The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-05
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| AAAs
Miss Nellie Barry spent Wednesday
in North Adams.
Miss Julia Brazil is assisting as
clerk in the Lurie store.
| Charles II. Scott OF South street
spent the 4th in Granville.
Martin Laughlin of Springfield. for
mer resident, is visiting in town.
Ladies' Bungalow aprons special
49c at the New York store. ADV.
Harry T. Southall began his work
with the Bennington Garage Monday.
Don't forget the dances at Foresters'
hall Friday and Saturday nights.
Adv.
Miss Eleanor Murphy has employ
ment with the Black Cat Textiles COM
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Rice and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Rice were in Granville for
the 4th.
Mrs. F. Starbecker Of New York
city is guest at the home OF NJ,
Margolin.
Dancing at Foresters' hall Friday
and Saturday nights, Donnely's orches-
ira. Adv.
D. V. Sweet of North Adams. for
mer resident, is visiting relatives In
the village.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Knights of Columbus this evening
at the regular hour.
Mr.. and Mrs, l.. j. Eddington and
John Eddington were at Hedges for
the day Wednesday.
| Mrs. Maude ]. Gregg OF Albany was
the guest Wednesday Of her mother
Mrs. William c. Frost. Jn4l a
| B.. A. Quinlan and family motored
over the Mohawk trail Wednesday go
ing by. the way of Searsburg. ~.
| John Scott of School street JAM
1 tof. OF the graded school,sgo has been
1 partly incapacitated recently By
rheumatism. arn
Lost-Between Mrs. John Holden's
and Bennington Center, head of three
pronged trident, made OF silver paper.
Finder please return to Mrs. o. NJ.
Barber 1872
The Playground would be very CRATE
full for donation OF couple second
hand tennis racquets. Used tennis
balls are always gladly received and
very acceptable for childrenS use.
Miss Louise Mclaughlin OF East
Dorset, who is the guest for week
OF Miss Mary Powers in North Ben
nington, spent the 4th with her broth
er, William Mclaughlin, on Pleasant
street. ~
Fayette DEMO left Wednesday for
Akron, O., to attend the funeral of his
} sister, Mrs. Lloyd Wallace. formerly
Miss Belle DEMO of Bennington
who met her death In Sundays acci
dent at Niagara Falls.
The community gardens at the Sol
diers' home will be inspected on Sat
urday morning by Supt. Varney. The
children. who. have these gardens
, | should bear this in mind and have
their gardens ready for inspection.
Miss Barbara Burt Miss Ruth Mas
sey, Eugene Burt and James Donald
, son OF New York we're among the
, guests at house party given over the
Fourth by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul d B
Niles at Skyburrow, Williamstown.
II The subject OF the Prayer Meeting
. at the Methodist church this evening
will be "Our Country. blessed Il
the nation whose God is the Lord ant
the people whom He hath chosen fol
> His own inheritance" Psalms SO, II
Capt. c. l.. Holden, First Lieut.. H
4, Harry Sharpe and Second Lieut. w
: II. c. Cushman of company A. frs
= Vermont volunteer militia, left We'd
nesday afternoon for Mortified OF
business connected with the organl
alton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McGurk ant
Il Miss Marion O'Driscoll, who hav'
been the guests OF Mr. and Mrs. j
d l.. McGurk OF Gage street for seyera
n days, left Wednesday for Ashfiel,
4 where they will spend few days wit
2 Miss O'Driscoll's aunt before returninI
home. cog spEsi iq
e The annual entertainment on Fourtl
8 OF july evening was given at tn
y Mount Anthony country club house
h Dancing, for which music was fui
o finished by Donnelly's orchestra, wa
u preceded by number OF vaudeyill
sketches by the younger members Q
the summer colony at Old Benninl
ton.
The Foresters are going to give
concert and dance at Foresters' hal
Wednesday evening. July IL for tn
4 benefit of the Red Cross. Hurleys OF
chestra has donated the services O
4 IL musicians. Mrs. Helena Downs
, !. John Mccormick. William Shaw, Rui
sell Carpenter Roy Clum, Josep
Pellerin and others will also donat
4 their services for this worthy cause,
i Mrs. Chris Jaeger of Philadelphia
visiting in the village. Mrs. Jaege
was formerly Miss Nellie Harrlngto
\ OF Bennington. Her husband was en-
ployed as binder by the late Charlie
Pierce who was publisher of the Bel
Il nington Banner for number c
4 years. Mrs. Jaeger is now maxim
4 her first visit to Bennington sine
Y the dedication of the Bennington ba
u tie monument In 1877. She is accom-
n panied by her sister, Mrs. Greenlun
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