The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

| Briefly TOT Busy READERS
r. B. Carver left this noon for a
| brief business trip to Boston.
Home pork and home sausage at
| the Schwartz market Tel. SO.
Rev. C. F. Hill Crathern and
| daughters climbed Mt Greylock to-
day.
Miss Agnes Murphy of Beech street
returned Thursday from visit in AL
bany.
Dancing at Foresters' Hall, Satur-
day night, Hurleys orchestra, tickets
25c. ADV.
Mrs Anna A. Evans Of Burlington,
associate grand matron of o. e. S.,
was the guest of Mrs. Laura B. Cole
while here for the district meeting.
Remember both the fourth and fifth
chapters of The Fatal Ring" will be
shown at the Hart theatre only to-
morrow afternoon and evening Adv.
Mrs. Olive Thomas of Borough
Park, Brooklyn, has returned home
after months visit with her sister,
Mrs w. W. Cameron of Beech street.
A daughter was born on October
18th to Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Thaxter
of Portland Maine Mrs. Thaxter was
formerly Miss Phyllis Schuyler of
Bennington
Health officer j. M Ayres went
Mopdox IN Wa oh In ufoy. ~ otta,,J tho
meetings of the Public Health associ-
alton of America which areg being
held from the 18th to the g20th in
that city.
The ladies of the Eastern Star win
hold dance and card party Wednes-
day evening, October "a Cards
from until $50, dancing from $50
until /. Tickets soc. A part Of the
proceeds will be given to the Red
Cross. Adv.
Chapter 4 and of 1.-THE Fatal
Ring" with dare devil Pearl White
and other pictures will be shown at
Harte theatre tomorrow afternoon
and evening. First show in afternoon
at 2 o'clock, second at $50. Even
ing shows at $50, and 9.25. Regu-
FAR admission. Adv
Karl Townsend, the IL year old son
of Mr.. ard Mrs. Charles Townsend,
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at one Of the Troy hospitals on
Tuesday night and is doing as well
as could be expected considering the
condition in which he arrived at the
in or {futiou I;c r,nthar 60 with hin,
The annual district meeting of the
subordinate encampment Of district
No. 1, |. o. o. f., will be held at the
rooms of Stark lodge Tuesday, Octo-
Der %. The address of welcome will
be delivered by William e. Frost, the
response will be given by Il. E. Jenne
and the exemplifcation of the work
will be by Gerry F. Walker. A ban
quet will follow the exercises.
Grand Matron Mrs. Martha A. Stod- |
dard of Charlotte, Grand Patron Mr.. |
Nichols of Chester, associate grand |
matron Mrs. Anna A. Evans of Bur |
lington, Grand Marshall Mrs. Nichol. |
Grand Lecturer Miss Abbie Clark of |
Randolph and Mrs. Ray Of Chester, |
who were in town to attend the dis
trict meeting of the o. E. s., left for
their homes Thursday by way of the |
Mohawk Trail.
United States flags at prices within
the reach of all The Banner has Sc
cured few United States flags like
those we sold a year ago last sum-
mer Standard bunting, fast colors,
sewed stripes, metal grommets. We
have two sizes 5xS price $3.50; Axe,
price $1.15. We have only limited
number of these flags and cannot get
more at these prices. If you want
one of these flags come at once. If
ordered by mail add 10 cents for post
age and packing. The Banner, Ben
nington. Vermont. 19tf
A number of Benningtonians at
tended the opera, Rigoletta, which
was given at the Empire theatre in
North Adams Thursday evening.
Some of those who attended were
Mrs. w. w. Burke, Miss Mathilde
Vossler, Mrs. H. s. Goodall Mrs. f.
" Packard, Mrs. e. w. Bradford
Mrs. j. NJ. Ayres, Mrs. f. B. Carver
Miss Dorothy Carver. Miss Florence
Carver, Mrs. G. Phillip Endress,
Mrs. George F. Graves, Mrs.
j. r. Whitney, Mrs. c. II. Dewey,
drs. F. e. Howe, and Mr.. and Mrs.
!. M. Hawks.
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