The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws OF the rswn and Village TsId
taat Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs. Z, Il. .huiing has bought a new
Buick touring car through the agency
OF Warren N. MaEshsnl; ca s. ~.
/ Harry Moon is travelling In New Jer
sey- in the interest Of the Mercersdint
academy, Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Gunshannon
passed the Fourth with Mr.. Gunshan
mons mother in Boston
Mrs. ], NJ. Ayres and daughter, Tir-
sa, left today for Dennis. Mass, for
their annual vacation in the Cape Cod
district.
The house owned by Mrs. J. II. Hab-
berly on Elm street, has been sold to
George G.. Bond The sale was made
through the II. n. Williams agency
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Praget OF Pater-
son, N. j., are expected today for a
two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Emma Streeter and Mrs. Isadora Wood
ward.
The meeting Of the home department
of the second congregational church,
which was to meet with Mrs. Pierson
Saturday, has been postponed indef.
nitely,
The Playground Baseball leagues are
being re-organized. II there are any
teams that have not entered and would
like to do so, the captain should notify
Miss Vossler at once.
Rev. T. F. Turner has announced the
appointment OF Charles c. Kimball as
senior warden OF st. Peters church.
The rector was not present at the an
nual meeting so the appointment was
not made at that time
The street department is making
some extension Improvements at the
top OF the South street hill. The street
is being widened and drainage tubes
put in to care for the surface water
that frequently washes that hill badly
Ansel Buss OF Company NJ, n. Y. N
G., was home Thursday on 24.hour
leave OF observe. Pete" is guarding
a dam somewhere in New York state
He says the fishing is good and at OF
times the boys have chance to en-
Joy it,
The July number for the Wohelo has
been placed on the reading table al
the Library. The attention OF all cam
fire girls is called to the new list o.
patriotic food honors given in this mum
ber Read your, Camp, Fire magazine
throughout for Its worth the effort,
On Saturday afternoons, the play
ground will be reserved for older boy
and girls. The baseball diamond will
be at the service OF any teams OF olde
boys, while volley ball and basket bal
will be open to the girls, instruction
in tennis will be given at any time.
Letters received by relatives her
from DR. J. d. Lane. examining SUI
geon at the Bangor Me-. naval station
state that a large number of men hav
been enlisted in that city for the navy
Lieutenant Lane writes that Bangor
exceptionally patriotic city and ha
sent many recruits to both the nave
and military branches OF the service.
The Bennington county exemptio
board recently appointed in connectio
with the selective draft law and col
sisting OF A. c. Orvis OF Mancheste
and DR.. H. s. Goodhall and ]. J. Shal
shober OF Bennington are at the count
court house today engaged in compilin
a copy OF the registration cards
Bennington county to be- forwarded
Montpelier.
President Guy b. Johnson OF the Bel
nington County Improvement associ
ton this morning, received notice fro
Dr. William Stickney of Rutland thu
the war department had forbidden III
organization OF the Vermont Red Croi
ambulance corps. DR.. Stickney wro
that the department had given no re
son for the action. Two young me
from Bennington, Guy Murray al
Newton A. Hagar has been award'
Y the four-contract TO carry the mail b
tween the Bennington and Woodfo
postofflces. succeeding Carl Bugbe
who has been the star route man 4
a number OF years. Bessie A. Woo
the postmaster at Woodford, has c
pressed her desire to resign. An
spector has recently investigated d
situation and II is probable that unle
some one can be found to take the pc
ton OF postmaster, the office will
abolished On several occasions an
fort has been established to a run
carrier route for the benefit OF peoI
who now receive their mail through I
Woodford Office, but the department
opposed to the establishment OF roui
running in only one direction.