understood that the deal |
ers are to be allowed fixed profit |
per ton above what the coal cost
them.