The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Ellis Ferber of Albany was a bust
ness visitor in town Thursday.
Mrs. William Solomon of Williams.
town visited in town Thursday.
Ladies' white canvas pumps, spec
al $1.00 at the New York store. Adv
Mems new cocoa brown fibre sole
shoes $500. Just in at Harris. Adv.
Don't miss the big authentic War
| Picture at the opera house, Saturday
night only. ADV,
Miss Grace Andrews, who has been
III at her home on Dewey street. was
able to be out today.
Edward Reil has been engaged as
| chauffeur by p. q Cornell, proprietor
| of the Putnam house.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. DeweS and fami
ly have opened their camp in Wood
| ford for the summer
Mrs. Z. j. Cummings of North street
and niece, Miss Helen Kinney of
Riverside, spent Thursday in Troy.
The Misses Geraldine and Francelia
Evans have returned from Drew semi
nary at Carmel, ~ Y, for the sum.
me-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Paddock. Misses
Florence and Edna Walbridge and
Maurice Wall are spending the day in
Rutland.
For good shoes and slippers for the
whole family at lowest prices. visit
the New York stores shoe depart
ment. Adv.
Mrs George McCrady, who has been
the guest of Mrs. George b. Lawrence,
returned to her home, Jersey City,
this morning.
Rev. c. S. H. Crathen of Worcester
will preach in the Old First church
Sunday. He will be the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Holden.
Safety fireworks are rapidly coming
in and being opened on display at
Evans. Larger and better stock than
ever before on sale Monday. Adv.
Childrens stamped dresses in sizes
up TO 8 years also bonnets, hats and
underwear at reduced prices Saturday |
and next week. At l.. NJ. Barney's. |
ADV.
Miss Ella Barney of Keene, n. H.. |
is expected today from Rutland, where |
she has been visiting and will spend |
the week end with her sister, Miss l..
NJ. Barney.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Worthington of |
Old Bennington are giving a dance at
the Mt Anthony Country club on Sat
urday evening June 30, for all men,
bers of the club.
Miss Elsie Gavin returned this
morning from Troy and Schenectady |
where she has been spending part of
q two weeks vacation from her work
in the c. l.. Hudson store.
Mrs c. Rudnick and daughter, Jen-
ME and Mrs. Jacob Rudnick and H
three sons OF North Adams were
guests Thursday OF Nh and Mrs.
benjamin Shimlintzky Of jefferson
avenue.
How long since you've seen real
Punch and Judy show? Punch and his
wife, having reached an advanced age,
don't appear much in public these
days, but they're coming to Benning
ton for the July 4th picnic
Leon Boyd, who Is enlisted in the
supply department of the first Yer
mont regiment now stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen is in the village today.
He has been at his home in North
Adams for several days on leave.
All sizes in white Peri Lustre floss
to close it out at cents a skein also
a small amount of d. NJ. c. in colors
and some colors in Royal society
which is not to be carried in future, at
two cents skein at l.. NJ. Barney's.
Adv.
Miss Alice Newell, who has been
helping at the local telephone ex-
change as night operator, will leave
for her home in Brattlebora
Miss Julia Connolly, formerly one OF
the day operators, will take up the
night duties
Percy Simmons. assistant superin-
ing his household goods, which came
from Picqua. o., yesterday into the
house on Union street recently pur
chased by Judge f. l.. Bates of Mrs.
Olive Puffer. Mrs. Simmons is ex
pected the early part of next month.
The Misses Nina Lockhett and
Muriel Phillips delightfully."- entertain
ed number of friends Wednesday /
night at the Lockhett home on Dewey
street in honoh of Miss Catherine
Lockhett who is to leave for Pough-
keepsie Saturday Dainty refresh
ments were served and music was
by Miss Mary Petersen.
Miss Helen Tompkins was very
surprised Thursday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Lynn
Wood on Pleasant street, when about
fifteen of her friends gave her a mis-
cellaneous shower in honor of her
marriage to Walter c.
Wood of Hyde Park. Light refresh
ments were served, and musical selec-
lions were rendered by the Misses
Louise Graves and Leila Stickles.
The summer schedule of the Rut-
land railroad goes into effect July list.
and remains unchanged from the fall
and winter schedule with the single
exception Of the arrival of the evening
rain over the Chatham Division !
which arrives at 7.55 instead of sos,