The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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NJ. ]. Austin of Weston was n guest
of o. R. Clayton Thursday night.
f. Fl. Lawrence of Chester is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. o. r. Clayton.
Miss Ann Everett of Old Benning-
ton is visiting her sister in Platts
burg.
Sale ON all hats Friday Saturday
and Monday at the Library millinery
parlor, ADV.
Eugene Burt is taking a few days.
vacation from his duties in the Burt
\ Bros. store.
Miss Edna Walbridge has returned
from two weeks spent at Wells
H Beach, Maine.
Extensive interior decorations and
painting are in progress in the local
Masonic temple.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur ]. Holden and
family have returned from several
weeks outing at Oak Bluffs.
Miss Margaret Nash of Hudson, ~
Y. is passing a two weeks vacation
lat her home on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Paddock with
their daughter Helen and son Ches .er, 4
motored to Albany Thursday.
Mrs Enos LathrCp and sister, Miss
Elsie Sigworth Of Gage street spent
\ Wednesday in Troy and Albany.
4 The Misses Alice Melissa Bates
and Winifred Roberts Bates of Ais
ton, Mass, are visiting Miss BeulahI
B. Bates.
Miss Louise Larep of Park street
returned the first Of the week from
a visit OF several weeks with relatives
in Montreal.
Miss Alice Mcbride Of Spring street
who underwent an operation a. the
Hospital Thursday is reported today as
Iresting comfortably.
The Misses Ethel and Emma Rob
erts of Kinston n. Y, are visiting
here at the home of Miss May Nor
rissey of River street.
Miss +. Gertrude Hyde of Main
street Is spending two weeks with
her sister, Mrs. r. j. Swan, a former
resident, at Fall River, Mass.
| Reuben Levin. formerly OF Ben
lnington, is spending a few days here
with relatives. Mr. Levin is at pres
ent practicing law in Bangor, Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs II. l.. Thorneil of New
York arrived in town Thursday for a
visit at the summer home CT Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Is. Johnsonfin Old Benning-
ton.
/ Miss Leona Bolton has returned to
her home on Depot street after visit
of two weeks with relatives and
friends in Schagticoke and Mechanics
vile.
] Mr.. and Mrs. William Wegner have
motored from Troy To Remington and
will reside on North street Mr. Veg
rner several weeks ago accepted en-
ployment as baker at tho Davenport
bakery.
! Mems khaki PANTS, special si.25 al
the New York store. ADV.
| Mrs. adargaret Henohy of School
street returned the first of the week
from Troy where she has been visit
ing her son. Bartho omew Henchy for
several days.
William Ochs and daughter Edna
| of Brooklyn have returned home al
| ter spending two weeks here as
guests OF friends in town They also
spent several days camping at Hunt
er's Rest.
| The Bennington Flats baseball team
defeated the Holy Name Society nine
at Morgan park Thursday evening by
a score of So The battery for the
whining team was J. Mathews and j.
PERCY and for the Holy Name Society
team. l.. Sausville and j. Woodland.
! Miss Jane Holt of Methuen, Mass,
who is spending the sumner at Pow
nal gave an enjoyable dance at her
home there Thursday evening. About
a dozen couples from Bennington at
tended the dance which was given in
honor OF the Misses Mary Weston
and Florence Kinnen Of Pittsfeld.
During severe thunder storm
about one o'clock this morning a
Ibarn owned by John Flood on the
Lille place just outside of North
| Bennington was struck and burned
Ito the ground. There was no nive
Estock in the building, but 1t was filled
with hay which was totally de-
stroyed.
Old table linen, cut in pieces inches
i square is what the Red Cross is in
neer of for infant layetts, Cut up
Ifsome of your cid table cloths and do
mate your old napkins The ones you
Iconsider too old for the table can be
used by the Red Cross. Kindly leave
your donations at the Red Cross
Irooms in the Ritchie block as soon as
possible.
! Mrs Guy b. johnson is confined to
her home in Old bennington with a
sprained foot. Mrs, Johnson sustain
ed the injury Tuesday evening +
front Of the Congregational chapel
On leaving the chapel she caught her
fright foot between two stones in such
a manner as to tear the ligaments.
Mrs. Zebra Quakenbush Of North
,Adams called on friends in town Thurs
lday.
Don't forget August 9th is the date
Iof the Baptist picnic. Have the chill
ldren at the church at 12,15 O'Clock