The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-08
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Florence Surdam is unable to at
tend school because of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Crofut of Old
Bennington are i'll of influenza.
Walter H. Berry, proprietor OF the
Walloomsac Inn at Old Bennington,
is at Wells, n. Y, where he accom-
panied the remains Of Mrs. John Pei
cher
There will be a meeting of the
Methodist Brotherhood this evening
at o'clock Collins NJ Graves will
be a guest and speaker OF the even
ing.
Word has been received that James
Sutton is seriously i'll OF blood poison
ing at Camp Devens which may re-
suit in the loss of his arm. Mr.. SUIT
ton recently returned on the Mount
Vernon from service overseas with
the 10lst Engineers, 10Th division.
The poisoning developed after an in
oculation at Brest
Raymond w. Payne an employee Of
the Vermont Mutual Insurance com
pany, has been in town inspecting all
insured property. He returned on
Monday to Montpelier MIR. Payne is
J captain of the Montpelier company
Of the Vermont volunteer militia and
while in town took the opportunity
Of reviewing company A.
= recent letter received at the head
: quarters Of the Bennington county
! chapter of the Red Cross from its
: president, Guy B. Johnson, states that
he expected Lieut.. Cholomondeley
Thornton to soon arrive from over
seas. Immediately after the lieut.
enant's arrival Mr.. and Mrs. John
son expect to leave New York to open
their summer residence at Old Ben
nington.
The New England branch Of the
Red Cross has arranged to erect q
grandstand in Boston on the line OF
march for the parade Of the 10Th di
vision to take place in that city OF
some date the latter part Of The
present month. Forty tickets have
been assigned to the different branch
es in the Bennington chapter Th'
price of the tickets is two dollar
each Those who desire to secure
tickets are requested to make appli
cation at the earliest possible date.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
Wahlquist, have received lette
from their son, First Sergt. Walfri
II. Wahlquist of the 3Olst sanitar
train attached to the fourth corps q
= the army OF occupation and statione
at Cachem, Germany. stating that h
has been selected to take a universit
r, course in Beaupe Cote-d'Or, France
u Serg. Wahlqnist was one of five 81
lected from the sanitary train for tn
university courses He left Cam
Cachem March 6 for Beaune.
- First Aid cabinets have been pr,
yided for the three public scho'
>, buildings. Their value and use
on schools is CONSIDERABLE because
the accidents and sickness so frequei
among school children Throug
the solicitation OF the school nurs
". Miss Blanche Walsh, the three cat
nets were secured as gifts. Mr.
= Charles c. Kelley presented one
&c the graded school, Mrs A. j. Coop'
r. to the high school and Mrs. w. /
%. Bradford 10 the Seventh Ward schoC
ed Nelson S. Hitchcock, who is in u
air service and is stationed at Roc
.et well Field, San Diego. Calf, is
town on two weeks furlough. /
= is stopping at the home of Har
Breese on Gage street. Nelson is
Bennington boy. formerly employ
as electrician by Nichols and War;,
and in the repair department Of q
Bennington garage. He enlisted
It. military service in February 1918 a
was sent to Texas. From Texas
. went to St Paul Mimi, ana then
n San Diego.
IN Miss Maude Galusha, who is
Y charge of the Office of the BENIN
ton County Red Cross chapter. h
not completed her tabulation Of [
amounts Of clothing received frC
the different branches in the coun
- during the recent drive. The to'
- Of Bennington is complete with
" total OF Also pounds. The Catho
~ Women's Service league contribut
1875 pounds. Bennington village lG
pounds and North Bennington 3
pounds. The clothing is shipped frC
: the headquarters in Boston whene'
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