The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-29
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Thursday, August %, 1918.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and vllSs@ TaIs
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Mrs. Herbert Dumas of River street
is confined to the house by illness.
Miss Hope Tompkins has resumed
work in the store Of Miss l.. NJ. Bar
mes.
Mrs. Harry II. Warren Is the guest
OF Miss Blanche Walsh in Troy for
few days.
The Y W. c. French class will meet
in the club rooms on Friday evening
at S o'clock
Mr.and Mrs. Mathew Leonard are
spending weeks vacation in New
York and vicinity
Mrs. Frank b. Murphy of Gage
street is spending the day with rela-
tives in Hoosick Falls.
Miss Elsa Wahlquist returned to
school Wednesday having recoyere/
from few days illness.
Miss Hazel Alexander returned to
White Plains today after few days
visit With Miss Isabel Goldsmith.
Dr. and Mrs J. II. Potter have re-
turned to Lake Champlain after
few days spent at their home on Main
street.
Miss Rose Hackett of Pittsheld is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Hackett of Acade-
my place.
Miss Ruth Wescott and grand
mother. Mrs. Phillips OF Wells, are
the guests OF Mr., and Mrs James f.
Scarey of Spring street
Charles Clark reported a fine catch
Of fish Wednesday evening as the re-
suit Of few hours spent on The
banks OF the Battenkill
Mrs. w A. VsnWert and daughter.
Miss Ruth Van Vert of Mechanicyille
N. Y are the guests Of Mrs. Frank
Sigworth Of Gage street.
Miss s W. Abbey Of C.aremont, n.
H. has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
George Thompson Of Park street for
4 few days en- route to New York
Frank Chain Of Los Angeles, Calf,
has Joined Mrs Chain who has been
visiting friends and relatives in town
and Wilmington for number Of
weeks
II you never danced before you'll
dance Labor Day when you hear the
strains OF music that pour forth from
McGurn's and Hurleys exceptional
dance orchestras. ADV.
Members OF the Womans Relief
Corps will meet at the Red Cross
rooms in the Masonic temple Friday
evening for work. Each person is re
quested to bring scissors.
William H. Cone. a member of the
S69th Repair Squadron, Section c
Barracks "A, Kelley Field, San An
| tonic Texas, is spending brief fur
| Tough with his father, Clement II
| Gene.
| If it should rain the corn roast thi,
evening given under the auspices o
the Young Woman's club will be held
! at Mrs. Agnes Sections camp, Har
rington Pines, instead of Peake'i
| Pine.
Capt A. J. Nichols OF New Haven
Conn, who has been visiting hi
cousin, Mrs f. J.. Nichols for a few
days, left Wednesday for Ptsfel
where he will spend several days be
fore returning home.
MIR and Mrs ~ j. Morrssey
| James Morrissey. Mrs Frank Moore
Mrs. Sarah Vance, Miss Helen MOI
| rissey and Marguerite Nash attende
the funeral OF Miss Margaret MOI
rissey in Cohoes Wednesday.
Rev and Mrs Lynn p. Armstron
and two children. who have bee
spending two months at the home q
| Mr.. Armstrong; mother, Mrs Ma
tin Armstrong in the western part c
the town, returned to their home
Brooklyn this morning.
Louis Contois, who for three year
was local agent for the Berkshir
Street Railway company has bee
promoted to cashier of the compan
to succeed j. S Whistler of Pittsfel
Mr.. Contois has been located in Mort
Adams since leaving Bennington. II
many friends here will be pleased
y learn OF his advancement.
y A number Of the local grocers an
their employees including b. b. Pa
- terson, r. f. Howard. Earl Darlrn
H. b. Rice. f. VI. Paddock and f.
va McCue are improving the afternoC
al Hedges Lake. The party left
autos shortly after closing the
stores this noon time and enjoyC
dinner at the lake.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. ThompsC
n pleasantly entertained a number
friends and relatives at their hon
\ Wednesday evening in celebration
their wedding anniversary Musi
vocal and instrumental, dancing an
refreshments made the evening mo
delightful one Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
son have the best wishes OF the
many friends for many future am
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