The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-17
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Thursday, October IL, 1918.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Charles Maurer is spending the day
in Peru.
Calvin Moore is assisting at the Elk /
press office
DR.. E. NJ. GARDINER will resume his
practice Monday, October g1st. Adv.
Richard Purdy of Watervliet is in
town to attend the funeral Of Harold
Moon
Miss Elizabeth Nolan has employ
ment with the Black Cat Textiles
company.
Daniel OConnor of Schenectady is
spending a few days with his aunt,
Miss Sarah O'Connor.
Mrs. John Kenney of North Ben
nington is visiting Mrs. Edward Cum
mings OF North street.
Special price reduction on children's
wool velour and velvet coats, Friday
and Saturday at Novecks ADV. 25t2
At Noveck's a beautiful assortment
OF fine furs, scarfs and muffs, very
reasonably priced at Noveck's. Adv.
25t2
Mems Emerson and Beacon shoes
$500 to $500 in dark tan and black,
all guaranteed at Noyeck's. ADV.
25t2
Friday and Saturday at Noveck's,
special $500 to $500 price reduction
on ladies' winter coats and suits
ADV. 25t2
! Mrs. f, +. Howe has received a let
ter today from her son Lieut. Edmund
I p. Howe who recently arrived over
seas. The letter was dated October
9th which is the record time Of tran
sit for letter sent from France SO
far as is known.
Henry Root. VINO is in the ordnance
! department and stationed at Green
field, has been at the home OF his par.
ents for several days recovering from
the effects of an attack OF influenza.
He expects TO report at Greenfield
Monday morning.
Salmon. halibut, lake trout. white
fish, yellow pike, perch, herring. els
Goes. bullheads. butterhsh. founders
mackerel, smelt,. Boston blue. had
dock. cod cusk, scollops, iinnan had.
die. live and boiled lobster, oysters
and clans at Estes market Adv.
The sale Of War Savings Stamps in
Bennington county up to October 1si
amounts TO S224,6s7S4 The quota
for Bennington county up to December
3lst. amounts TO $4,000 which
means that the towns of Bennington
county have raised little more thar
half their quota.
Mrs G. A. Miller has received word
from her son Ernest that he had been
hcnorabIy discharged from the sery
ice because Of physical disability, de
fective feet that untitled him for serv
ice overseas. He Is still at CamT
Devens where he has been transferred
to the supply department.
Alexander Zero. one OF the students
at the government school for mechan
/ les being conducted at the University
, Of Vermont. was in the village today
: on his way TO his home at Williams
r town. He stated that there had beer
/ no new cases Of influenza among IN,
: enlisted men during the past tw,
weeks.
D His parents Chief of Police ant
Mrs. Patrick Brazil have received let
ters recently from their son Frank
who enlisted some time ago with th'
naval aviation corps and who is nov
al the big base at Wexford. ireland
Z He was in Queenstown for a shor
. time and was there visited by som,
cousins living in the vicinity OF III,
city.
The largest collection OF Benning
ton pottery in Vermont will be opei
for inspection for one week. A charg,
OF % cents will be made to each visi
. tor this money to go TO the loca
branch of the Red Cross This re
markable and interesting collection 1
: owned by Mrs w. b. Walker and &
y to be seen at her house on Pleasan
stree.
/. The Juniors OF the Red Cross o
o piu pennington nave Just sent 5000 Oh
through their branch to Franklin X
White, Director OF Juior Work a
Boston Headquarters. 10 be used 70
i the Childrens hospital in Marseilles
This money was made in the summe
\ at lawn fete known as the allie,
n Market the success OF which wa
greatly due to the chidren's generon
and willing cooperation.
u Az the annual scholarship exam
. nations held at the Ithaca Conserv,
tory of Music. Ithaca, n. Y. Miss Ev
Lassor was successful in winning on
d Of the Vermont scholarships whicl
r. THIS school awards each year on con
e petition to applicants from this stat,
e An unusual number OF applicants a
tended these scholarship examin;
tions this year and. therefore. Mis-
4 Lassor's success speaks well for he
ability and training Miss I.assor r,
:, celved her preparatory training fror
~ Mrs Frances II Marshall.