The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-21
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{ Sayre Mcleod of New York passed
the week end with his family in Old
Bennington.
Miss Mabel II. Hervey, who is in
/ training at the North Adams hospital,
is i'll Of influenza. Ane fis
Mr.. and Mrs. John Darlington and
Mt. and Mrs. John p. Morrissey
m9toTed to Troy yesterday. 49,.
| Mrs Archibald Hurley was, takento
the Putnam Memorial hospital Satur-
day niglm With case of influenza.
Fred Nichols of Hudson Falls spent
the week end with his mother, Mrs.
Jennie Nichols of East Main street.
Carl Mccoy, who enlisted some
time ago, left today for the naval
training station at Pelham Bay, n. Y.
Miss Nellie Hogan resumed work
this morning in the law Office of Col
Inns NJ. Graves after a weeks vaca-
ton
Theo L. Thomas, food administrator
has received word to issue no more
permits for sugar to be used for can.
nin,'
Miss Ruth Kellogg, only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kellogg, who
has been i'll for several days, is much
improved.
Capt. ]. f. Cole returned today to
Fort Totten on Long Island after
spending a two days furlough at his
home here.
Mrs Eugene Lafortune was called
yesterday to Cheshire, Mass. by the
death of her brother, Henry Dion of
typhoid pneumonia.
A new supply of grey sweater yarn
has arrived and will be given out at
the Bennington branch of American
Red Cross rooms this week.
William Connors, who has been Wis
iting at the home Of Michael Roche of
Jefferson avenue, returned to his
home in Schenectady today
Robert H. Merrill, who is employed
by the General Electric company in
Schenectady, passed the week end
with his family in Old Bennington
Miss Julia Brazel has resigned her
position as clerk in the Lurie store
and has accepted employment in the
Office of the Black Cat Textiles Co.
Mrs. Albina Perham died this morn
ing at her home on Union street Of
pneumonia. age GO years. Funeral
arrangements have not yet been
made
Sanford F. Harrington who is EN-.
ployed at the Banner office, was TAX.
en- Saturday afternoon TO the Putnam
Memorial hospital with light case
OF pneumonia.
Joseph McDermott was in Troy yes
terday to see Dr. Barron Fitzgerald
who has recently been operated on in
the Troy city hospital Dr. Fitzgerald
is former resident.
Major Charles w. Whittlesy. who
commanded the Lost battalion" in
the battle OF Argonne Forest was a
former Pittsfeld boy and a graduate
of Williams. While in college he
roomed for year with Dan f. Gard
ner of Pownal
The cut Of oak on the +. A. Lille
place in Pownal is nearing compile
ton. The same government cantrac-
tors have bought the pine at Sand
Springs and the pine grove near Will
Jamestown station. Cutting this pine
is expected to begin as soon as the
Lille lot is cleared
Three young lieutenants we're visi.
tors in Bennington Saturday evening
They were 1t. r. NJ Cotton from For.
tress Monroe and It, Jack Reynolds
: and It, Raymond Helm from Camp
Lee, Va. They have recently receiv.
ed their commissions and while wait.
ing for assignment. are making trip
through New England
Ten thousand more apple trees are
to be set out in the Everett Orchards
The work Of digging the holes has be
gun, but the trees will not be set un
. til spring. This addition which is tc
be on the Carpenter hill section will
bring the total number of apple trees
in the Everett orchards to above so.
900, while there are several thousand
other trees.
Julius l.. Weichman has received q
: letter from his brother. Fred WEIGH
man who went to Camp Devens will
0 the first contingent of Bennington
county registrants and who has beer
in France for some time, In the let
ter the writer states that he has beer
made chief tailor for the 44th division
n Of the American expeditionary fore,
a in France
News has been received here of IN
lcath at Stockbridge Mass. Sunda,
OF Clarence Benjamin. manager of tn,
Albany telephone exchange. Dealt
:, was due to pneumonia following inhu
enZa. About ten years ago he mar
ried Miss Mildred Tiffany of this vii
lage. Other than the widow h.
leaves two children. Both mother an,
children are victims of the epidemic
| James Il. Young, age twenty.on
years son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Young of North SALISBURY. died Sal
urday at his home of pneumonia. MI
Young was one Of the young men VIII
expected to go to Potsdam. ~ Y, las
Tuesday The funeral will be he'll
Tuesday afternoon at two o'cloc
from his home In North Shaftsbur
and the burial will be in the Mort
Bennington cemetery.
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