The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-02
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Today in Jimmy Dale" day at
Harte Theatre. ADV.
Dance at Young Woman's club to- |
night from $50 to 11.3O. Donnely's !
orchestra.
Mrs Elizabeth Martain of Pleasant
street spent Tuesday calling on rela-
tives in Sedan.
Beautiful Marie Doro is featured in
Hearts Desire" at Harte Theatre
tomorrow. Adv.
Valeska Suratt, living fashion
plate, appears in "The Slave" at Harte
Theatre today. ADV.
Miss Caroline S. White of Boston
is visiting her sister. Miss Mary l..
White OF Main street
The Putnam house garage has sold
seyen-passenger Chalmers touring
car to John Squires.
Bliss Margaret T. formally of Bos
ton spent Tuesday with Edesse and
Julia Brlllon of Sedan.
Il, E. Bottum, c. j. Tunison, Harold
| Dow and Harry Il. Hufnagle motored
to Alta park Wednesday evening.
James Burns, jr., went to Troy this
| morning where he joined an automo-
bile party that is attending the races
at Saratoga.
| At the st. Peters church tomorrow,
Friday, at 7:30 p. M. there will be
a preparatory service for all COM
municants.
Private dance in Bank hall Friday
| evening under auspices OF same COM
mittee as supervised the previous
| private dances.
Harold Dow of Troy is visiting his
parents, Rev, and Mrs, p, L., poY. !
lie will assist the choir of the Setohd
Congregational church next Sunday
| Edward II. Everett has purchased
of Fannie II. Pratt the 25 acres of
land just north of the Park Lawn
cemetery and known as the Stafford $.
| Pratt farm,
The playground was closed on ac
| count of illness of the supervisor,
| Miss Mathilda Vossler and will not be
opened until the weather is some
| what cooler
| Mrs. f. w Bradford Mrs. George
| Albro, Mrs. John Kelso and Mrs.
Frank Bradford are spending the day
/ at Dewey lodge in Woodford as the
guest of Mrs. c. II. Dewey.
All the children who have gardens
| at the Soldiers Home are hereby no
| titled that the beans are ready for
| picking, also those who have lettuce
or Swiss chard should gather these
| at once.
The o. Z. S. picnic yesterday was
very pleasant affair. a good
breeze all the time. quite number
| there. Tucker chapter was repre-,
sented. The ladies think they would
enjoy going again.
The person who took the bicycle
| from the shed at the bennington ga
rage is invited to return the same at
once If he desires to avoid arrest
| No questions will be asked If the BIZ
| cycle is returned promtly.
Everett Lockwood from Harpers-
vile, ~ Y. and daughter, Mrs. Edith
| Dibble and children of Oneonta. n. Y.
| and Miss Margaret Corbett of STAN
! ford. ~ Y. arrived yesterday and
are the guests of Miss Clara Barber
Rev p. l.. Dow, pastor OF the
| Methodist church and Mrs Dow have
returned from Lanes boro, Mass,
and are at the parsonage on School
street MIR. BOWS health is not of
the best and he may decide to take an
indefinite vacation.
The grange had childrens night
in place of the regular meeting We'd
nesday evening The children fur.
nished the entertainment which was
| followed by ice-cream and cake. The
next meeting will be In chafge of the
young people. e1 lu +,
A number of persons from the WI
lage motored to Lake SALISBURY
| Wednesday evening to witness the
| pageant given by the Camp Avalon
| girls because of the heat, the atten-
| dance was small but the entertain.
ment was in every way successful.
| Two large search lights and big
| moon, combined with the beautiful ma
| tural setting helped to complete some
| very pleasing effects 1t is understood
| that the young women will clear about
| $3.50 from the venture which will be
| turned into the Red Cross fund.
All garments and surgical dress
| ngs made by the bennington Branch
of the Red Cross are now sent direct
| ~ to the New England Headquarters
| 1i2 Berkeley street, Boston, Mass
| and then repacked and sent abroad.
There is a large supply to be sent
| next week from here. Bottum a.
| Torrance have taken an order from
the branch to make 100 housewives,
which will he filed by the branch
and sent to Fort Ethan Allen by
orders from the state. The boys are
to leave this month and have not
been supplied with these articles ow
ing to small towns not sending this
quota
During the night some one with a
sense of humor which had probably
expanded with the intense heat re-
moved the sign which has been stand.
ing at the entrance of the village Gem.
| etCry and placed on the corner lot at