The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF this Town and Village Toh
Briefly for 1uay Readers

Briefly for susy Readers
Born. Saturday. Dec l., a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Dean of Main
street.
Don't fail to see the fine line OF
Xmas cards at the Cone Studio.
'lt M 5st6s
An auction sale will be held at
James Bushels Saturday, December
Sat IL O'Clock ,sharp. 59t6s
The Y, w c. will hold dance
Thursday evening from to IL. Don
nelly's four piece banjo orchestra
Adv.
VIM. Russell in Sands OF Sacri-
fee" and THE Fighting Trail the
great western serial at Harte theatre
tomorrow. N ADV.
George E. Donnelly is making a
special holiday offer OF mandolin
or violin outfit. Read his adv in
this issue. Adv ,in gzH
Fred c. Martin has been appointed
chairman of the Bennington County
Christmas Red Cross membership
campaign. Bennington County is to
get 1900 more members for the Red
Cross between Dec. 1923.
The World Wide Guild, the Phile-
athea and Gradatim classes will
meet tonight ct the home OF Mrs. w.
G. Towart. Part Of the evening will
be given to forming a choir for the
special meetings next week.
The Military Marching Company
will go on the floor at SIS sharp to-
night All members OF the company
are urged to be ready to go on the
the marching class is free to every
one.
A regular meeting OF the Sons Of
Veterans will be held at Grand Army
hell Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock.
Election OF officers and other import
ant business will be transacted and
O full attendance OF members is de-
sired. 8
Important rehearsal OF st. Francis
de Sales choir Wednesday evening at
half past seven o'clock at the rooms
of the Temperance society All
members OF the choir are expected to
be present. Those unable to attend
must notify the director
Arthur C. Rice, manuel training in
structor OF the local high school and
Miss Edna c. Hall of Homer, N Y
were united in marriage Saturday az.
ternoon at the brides home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rice have rooms at the present
with Rev. and Mrs W. G. Towart OF
Pleasant street.
Mt Anthony Chapter No. i, o. Il.
S. will hold its regular meeting We'd
nesday evening, Dec. 5. Initiation
and other business. The annual
dues are due at this time. viii the
officers please try and be present
that the meeting may open at 7.30.
4 social Will be held after the meet
ing.
The Red Cross rooms will be open
hereafter on every Monday evening
at o'clock for all those who feel In
clined to help in. the work. Many
who would like to help cannot get TO
the rooms during the day 30 the
rooms will be open one evening each
week. The folding of gauze com
presses will be the evenings work.
The older girls gymnasium class
will meet directly after the military
marching. The frolicsome Folk
dances will be taught. the Lilac
Serenade and the Hungarian CsehDo.
gar, followed by games and the first
basket ball practise To all girls,
not members of the Young Woman's
Club the charge will be ten cents for
the gym class.
List OF letters remaining uncalled
for at the post office for the week
ending, Nov. IS. Mr.. Flick Galgas,
De Berdinir Guiaeppe, George Har-
riagton, Mr. Johnnie Harrington, Mr..
Mike McMann, MIR r. It. Oatman.
Mrs. James Stewart, Angelo Torienti,
Miss Alice Allen. Mrs, Alice Allen,
Ruby Backer, Miss Gussie Bingham,
Mrs. Mabel Burkhard, Miss Sadie
Burke, Miss NJ. Coy, Mrs H. B.
Johnson, Stella Leonard Mrs, Frank
Rich, Mrs. Il. Willard. these let
ters will be gent 70 the Dead Letter
Office Dec. 10. 1917 II not delivered
before In calling for above, please
say Advertised giving date OF list
A. w. Moore, an employe OF the
bennington Wax Paper company,
who was injured some months ago
when his hand was caught between
the rollers of printing press, has re-
turned to the Samaritan hospital af-
ter brief visit at his home In or
der to preserve the hand il was nee
essary to perform what is considered
by many sergeons remarkable oper-
alton in skin grating. Mr., Moore
has now partially recovered the use
of the hand but the surgeons plan
more complete restoration by split
ting and grating the tendons that