The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village TsIe
Briefly for Busy Readers

is visiting in the village,
Mrs George Carey left Saturday
for a visit with her son. Raymond in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs N. G. Carey are visit.
ing in Greenfield and Springfield,
Mass.
William and Thomas Craven of New
York are visiting their father, John
Craven.
Miss Ruth Cox of North Adams is
the guest of Miss Helen Frazer of
North street.
James R. Loyett, employed in
Drysdale's store, is taking two
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Alexander Clarke of Newport,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Michael
NJ. Shoemaker
Mr.. and Mrs Phillip B. Jennings
and daughter, Elizabeth, are spending
the week in New York.
Miss Barbara Northup of Burling-
ton is the guest of Miss Juliet STAN
ford at Old Bennington.
Mr. and Mrs G. p, Endress are ex-
pccted to return today from an outing
at llumarock Beach, Mass.
Washmgs and ironing to do at
home. Small ones preferred Mrs
Levi Thompson. Apply 12G IL
South and Hillside streets. 45tG*
Guy b. Johnson returned from New
York today where he accompanied
Cholmondeley Thornton, who sailed
fer France Monday to join an
ambulance corps.
Herm0n Morgan OF the j. II. Dun.
ham Co., wholesale dry goods dealers
in New York city is passing few
days with Mrs William Morgan at
| the Morgan homestead
Misses Mary and Helen Cutting left
| Saturday for Hartford, Conn, where
they will be the guests Of Mrs George
Foster for two weeks. Mrs. Foster
was formerly Miss Mary McGnl
Work will begin tomorrow on reno
waiting the parsonage at Old Benning
ton in preparation for occupancy by
the new pastor, Rev. Charles f. H.
Crathern, who will come here from
Worcester.
Miss Mary Cunning of Jefferson
! avenue yesterday afternoon proved
herself a most delightful hostess at
a party given in honor of her fifth
birthday anniversary. Ten of her lit
tie friends gathered for the occasion
A telegram received from Secretary
H. A. Wilkinson of the Y. NJ. c. A.
who was called to Fresno, Calf by
the serious illness of his mother
states that he found her condition
much improved upon his arrival ond
that there are now excellent pros
poets that she will recover
Mrs. J. II. Holden, president of the
May fair War Relief organization IN
New York, who has been the guest
of Miss Helen Johnson in Old Ben
nington, left today for Hooslck Fall.
! where she will be the guest of Mrs
I Hugh Blackinton, who is supervisor
of branch of the May fair work in
that place. Mrs. Holden gave very
interesting talk to the members o.
the local branch in the old academy
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Morris Flynn. former
residents now living in Erie, Pa, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Keller and> daughter
and Mr. and Mrs. John lIerpich o
Erie motored to Vermont recently
and are making visit at Soutl
SALISBURY. Mr.. and Mrs Flynn wer,
In the village Monday calling upol
former acquaintance. Mrs. Flynn
was formerly Miss Julia Wilmington o
South SALISBURY and was at on,
time employed in the Banner office al
composito;
Advertised letters for the weel
ending July l6, 1917: Barlow Wilson
Mr. Champaign, MIR, Childs Agt. Mur
ray Mine Coal, Mr.. Rahwig Holenbecl
care of Bolik X. f. d. 1. Mr.. \. G. Nc
Chisholm, Mr. VIM. Rudd. care of G
c. benjamin. Mrs. X. Biggart. Mis-
Eyangeline Dayton al South Mali
St. Mrs. r. s. Hathaway. Mrs. Juli
Moon, Mrs. A. Nash, Mrs. Franl
Proud care of Mrs. Hatteway. Mrs. L
Russell $50 ~ Ave, Mrs James NJ
Swift, Miss +. A. Welles
Any man who wishes to enlist nov
in the Vermont National Guard ma
do so IL he has not already bee
called before the examination boar
of the draft authorities. There vii
be one moro lot of recruits going I
Fort Ethan Allen. They will b
sent on the afternoon train Thursda
afternoon OF this week. AnyOn
wishing to so up then for the purpos
of enlistment can arrange for hi
transportation by applying to Georg
Williams TO lO5 Pleasant street. Thi
will be the last possible chance for
voluntary enlistment.