The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village rsla
Briefly ter 5usy RsAssfS

! Big dance Foresters hall Thursday .
evening, July 4th. Adv i
G. Spencer Lee is spending the
week with relatives in New York.
All winners Of the events for men
viii compete in catching a creased
pie.
Theo Thomas Of the Holden. Leon
ard company is in New York on bust
ness.
Much interest is being shown in the
athletic events for the Fourth of July
celebration.
Miss Rhea Hervey of Waltham.
Mass, is visiting at her former home
on Main street.
The pig will take part in the parade
and be on exhibition at the grove be.
fore the final race.
Mrs. II. a, Philput spent the week .
end at Camp Devens with her hus-
hand, Harold philput
Misses Ann ar May Clark are
spending the day in Williamstown
with their sister, Mrs, Wells L. Field
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Jordan of
Olean, N. Y. are visiting their cousins
the Misses Donovan OF Depot street I
There will be a regular meeting of
the grange Wednesday evening The
officers win furnish the entertain
| men,
He is beauty and can sQueal and
run some. He intends to give the
boys and men merry chase SO get
! after him
Kelley Cole of Portland, Maine is
spending couple of weeks with his
I mother, Mrs. Alice X. Co'e in Old
Bennington.
An obstacle race and three legged
race for men is included in the
4 athletic program for the Fourth of
b July celebration.
\ Thrills that viii shorten she breath
and quicken the pulse can be seen in
( Cheating the Public" at Harte The.
atre today ADV.
I Miss sallle Fields. former mem
1 Der OF the Old Bennington summer
colony. is passing few days with her
aunt, Miss May G. Clark.
! The Fife and Drum Corps of the
\ Catholic Order Of Foresters win ap-
/ pear in their uniforms for the first
7 time in the Fourth of July parade.
[ Who's going to win the creased
/ pig? This is a valuable prize. with
I pork at its present price Sign III
for the races at the Fourth of July
ipcnic
/ Mr.. and Mrs George Walker of
I Boston will motor to Bennington
\ Wednesday to spend the Fourth and
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy B.
Johnson
4 ]. p. Taylor, who is connected with
the Office of the federal food admins.
! traitor for the state of Vermont, was
in town this afternoon on his way to
/ pownal
I There will be a regular meeting of
( Bennington Aerie, 1861. F. 0. e. this
\ Tuesday evening at o'clock. All
I members are earnestly requested to
/ be present
| A baseball game will be one of the
l features Of the Fourth OF July picnic
K in Hunts upper grove The teams
( viii be furnished by the Black Cat
1 Textiles Co.
4 A few more tomatoe pants left.
I Good healthy plants guaranteed to
I product ripe fruit this season if given
I reasonable care S5 cents a dozen
4 2SS South St Telephone, 9-Y 37t2
( Dance, Foresters hall Wednesday
/ evening, July Ord ADV.
{ Probate Judge Z. c. Bennett. Mrs
} Bennett and little daughter left this
| forenoon for Bottoms Landing, Lake
| George. Their son. Charles. has al
| ready been at the resort for some
J days
!. The Patriotic Pig, which features in
the afternoon program of the July lth
picnic, will take part in the morning
parade. He will be easily recognized
d as he will be dressed in the patriotic
colors
81. Has a man the right to run his
business as he wishes, regardless Of
the effects upon employees and the
. public? This interesting question is
answered by the Fox meladramatic
picture, Cheating the Public at
\ Harte Theatre today Adv
n Though the picnic in Hunts upper
grove on July 4th, Is n patriotic cele.
bration OF a patriotic day. it isn't en-
II tirely wheatless. sweetless. meatless
81 or fatless, There won't be cake on
q sale as usual, but there will be ice
"a cream. And for the hungry there will
81 be wheatless sandwiches Fats and
NJ meats 1t was found impossible to do
II without, but that pig is only little
one and 1t doesn't take much grease
ll to cover 1t.
sS NJ. Lurie and Co, and Alexander
N Drysdale and Sons have given the
first prizes for the girls events
III Thrift stamps win be given for The