The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws OF the Town and Village T,ls
RrlsfIy fer lucy Reader


Miss Harriet Burt returned to
Springfield sunday.
Mrs. Charles Barnes is confined to
the house by illness.
Miss Elizabeth Goodall, who has
been ill., is much improved
Judge L. c. Bennett and DR. + s. /
Bradley were at Bottoms Landing for
the week end.
Gerard's book -Four Years in Ger
many formerly 81 on sale at Evans
for % cents. Adv.
G. Noveck, Dave Levin and J. Saul
Of Passaic, n. j.. are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. B. Canter.
Coming to the Harte Theatre tomor
row beautiful Louise Glaum in, IAN
Alien Enemy Adv.
Miss Leona Wheeler OF Wilmington
visited Mrs c. C. Kimball OF Union
street over Sunday.
Mrs. John Ineson and son, Charles
returned Sunday from few days
visit in New York city.
Mrs. James Abrecombre OF Green
field is stopping for few days at the
Putnam house and visiting friends in
town.
Miss Martha Rowan of San Francis
co. Calf, and Miss May Arthur OF
Baltimore are the guests OF Miss
Martha Dewey.
Mrs Mary Merrill has gone to Had
ley, Mass, where she will visit her
friend, Mrs Cook, before returning to
her home in Toronto, Ont
Miss Clara B. Moore has resigned
work in the Office of the e. q. Waist
company and has succeeded Edward
OConnor in the Office of the Benning-
ton Scale company.
Mrs. Frank Ripley, aged 49 years,
died at her home in North bennington
Sunday evening The funeral will be
held from her late home Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Il. G. ODonnell of Portsmouth, n.
H.. was the week end guest of his
sister, Mrs. d. A. Ward. Mr. O'Don.
nell is connected with shipbuilding
and supervised the launching OF one
of the three ships launched the fourth
OF July in harbor near Dover.
Howard II. Shields, son Hamilton
daughter. Elizabeth and Miss Helen
Anderson left Friday by automobile
for Kingston, Ont. From there they
will make roundabout tour 10
Gettysburg, Pa They expect to be
absent from Bennington several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Whitaker, Nr
and Mrs. Roy Paddock, James Nc
Kee. Miss Jane Burgess, Miss Maut
Galusha, Miss Beulah Bates and Miss
Florence Walbridge motored to Lake
Dunmore Saturday to spend the weel
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Masor
OF Brandon at their summer home.
NEED FOR SKILLED MEN
Volunteers Asked for Service in En-
gineer Corps.
IL The Engineer Corps is in need
OF certain skilled men. Only white
men qualified for general military ser
vice may be accepted under this call
No man is NEEDED to fill the July call:
already announced should be allowed
to volunteer for this service. Volun
teers may be accepted from the 1911
class provided these registrants waiv,
all time limits for classification ant
examination.
o.. The following types of men ar,
desired
Auto repairmen.
Axemen.
Blacksmiths.
Boatmen.
Bridge Carpenters.
Cabinet-makers. fl-sl@
caulkers. rlTr
Concrete Foremen.
Concrete Workers
Construction Foremcn.
Cooks.
Craftsmen.
Electricians.
Gas Enginemen.
Stationary Enginemen.
Farriers.
Horseshoers.
photographers.
Machinists.
Dubitl ..
Photographers.
Plumbers.
Powdermen
Quarrymen.
Riggers.
Saddlers.
Shoemakers
Surveyors.
Tailors.
Transfers.
Telephone Operators.
Timbermen.
Photographer,
8. Please give the widest pubhcit
to this matter using the ''Natior
Want Column" method and urgn
qualified registrants to present thei