The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
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Miss Crathern's art class will begin
tomorrow at 10 a. m. at l Monument
Ave. Adv.
Miss Retta Dennis of Greenwich, N.
Y, is the guest of Mrs. Herbert Daven-
port of Gage street.
Cap Guy T. Murray of Washington,
lis the guest Of Mrs. Charles e. Pat.
terson of Old Bennington.
The monthly meeting of the direc.
tors of the Y. M. C. A. will be held to-
morrow evening at eight o'clock.
Dr.. Joseph NJ. WEIGH left this morn
ing for Troy where he will act as i'll.
terne in the Troy City hospital
Harry Poke of New York is visit
! ing at the home Of Rev. and Mrs. C. T..
II. Crathcrn in Old Bennington.
Kelly Cole, well known singer OF
New York city, is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Alice X. Cole of Old Bennington.
Miss Vivian Hall of Watertown,
Mass, is visiting her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Sweet Of School
street.
Misses Edna and Lucy Barber, who
spent the Fourth at their home in
Petersburg returned today to Ben
nington.
Ellis Chase who is employed in the
Y. NJ. G. A. is spending the day in
Springfield, making the trip on his
motorcycle.
Rev. Joseph Robinson Of East
Orange, N. j., preached, at the Old
First church Sunday and held com
munion service,
Frank McDermott of Pittsiield has
returned home after spending week
here at the homo of his mother, Mrs.
Mary A. McDermott.
Miss Alice Crathern of Bay Shore,
l.. l., and Miss Bertha Mcdonald of
Plainheld, N. j., are at Miss Cratherns
home in Old Bennington.
Miss Eva Deslaurier returned Sun
day to Troy having passed the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Emma Des-
laurier of North street
Bennington Council Knights of CO.
iumbus will confer the first degree on
Il class of candidates Tuesday even
ing. July s, at s O'Clock.
George Weatherbee of the Pownal
road was in Wardsboro last week and
has sold his farm there to Frank
Lackey of South Vernon.
Miss Marion Crathern of Old Bon
nington and student at Middlebury
college, has gone to Camp Wuttaunoh
where she expects to send the sum
mef.
Mrand Mrs. James Avery of
Bridgeport, Conn, who were the
guests of Mrs. May Allen of Grove
street over the Fourth, have returned
to their home.
Mrs. w. L. Frost has invited the
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows to her
camp Tuesday afternoon. Those who
can win leave on the 2.45 car and
others on the $40 car.
James D. Bennett of Cheshire and
son Charles d. Bennett of Utica spent
the Fourth with the formers nieces'
the Misses Laura and Elsie Gavin of
Pleasant street.
Miss Louise Crathern who attends
Miss Wheeloek's kindergarten train
ing school in Boston. has arrived at
her home in Old Bennington to spend
the summer yaca ton.
Eugene Shea has returned from
overseas and was recently discharged
at Camp Devens He reached Ben
nington Sunday and VIII spend the
glIffnpr n nic homo hara
brand Mrs, Frank Grennan and
daughter, Mary Frances, of Science
tady spent the week end here as the
guests of his brother, DR. Robert Il.
Grennan of Spring street.
Mrand Mrs. William f. Ashton of
Pittsfeld former residents, we're irrI
town Saturday to attend the funeral
of the late Mrs. J. Charles Moorc.
They returned home, Sunday.
Miss Catharine Craven of Washing
ton, d. c., and nephew, William
Craven Of New York are spending the
month Of July with Miss Craven's
father John Craven of Park street.
Don't forget to come to Major
Brown Park Wednesday and Friday
S'NhAAAo ehu tuJoy bptil an uttuSilAS
with music by Hurley's five piece or.
chestra. dances for Is cents,
Adv. M{i
Misses Barbara and Harriet Burt lie.
turned to Springfield Sunday accom-
panied by their mother, Mrs. ]. %.
Burt. The Misses Burt were at their
home here for over the Fourth and
Miss Helen G. Crathern, instructor
in a Detroit school, and friend, Miss
Margaret Berkaw, arrived Sunday at
the home of Miss Crathern's parents,
Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Hill CratherR II
Old Bennington.
Mr.. Pyms, Of the firm Riley, Wood
and Pyms in New York dealers in
precious stones, with his wife and
two children we're guests over the
week end of Miss Gertrude Stork at
the Ford bungalow
Corporal Claude Sumner, who con-
Quoted 20 men through the Oregon
forests in military service and was
three weeks in the trenches and in
the last great fight of the Argonne, is
at his mothers home on Elm street |
for a 80 days furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Howard, son
Frederick and Miss Lulu Lovejoy,
to Weston Sunday. Mr.. How
ard and Miss Lovejoy returned today