The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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The officers of Miriam Rebekah
lodge will meet Tuesday evening for
drill
from a vacation trip to New York,
Springfield and other points.
Mrs. William Moore and her son,
William Moore, jr, of Division street,
are i'll Of whooping cough
Mr.. and Mrs Charles d. Sillers OF
Halifax, ~ s., have been called here
by the death of Mrs. Sillers father
John Thomayer.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDermott of
Pittsfield came to Bennington Sunday
by motorcycle for a brief visit at
their former homes.
Guy B. Johnson and Frank T. Howe
left this forenoon for Montpelier to
attend meeting of the Vermont
committee of public safety.
Coming tomorrow, one of the best
| pictures that has been shown here
for some time. Poppy in six parts
featuring beautiful Norma Talmadge.
| ADV.
One Of the first deer to be shot by
| bennington hunters has been brought
in by Roy Hanish, a 2OO-lb buck shot
! late Saturday afternoon in the north
| ern section of the county.
Miss Dorothy Evans, Miss Eileen
Culliton and Miss Alice Murray com
posed an automobile party that with
Miss Mary McGurk as chauffeur made !
"a trip to North Adams Sunday.
Division f OF the ladies' aid society
VIII hold a rummage sale in the chap (
81 of the Second Congregational |
church on Tuesday and Wednesday |
of this week Childrens clothes a |
specialty
Don't fail TO see Lew Fields and !
Madge Evans in the famous New |
York stage success The Corner |
Grocer" and Helen Holmes in The T,
Lost Express" at Harte Theatre to. !
day ADV
An Eyerready ilasnlgnt makes an
excellent gift for the boy over
there" Send it today to insure de |
livery for Christmas All styles and /,
sizes at Griswold S. Wen pack it for
you. Adv
The women OF the Baptist church
and their friends are cordially invited |
to the home of Miss Florence A. Wal
bridge on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. |
10. for the regular missionary meet
ing. An interesting program is plan
ned. Take the 8 O'Clock car.
John Thomayer. aged SO. a Well |
known resident of the village, died |
Sunday at his home on Dewey street |
extention. The funeral will be held |
from st. Francis de Sales church |
Monday forenoon and the burial will |
be in the Park Lawn cemetery.
James MacLaren. son of Mr. and !
Mrs Hugh MacLaren of Congress !
street is one OF the Bennington boys !
in the army. He enlisted some time |
ago On Company D, 2lst Ohio Engi- !
neers regiment and is now at Camp |
| Grout Rockford, III Before his en-
| listment he was managing restaur |
| ant at Elyria. Ohio.
Dewey Jenney, who enlisted some !
| time agi in the navy and who has been |
| stationed at the Brooklyn navy yard |
| is at the home of his sister. Mrs. NJ |
G burlington, ir., on brief leave of |
absence He is passing portion of ,
his leave with his brother. Dr. Rollin |
| d. Jenney who is in camp in the Dun |
| vile section for the deer season,
| Louis Levin, who enlisted some !
| time ago in the naval reserve hospi- |
tai corps and who was recently trans |
ferred from New York to Philadel !
| phia, is at the home of his parents. |
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Levin on a ten !
days leave of absence. He was one |
OF the half dozen who were given |
places on the platform at the war
meeting in high school hall Saturday |
evening
The Womens Voters League will |
meet at the home of Mrs Putnam on
South street Friday evening at 7.30. |
The subject is Current Events in
Suffrage and each member is asked |
10 contribute items. 1t has been de-
cided to hold meetings once in two
weeks, alternate meetings being held
At the homes of members for informal
discussion and instruction in regard
to our new voting privilege. On al
ternate evenings some good speaker
will be procured Mr. Spargo will be
the first speaker on Friday evening,
November 30, following Thanksgiv-
ing at high school hall