The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Rsws OF the Town and Village reIs
Briefly for Busy Readers

Coming Norma Talmadge in
"Panthea." ADV.
Miss Mable Cooper is visiting
friends at Ocean Grove, N. ].
Earle S. Kinsley of Rutland is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs c. j. Kinsley.
Social dance tonight at Foresters'
hall, Hurley's orchestra, tickets 25c.
ADV.
Charles Cole, who has been visiting
at the home of an uncle in New York,
has returned.
Mrs. G. II. Shurtleff of Waterbury,
Conn, is visiting her sister, Mrs
Clayton ]. Kinsley.
Zodack White and Hiram Wing
have gene to the Kelly stand for a
brief fishing trip.
See Mollie King in "The Mystery
Of the Double Cross at Harte Thea
tretre tomorrow. ADV.
Ladies shirt waists suitable for
dress or work, sale 39c at the New
York stores sale. ADV.
Miss Alice Cunningham of Newton
Lower Falls, Mass, is the guest of the
Nc Cue family of School street.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Endress left
this morning for Proyincetown,
Mass, for an outing of two weeks.
Mrs. A. l.. Radley of Green Island
is spending the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. C. II. Robinson of Depot street.
Jimmie Hughes lunch cart on Main
street is being improved exterior and
interior by the application of a coat
OF paint. ~
The playground will be opened
again tomorrow afternoon. The older
young people will be made especially
welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Burke and
son, Gordon, and Miss Jesse LOOMS
have returned from a weeks tril
| through the Adirondack mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spargo and Mr.
and Mrs. w. e. Pelley made an auto
mobile trip over the Mohawk Trai
Thursday, returning by the way o
Drattleboro
Mrs. William G.. Clark and daugh
ter, Josephine, left today for {
months stay at Oak Bluffs with hel
daughter, Caroline, who is spending
the summer there.
One of the bathers. who visited tn,
pond at the Twin State Gas ant
Electric power plant Wednesday eve
ming counted IA men and boys in th'
water at one time.
A. c. Orvis of Manchester. who ha
been serving as a member of the eS
emption board, an who has been tn
guest of DR.. and Mrs. VIM. b. Walker
returned home today.
} Miss Bessie Dick, chief operate
at the exchange of the New Englan
Telephone and TelegIaph company
leaves today for a weekend Visit a
her former home Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Bentley have RI
turned from their wedding trip an
are spending few weeks at thei
bungalow in Hinsdale, Mass, befOr
returning to their home in Pittsliel,
After the refreshing shower of yei
terday and the drop In temperatur
the children having gardens Shout
get after the weeds at once. Pleas
bear in mind that the community ga
dens will be inspected tomorrow.
Any of the community gardener
r who would like to replace lettuce, IA,
ishes, Swiss chard etc, with Sc
| ond crop or another quick.maturin
> vegetable, may obtain seeds frol
Miss Vossler, at one cent per pa
d kage.
The postofIlce at Woodford is to |
discontinued August 10. Mrs. Bess
A. Wood, who has been postmistrei
for several years, resigned some tin
ago, but has held on to see If som
= body else might not be induced to tai
. the place, but It appears that nobot
4 wants It and the Office will besclose
Assistant postmaster II. +. RobinsC
n has urged the department to esta
lish rural route to accommodate Il
Woodford people.
;. During the absence of Proba