The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

briefly tor busy HoSusTs
Jack Kanter has taken position in
Eddingtons market.
Leroy Bates, who spent Sunday with
his parents, returned this morning to
| Albany.
Miss Lena Goldsmith has returned
| from visit with Mrs. James Martin
in Pittsfeld.
Mrs. Clarence Hobbs of Worcester
spent the week end with her father,
Charles II. Potter.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Shoemaker of Cincinnati
spent the week end at her summer
home in Bennington.
| Fearless Helen Holmes in chapter
| No. of the great railroad thriller "A
Double Fight at Harte Theatre.
! ADV.
| Bernie Roberton of Arlington has
| purchased Harley-Davidson motor
wheel of the Bennington Motorcycle
agency.
Miss Sara Shaw, who has been
spending the winter in New Canaan
| Conn. is at her mothers home in Old
| Bennington.
Miss Catherine Carmody has return
ed to school in Rutland after spending
| the Easter vacation with her aunt,
| Mrs. 7. j, Hallonn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip r. H. Person of
Washington avenue have returned
| from Burlington. where they have
been visiting since Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Root are plan
ming to leave soon for a visit to Spo-
kane where they have graz dson no"
nearly a year old whom they have
never seen.
The cooking demonstration at the
high school hall will also take place
| this evening in order to accommodate
those who cannot come in the after
noon. All are invited.
Mt. Anthony Lodge will hold the
regular meeting Tuesday, April 18th,
100 p. m Installation of officers
elect and other business. The entered
apprentice degree viii be conferred.
c. Lincoln Hall has opened the Hall
homestead in Old Bennington and is
living there He will be joined soon
by his mother, who is spending the
winter at the home of w. b. Shell
don.
w. d. Haynes, assistant superinten-
dent at the L. z. Waist company's mill
left today TO take charge of the com
pany's plant in Greenwich. AS yet, no
one has been selected to take his
place.
Galen Millar has returned to his
home here after making the winter
tour with the "Katinka" company.
The show. which played three weeks
in New York city, closed in Hoosick
Falls last Saturday night.
The Forty Hours devotion will begin
Tuesday morning at s O'Clock at St.
Francis de Sales church and viii con-
tinue until the same hour Thursday
morning. Masses "Wednesday and
Thursday will be $50, and s O'Clock.
Mrs. r. c. Reynolds of Troy, who
has been spending the winter at
Miami. Florida. has returned to Troy.
Mrs. Charles +. Welles and son of Old
Bennington, who have been visiting
Mrs. Reynolds, have returned to their
home in East Orange, n. j.
An alarm from box 90 called out the
Stark and Putnam hose and the hook
and ladder TO a chimney fire in the
home of Mrs Mary Taylor on Lincoln
street at 1915 this morning. The
blaze was quenced without the assist
anoe CT the flremen and did little dam
age.
Following the domestic science lee
ture on Tuesday afternoon April IL,
there will be a business meeting toI
organize a Bennington branch OF the
Vermont chapter of The American
Red Cross for the purpose of making
garments and hospital supplies to be
used for the war All women inter
ested in this work are asked to remain
for this important meeting.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post Office Bennington. for
the week ending April 8: Mr.. n. Benz
mington care of Edwards Livery, Cat
tin & Co., Deer6eld Pulp Company
Mr.. Albert Greene, Mr.. NJ. l.. Hutch
ins, Mr. Charles Lascor, Dwight Lean
ard, Mr.. Forrest Noyes, Mr.. e. z. VII
liams, Mrs VIM Bonton Miss Minnie
b. iodine 3 Odds St. Miss Marion
Hazen, Mrs. Ida Lille, Mrs, Clara F.
Madison, Miss Minnie Millar. These
letters will be sent to the Dead Let
ter Office April %, if not delivered !
before. In calling for above, please !
say Advertised" giving date of list.
James Wood has returned from Co
hoes, where he spent the week end
and where he attended the opening of
the Elks' fair on Saturday night.
While in Cohoes he met Ansel Buss of
this village, a private in Company NJ,
N. Y. N. G. who is a guard at Lock
No. 2, on the barge canal, at Water
ford. Six or eight soldiers are station
ed in comfortable lock guard house,
with one on active duty at time.
Pete" is in fine health and enjoying
himself immensely. Lock No. 2 is
lext to the lock where a guardsman
vas shot last week and some interest i
ng experiences were related to Mr.. {
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