The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-12
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Thursday July p, 1917
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News II the Town arr Village TON
Briefly fer susy s.-sasFs

Miss Lillian Edgerton has some to
Winthrop Beach for brief outing
Everybody viii see George Walsh"
in "The Book Agent at Harte Theatre
today.
The w. R. c. picnic, which was to
be held this week, is postponed until
tho 2lst
Until further notice the fire alarm
viii strike at 1915 week days and
Sundays.
Miss Eleanor MacAllister OF Albany
is visiting her cousin, Miss Doris Car
penter OF Main street.
Miss Doris Walker of the operators
at the local telephone exchange is
taking a vacation of two weeks.
George Walsh, one of the best stars
of the screen can be seen in THE
Book Agent" at Harte Theatre today.
Adv
Mr. and Mrs. Cholmondeley Thorn
ton of Springfield Mass. are visiting
Mr. Thornton's mother, Mrs. Guy B.
Johnson
Come early if YOU want seats to see
the popular star, George Walsh in
The Book Agent" at Harte Theatre
today Adv
Rev Joseph Robinson D. d., of East
Orange. n. j., has joined his family
at the family summer residence at Old
Bennington. q
+. X. Lincoln in The Meter Muir.
der" chapter No 1 OF the Jimmie
Dale detective series at Harte Theatre
today. ADV,
Miss Dorothy Evans has gone 10
North Adams where she will be the
guests of friends during the remand
or OF the week Il
Mrs. john VI Harper and Mrs.
Sayre Mcleod We're ch2porpns Tues.
day for q picnic party OF young people
from Old Bennington
Most Of the members Of Bennington
lodge Of Elks. who have been attend
ms the national convention OF the or
der in Boston, returned Wednesday
afternoon
The regular prayer service OF the
First Baptist church will be held at
1880 p. m Thursday The meeting will
be under the auspices OF the World
Wide Guild. members Of which will
give a Patriotic. Devotional program
Bring your friends.
Mrs. Louise Belisel, wife Of Eugene
Belisle. died at her home on River
street Wednesday, aged So years. She
leaves 10 mourn her loss a husband
two daughters and three sons ThC
funeral viii be held from the SacTet
Heart church tomorrow at 10 o'cloci
in the forenoon and the burial vii: b,
in the Park Lawn cemetery.
The council and members of tht
board OF directors of the Public Wei
fare association held q meeting at TIT
Office Of William wills Wednesda,
evening to close she accounting Of tn,
recent Fourth Of July celebration Tit
association will clear about $685.
from the receipts Of the picnic held a
Hunts grove.
George Quackenbush, a New Yori
importer residing at Greenwich, Conn
has completed the purchase Of abou
eighty acres in the village Of Oh
Bennington and the town OF Benning
ton from 1T Mercy OF Manchester
The house formerly occupied by Nj
McROy and five acres Of land out o
the original plot we're recently sol
10 Judge o. Nj. Barber OF the Unite,
States court OF customs appeals. Eli
gineer VI. C. Burlington has complet
ed a survey and drafted a plot OF tn
land purchased by Mr. Quackenbusl
who. it Is understood. has already OF
dered plans from an architect for
summer residence Of extensive proper
tiuns Some Of the buildings may b.
constructed before winter The sal
waa made through tie real cstgt
agency OF Nash & Hutchins