The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Buoy Readers

News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Buoy Readers
Mrs. Harry Cook is i'll at her home
on Park street with measles.
Mrs. +. +. Mosher is caring for
her aunt, Mrs. Elon Sweet in White
Creek.
Miss Katharine Donahue, assistant
in the office of DR.. f. S. Braley, is Ill
of the measles.
Rev. p. l.. Dow will preach in the
Union Church at Woodford Sunday
afternoon at p. m.
The food served at the Congrega-
tional restaurant Saturday is absolute
ly undenominational. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harper of New
York have arrived at Old Bennington
and have opened THE Moorings" for
the summer season.
There will be dancing tonight
evening from $50 to 11.30 at the
rooms of the Young Woman's club.
Admission rs cents.
Mrs. Chalmondeley Thornton of
Springfield, Mass, arrived today to
pass the weekend with her mother,
Mrs Katherine Shaw of Old Benning-
ton.
Sheriff and Mrs. Frederick Godfrey
received word this morning that their
son Bradford, student at the Har-
ward dental college, was i'll of
measles.
The subject of the prayer meeting
this evening at the Methodist church
will be The House on the Rock
Special music by Mrs. p. L. BOWS
Sunday school class. The pastor will
conduct the service.
The most select lunch-roOm in town
opens Saturday at l1.3O at the Con
gregational chapel. Meals served a
la carte. Prompt service. Movies
just around the corner. Meet your
wife here for lunch and take her to
the matinee. Adv.
Notice the hours Of the luncheon
served a la carte at the Congregations
al chapel Saturday; 11.30 to 2. We
cater to the business man, the house
wife tired from Saturdays baking,
and the idle rich whose idea is TO
reach the theatre in time for the first
show Adv.
Harry Remington, who is employed
in the shoe department of the Drys-
dale store, and Paul Jewett went TO
Fort Ethan Allen Tuesday and enlist
ed in company of the Vermont regi
ment. Both passed the physical ex-
animation and returned to their homes
here under instructions to report for
duty on the 30th.
If there is anyone in the village
who wishes a garden and has not OBJ
tanned one they will be assigned one
of the rod square plots in the Com |
munity gardens if they apply at once
to Miss Hilda Pratt. Seeds for plot !
OF this size viii mean an investment |
Ct % cents and the value OF veget- |
ables raised will be many times that |
A boy or girl OF ten can
care for it easily and an older person !
can do a pretty piece of intensive |
gardening.
Residents OF Bennington will be in |
crested in the removal of passenger |
trains which will go into effect on the |
Boston and Maine railroad June %. |
The trains, which will be taken off, |
are the theatre train which left Bos- |
ton at 11.40 p. m, the east bound |
rain leaving Albany at A o'clock in |
he afternoon and two west-bound |
Sunday trains. The reduction in
is made TO clear the tracks |
'or the transportation of freight and |
army supplies.
The intermediate department of the
Baptist church will held a picnic Sat
Irday afternoon at their new camp
IN the South Stream road. They will |
cave the church at o'clock and
walk to the woods. There will be ac-
,ommodations for the few who wish
o ride one way, and those who must
:ome late. These will leave the
huroh at 4.30. Everyone is asked to
ring their lunch and for cocoa.
All members of the department are
invited, if there are any questions
all Miss Josephine Elwell, 226-Y.
The Methodist Brotherhood meeting
Tuesday evening was one of the best,
was large, two new mem
,ers received, other business transact
I'd. Ralph Parker sang very accept
IDLY, being heartily enchored 1t had J
Jeen expected that Rev. w. II. Ham.
nersley of North Adams would be