The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
Monday, November 4. 1918.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Give to the bennington nonor roll.
James FL Burke of Grandview street
is ill.,
Tag daps all this week for the Ben
nington Honor Roll j.
Edward SENEGAL is building new
barn on his Dewey street property.
Mrs. Douglas Macintosh of Silver
street who has been i'll, is improving.
Joseph McDermott and young son,
John. are improving after an attack of
influenza
Mn and Mrs Isaac p Walker have
returned from a stay of week in
New York
Charles Harwood is again at work
driving the village truck after an i'll
ness of week.
Mrs. Harry Goddo of Park street is
i'll of influenza. Her condition today
is much improved.
Calvin Moore left Sunday for Lyn-
don Center where he will enter the
Vail Agricultural school,
Perry B. Gardner who has been i'll
of influenza, was able to at his place
OF business this morning.
Ladies' shoes, the latest styles
prices the lowest, at the New York /
stores shoe department. Adv.
Mrs. James A. Eddy is making inter
ior improvements on her house at Old
bennington including large fire
place.
Miss Catherine Morrissey assist
ant in the Office of Town Clerk f. A.
Booth, was in Troy for the weekend,
returning today
A. NJ. Torrance has completed the
construction OF handsome garage /
on his property az the corner of /
Weeks and Putnam street
Miss Minnie Levin, bookkeeper at
the Bennington garage, who has been
i'll of influenza is making good pro-
gress toward recovery.
Jain Backus, who recently disposed
of his property at North Bennington /
is TO occupy the Patterson house on
Dewey street vacated by Irwin Cobb.
Miss Helen Johnson expects to
close her home at Old Bennington on
Wednesday and to leave for New
York where she will pass the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs, Clarence Lockrow and
Mr. and Mrs Morgan X. Kittell OF
Troy were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs f. j. Cummings of North
stree.
Mrs. A. l.. March is visiting her
daughter, Miss Florence March, South /
Manchester. Conn. Miss March is a
teacher in the graded school Of Man !
chester.
The village board Of water commits !
sioners will hold its regular monthly
meeting this evening The trustees
will meet tomorrow night at the regu
lar hour
Roy Denley. who has been spending
the week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs John Denley of Harrison
avenue, returned this morning to
Camp Devens.
Miss Ruth Burke, who has been
spending a few days with her parents
+ Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Burke. returned
this morning to Bradford Academy
Bradford, Mass
Lieut. j. Edward Woodman of the
aviation corps arrived Sunday from
Americas, Ca, for stay of week
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. p. Woodman.
Eugene Hathaway has purchased
1.-THE poultry farm at North Bennington
formerly owned by John Backus The
sale was made through the H. b Hut
chins real estate agency.
Norman Thompson has moved his
fami y frcm Chester to a house at the
upper end OF East Main street near
the guideboard. He has employment
in the Wax Paper factory
l.. Alden Graves, one OF the victims
Of the prevailing epidemic and who
has been seriously III, is reported to
have passed comfortable night. Miss
Lucy Haynes is the nurse in charge.
Walter Mutt who is connected with
the city comptroller's office in New
York city. is in town today He has
been a frequent visitor here as his
mother was at one time resident of
tho village.
Il Earl w Williams. proprietor OF thT
Bennington garage, who is attached
as instructor to the school for me-
chancs at the University OF Vermont,
Burlington, was at his home here for
the week end.
The double house just west of ST.
Francis de Sales church on West
Main street and occupied by DR.. r. d.
Jenney and +. b. Pope is being given
a coat of paint by the owners. the
Holden, Leonard company
The local exemption board is now
engaged in sending out missionaries
to the registrants under the latest
draft law and whose ages run from
81 to As. Registrars OF the age of Is
are receiving their missionaries at
the same time.
Contractor Marcus G. Burrington is
putting in concrete driveway 'front.'
ing the property OF the Putnam
house garage The work is an exten.
sion OF the present driveway and
when completed will constitute a
double entrance to the garage.
The street department Is hauling
gravel and filling the holes on the
highway Just west OF the Vermont
soldiers hons property The piece
OF road between the tracks of the