The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-05-17
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oftetJ Ut Deel Ne~e
Fancy pansy plants at Estes mar
ket. Adv
Miss Irene Bronson Of North Adams
spent Friday at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Griffin.
Mrs. Ellen Galusha has presented
the Free Library with copy OF THE
Life of James A. Garfield" by Russell
H. Conwell.
Spencer Lee has accepted employ
ment in the office of the Black Cat
Textiles company and will begins work
on Monday.
The Catholic Order of Foresters
drum corps has volunteered to fur
nish music for the Memorial day ex.
ercises in Pownal
Rev. ]. A. Perry was in Rutland
Friday to attend a meeting Of clergy
men called by the superintendent OF
the Burlington district.
The repairs are completed at the
Harte Theatre and the theatre will re-
open for business on Monday with
Louise Huff and Johnnie Hines in a
special World picture. The Houdini
serial will also be shown. Adv.
New fiction at the Free library, in
cludes: "A Land Girls Love Story,
by Berta Ruck; 1.-THE Red Signal by
Grace Lutz; 1.-THE Hillman," by APP
penheim; "A Man Four-Square." by
Raine; "The White Horse And the
Red Haired Girl" by Gambler.
There will be a fireless Cooker
demonstration at the home of Mrs
Ernest Hamilton, Pleasant Valley
Monday, May 18th at o'clock. Al
the ladies in this vicinity are invited
to come and see how fireless cooker
may be easily constructed at home.
Among the great services the Sal
walton Army is performing in this
country today one deserves specia
mention, namely the work of com
batting the opium dens and rescuint
their victims. That is practical re
ligion and useful citizenship whicl
men and women Of all creeds ant
no creed can support.
Tomatoe and cabbage plants a
Estes market. Adv.
The Salvation Army drive" CON
mittee would be very glad if some on
among the returned soldiers woul
take the initiative and get his CON
rades together to form small con
mittee to help put the local effor
!, "over the top" Such committe
4 could do a great deal with smal
: trouble. Who win volunteer for thi
! job?
e Nucoa Nut butter at Estes marke
/ ADV. lifasists; t.lit,sitiiisssist
!, A cordial invitation is extended I
!, all members OF the G. A. R., w, r. G
S. Of v, Spanish-War Veterans an
a world war veterans to be PRESENT. Z
$ the baptist church Sunday evenini
4 Mayg 25.G when the annual Memorii
3 sermon viii DO delivered. The speal
Il er viii be1Dr. e. A.3Alienia professt
e at qelgaseauHiveH saflns hsa
Unfeftuaateiy, there NJ are sman
I small towns jim Vermont IN which
II will not be possible, to form. ooriimI
J teesotc aid in the Salyationf Arm
+ "driye,ge AN attempt will he made
all sIlch cases TO get some, returne
soldier to 'pass the hat But 1t
obvious that this condition will be
handicap iaSsfar as Vermont quota
r concerned All the more reason wi
We should get busy. amre s.s
l. Judge and Mrs. Edward L. Bat
are TO observe the sd anniversary
!. their marriage this evening The
t will be no formal festivities in hon
!, OF the event but Mr. and Mrs. Bait
l. expect that their children, Miss BE
3, lah Bates who is engaged in hon
IF service in Windham county with hea
1t quarters at Brattleboro. and w. Lert
If Bates who is with the Fidelity al
, Casualty company Of, New York, W
y be with them on the occasion.