The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-24
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Wednesday, January "a, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for 6usy Readers

Miss Amanda Nolan went to Utica
Tuesday for stay of a few days.
Remember the dance at the Golden
Cross. Good music and good time as
sured to all. Adv 96t2
Mrs. Charles E. yelling of North
Bennington is observing her SSth
birthday anniversary today.
Don't forget the Band dance at
Foresters hall Friday evening, Jan.
25th. Music by band and orchestra.
Admission 35c., dancing to l. ADV.
96t3
Judge Edward l.. Bates is today OBJ.
During the past two days he has ac-
quired considerable collection OF
congratulatory greetings and BIRTH
day cards.
Mrs. James C. Colgate was one Of
the patronesses at the recent recep-
ton and dance which dedicated the
new quarters of the Delta Kappa Ep-
sion club in New York. Four thous.
and invitations were sent out for the
entertainment
William C. Bull, who some time ago
underwent an operation at New
York hospital and who is now living
in that city, shows slow but steady
improvement. His nervous system
has not yet fully recovered from the
shock of the operation.
Plans for the new proposed build.
ing of the Bennington Free Library
association have been completed by
the architect William c. Bull, and the
proposal has reached such stage
that actual operations could be begun
as soon as the frost is out of the
ground.
Several of the Bennington attor
neys including James X. Batcheder,
Edward l.. Bates and Robert e. Healy
have been or are now at Manchester
engaged in the trial of the Chisholm
will case jury has been secured,
but the testimony is OF such nature
that the case is proceeding slowly
The barracks" the building in
which the Italian workmen at "The
oi1ndlUos NilC h|SiNNhRN VI
Edward H. Everett at Old Benning-
ton, are quartered has recently under
gone improvements The building is
now heated by steam and has become
an unusually comfortable habitation
Members and iriends OF the Y. w
c. A. are invited to their rooms this
evening to listen to Miss Merchant Of
40 Not al Nccnnfaffnr1 Of Mnplap
Workers with which organization this
club is affiliated Miss Merchant is
young woman and will talk upon
club activities with suggestions for
future work.
Several of the young women men,
bers of the summer colony at Old
bennington took part in the recent
Fashion Show held in Troy for the
benefit of the Frances Mason House.
Among them were Miss Dorothy La
sell. Miss Harriet Hart Shields, Miss
Anne Shields. Miss Ruth Eddy and
Miss Van Santvoord.
Chapter three in Pilgrim Deeds
and Duties" will be taken up Thurs
day evening in the chapel service OF
the Second Congregational church.
All who have copies of the book
which belong to the church are
kindly asked to bring them or return
them tomorrow. Mr.. Mills has a few
copies more for sale. if any wish to
purchase them.
WooDFoRD
Charles Wright spent Friday in
Bennington.
George w. Wood spent Tuesday
and Thursday in Bennington.
Merrill Cutler of the Hollow"
spent Wednesday in the city.
Some of the men are busy prepar-
ing to I'LL the ice houses in the city.
The lumbermen are very busy get
ting in logs while it is good sleighing.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ Gleason and
daughter Lamora. spent Friday in
Bennington.
Mrs. Carl Bugbee, who has been
confined to the house by Illness, is
able to be out again.
John Bishop, Ernest Carpenter and
Harry Hill spent Sunday at their |
homes in Bennington