The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26
BENNINGTON aETaFs
Ssws OF sne Town and Village Told
SrIsfiy for RusY RsAssre

c. A. Maurer went today to New
fame on business.
Zaphorn Laflamme has entered the
employ Of George A. Parker.
Mrs Dudley Butler of Pittsfell is
a guest at the home of B. A. Quinlan.
Mrs Frank Grennan of Schenec-
tady and daughter are visiting in the
village
Walter Hilchey has purchased a
Pierce-Arrow truck of the Putnam
house garage.
Frank Gooding, who is employed at
the Putnam house garage, is confined
to the house by lines
Fred Madison of North Bennington
has purchased a Dodge touring car OF
the Bennington garage.
Miss Ann Shields of Old Benning
ton has purchased Ford touring
car of the r. F.. Niles agency.
Perry B, Gardner has sold a Chey-
rolet 400 to Fred Smith of Sandgate
and a Ford touring car to George
Warner of East Arlington
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Peckham were
surprised at their home on Scott
street by a nYmberiof their friends
Thursday evening, it being the occas
ion Of their eighteenth wedding an
niversary. They were presented
with large portable lamp. Cards
were played and refreshments
served.
A force of men is engaged on the
state property in the Bushnell dis
trict excavating for the office to be
built in connection with the perma-
nent hatchery that is TO take the
place of the Bennington county field
station The concrete foundation
walls for the main building have been
completed The concrete floor will
be put in before work is begun on the
building.
A nice trim tailored suit is I'M
doubtedly one of the smartest and
most useful features of any woman's
wardrobe, adaptable for innumerable
occasions and extremely convenient
when in doubt about what to wear
The sale of sample suits at the Drys-
dale garment section is rare oppor-
tunity for the woman who desires to
be we'll dressed at the minimum of
expense. See the Drysdale ad.
elsewhere in this issue, ADV.
The Rambler basketball team Of
Hoosicli Falls would like TO arrange
games with teams in this vicinity
The Rambler five is made up of play
ers averaging lao pounds and negoti-
atoms for series should be under
taken with this fact considered 1t
viii be necessary to play all games in
Bennington as the Hoosick Falls
court is not yet in condition. Edward
Phillips, Hall street, Hoosick Falls,
is making the arrangements and all
communications should be addressed
to him.
United States flags at prices within
the reach of all The banner mas Sc
cured few United States flags like
those we sold year ago last sum
mer. Standard bunting, fast colors,
sewed stripes, metal grommets. We
have two sizes 5xS price $3.50: Axe,
price S1.15. We have only limited
number of these Gags and cannot get
more at these prices. If you want
one of these flags come at once. If
ordered by mail add 10 cents for post
age and packing. The Banner, Ben
nington. Vermont. 19tf
Private Harry b. Hopkinson, form
erly a member of company | of the
first Vermont regiment, according to
information received by his mother
Mrs Dora Hopkinson, has arrived
safely in England. In the disorgani
cation of the Vermont regiment he
was transferred to company l. of the
1920 United States infantry, 51st brl-
gade of the 26th division. A letter
addressed to the United States ex-
pedltionary force, London, England,
army postofiice, and giving his com.
pany letter. regiment, brigade and
division will be forwarded to his
destination in France