The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
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The Cooked Hat viii open for the !
season on Decoration Day ADV.
Don't froget the dance in Foresters'
hall tonight. Hurley's orchestra. Ad. !
mission 25 cents, ADV.
The Old Academy spring rummage
sale will be held Friday and Satur. |
day June l and from 10 Il. m. till |
8 p. m. Adv
one Of the best baskets Of trout
brought into the village this season
was secured this week by Charles To !
| mast on the South stream.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin DEMO Of Brad |
| ford street, who have been seriously !
IN OF pneumonia for the past three |
weeks, are slowly recovering.
Don't fail to see Mrs. Vernon Castle !
In THE Wings of Death chapter No |
10 Ct the great thriller Patria at
Harte Theatre today. Adv
Business meeting at the Young Wo. !
mans club Monday evening, May Fl, |
after the meeting there viii be So
cial Come and have q good time.
Secretary H. A. Wilkinson of the !
Y. NJ. c. A. put in the afternoon on !
the main stream Friday and secured |
two trout, one of which, weighed half
a pound.
John r. Burton went 10 Hoosick |
Friday 10 attend the funeral Of the !
late Mrs Henry c. Babcock, a former !
resident OF Bennington who died at
Altamont Tuesday.
The contract to take down the trees !
and clear the lot on Scott street on
which the Black Cat Textiles com
pany is soon to begin the construction |
| OF its new concrete building, has been |
| awarded to John Weber.
George Delaurier, who sustained
broken arm while cranking the auto !
delivery truck for the George w. vii !
liams LIQUOR store, returned Friday
evening from the Samaritan hospital
in Troy where the fractured bone
was set
Christian Science services; COS
| Main street. Sunday II a. m, We'd !
nesday 7.30 p. N. Reading room open
to the public 8 to p. m, except sat
urday and Sunday Al authorized
| Christian Science literature may be
| obtained here.
The Minnehaha Camp Fire will
hold a special meeting. concerning
gardens, directly after school. Tues
day, at the home of their guardian.
Every one, who expects to have a
garden in the camp fire group please
plan to be present.
The fishing party composed OF
| Harry j. Cole, Claire w. Soule Ward
| l.. Lyons and Chelsea Harrington that
! tried the Battenkill and Green river
| Friday had fairly good luck. The best
fish of the day was taken out Of the
BattenMll with ny by Lyons.
Company X of the Vermont nation
! al guard was sworn into the service
Of the United States for the war with
| Spain 10 years ago this weeR and the
| anniversary OF the event will be OBJ
served by banquet Of the company
at Odd Fellows hail this evening.
The public is cordially invited to
the services Of the First Baptist
| CnurCn. morning worship, lV.pV z
m, Rev A. $. Davis preacher. School
of Religion at II noon. There VIII be
no evening service The congrega-
don is cordially invited to the even
ing service in the Second Congrega
tional church,
The card party given By the Daugh
ers of Isabella last evening in Acade-
my Bldg. to start fund to aid in the
war relief work beins done by the
national order of DAUGHTERS Of Is
abella was well attended and was
very successful financially and social
ly. Both whist and i've hundred were
| played The prizes at whist were
| awarded to Miss Julia r. Roche. r. J.
| Prondergast, Miss Gertrude c. Carney
and John b. f. ODonnell Tho prizes
| at FIVE hundred were awarded 10 Mrs
| Ella Purcell and Mrs Ernest Roe
| The members wish to thank all Who
helped to make the party success !
| particularly. the Wood jewelry store
! and the Thos. Stewart grocery store
| for prizes donated. The committee
| in charge were Miss Frances L.l
| ODonnell, chairman, Miss Mary A. |
| Carney and Miss Margaret f. Hayes. !