The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-01
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Tag day-Saturday.
Boys overcoats, special 1898 at the
Estate Of ]. Levin. Adv.
Ladies' bungalow aprons. special
$l.O0 at the Estate of j. Levin Adv.
Mems heavy flannel shirts in
kahki and gray. special S159 at the
Estate of Joe Levin. Adv.
Born, Thursday, Oct. 81. daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Enright of
Pleasant street.
Word has been received here Of the
safe arrival overseas of Mechanic Mel
son R. Nichols
Mrs. John McKale was taken Thurs
day to the Putnam Memorial hospital
suffering from an attack Of influenza.
II. C. Shields and family have
closed their summer home in Old
Bennington and returned to Troy for
the winter.
Miss Isabelle Tudor is in Troy to-
day attending the funeral of Mrs.
James p Marsh, wife Of the we'll
known surgeon.
Mems suits. overcoats and mackin-
naws at specially reduced prices dur
ing Friday and Saturday at the Es-
tate of Joe Levin. Adv.
The Catholic Women's Service
League rooms will be open every af-
ternoon until further notice from 4 to
o'clock to distribute the Christmas
cartons.
/ Merle Becker was injured yesterday
while at work in the Holden, Leonard
mill. His arm was caught in the card
ing machine and injured above the ell
bow He was taken to the Troy city
hospital.
The death Of Mrs. Elizabeth Marsh
OF Troy is announced She was the
wife of DR.. James p. Marsh OF Troy
and is well known in Bennington. Be-
side her husband she is survived by
one daughter, Lucy Il. Marsh, stud
dent at Connecticut college, New Lon
don, Conn.
The boxes in which the soldiers
Christmas remembrance must be
HdthtU nave dlilNtu At tiAt lOOii0 Va
the Bennington branch by the Ameri-
can Red Cross in the Masonic temple.
The boxes may be obtained any day
next week between $50 and II o'clock
a m, and 100 to p. m. on presenta-
ton of labels received from the boys
to whom the boxes are to be sent
We notice in a recent date OF the
New York Times among the list of
New York men TO receive rank OF 2nd
lieutenant of infantry at Camp Lees
officers training school, Petersburgh,
Va. the name of Buel Albro Crawford,
Lieutenant Crawford is the only male
defendant now living, Of Col Seth
Warner who was born in Bennington,
Bennington people extend congratu-
lations to him in receiving an officers
commission.
There are still some families Of en-.
listed men that do not realize that
there has been formed a Home Serv.
. ice Department by the National Red
Cross and that there is a local branch
7 in Bennington. This committee has
been able to render service to several
hundred families in Bennington. II
stands ready to make loans when al
lotments and allowances are delayed
il makes inquiries to the proper au
thorities as TO the location Of enlist
ed men, and it has telegraphed many
times to Red Cross men located in the
: various camps 10 learn the condition
of men reported III. The NatiOna
, Red Cross has made splendid arrange
ments whereby the families at home
can keep in close touch with theil
men in the army The local House Sci
vice committee is at the service, at al
times, of the families Of men in the
army or navy Some member Of tn,
} committee is at their Office in thu
r Bennington County improvement
; rooms in the Hawks block, every Sat
urday from 3 TO 5. Any member cal
+ be reached by telephone at any time