The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Hilda Frost. who has been i'll, is i'm
proving.
Miss Blanche Lafranchise of Scott
street is ill.,
Augustin yiolas went yesterday to
Rumford, Maine.
Mrs. Henry Mcguire of County St,
is seriously ill. r4s
Miss Catherine Gibney of Gage
street is ill OF Influenza. A2ss
DR.. IA y: Potter qt1Ppwnal is in
town today on business. ~
Mr.iand Mrs Charles A4lMaurer are
in Peru sand WinhaH today 1871 ~
Miss Martha Leahy, who has been
i'll for several days, 4. recovering. -
Richard Burke, who has been i'll at
his home on Dewey street, is improv-
ms.
Leave your fish order today at Els.
tes' market for early delivery Friday.
Ads.
Born, Wednesday, q son to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Whitman of Grove
street.
Eldevise Nevis, who has been SER
iously i'll OF pneumonia is somewhat
improved.
Wilbur Long, who has been i'll of
pneumonia for several days, is some
what improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore of Sara
toga, former residents, visited friends
in town Wednesday.
Joseph Antonio of Weeks street,
who has been seriously i'll of pneu-
monia, is improving.
Raymond Thompson is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred c.
Thompson of Booth Terrace.
Howard Estes returned yesterday
from Burlington TO await the opening
of the University of Vermont.
Miss Dorothy Shimlinsky of Jeffer-
son avenue returned yesterday from
a few days visit in North Adams.
Clayton Simpson, chauffeur for Mrs.
Charles Kelley is seriously i'll OF pneu
monia at the Putnam Memorial hospi-
ta
Harold Gavitt, former resident.
has enlisted in the national guard and
is stationed at the arsenal in Water
cliei.
Charles E. Horton died at the Sol
diers home Wednesday, aged 70
years. The remains will be sent to
Cheshire.
The clerks OF the Griswold store
were entertained at an oyster supper
last night at h. +. Bottum's camp at
Barber's Pines.
Frank Leahy, who has been i'll for
the past week, was able yesterday TO
resume his duties at the Twin State
Gas and Electric company.
Eugene Lafortune returned last
night from Cheshire, Mass, where he
went to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law, Henry Dion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank N. Hervey
were called to North Adams yester-
day by the illness Of their daughter,
Mss Mabel Hervey, who il in train.
ing at the North Adams hospital.
Word has been received here of the
| promotion TO the rank OF sergeant of
David Colburn, formerly a teacher in
the Bennington graded school. Sergt.
Colburn is in the medical corps and
has been in France for some time.
The house south of the Samuel l..
Robinson place on Monument avenue
/ recently purchased by Mrs Charles Il.
Squires is so near completion that
some OF Mrs. Squires' furniture has
been moved in. This house has been
improved so that now II is one of the
most attractive places on the avenue
Lost. Wednesday, October %, near
Cooper's Bridge on Main street a hall
grown female kitten. color mixed
yellowish gray on back, under body
tawny and cream colored with small
dark checks. Dark stripes on face
and on last half OF tail. Finder please
phone l69-X or 1SS.R or notify Mrs
w. B. Voorhis, Gage street extension
or Miss Susie Rogers. Adv.
The local Red Cross Home Service
committee will he at its Office in tn,
Hawks block every Saturday after
noon from three to five. The Rec
Cross cannot let the morale of tn,
army and navy fail because the ineI
are worrying about the welfare o
their mothers, sisters, wives and Chill
dren. The Red Cross Home Servic,
has pledged to each man that his fam
] lily shall not suffer because he hai
gone. This committee is ready t,
render service to the family Of any eI
listed man that may REQUIRE help Of