The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Rsws Of the Town and Village reE
Briefly for Busy Readers

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Alice Brady in THE Divorce Game"
comedy drama. Harte Theatre to-
day. ADV.
Mrs. C. Ii. Spear and children have
returned from weeks stay with rela
tiyes in Utica.
Norma Talmadge in "Panthea" and
Hurley's orchestra. Harte Theatre
tomorrow. ADV.
There will be regular meeting of
Catamount Commandery Tuesday
evening at o'clock.
Born, Sunday evening, a son, John,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry II. Warren of
Grand View street.
Daughters of Isabella are requested
to meet Tuesday evening in the Aead-
envy building at s O'clock.
Mrs. J. d. Kilien Of New York is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. N. Powers of Grandview street.
A. w. Varney and S. e. Hawkins of
South SALISBURY are among the re-
cent Ford car purchasers of the
Ralph Niles Agency.
Albert Ladd Of Hoosick Falls, who
travels for the Wood company, with
his family, were guests today at the
home of Mrs. q. F. C. Mosher.
Harry G. Rugg, who is spending his
vacation here with relatives, received
word that he has been drafted and
has left for his home in Lapeer, Mich
He is brother of Mrs. Charles W.
Thompson.
Misses Lillian and Emily Eaton of
Scaharie, ~ Y, were guests at the
home Of Ernest Biddle Sunday Miss
Lillian Eaton sang at the morning
service at the Congregational church
at North Bennington Sunday.
Twelve people have signed up for
the wireless telegraphy class which
will meet for the first time in the
Library Tuesday evening at 7.30. II
there are others who wish to join this
class they are asked to meet Tuesday
evening as stated above.
X. b. Jacobs, manager of the Hud.
son motor car agency in Worcester,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Earle
w. Williams Of Gage street Sunday.
Mr.. Jacobs was accompanied home by
his daughter. Miss Barbara Jacobs,
who has been visiting her cousin, Jo-
seph Williams, for several days.
Charles Cone of Springfield. Mass,
who spent the week end with his
brother L. De Forest Cone and sister
Mrs. A. S. Payne OF North Benning-
| ton, returned to his home Sunday ar.
ternoon. He was accompanied as far
as North Adams by Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne and Mr. Cone and son, De
Forest jr.
A party Of local motorcylists spent
the day Sunday at Lake George and
vicinity, returning by the way OF Sar-
atoga. The trip covered about 1S6
miles. Among those. who participated
in the journey were, Mr. and Mrs. De-
Witt Lewis. Sanford Harrington, Sam.
uel A. Patterson. Misses Irene F. Muir.
ply. Edna Waldron and Spencer Lee,
Albert Pitkin OF Hartford, Conn,
Is passing part OF his summer vaca.
ton at the Walloomsac Inn, Mr.. Pit.
| kin is one OF the most famous experts
inceramics in the country having
| gathered together the largest collec-
ton of samples of the Old Benning.
ton pottery, once so small known in
Bennington ware is in the well-known
Morgan museum in Hartford.
Miss Gertrude Nelson of Pittsfeld
will give one of her delightful con.
certs, assisted by Walter ID. Stafford
violinlst and Miss May Nuke, colin
cellest for the benefit of the war re.
lief work at the residence of Mr.. aid
Mrs. Clarence l.. Holden, on the after
noon OF Wednesday, Aug. %, under
the auspices of q committee of Ben
nington and Old Bennington ladies.
About sixty Portuguese, men, women
and children arrived in town on the
10:45 trolley from North Adams Sun
day evening. They came from Bos
ton and vicinity, the men with the
expectation of receiving employment
with the Turner Construction company
who are building the New Black Cat
Textile company. A few of the men
however. about eighteen. were unsatis
fled with terms offered and returned
to Massachusetts on the S:45 car this
morning. The remainder Of the party
are housed in the block over the
Welch furniture store on North
street.
| Samuel Carter Hall of Glens Fall:
motored to Bennington Saturday
might and was the guest of his moth
err, Mrs. S. II. Hall In Old Bennington
returning to Glens Falls, is the son o.
the late Samuel b. Hall, many years
cashier OF the First National banl
in North Bennington. On July 20
Carter Hall was made vice-presiden
Of the Allied companies among which
are the Imperial Wall Paper Co, tn,
Imperial Collar Works Inc. of Glenn
Falls and the William Campbell Wal
Paper Co.. of Hackensack. N. j. Thu
president Of these various companies
is George TAFT of Glens Falls. MI
\ Hall is a sonin.law of Mr.. TAFT II
some of these Companies Frederick L
Jennings is n director.
The bennington section of the lon
trail Is proving to be more popula