The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.


Venison for sale at Shanahan's (
market. Adv
Thomas Ryan and daughter Doris
are i'll of Influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. R. w. Jolley of Sche- (
nestady were over Sunday guests of
DR.. and Mrs. w. B. Walker 4
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Hawks, /
who had been in New York for sever
7 al days returned Saturday morning.
Mrs +. %, Iiuiins ana daughter,
Sarah. fetuYneti Saturday from New
York where they had been for sever.
drdsys. u
Miss Mabel lHefyey, who has been
i'll in the North Adams hospital is
convalesceng and has returned to her
homo here.
! There will be regular meeting OF
Catamount commandery Tuesday
night at o'clock All members are
requested to be present.
Bennington must invest approx
mately $4,000 before 1919 TO buy its
quota of War Savings Stamps. It's
per capita standing to Nov. 2 is 1857.
Employees of the H. Il. Bradford
company, Inc, are requested to meet
at the factory at 745 sharp this even
ing to take part in the big industrial
| parade.
/ Word has been received OF the birth
of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Din
widdie of Berwyn, Neb MI and Mrs.
Dinwdde we're both former residents
OF Bennington.
There will be regular meeting OF
Miriam Rebekah lodge Tuesday even
ing at s o'clock, also a drill All of
| ficers and members are earnestly re-
/ duested to be present.
Charles II. Ressigue came in from
camp yesterday accompanied by
spike horn buck OF about l4O pounds.
Mr.. Ressigue has been in camp for
week at Lake Hancock
Charles S. Mills was home over
Sunday on a short leave OF absence
lie is spending TWO weeks with a de-
/ tail from the L S. S. Adams at the
Naval Rife Range, Caldwell n J.
On account OF the parade the For
eslers of America will postpone their
meeting from tonight until Wednes-
day night at o'clock. All members
are urged to be present. Adv. 5lt3
Mrs Benjamin Pe,tibone is i'll at
the home Of her parents Mr. and Mrs
Frank Thompson OF the Town Farm
road Mrs. Pettibone has recently
been employed in the telephone office
John Spargo has gone to Washing
ton In response to telegram which
he received Friday asking him to
meet President Wilson in conference
at the White House Monday after
noon at 4.30.
the Young Woman's Club invites to
the young wOmen5s club invites TO
be their guests Thursday evening to
meet Miss Ethel Hobart Of Boston.
State Secretary OF the National
League OF women workers.
Twenty.one towns in Vermont have.
already gone over The top Man
chester. Arlington and Readsboro are
among them. Peru lacks but a few
cents. This county stands in sixth
place with a per capita OF Sl1.3S.
Cayendish has the highest standing in
Vermont with the remarkable per cap
ito nf co. h.
Theodore Carpenter returned from
the University of Vermont Thursday.
owing TO the new peace regulations,
he was unable 10 complete his Undue.
ton into the s. A. T. G.. which he en-
tered before reaching the legal age
FOR registration lie has resumed his
former work in the laboratory OF the
General Electric Co., in Pittsfeld.
Sock yarn may now be obtained at
the Red Cross rooms
The Womans Missionary society of
the Second Congregational church
will have its first meeting OF the sea.
son in the chapel parlor Tuesday at.
ternOon at 3 o'clock This meeting is
open to all women OF The church. and
they are urged 10 come and enjoy a
program specially prepared The
printed programs OF the year will be
ready for distribution and the Thank.
offering material will be given out
All Y NJ. c. A. Gymnasium classes
VIII meet twice weekly this year. The
business men will meet Monday and
Thursday evenings at p. m and
class will be dismissed at s p. m
On the same evenings the employed
boys class will meet from s p. m. to
, p. m, The High school students
class will meet Monday and Thursday
afternoons at 4.S0 TO $50 p. M and
the Junior class on Tuesday and Fri
day at 4.30 to $50 D. m. These
classes are organized with view to
providing systematic exercise and
recreative games for men and boys
OF all ages The class programs con
sist of cslisthenic exercises. gymnas-
tic apparatus work. athletic events and
group and team games. The physi.
cal department desires to be of serv.
ice to every man and boy of Ben.
nington
Barrards were given Saturday to
the wives and parents Of the men OF
Bennington. who have died In the ser.
vice Of their country These
brassards are three inch wide bands
Of black broadcloth with a gold EN-.
broidered star and are 10 be worn
on the LET, sleeve This emblem of
honor has been adopted by the ma.
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