The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws Of tho Town snd Village TeIe
Briefly for Busy Raiders

dancing tonight In Goluen CrosS
hall. Adv.
Fathers and sons evening at the
Y. M. c. A. this evening.
Rev. Issac Jennings will preach Sun
day at the Old First church.
Boy Scouts are to be at Library hall
this evening at Z o'clock in uniform.
Born, February %, a 7-pound son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Caron of Lincoln
street.
Armour's Glendale oleomargarine.
Silver Leaf Saeur-Kraent At Nc
Cues market Adv. 22t2
Take advantage Of the New York
stores sale on ladies' bungalow
aprons at 43 cents. Adv.
Born, February %, to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Heppelle of Haynes Corners,
twins. names suggested George and
Martha.
Charles Bennett, Van Graves. Dick
Holden and Mac Turner have recov-
cred from the humps and returned 10
Miss Carpenters school.
At the Methodist parsonage, Feb.
% Thomas Beescroft of North Adams,
Mass, and Grace Adele Lawrence of
Hoosick Falls. N. ", were united in
marriage by Rev. P. l.. Dow.
William Thomas Knott and Edith
Elizabeth Breeland both OF Lee, Mass.
were united in marriage at the Metho-
dist parsonage Wednesday February
%. 1917 by Rev. p. l.. Dow.
Miss Dorothy d. Cole. who has been
living for the past year with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Rice,
has gone to St. Paul. Mimi. with her
step-mother. Mrs. Edward c. Cole.
The adjourned annual meeting of
the Charles Cooper Industrial school
for the election of officers will be held
at the office OF Batchelder G. Bates at
7.30 this evening. A full attendance
is requested.
that The Banner has been offering at
$1.68 will be withdrawn from sale af-
ter this week. 1t is the last chance
to secure one OF these splendid five
dollar Bibles for $16S. We have
either the Catholic or Protestant
editions. 1915
The plant OF Sheuerman Brothers
wooden mill in Des Moines, Iowa, OF
which Robert S. Schouler, formerly OF
this village, is superintendent, is to
be extended in the near future TO
nearly double its original size The
additions include new dye house, a
four story building and an additional
building for the garment supply de-
partment. " ma rsep,us r
Delightfully."- inexpensive yet of sur
prisipgly good materials, fittingly de-
scribes the, little group OF 50 smart
trim new models in wool serge and
poplin and taffetta silk street dresses
that arrived at the Drysdale Garment
store this morning. The wool dresses
are $ll so, $3.50 and $3.50; the silks
are $780, $500 and, $3.50 All
sizes l6J to "a. Ady,e1s,tc fsr ID am
Several OF the Bennington mer-
chants have had especially attractive
window trimmings for Lincolns and
Washington's birthdays, rejecting
the patriotic spirit of 1776-1S6l and
1917. The most elaborate and prob
ably the one commanding the greatest
attention has been the display of talk
ing machines in Grlswold's west wind
ow which is unusually novel in its
conception and worth looking at.
Mr. and Mrs. S. e. Sherman delight
fully entertained about 40 friends
Thursday evening, Washington's birth
day In honor of their 18th wedding |
anniversary. Music, conundrum
guessing and writing yarns furnish |
ed the evenings entertainment. Mrs. |
w. o. Burt proved to be the most |
first prize. Elaborate refreshments
were served. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman (,
we're the recipients Of many tokens |
of friendship and pleasant evening |
was enjoyed by all.
Rev. Calvin B. Hubert, who died a |
few days ago at Bowling Green, Ohio, |
was pastor OF the Second Congrega.
tional church here at the time of the
explosion at the Bradford mill, Jan.
20, 1874 at which time nine persons
were killed and nine injured Of the 30
in the building at the time, and Mr.. !
Hubert preached the memorial fun
eral sermon the following Sunday. A
pamphlet was afterward prepared by
Mr.. Hubert which contained an in
teresting history of the great fatality.
Only few weeks ago The Banner re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Hubert stat
ing that he had a few of there pamph
-. tal, h.. %
Of These little books ought to be Sc
cured by Bennington people from Mr..
Hulbert's administrator as they are