The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and VlIIaas tells
Briefly for Busy Readers


Former Gov. Allen NJ. Fletcher Of
Cayendish is in the village today.
Miss Pauline Cornell has gone to
Glens Falls for two weeks vacation
Pauline Frederick in Sleeping
Fires at Harte Theatre tomorrow.
ADJ.
Social dance at Forester's hall Fri
day night Music by Hurley's Orches-
ira. 45t2
Abe Gradwohl, the ieweler, will be
at the Putnam house tomorrow eve
ning. Adv
Mr.. j. r. Lovett will lead the Bap-
fist prayer meeting. Come and bring
a friend with you.
Born yesterday morning, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. A. Foster of Branch
street, weight 10 lbs.
Miss Katherine Healy of New York,
former resident, is visiting rela-
tiyes in the village.
Miss Nellie Bacon, the manicurist,
has moved from els Main street to
the rooms over Harto Theatre 45t6
Miss Harriet Burt entertained 16
CT her friends at the Burt cottage at
BARRIERS Pines Wednesday evening.
The Ryan and OConnor millinery
shop will be closed Friday afternoons
during the months of July and Au-
gus;. 44t2
Miss Margaret Shea Of East Main
street is spending the week in PTS
fold visiting Mr. and Mrs. Timothy
0ta'ien.
William Jepson, an enlisted man in
Company | of first Vermont regiment,
has been visiting at home at Benning-
ton flats
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Ryan are re-
ceiying congratulations over the
birth OF a son.
Mr. 4. c. Nc Creary Of Frederick.
town, Ohio, is spending few weeks
vacation with his daughter, Mrs. Wal
ter Stockwell.
All little folks are invited to a party
at the playground tomorrow after
noon at 3 O'Clock. Bring five cents
for refreshments.
The famous star Nance O'Niel in
THE Final Payment" n strong love
story Of picturesque Sicily showing at
Harte Theatre today, ADV.
Washings and ironing to do at
home Small ones preferred. Mrs.
Levi Thompson. Apply 12G 10
South and Hillside streets 45t6'
Rev. G. S. Mills will conduct the
Congregational chapel service tonight
and the topic will be, when Every
thing Goes Wrong" The time is from
1880 to SIS. A welcome for all
The clothing. dry goods and millin-
cry stores have made arrangements
Tor the summer half holiday. Begin.
ming tomorrow the stores win be
closed at noon every Friday until Sep.
tcmher /.
About q dozen couple from here at.
tended the party given by Miss lIar
riet Burt at Burt's camp last evening,
Games and music furnished the en-
tertainment and light refreshments
were served.
The w. r. G. will hold their annual
picnic at Sand Springs on July q.
Leave Bennington on the 12:i5. each
person is to bring a cul, spoon and
fork, also something for the dinner.
If it should rain It will so on July 2S.
The children will be given a party
tomorrow afternoon a the play.
ground Special games will be play
ed, stories will be told and refresh.
ments will be served for which all,
who attend, are asked to bring five
cent?.
p S, Simmons has purchased q
Chalmers car which will be shipped
from Cleveland, O., by boat to Bufia.
10. From Buffalo TO Bennington, the
car will be driven by Edward Gavin,
who left here Monday evening for
that purpose.
Street Commissioner John Harwood
called on the merchants this morning
and called their attention to the re.
cent order Of the trustees forbdding
the sweeping of refuse from their
places Of business upon the side
walks and into the cutters.
The Putnam house garage has sold
Chevrolet touring cars to y llarring.
ton and John Bishop of Bennington,
II. S Pike OF Sunderland, Clifton
Mears OF Sandgatc, Newton Hagar of
Woodford and Ford touring car to
Morris SQures OF Arlintson.
The funeral Of Richard Il HOLSTER,
who died last week at the Bliss, Tex,
hospital, was held from the home of
his parents on Grove street Wednes.
day afternoon, sergeant and II men
from company X OF Glens Falls, sta.
toned since the opening of the war
at Hoosick Falls, came TO bennington
in large automobile truck and took
part in the service, The guardsmen
acted as bearers and fred the custo.
mary three yoloys over the grave. A
buglar sounded taps Rev. p. L.
Dow, pastor of the Methodist church
oiIiciated and the burial was in the
Park Lawn cemetery.
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