The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-05-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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ives.
Meyer Kohn returned this morning
from a threk aeys business trip in
New York u
The Putnam Hense Garage has sold
a WHY'S Six touring car to George
of Park street.
]. A. Evans has purchased a Dodge
Bros. touring car from the local deal
er, the Putnam House Garage.
Miss Helen Wolcott, Old Bennington
who has been in poor health for some
time, is improving and is able to out
of doors.
Clarence Whelphy, who for a num-
Der of years was in the employ of p.
C. Cornell, has resumed work at the
Putnam House.
Mrs. Alfred B. lockwood, who has
been under the care of physician the
past week, is on the gain and was
able to sit up today.
Mrs. Frank Hall of Manchester was
in town Wednesday to undergo an
examination for her health at the Put
nam Memorial hospital
Mrs. William Corbett returned
Wednesday from a stay of three
weeks with her mother-in-law, Mrs
Frederick Corbett, in Troy.
Nl,c Mn~tbo GtaVrort nP Cttvar
street, who has been seriously i'll for
several weeks, is greatly improved
and is able to be out OF doors again.
Mrs. Emily Freeman, who has been
with relatives in Troy for the past
four weeks, returned today to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. j. Louis
Harwood 3'
Halibut, salmon, lake trout, white.
fish, shad mackerel, butterfsh, had
Jock, cod, Boston blue, oyster, clans
live and boiled Holsters at Estes
Market. adv,
Mrs. J. II. Powers district deputy
of District number / of Vermont state
Rebekahs, left this morning for Bur
lington where she will attend the an
nual state assembly
Mrs. Olive Puffer has presented
the Free Library, with a set of ten
volumes entitled, Messages and
Papers of the Presidents compiled
by James d. Richardson.
Clarence Slackford OF Binghamton
is visiting at the home of his aunt
Mrs. Frank b. Murphy of Gage street
Mr.. .Slackford has seen active service
overseas and was recently discharged
from the army. q
Miss Nellie Pillingss1deleg4ta from
Miriam Rebekah lodge left this morn
ing for Burlington to attend the an
i-nuaf state assembly Miss Piifine
viii .alsa.yisit friends in Burlington
over the week end. ~.
! ~, Burton Powers returned on the
sleeper "Wednesday to Bensonhprst e
resume duties at a Brooklyn navy
! yard. Mr.. Powers, since his last visit
ihome, has been promoted To- CHIEF
lbueier of naval base, number IS. sa
Mrs. William Mort received tele
gram Wednesday Announcing the sud
'bdenFdeath of her brotherlnlaw, Viii
liam Thesn in Norwalk, Conn Mrs
! Mort and daushterH Miss Florence
Mort left immediately for .Norwalk. lo
! q There will be regular bisinesI
Il meeting OF the Wcman's Relic
; Corps on Friday evening at o'clock
I Ar delegates to the convention
should be present at this meeting
The convention will be at Rutland
May goth to 22nd inclusive.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy T. Murray are ex
pected to arrive in town the first o
next week to open the Patterson resi-
dence at Old Bennington for the sun
mer Mrs Charles +. Patterson ant
grandchildren are spending a few
weeks at Atlantic City before comm
to Bennington for the season.
The young people in the Secon'
Congregational church at some G
their meetings have been talking owe
Life Work. Tonight, at the chape
service, there will be a discussion c
the way their fathers and mother
. and teachers think about this matte
of choosing a life work. Hour is 7.S
. and everybody interested is invited.
An English Tommy approached
soldier belonging to the Yankee Diyi'
ion holding Salvation Army dougl
nut in his hands and with great col
Germ asked "Matey why do they pr
I 'oles in these Hikes (cakesl? TIL
{ American answered, very sobely, Il
. save the dough- Perhaps so. \
any rate, the Army is now begin
for a lot of dough and will get It,
Ira B. Hubbel is recovering slowl
- from the result OF an accident su
I tanned while at work in the Coop'
machine shop last week. A week ae
- Wednesday flying piece of ste
,. lodged in Mr.. Hubbell's left eye an
d an operation was necessary to remo'
the metal Although the injury WI
. serious II is believed that no i'll G
70 fects will result. Mr.. Hubbell wi
= probably be unable to resume VOL
e for at least two weeks.
"Spring Fever" and Common SEM