The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-13
BENNINGTON aRtstS
fsws Of the Town and Village TED
Strictly for Busy Rszaers

The Bennington band is to enjoy its
annual clambake Sunday.
Ladies' flannel night dresses, spec
ial CSC, at the New York store
The new STYLES in Ladies shoes
have arrived at the New York stores
shoe department and are popularity
priced.
Don't forget the social dance to be
given at Foresters' hall by the NJ WI
of a social club Friday evening Sept
l4th., admission Csc Adv
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Burt, Ralph
Burt, Miss Ruth and Miss Hazel
Burt left today on an automobile trip
through Massachusetts and Connecti-
cut.
The good weather of this week has
attracted big crowds to the Cambridge
fair. Large numbers of Bennington
people have been there yesterday ana
today.
A service particularly for the young
people will be held at ST. Peters on
Friday, Sept IA, at 1870 p. m. 1t will
open with usual service of Evening
Prayer
Louis Rondo, who was killed in
North Adams Tuesday evening by
being run down by motorcycle was
the father of Mrs. Fred Norm of this
lSillage.
A short business meeting Of the
Woman's Missionary society of the
Second Congregational church will be
held at the close of the prayer meet
ing Of this evening.
The Ethics of the Plumbline" is
the subject of the mid-week service
at the End Congregational church
this evening. The meeting is in
charge of Mr.. Homer II. Webster
There is to be corn roast at the
Green Mountain camp Friday night
I given by the Baptist Sunday school,
Meet at the Baptist church. Price
e25c. Anyone wishing to go please call
John Elwell, 226Y
Don't forget the social dance to be
given at Foresters' hall by the NJ W
of social club Friday evening, Sept
14th. admission CSC. Adv.
|. L. H. Nichols has returned from a
business trip to New York. While in
the city he witnessed the parade OF
the seventh New York regiment on
the day that the guardsmen left the
city for their camp at Spartansburg
The local Red Gross has received
orders to ship all knitted articles on
hand Sept. 20 as they are needed as
the cool weather comes on Those
who have articles done or nearly done
are asked to have them ready and to
turn them in the first part of next
week.
1t is reported that some of the ring.
neck pheasants that were released in
this vicinity by the late Edward S
Higgins and members OF the Benning.
ton County Forest, Fish and Game as
ISOLATION are reported to have raised
coyeys of young birds during the past
| season. At least two coyeys have
been discovered in the section east
of the village. Two or three of the
cock pheasants have been, reported
in the vicinity OF local poultry yards.
! Company of the volunteer militia
was inspected last night by 1t. Col
Pratt of Proctor. Shoes and sweaters
were issued TO the members. The
company is fast getting into shape
and drilled better last night than
previously, The members were large
| ~ too bashful to turn out for the
public drill on Labor day, but after
little more practice viii make a
good showing There is talk of a
regimental muster in October either
at White River Junction or Rutland.
A. r. VonDette and Willard Ii.
Lighthall have returned from stay
of ten days in eastern Maine and New
Brunswick. They went from Boston
to Eastport. Me-, by boat and passed
much of their time at one of the
small towns in the pulpwood country.
When they crossed the border into
New Brunswick they were compelled
TO take out passports good for a
| limited period as the Canadian au.
thorities are permitting no able bod
led men under As to leave the coun.
try. During their stay Mr. Lighthall
went afishing for the first time in his
life and caught big black bass The
section provides excellent trout and
salmon fishing and one of their ex-
periences was to watch an expert
angler land an lS.pound salmon.