The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-16
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Mrs. Emma Dickinson was called
to Troy Wednesday by the death of
her niece, Mrs. H. s. Dickinson.
See Anita Stewart as MARY Re.
gan Mystery Girl. Big seven reel
feature at Harte Theatre today. Adv.
Mrs, w R. Morgan and niece, Miss
Isabelle G. Tudor, left this morning
for New York where they will spend a
week
| Robert Hart has returned from the
recently underwent an operation for
tonsils
Mrs. w. g. Ford has returned to
Oneonta, N. Y. after a visit at the
home of her son, j. W. Ford of Pleas
ant street.
Mrs Downer Austin, who has been
a guest for several weeks at the home
of Mrs. Charles E. Welles in Old Ben
inington left today for Elizabeth, N. j.
Att--shun! All former service
men are urged to attend the meeting
of Bennington post of the American
Legion at G. A. r. hail this evening
atTSO.
Francis j. Riley, who has seen II
months service overseas, has been
honorably discharged from the Unit
ed States army and is at his home on
Maple street.
what We Owe to Old People" is
the topic at the Second Congrega-
tional chapel service tonight at $50.
A brief meeting Of the district yisi-
tors is called for 7.15.
Born, Friday. October TO- son. vii
lard John, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Walsh ofstNew York. Mother and son
are at the home of Mrs Walsh's par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Willard N. Rose
in Pownal
| The members of the Bennington
post Of the American Legion, and ali
! former service men, whether mem
bers of the legion or not are request
ed to meet in G. A. r. hall this
evening at 7.30.
See the girl who has brains, beauty.
and nerve to toy with big busine IS
devotees of big pleasure in New
Yorks midnight joy ground Anita
Stewart in Mary Regan. Harte Thea
tire today. Adv.
The Misses Dorothy and Mabel
Hathaway, who are teaching in Whit
| ingham we're among those TO attend
the Mortified University centennial
| last week. They were members of an
auto party and stopped en- route at
Montpelier and Fort Ethan Allen.
Reuben Levin of Manchester Depot
was admitted to the Vermont Bar be-
| fore the Supreme Court at Montpelier
Tuesday. He has been practising law
at Bangor, Maine, for the past year.
Mr.. Levin expects to open law offices
in Bennington and Manchester within
q few days
offer for sale my Pleasant street
property known as THE Bates
House. consisting >of dwelling house,
large barn and extra building lot,
Terms reasonable. A considerable
portion OF purchase price may be
paid by mortgage at five per cent.
| Edward L. Bates. ADV. 2ltr.
Miss Margaret Pilling, who during
the summer has been engaged as rec
reation director at Oak Ledge on
Lake Champlain, War Council Y W.
/. C. A. camp, returned home Tuesday.
Miss Pilling will leave Friday for New
York where she will visit for few
DAYS previous to attending girls con
ferences in Essex Junction and Proc
tor next week.
About fifty young people attended
the covered dish supper at the Metho-
dist church Wednesday evening Civ
en- under the auspices of the Epworth
League. The tables were attractiSely
trimmed with red and white the league
colors. An interesting program, car
ried out under the Rotary Club plan,
was rendered with addresses by Rev.
J. A. Perry and Principal Harris H,
Metcalf. The latter portion of the
evening was devoted to games and
various group stunts. 1t has been
planned for the young people of the
church to meet each Wednesday eve
ming during the winter for social
time and mission study.