The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
ksws Of tho Town and Village ToIi
Briefly for Husy Readers

Mrs. Harry Buss and Mrs. ALFRED
Elicit are spending the day in Troy.
James Huntington of Haynes Cor
ners, is employed in the Putnam
garage.
Miss Myrtle O'Connor is spending
the week end with Miss Marion Poole
in Albany.
Mrs. Harry j. Cole and son John
have gene to New York on q snort va
cation trip.
Ladies' new waists suitable for
dress or work special at 49c at the
New York store. ADV.
| Mrs. Guy b. johnson returned Fri
day from New York where she has
been for the past few days.
Mrs. Harry Buss of West Main
street and Mrs. Alfred Elicit are
spending the day in Troy.
County Game Warden Edward S.
Higgins is in Sandgate today on bust
ness connected with the fish and game
department.
Miss Katherine r. Fischer of Troy
is at the home of her parents, MI.
and Mrs. w. A. Fischer of Dewey
street for a few days.
Percy Simmonds. assistant supern-
tendent of the Il u Waist Co., went
to Troy today where he will spend
Sunday with his brother.
Important announcements about
the County Sunday school picnic will
be made in the schools tomorrow Let
every scholar be present in every
school.
Claiming Hare left this morning
for Long Point, North Ferrisburg.
where he will be the guest of Robert
Hart. Mrs. Il. L. Hart and sons have
taken cottage there for the summer.
Mrs. A. w. White and son, Rudd,
leave this evening for Burlington and
will spend Sunday with her son, En-
nest White, who is private in Co.
l. First Vermont infantry, at Fort
Ethan Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Younge of
New York city, who are motoring
through New England. were the
guests this week at the Walloomsac
Inn at Old Bennington and the Equi-
nox ct Manchester.
Christian Science services at soc
Main street on Sunday at IL a. m. and
Wednesday 1880 p. m. Reading room
open Monday. Wednesday and Thurs
day from 3 to 8 p. m. The public is
welcome to all services and the use
of the free reading room.
Miss Maud l.. Carpenters school |
closed its 18th year June 10, with q |
registration of nineteen pupils, fifteen |
of whom, in spite of war famine and |
pestilence, were in regular attend
ance. The school enjoyed a picnic
last Friday at Battlefield Park
Services at st. Peters church, June
cath; nativity of St. John Baptist:
Holy Communion, 1880 a. m. morn
ing prayer, 1880 a. m: evening pray
err. 500 p. m. Bishop Halls address
to the convention, wherein he an
nounces duties which the war imposes
upon churchmen and advocates ma
Iional prohibition, will be read to the
in the afternoon.
Advertised letters for the week
ending June 49, Mr.. j. Benjamin, 1901
Gage St, Mr.. II, l.. Bottman. Mr..
Howard Prayer, care of IL. b. Price.
Mr. j. e. Hurley, No. / Monument
Ave-, Miss Mary Craven, Mrs. Gates,
Mrs. Ellis Gardner, Miss Julia Jones,
Mrs. Edwin Lewis. Mrs Daniel Lin
,oln, Miss Mabel Leggins. These let
ers will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office July 2, if not delivered before.
n calling for above. please say "Ad-
'ertised" giving date of list
Saving and Giving will be Mr..
Mills theme Sunday morning at the
second Congregational church. "The
religion of the Average Man" will be
he subject of the evening sermon
which will be preached before the
odd Fellows and other branches OF
he order who are cordially invited 10
ttend this annual memorial service
The hours Of worship are 1890 a. M.
nd 7.90 p. m. Sunday school at
oon and c. K. meeting at $50 a. m.
strangers and visitors will be most
Welcome at all the services.
The apple trees in Woodford viii
ave to work over time if they pro
uce crop OF fruit before freezing
weather.. C. N. Powers went 10 Wood
ord City" Thursday and when he
eturned reported that the apple trees
n the mountain had Just blossomed
Within the past few days lovers ~
Wild flowers have gathered clusters
I swamp apple blossoms in the i'm
Mediate vicinity of the village. Not
this shrub has bioomei in
revious seasons so early that 1t has
zen impossible to secure the flowers
n Decoration day.
Every member of the Bennington
,ounty Forest Fish and Game associ-
ton who isn't sick abed or who can
onvince the boss that he has been
o overworked during the past spring
5 on the streams today after thc
main feature of the associations an