The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-18
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Collins NJ. Graves Is fishing on the
Battenkill river in Arlington today
Business meeting at the Young
Woman's club Monday evening, May
81.
Charles A. Maurer left this morning
on a business trip to South London
derry by automobile.
John j. Murphy. who has been III
of scarlet fever, is making good prog
ress toward recovery.
Miss Ruth Bottum has entered the
Samaritan hospital preparatory to UNI
dergoing an operation.
Miss Irene Durand, who has been
III at her home on Depot street, has
recovered and is able to be out.
John b. HaIte, who has been con-
fined to his rooms for a week, was
able to be out OF doors this afternoon.
The remains of Mrs. w f. Cutler
will be taken to WCodford tomorrow
for burial in the Woodford city Gene
terry.
The Old Academy spring rummage
| sale will be held Friday and Satur-
day June ] and 2 from 10 a. m. till
| p. m. Adv.
| The local committee that is further
| ing the movement for an increased
! food production has already disposed
| of nearly seven hundred bushels of
seed potatoes.
A small payment down and a lit
| tie each week will buy lot at Silver
street, plat agents on land Saturday
afternoon and Sunday. America
Land Co, S. j. Brillard, Mgr, 1872
Mill St, Adv. 9St2'
I The largest acreage Of beans in this
section this season will be that to be
planted by Harry J. Cole near Ben
nngton Falls. There are thirty acres
in the tract.-Ilennington corespon-
dent in The Troy Times.
The Summer Conference Alumni
Association will meet in the parlor
of the Second Congregational church
Sunday evening, directly after the
union service
c. r. North and his sister, Mrs, |
William Stowell, of Cohoes, were
guests Thursday at the home OF Mr.. |
and Mrs II. b. North. making the trip |
to and from Bennington by automo-
bile.
The funeral of Mrs Houghton
Rice will be held from the house on
the SALISBURY road at O'Clock Sat
urday afternoon Rev. Mr. Heller of
South SALISBURY will officiate and the
burial will be at the Hinsdillville |
cemetery
Several friends, who came well prot
vided with all the necessaries for a
splendid repast surprised Mrs. T. A, 4
Booth Tuesday evening on the oc-,
casicn of her birthday anniversary. \
Mrs. Booth was also the recipient OF
two beautiful gifts.
George Delaurier, who drives the
auto bus for the George w Williams
liquor store. sustained q fracture of
enc of the bones in the right wrist n
late Thursday afternoon while crank
ing the car. He was taken immedi-
ately to the Samaritan hospital in
Troy. The surgeons decided that it
would be necessary to put the patient
under an anaesthetic to set the frac-
ture and the operation was postponed
until today.
Rev George ". Judson OF Winsted,
Cosn., who is TO preach in the Old
First church next Sunday morning,
will give an address that evening In
the Second Congregational church, by
.ft ~ Ia, John |
Brown" Mr. Judson has lived for
a number OF years IN Litch1eld. Co..
where John Brown was born and has
made a special study of his life and
work The public is cordially invited
to hear this Sunday evening lecture.
The funeral OF Eugene Hudson who
died suddenly at the Columbian house
on Wednesday, was held from the
house this forenoon and the remains
we're taken to Hoosick Falls in the
hearse for burial. The
deceased was "A years old and had
lived in bennington at different peri
DDS. Since last winter he had been :
regularly employed by the Henry 4,
". futile company for whom he had
worked on previous occasions. SO d
ar as known the only near relative :
,ther than a widow is a brother, John
hudson, living at HCosick Falls.
Madame Frances Wilson Huard for
nerly a classmate of Hope Graves at
}ryn Maur, who has spent year
n France during the war, will lecture
n the New Theatre in Hoosick Falls
londay. May II, at 3 O'Clock in the
fternoon and again at in the even
ng. Baroness Huard is the daughter
4 the eminent French actor, Francis
wilson, is American born and French
" education and marriage She takes
$ her subject "My Year Among the
lighters" and this is rare oppor-
unity to hear facts from the front by
ne who has been witness. Many Ben
ington people are planning to attend
he lecture.