The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
ssswa o. she Town sno Village Yield
Briefly for Busy ResdeFc
The banks will be open all day
Wednesday for Bond business.

! The banks will be open all day
| Wednesday for Bond business.
James Hamilton OF Haynes Corners
is visiting his grandfather, c. NJ
Barber of Burlington.
F, Dent fail to see beautiful Norma
! Talmadge in "The Law of Compensa-
| tim" at Harte IheacIe today. Adv.
| Tonight, Wilson'S, the orchestra
with the Pep and Snap Come and
hear them, Forester's hall 8 until
| IL. ADV.
In compliance with the proclama-
tons of the President and the Gov
ernor the Drysdale store will close at
There will be no delivery of the
mail by the city letter carriers We'd
nesday afternoon 1t is yet undecid-
ed whether the post Office will be
closed all or part of the afternoon.
Thursday morning the Drysdale
Garment section will inaugurate a
wonderfully attractive sale of wo-
mems new autumn ana winter suits.
See detailed adt ir Thursdays Ban
ner. Adv.
j. X. Batchelder was in the village
today from his home in Arlington for
the first time in ten days, having
been detained by the serious illness
Of Mrs Batchelder Her condition
today shows considerable improve
ment.
Company A will hereafter meet on
Wednesday evenings. for drill, at
Library hall. where there is more
room than at the Y NJ c. A. gym
nasium. All members and recruits
are expected to be on hand promptly
tomorrow night at 7.30.
The members of Mountain View
camp and few friends enjoyed a
dinner at the camp Sunday and after
it was over found thai Of the money
raised for the dinner there was q
balance of S605 and this money has
been today sent to the Banner office
for the local branch of the Red Cross.
William w. Woodward of Benning-
ton, who enlisted from here last
summer, is now in the Gath aero
squadron and is located at Camp Kel-
ley near San Antonio, Texas Lett |
ers received from him state that he
enjoys the training and expects to be
ready for actual air work in the war
in the spring or earlier if his services |
arc needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Moore will
leave on Wednesday for California, |
where they viii make their home in |
the future. They have daughter
living near Los Angeles and son
Imperial county Some years ago they |
resided for time in southern Cali |
fornia Mr.. Moore was severely IN
jured in trolley road accident in
the city of Los Angeles and returned |
to Bennington as he believed that he |
would make more rapid recovery at |
his former home
Frank Seidel, who swas arrested
Saturday on a technical charge OF in
toxication, was brought before NUM-
cipal Judge D. A. Guiltinan Monday
afternoon and discharged No evil
dence that the man was intoxicated
was presented 20 the court and the
man was Immediately released. The
arrest was undoubtedly due to wild
rumors which had for their founda-
ton only the fact that Seidel had
lived in Germany
Friday evening of this week the
Second Congregational church and
tho First Church of Old Bennington
will have Church Night together
al the Y. NJ c. A Committees on
games. etc, nave been appointed. and
a fine social time is anticipated. The
members and friends OF these
churches arc asked to reserve Fri
day night for this affair. 1t is the
first of monthly series in which the
others churches are joining,