The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-20
EAST ARLINGTON

rived In town Iuesday.
Jesse Wilder has been spending a
few days in Bennington.
Mrs. Hiram Hill, who was seriously
i'll with grip, is gaining very slowly.
Leon Cole returned from 7. c. A.
last week for his summer vacation
Ernest Whitman was a week end
guest of his uncle, Charles Whitman
Roy M. Andrew is home from Mer-
cersburg Academy for his summer va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whitman and
Ernest Whitman were in Bennington
Sunday.
DR.. Knight has offered his services
to Uncle Sam. We wish him long
and useful life.
Ernest Van Alstine, who was in
iured and came so near loosing his
eye is recovering.
Several from here camp at the
forks and have been successful in cap
turing the speckled beauties.
DR.. +. A. Walsh of Readsboro passed
Sunday in town visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Walsh.
Mrs. Nelson Buck is i'll with grip,
several others have been having 1t
also and the German measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ware and
Miss Emily Stone We're guests recently
of Ruth Herriagton. Norm Hooslck.
NY, who has ben ILL.,
Mrs. Frank Mattison and Mrs. My
ron Harrington visited in town, FIJI
day, taking a trip by auto to Manches-
ter with DR.. knight, and MIR. and Mrs.
+. l.. Ward.
New Andrew, of Pautuckett, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. An
drew of this place last week and at
tended graduating exercises at Burr
and Burton seminary as his sister,
Miss Marjorie Andrew, was one OF
the graduating class.
The Foresters have commenced re-
pairs on the hall to get it ready for
lllt SlONt bllAg Niit No'N tA'N
will be used at first. 1t is being par
titioned off so as not to interfere with
the moving pictures. About twenty
five girls are to be employed at first.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Eastman were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Park Mrs. p. Buck who has been with
her daughter, Mrs. Eastman at South
SALISBURY for the winter, returned
with them, to stay with her daughter
Mrs. Bert Park through the summer
Ernest Whitman who has garden
plot at his uncle Charles, which he IS
working between hours of service as
motorman on the trolley, surely shows
that he is inter ested in the food prob
lem, and is trying to help Uncle Gam
and himself coming from Bennington
to Kansas 70 20 gardcc ne
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ward and
cousin. Arthur Knight made short
calls Thursday on relatives. Mrs.
Salem White and Sherwood Hasweli
and Mrs. Hyde Cross, of Iloosick Falls,
Mrs. Leland and Clark LOOMS, Mrs.
Frank Madison and Mrs. Nj. j. Har-
rington of North Bennington.
Arthur l. Knight of MadisonN'Ae, n
suburb OF Cincinnati. Ohio, was a
guest of his cousin. Mrs. Edward
Ward Thu sday ard Friday. His
father, l.. A. Knight, taught in Sun
derand some years ago, two Of his
pupils are now living in Sunderland,
Rollin Perry and f. G. Bacon, who are
over seventy years old.
A memorial hall is to be erected on
the Congregational society grounds.
a gift to the society by Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Baily. The building is to be
quite large, story and half, to consist
of one large room for social gather
ings. etc, two cloak rooms, pantry
and kitchen with store room upstairs.
Mr.. Baily spent part of his boyhood
here. married Marion Webb of this
place. The greater part OF thelr
married life was spent in Middletown
Conn, where Mr.. Baily recently died.
This gift will be appreciated as an I'M
prov to the community and
church property Their generosity
shonld be remembered for it is sell
dom, if ever before. that former citiz'
ems have remembered the little town
in their prosperity.