The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

There will be band concert at the
Soldiers Home Sunday afternoon.
Visit Cantor's opening sale, 1870
North st. Adv.
/ Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Gibson and
family returned Friday from visit
with relatives in the west.
Mrs. Mildred G. Terrell of Boston
is the guest Of Mrs. Harry Fl. War
ren.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Endress have re-
turned from stay of two weeks at
Oak Bluffs, Mass.
Mrs John Nash is spending the
week end with her daughter Mrs. L..
Flanagan in Cambridge, N. Y.
Miss Ida Rousseau has returned
after spending week with relatives
in Troy and Albany.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Wills left
this morning for Boston with the in
tention of being absent at least
wees.
South street on which section of
new highway has been in course of
construction will be open for traffic
today.
Mrs. John L. Brown of Cheshire
and Mrs. Lizzie Morris of Wilmington
are guests of Mrs. Charles Jewett of
Union street.
Miss Margaret Laren of New Brit
ain, Conn, trained nurse, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Margaret Laren OF
Park street
Coming to the Harte Theatre Mon
day Emmy Whelan in Sylvia on a
Spree" and Tom Mix in Golden
Thought Adv.
Miss Elizabeth Shea, an operator
at the local telephone exchange, is
spending a two weeks vacation in
Worcester, N Y.
Mrs. i. Flanagan has returned to
her home in Cambridge after spend
ing a week with her mother, Mrs.
John Nash of Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Stegemeyer
and daughter, Isabelle, of Buffalo, are
guests at the home of Mrs Siege.
meyers father, Fred o. Graves.
The Bennington Chapter, Daught-
ers of the American Revolution win
be entertained by Mrs. f. w. Brad
ford at three o'clock Saturday after
noon, August 10th.
News has been received here of
the death on August of Fidelia S.
futile. Funeral services at the
home of her nieve. Mrs j. II Norton
The interment viii be in Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Brown left
this morning for their home in Ham
ilton, o.. having been entertained for
week at the home OF Mr.. Bowens
sister, Mrs, John Carrigan OF Gage
stree.
Miss K. S. Woodward, who has
been entertained the past week By
Mrs. w. l.. Field in Old Bennington,
returned today to her home in North
ampton. Miss Woodward is a pro-
fessor in Smith college,
A. J. Sack of New York, is a week
end guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Spargo, Old Bennington.
Mr. Sack is the director of the Rus
sian Information Bureau in this
country. author OF important works
on Russian problems and perhaps the
foremost authority on Russian affairs
in this country.
Mrs. Mary Haymer of Pcwnal was
the victim of serious accident here
Friday afternoon when the large sign
which was suspended from the upper
piazza of the Putnam Huose weicom-
ing men back from service fell and
struck her on the head Mrs Hay
mer suffered painful injuries and is
confined to her home today, but will
recover.
Miss Mathilde j. Vossler, a former
recreation supervisor in Bennington,
sailed on Tuesday on the U. S. S.
Canada. for Constantinople Miss Vos-
sler goes oversees as member of the
American Relief Committee and is in
charge CT the Southern Russia Unit
She, with her unit will remain in Con-
stantinople six months. preparatory to
going to Russia where she will be sta
toned for two years, possibly three
years. At the end of the second year
relief workers are given the opportun
ity OF obtaining a release. Miss Voss-
Ter may be addressed as follows.
American Relief Committee, American
Bible House. care of Miss Carrie V. p
Young, Constantanople, Turkey. via
London to British Army P. o.
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