The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-05-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tole
Briefly for Busy Readers

Il. IL NlCnOiS is III New 1Ork TOT
few days on business.
Mrs. Ella Murray is in New York
this week on business.
Everything in fruits and vegetables
at Estes Market adv.
Abe, the jeweler, will be at the
Putnam house Friday evening adv.
Fresh stock Of brown canvas top
tough rubber sole shoes the boys like &
so well at Harris. Adv.
Salvation Army doughnuts made
big hit with our boys at the 'front.'
but they we're simply fatal to the
Huns.
Fresh cream cheese at Estes Mar
ket adv.
Two shows at the Opera House to-
| night first at 1880; second at 9:15.
| Adv.
Miss Jane McBriGe, local telephone
operator, is confined to her home on
Spring street by illness.
Clara Kimball Young with her own
Select Co. in Cheating the Cheaters"
at Opera House tonight. adv.
| Who is the cheat? See Clara Kim
ball Young in Cheating the Cheat
ers" at the Opera House to-day. adv.
II Mrs. James A. Eddy and daughter.
Miss Ruth Eddy of Troy are at their 4
summer home in Old Bennington for
the season.
NJ ~ nanfaf Do ar-
rived Wednesday from New York and |
are at their home Underwood" in
Old Bennington for the summer.
Miss Lena Goldsmith has gone To-
Pittsfield for few days where she
will be the guest of Mrs. Jason Shep-
harrison.
III Raymond Wood of Springfield, a
cook in the Merchant marines, is
spending brief furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour F. Wood.
II Mr.! and Mrs. William Andrews and
little son returned Wednesday from
few days visit with relatives in
Pittsfeld.
II Fancy dairy butter at Estes Mar
ket. adv.
II County Farm Agent f. Clifford
Shaw will hold meeting at Handy
| hall at East Arlington Monday even
ing at 7.3O o'clock for the purpose OF
discussing potato diseases.
d. z. Moore and wife have returned
from California and are stopping with
Mrs. Moore's sister. Mrs. Emma Har-
wood on Main street. They expect
to reside permanently in Bennington,
iii Michael Gilmore stopped in town
Wednesday en- route from New York
to North Adams where he is EN-.
ployed. Mr. Gilmore isla formerres
dent of North Bennington and is we'll
known here, ma
General Superintendent John Bryne
and General Sales Managre, d. w.
Mendenhail of the Black Cat Textiles
Company. Kenosh@ Wiss.. arrived in
, town to-day on busiess connected
with the local mill.
I Samuel GomperS the great labor
chief, Is helping the Salvation Army
When he was in France last summer
Gompers saw the Salvation Army
workers in action and expressed his
great admiration II don't care for
their theology he said, but like
their splendid humanitarianism Sc
say many of us.
The Black Cats will make Their
first baseball appearance for the sea
son next Saturday afternoon on Their
~ athletic field. Their opponents viii
be the strong Williamstown lndepend
ents, and good game should result
. Game called at $3.50. Admission 25c
ladies' 15c. adv. 00t3
=, County Farm Agent F. c. Shaw hai
Avn completed the arrangements for III,
testing OF eight different varieties o.
H. oats in different sections OF the coun
ty. The first plots are located on thu
farms OF c. A. Peckham in Pownal
Perry Eldred in Bennington, Clayton
in Reed in SALISBURY. Hill Brothers il
49,, Sunderland, f. NJ. Taylor in Manches
'e'' ter, Ernest West in Dorset and S.
MY Hay in West Rupert.
size Mrs. Lutte b. Sutton and son
half James Sutton arrived In town Wed
has nesday for the summer from Need
lme ham. Mass, where Mrs. Sutton spen
we'd the winter Mr. Sutton has seen &C
dis tive service overseas and was recent
Bsb. ly discharged from the army. Hi
ooi. sister, Miss Mabel Sutton is studen
nad at the state normal school in Farm
'SN ingham, Mass, and will come her
49, when the school closes for the sun
Tue mer vacation. II is expected that sh
nter will spend Memorial day with he
ain mother and brother at their HON
ong- on Union street.
lesh Word has been received of tn
the marriage OF william Harlan, son O
ows Mrs. Bridget Harlan at Haynes corr
the ers, to Miss Esther Blodgett of Fo
the son, Calf. Mr.. Harlan enlisted Il
Ter the army Dec. 10. 1917 and receive
ing an honorable discharge from militar
oil service March 90. The wedding too
place in Folsom April % and Mr. Han
Ian is at present doing carpenter worl
in that city. He is well-known in Bel
nington and has the best wishes Of
eui. host OF friends.