The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Mrs John Hayes spent Tuesday in
North Adams.
Coming to the Harte Theatre Fri
day, Mary Pickford in Stella Maris.'
ACE
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fuller of Rich I
mond are the guests OF Miss Beulah
Bates.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. James Wood returned
Tuesday from few days visit in
Pittsfield.
At opera house tomorrow night.
Mabel Normand in Joan of Platts-
burg" ADV.
Eugene LaFortune is spending a
few days with his son Eugene, ir., in
Cheshire, Mass SEA
Mrs. Eugene LaFortune has re-
turned from two weeks visit with
her parents in Cheshire.
Clarence Miller, clerk in the Ward
drug store. is confined to his home in
Old bennington by Illness.
Mrs. w. w. Burke has returned
from several weeks stay at Fort
Tumble Beach, Milford, Conn.
Miss Katharine Baudestil of Stafford
street has returned from few days
stay in Holyoke and Springfield.
DR.. F. S. Pratt and daughter, Miss
Martha Pratt. have returned from a
several days motor trip in Maine.
Mrs, George Knapp Of Albany is
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. f. W. Spear at the Colonial.
Burton Cross and Giles Jewett re-
turned today to Camp Devens after a
few days leave sepent at their homes
here.
William Heaiy returned Tuesday to
Troy after a few weeks visit at the
home of his aunt. Mrs. J. l.. McGurk
OF Gage street
Coming to the Harte Theatre to-
morrow Clara Kimball Young In her
latest screen triumph, The Reason
Why" Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hayes and Mr.
and Mrs, William Hayes Of HoosicH
Falls we're recent guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Corbett of Pleasant
street
Mrs. Edward Yarter and daughter
Anna May, returned Tuesday to Troy
after a weeks visit at the home Of
Mrs. Charles Schofield OF Schoo
street
Mrs. II. G. Lewis and son Aburer
have returned to their home II
Springfield after weeks outing a
DR.. Dewitt e. Lewis camp in Cos
sayuna.
John Clark. barber in the Firth bar
Der shop, who enlisted some time ag,
in the naval reserve, will leave to
night for Pelham Bay in answer Il
his call to service.
Miss Julia Hayes. who has beef
with her sister Miss Margaret Haye
for some time on account OF poo
health is much improved and has II
turned to Pittsfield.
Capt. ]. H. Cole will leave Frida
: for New York where he will take
course in infected wounds at tn
Rockefeller Institute. On completio
OF the course, Capt. Cole will go
Camp Dix. New Jersey.
Mrs Ellen Purcell OF School stree
has received word that her sol
Joseph Purcell OF the LIST Company o
fcers Training school at Camp Go
don, Atlanta. Ga, has received con
mission as second lieutenant.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Burt and daug
tiers, Misses Ruth and Hazel Bur
have returned from weeks visit
Mr.. Burts mother in Amsterdam
They we're accompanied home by Nil
Ellen Scott, who will be their que
for few days.
s. John c. Kelley a former residen
who has been with friends in town Il
few days. returned to his home
Winsted, Conn. Tuesday. Mr. HI
ley with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seymol
and daughter OF Main street, return,
Monday from an auto trip to Verge
nes
Gladys Leslie and Edward Earl
Vitagraph Blue Ribbon featur
"The Little Runaway" A whimsic
dove drama sparkling with the su
shine Of happy romance and TT
Crash OF Fate, chapter No. IA
THE Woman in the Web at Har
Theatre today. Adv
Merritt Burgess, who underwent I
- operation at the Samaritan hospit
- in Troy Tuesday, was brought to q
Putnam Memorial hospital today
treatment Mrs. Sarah Burgess we
l to Troy yesterday with her son al
L Roy NJ. Paddock motored to the ci
l today to accompany them home.
l The iron post which supported
1 half dozen large electric lights
Il front OF the Twin State Gas and FL,
trio Company office figured in an {
l cident recently, A wheel on the mi
l wagon OF George Smith struck
1 post which fell to the sidewalk with
l crash. 1t was fortunate no one "
l passing at the time OF the accident.
The following notice was tax
l from the Boston Globe OF Sunda
| "PlttsHeld Aug. 17.-Miss Gladys
Pierson. daughter of Frank 4. ri
son of 1906 Crofut street and Lie
Spencer S. Dodd we're married in
South Congregational Church this
ternoon by Rev. Payson H. Piers
Mrs. j. Stillman Taylor was matr
l Of honor and Kenneth p. Richie b,
man. Lieut. Dodd is a son Of DR.. a
Mrs. Isaac S. +. Dodd OF Pittshe
Lieut. Dodd Is In the aviation traini