The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

IN North Adams Thursday.
Willard II. Lighthnll is in Great
harrington today on business.
Mrs. Grace Townshend and Miss
Amy II. Harbour are in Troy today.
w. Clark Saunders Of Arlington
was in town Thursday on business.
There will be story hour at the Lii
brary tomorrow morning AT 10
O'Clock.
Mrs. Frank Perry, who has been i'll
for several weeks is reported TO be
slightly improved.
( Mrs. p. c. Cornell and daughter,
Miss Pauline Cornell, were in Troy
and Albany Thursday.
I Robert Levin has returned from
I Albany where he has been visiting
/ relatives for number of days.
George r. Grant, clerk In the Win
slow hardware store. is confined 10
his home on South street because OF
illness.
Louis Levin and Carl Paulson OF
I the U. S. S. DeKalb arrived last night
at their homes to spend four days
! furlough
Members of the Home Service com
mttce of the local Red Cross branch
will be at their rooms in the Hawks
block tomorrow afternoon.
Wallace p, Cutting Of Union street
has sufficiently recovered in health
to resume work on the delivery
truck of the Patterson grocery store
A. IL. Winslow is making plans FOL
the erection of tenement on Wash
ington street. The humber for The
structure was drawn 10 he lot last
week
Ralph p. Niles, Ford agent, recent
ly sold ton trucks TO Max Feinburl
and Albert c. Noyes of the Norti
Bennington road. Wholesale yegetabl,
dealer
Mrs. John Dadman, who has beer
spending few days with her sister
Mrs @. H. Moore of Weeks street. re
turned Thursday to her home in VII
Jamestown.
Mrs. Abe Morgan of Pownal under
went an operation for appendicitis IL
the Putnam Memorial hospital OF
Thursday. Her condition today 4
not so comfortable.
Wllfred Duclaws, recently dis
charged from service in the U.
army, has returned from Il visit at hi
home In Middlebury TO resume worl
as clerk in the Putnam House.
The price of coffee has increase,
, lrom five TO eight cents on the pound
The markets have had enormous dc
mands for the beverage overseas no,
that foodstuTs can be transported a
better advantage.
Judge II. N. Shaw of Mancheste
is in town today in connection wit
closing up his affairs in the Office 0
assistant Judge, this being the las
day of his term of Office. His* sue
cessor is Merritt b. Roberts of RI
, pert.
k Louverne Estes, young son of Nj
I. and Mrs. Karl O. Estes celebrated hi
sixth birthday Thursday afternoo
by entertaining twenty-four OF hi
little friends. Games we're playe
and refreshments were served and
good time was enjoyed by all.
Assistant Judge II. N Shaw {
Manchester and his daughter, Mis-
Edith Shaw, are visiting at the HON
OF Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Clifford Shaw
Miss Shaw has resigned her positio
as teacher in North Carolina and wi
e make her home in Manchester.
Public Service Commissioner +
II. Porter of Wilmington and Cler
Neil ID. Clawson OF lIrattleboro wei
in the village Thursday evening q
their way home from Manchestt
where they attended a bearing rel
J tive to the price OF street lights
The great January sale at the e
tate OF Joe Levin closes tomorro
night. Final price reductions no
!. prevail on all mems. ladies' and CHI
. dren's clothing and footwear. Mar
D bargains to be found throughout OF
store. We earnestly advise you 4
cali and see our remarkable one
lngs. AID
Miss Jessie Camp Ross, reader
Troy, will entertain the Fortnight
club at its meeting 10 be held tomo
row afternoon at 8 O'Clock at Il
Second Congregational chapel. III
program will include the following
Parliamentary Law 1.-THE Ate
noon Tea" "Mirandy on Autom
!, biles," ION the Piaggo," and "Chara
- ter Sketches" Her selections are q
: in humorous vein and most e
- joyable afternoon Is guarantee
" Guest tickets will be 25c and anyoI
will be welcome. whether aceompa